By Associate Professor Sue Williamson

Conference Papers

Williamson S, 2008, '‘Varieties of Unionism: Different approaches to bargaining and implementing flexibility in US and Australian Universities’', Melbourne, presented at 22nd Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand AIRAANZ 2008 - "Workers, Corporations and Community: Facing Choices for a Sustainable Future",, Melbourne, 06 February 2008 - 08 February 2008

Williamson S, 2007, '‘A literature review on bargaining for family friendly working arrangements’,', Auckland, presented at 21st Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand AIRAANZ 2007 - "Diverging employment relations patterns in Australia and New Zealand?",, Auckland, 07 February 2007 - 07 February 2007

Williamson S, 2006, '‘Family provisions and WorkChoices: Where to now?', Brisbane, presented at Our Work . . . Our Lives: National Conference on Women and Industrial Relations - Proceedings of the 1st Biennial Conference of the National Network of Working Women's Centres,, Brisbane, 14 July 2006 - 14 July 2006

Conference Presentations

Williamson S, 2025, 'Hybrid working in public sector knowledge workforces: Towards a new conceptualisation of productivity', presented at British Academy of Management, Canterbury, England, 02 September 2025 - 05 November 2025

Williamson S; Taylor H; Lundy J; Jogulu U, 2025, 'Hybrid Working in the Public Sector: New and existing paradoxes', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Wellington, NZ, 03 February 2025 - 05 February 2025

Williamson S; Donnelly N; Soderstrom K; McDermott V; Connor J; Deen C; Ren J, 2025, 'From Merit to Suitability: Reconceptualising the merit principle', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Wellington, NZ, 03 February 2025 - 05 February 2025

Williamson S; Taylor H; Lundy J; Jogulu U, 2024, 'Hybrid Working in the Public Sector: New and existing paradoxes', presented at 40th EGOS Colloquium: Crossroads for Organizations - Time, Space and People, Milan, Italy, 04 June 2024 - 06 June 2024

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2024, 'Keynote Address: Will Working from Home Entrench or Undermine the ‘Ideal Worker’?', presented at International Research Society for Public Management, Tampere, Finland, 16 April 2024 - 18 April 2024

Taylor H; Williamson S, 2024, 'Co-design to evaluate the impact of gender equality initiatives: Lessons for practitioners, evaluators and researchers', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Perth, Australia, 31 January 2024 - 02 February 2024

Williamson S; Roles C, 2024, 'Collective Bargaining in the Australian Public Service: From New Public Management to Public Value', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Perth, Australia, 31 January 2024 - 02 February 2024

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2024, 'Working from Home during COVID-19: What does this mean for the ideal worker norm?', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Perth, Australia, 31 January 2024 - 02 February 2024

Williamson S; Taylor H; Weeratunga V, 2023, 'Will Working from Home Entrench or Undermine the ‘Ideal Worker’?', presented at International Research Society of Public Management, Budapest, 11 April 2023 - 13 April 2023, https://irspm2023.exordo.com/programme/presentation/487

Williamson S, 2023, 'Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Managing Public Sector Employees: Overcoming or exacerbating incoherences?', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, Magnetic Island, Qld, 08 February 2023 - 10 March 2023

Williamson S; Colley L, 2022, 'Hybrid Working: Tensions and contradictions of managerial prerogative', presented at International Research Society for Public Management: Facing the future: Evolving social-political-administrative relations and the future of administrative systems, Online, 19 April 2022 - 22 April 2022

Williamson S; Foley M, 2018, 'Australian Public Service gender equality strategies: From equal employment opportunity to diversity management?', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ), Adelaide, 07 February 2018 - 09 February 2018

Foley M; Williamson S, 2018, 'Confronting bias in a meritocracy: Managerial perspectives on implicit bias, affirmative action, and merit', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ), Adelaide, 07 February 2018 - 09 February 2018

Williamson S, 2017, 'Achieving Gender Equality in the Australian Public Service: First findings of a longitudinal study', presented at Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand 31st Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 08 February 2017 - 10 March 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/26181

