Anne Bardoel

Dr Anne Bardoel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management and currently heads the Work Life Research Program which is part of the Australian Centre for Research in Employment and Work (ACREW). She has previously been Deputy Head of the Department of Management, Chair of the Diversity and Equity Committee for the Faculty of Business and Economics, and been a member of the Faculty of Business and Economics Executive.

Dr Bardoel contributes to national and international debate in the work/life field. As President of the Work/Life Association (Victoria), she has actively promoted discussion among business leaders and policy makers about work/life issues. Her achievements include preparing a formal submission on Paid Maternity Leave to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, chairing meetings with OECD representatives to discuss Australia's approach to family friendly policies, and organising five national conferences on work/life issues. She has recently been appointed by the Victorian Government to the Working Families Council which is a ten member advisory group representing a broad range of unions, employer groups and academics. The Council works with industry and community groups to champion the issues of working families and help employers with strategies to improve work and family balance

She is recognised as one of Australia's leading researchers in the work/life area and has published a number of articles in academic journals in this area. Her international contributions include serving as a reviewer for highly regarded journals and conferences including Industrial Relations, Community, Work and Family and the Academy of Management. She has reviewed applications on work/family issues for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada.

Her current research interests are concerned with identifying Key Performance Indicators of Work/Life Best Practice for Australian companies; a series of case studies of global work/life management strategies in multinational corporations; and a qualitative study exploring the changing relationship between care work and paid work in Australian families focusing on two occupations; nursing and construction. She also teaches a popular graduate elective unit on Work, Family and Life.

Her leadership on work/family issues has received international recognition and she has been invited onto the panel of judges for the prestigious Annual Kanter Award for Excellence in Research on Work and Family, Center for Families, Purdue University. The Sloan Work and Family Research Network (based at Boston College) have recognised Dr Bardoel on their list of Work Family Leaders who have made contributions to work/family research (see http://wfnetwork@bc.edu/index.php )