Joanne Pyke is the ICEPA Research Fellow (Research Development). Joanne has extensive research experience with a range of organisations across the higher education, government, non-government and industry sectors. While her research experience is diverse, key themes include equity in employment and training, diversity management, refugee settlement, access to higher education, regional development and community wellbeing. Joanne has also had extensive experience in working on training needs analysis for industry and government.
Bio and CV
Joanne Pyke holds a B.A. in Recreation (1982) from the Phillip Institute of Technology (now RMIT), an MA (Management) (2005) from the School of Business and Law at Victoria University and is currently a PhD candidate with the School of Applied Economics at Victoria University. She has broad-based experience working in State Government and the education sector and was previously the General Manager of the Access Training and Employment Centre (now the Equity Research Centre) from 1995 - 2001. Prior to this, Joanne was a lecturer at the School of Leisure, Tourism and Community Studies, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Joanne has been a researcher at Victoria University since 2001.
Research Interests
Joanne's main research interests are around women's policy, equity in employment and education, diversity management and wellbeing research. A particular focus has been on looking at women's under-representation in non-traditional employment and training. Joanne's PhD research extends this interest with a focus on women in higher education and why women continue to be under-represented in senior academic roles. She has extensive experience in undertaking contracted research for State and Commonwealth governments on current policy issues including work on addressing skill shortages through labour market programs, settlement issues for refugees and humanitarian entrants to Australia, diversity management in Australian organisations and the development of community indicators for local government planning.
Publications, Reports and Conferences
Joanne's book, Productive Diversity in Australia: how and why companies make the most of diversity, has recently been published by VDM Verlag Dr. Muller. This publication is an outcome of Joanne's Masters research and is based on interviews with senior managers from 156 of the top 500 companies listed with the ASX. The book explores the various meanings applied to 'productive diversity' since its launch as Commonwealth policy in 1992 and explores why the concept has not been widely adopted as a model of work organisation.
Joanne has produced a range of publications and reports arising from the various projects that she has undertaken. Most recently, and in collaboration with project partners, Joanne has completed the final reports for the Victorian Community Indicators Project and an evaluation of a State Government labour market program, Regional Jobs Package, aimed at addressing skill shortages in regional Victoria. Joanne has also published in academic journals and is the author of Women in Building: The Missing 51% published by the AGPS.
Community Engagement
Joanne applies ICEPA's community engagement principles to all aspects of her work through entering into genuine partnerships and collaborations with organisations and people involved with the research. Joanne is a member of the Equity Research Centre (ERC) and the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE).
Contact Details
Email Joanne Pyke
Ph: +61 (0) 3 9919 5477
Fx: +61 (0) 3 9919 5479
Location: ICEPA
Postal Address: PO BOX 14428, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8001