Reports

Wulff E; Bridges D; Taylor H; Williamson S; Bamberry L, 2025, A scoping study of gender equality in the Australian grape and wine sector: Phase 3 study summary and recommendations, https://www.wineaustralia.com/getmedia/b3567eeb-e95f-4f2d-b65e-8f1b3cd6d212/A-scoping-study-of-gender-equality-in-the-Australian-grape-and-wine-sector-Phase-3-Summary-Recommentations-FINAL.pdf

Williamson S; McDermott V; Connor J; Deen C; Soderstrom K; Donnelly N; Ren J; Zhang Y, 2025, Review of merit, merit protection frameworks and recruitment materials – Australian Capital Territory, Aotearoa New Zealand and Queensland, Australia & New Zealand School of Government, Melbourne, http://dx.doi.org/10.54810/YYIR5501, https://anzsog.edu.au/app/uploads/2025/07/Stage-1-Report-Merit-2.0-July-2024-2025-release.pdf

Wulff E; Taylor H; Bridges D; Williamson S; Bamberry L, 2025, Gender Equality Scoping Study of the Australian Grape and Wine Sector: Phase Two Report: Focus Groups, https://www.wineaustralia.com/getmedia/af7ea7b3-90f5-4f32-8e60-01ea9614571b/A-scoping-study-of-gender-equality-in-the-Australian-grape-and-wine-sector-Phase-2-Report-FINAL.pdf

Williamson S; McDermott V; Soderstrom K; Connor J; Deen C; Donnelly N; Ren J, 2025, Realities and challenges of implementing merit protection frameworks: Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Aotearoa New Zealand

Bamberry L; Taylor H; Wulff E; Bridges D; Williamson S, 2024, A scoping study of gender equality in the Australian grape and wine sector: Phase 1 Report, 1, https://www.wineaustralia.com/getmedia/a463f1d1-4a3e-4beb-a272-da3d5f908f92/A-scoping-study-of-gender-equality-in-the-Australian-grape-and-wine-sector-Phase-1-Report-FINAL.pdf

Williamson S; Taylor H; Lundy J; Jogulu U, 2024, Hybrid Working: From ‘the new normal’ to ‘business as usual’., Public Service Research Group, Canberra, Australia, http://www.unsw.edu.au/content/dam/pdfs/unsw-adobe-websites/canberra/research/research-centres/psrg/2024-04-PSRG-Hybrid-Working-Publication-Report-No3-April-2024.pdf

Williamson S; Taylor H, 2022, Examining the Impacts of a University's Athena Swan Program: A qualitative study

Buick F; Glennie M; Dickinson H; Blackman D; Williamson S; Weeratunga V; Tani M, 2022, Flexible working in the Australian Capital Territory Public Service (ACTPS), http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28373, https://anzsog.edu.au/app/uploads/2022/10/Flexible-working-in-the-ACTPS-RI-CoverFINAL.pdf

Williamson S, 2022, Senior Women Leaders in a State Public Sector

Williamson S; Colley L, 2022, Working during the Pandemic: The future of work is hybrid, Public Service Research Group, Canberra, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28162, https://bit.ly/34BL6LU

Williamson S; Baird M; Hill E; Hamilton M, 2022, Submission - Review of the Maternity Leave (Cth Employees) Act 1973, Canberra, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/ez60-ep90

Williamson S; Pearce A; Dickinson H; Weeratunga V; Bucknall F, 2021, Future of Work Literature Review: Emerging trends and issues, Public Service Research Group, UNSW Canberra, Canberra, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28103, https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/Future_of_Work_Literature_Review.pdf

McDermott V; Williamson S; Connor J; Yates S; Williams J; Beacham L; May K, 2021, A Program Logic to Progress Gender Inclusion and Capability in the Australian Defence Force, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28183

Williamson S; Yates S; Connor J; McDermott V; May K, 2021, Progressing Gender Inclusion in the ADF

