Northern Territory Insights: Gender equity and diversity in focus

The papers in this series bring together some of Australia’s leading academics on issues of gender equity
and diversity. But don’t worry, we have aimed to make them digestible. As well as including research
specifically for the NT, the papers incorporate learnings and lessons from research and evidence collected
from elsewhere that have been applied to the Territory context.

CONTENTS

Foreword and introduction (5)

Gender and the Northern Territory’s distinctive population (pg 6)
What is gender inequality? (pg 8)
About the papers in this edition (pg 10)

Paper 1 | Gender equity and inclusion in male-dominated industries in the Northern Territory (pg 13)
Paper 2 | Overcoming gender differences in reasons for not selecting STEM careers for NT school students (pg 34)
Paper 3 | Indigenous women’s experiences working at large-scale mines in the Northern Territory: Challenges and opportunities for improvements (pg 52)
Paper 4 | LGBTQ+ Experiences in the Northern Territory (pg 71)
Paper 5 | Gender and population retention in the Northern Territory (pg 89)