This presentation, given at the annual International Women's Day 2020 celebration, sends out the framework for an annual gender report at Fiji National University. It commits the University to publicly reporting gender balance by college and rank, as well as the gender pay gap at different levels of the organisation.

1. Professor Nigel Healey
6 March 2020
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Advancing Women Academics:
from Words to Action
#BalanceforBetter

2. The ‘Professor
Eddie McCaig
Effect’
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Pinktober Seminar, October
2017
“I am sick of coming to these
seminars every year and
hearing people talk about how
we need to reduce obesity and
NCDs and every year I cut off
more feet…
…when are you lot going to
actually DO SOMETHING except
talk?”

3. The Eddie
McCaig legacy
Nasinu gymnasium,
started 2018
Change in university
catering to MoH
guidelines, 2018
First annual staff wellness
screening, 2018
Free comprehensive
medical insurance for full-
time staff, 2019

4. Katherine
Johnson
1918-2020
NASA
Computer
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5. Corporate gender reporting
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6. Corporate gender reporting
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7. Gender balance in university staff
University Staff (headcount)
Total Male Female Female %
2017 2,284 1,246 1,038 45.4
2018 2,193 1,155 1,038 47.3
2019 2,033 1,074 959 47.2
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8. Gender balance in professional services
staff
Professional Services Staff (headcount)
Total Male Female Female %
2017 1,360 663 697 51.3
2018 1,294 603 691 53.4
2019 1,214 569 645 53.1
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9. Gender balance in academic staff
Academic Staff (headcount)
Total Male Female Female %
2017 924 583 341 36.9
2018 899 552 347 38.6
2019 819 505 314 38.3
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10. Gender balance in academic staff by
college
2017 2018 2019
College Male Female Male Female Male Female
Agriculture 66.3% 33.7% 62.0% 38.0% 62.9% 37.1%
Business 53.3% 46.7% 51.8% 48.2% 51.5% 48.5%
Engineering 79.0% 21.0% 77.7% 22.3% 77.0% 23.0%
Education 44.6% 55.4% 39.7% 60.3% 41.2% 58.8%
Medicine 33.7% 66.3% 34.6% 65.4% 35.4% 64.6%
Training 64.9% 35.1% 65.4% 34.6% 63.3% 36.7%
Total 58.7% 41.3% 57.2% 42.8% 57.1% 42.9%
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11. Gender balance by seniority:
managerial
Male Female % Female
Senior management 12 4 25.0%
Middle management 30 20 40.0%
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12. Gender balance by seniority: academic
staff (higher education)
Rank % Female
Professor 10.0%
Associate Professor 30.8%
Assistant Professor 33.7%
Lecturer 54.5%
Assistant Lecturer 57.0%
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13. Gender balance by seniority: academic
staff (technical/vocational)
Rank % Female
Principal Instructor 22.2%
Senior Instructor 23.8%
Instructor 27.3%
Assistant Instructor 21.0%
Tutor 41.9%
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14. Gender pay gap by seniority
Female Pay Gap (%)
SMG 85.6%
Managerial 90.0%
Professor 89.4%
Associate Professor 136.7%
Assistant Professor 105.1%
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15. Conclusions
• It is time:
• To turn words into action
• To publish an Annual FNU
Gender Report
• To hold ourselves accountable
for building an equal
opportunity university