Connor J; Williamson S; McDermott V; Yates S; Noack-Lundberg K; May K, 2021, Benchmarking Gender Equality in the Australian Defence Force, Department of Defence, Canberra, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28188

Colley L; Williamson S, 2020, Working during the Pandemic: From resistance to revolution?, UNSW Canberra, Canberra, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27817, https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/Working%20During%20the%20Pandemic%20From%20resistance%20to%20revolution.pdf

Williamson S; Colley L; Foley M; Cooper R, 2018, The Role of Middle Managers in Progressing Gender Equity in the Public Service, Public Service Research Group, UNSW Canberra, Canberra, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27258, https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/public-service-research-group/sites/cpsr/files/uploads/Middle%20Managers%20and%20Gender%20Equity.pdf

Williamson S; Foley M, 2017, Embedding gender equality in the Australian Public Service: Changing practices, changing cultures, https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/school-of-business/sites/bus/files/uploads/172084%20Gender%20Equality%20Publication_171122.pdf

Foley M; Dewey L; Williamson S; Blackman D; Creagh A; Davidson L; Zhu M; Slay J, 2017, Women in Cyber Security Literature Review, https://unsw.adfa.edu.au/sites/default/files/documents/Cyber-Security-Literature-Review.pdf

Buick F; Glennie M; Dickinson H; Blackman D; Williamson S; Weeratunga V; Tani M, Flexible working in the Australian Capital Territory (ACTPS), Australia and New Zealand School of Government, http://dx.doi.org/10.54810/gwen3105, https://doi.org/10.54810/gwen3105

Media

Williamson S, 2025, Queensland’s ‘Merit Plus’ revolution signals a new era for public sector hiring, https://www.themandarin.com.au/288240-queenslands-merit-plus-revolution-signals-a-new-era-for-public-sector-hiring/

Williamson S, 2025, In the In the war on diversity, merit takes a hit

Williamson S, 2025, Forcing Public Servants Back into the Office is a Risky Move, https://www.themandarin.com.au/287824-forcing-public-servants-back-into-the-office-is-a-risky-move/

Williamson S, 2025, Calls to wind back 'woke' workforces are hysterical and incredibly shortsighted, https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8878392/opinion-the-myth-of-meritocracy-challenges-in-reaching-equality/?cs=14329

Williamson S, 2024, Gender equity in the public sector, ABC Radio Newcastle

Williamson S, 2024, Non-hybrid workplaces limit autonomy and flexibility, breed resentment, The Mandarin, https://www.themandarin.com.au/252348-non-hybrid-workplaces-limit-autonomy-and-flexibility-breed-resentment/

Williamson S, 2024, Milestone gender pay gap metrics show we still have a way to go, The Mandarin, https://www.themandarin.com.au/249028-milestone-gender-pay-gap-metrics-show-we-still-have-a-way-to-go/

Lundy J; Williamson S; Taylor H; Jogulu U, 2024, Work or home? Navigating hybrid working arrangements, Apolitical, https://apolitical.co/solution-articles/en/work-or-home-navigating-hybrid-working-arrangements

Williamson S; Taylor H; Jogulu U; Lundy J, 2024, APS working from home is here to stay. So how do we make it work?, The Canberra Times, https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8577799/working-from-home-is-here-to-stay-how-do-we-make-it-work/

Williamson S, 2024, Inquiry into unpaid work, ABC Radio Canberra, https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-breakfast/breakfast/103650714

Williamson S, 2024, Hybrid working, ABC Radio Canberra, https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/canberra-mornings/mornings/103647584

Williamson S; Taylor H; Jogulu U; Lundy J, 2024, Hybrid working in the APS: From productivity to performance to outcomes, The Mandarin, https://www.themandarin.com.au/242994-hybrid-working-in-the-aps-from-productivity-to-performance-to-outcomes/

Williamson S, 2024, Hybrid working and productivity, ABC News Radio

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