About WiSER

The broad objectives of WiSER are:

to identify the cases and causes of women's disadvantaged social and economic status and to contribute appropriate policy initiatives to address this disadvantage
to demonstrate the way in which social factors, particularly gender, influence the construction of economic theory and policy
to extend current theory and research by placing women and their social context at the centre of analysis
to contribute an interdisciplinary approach to the understanding of women's position in society. In turn, this should enable the unit to better reflect the interrelatedness of the social, economic and political discourses in policy and their consequent implications for women
to foster feminist research both nationally and internationally
to expand linkages with industry
to establish and support a thriving Curtin University postgraduate research community with a common interest in feminist scholarship.

For more information about WiSER, please read our latest Annual Report.

Downloadable annual reports in pdf format.