Marian Baird
BEc(Hons); DipEd; PhD
Associate Professor
m.baird@econ.usyd.edu.au
Room 441
H03 Institute Building
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia
Phone: +61 2 9351 6439
Fax: +61 2 9351 4729
Associate Professor Marian Baird is a researcher in the fields of women, work and family and industrial relations. Marian's specific research focus is maternity leave and she is a lead investigator on The Parental Leave in Australia Study which has provided detailed survey, case study and interview data that is currently informing policy analysis and practice in Australia.
Marian has also undertaken a number of other major Australian Research Council (ARC) funded projects on work and family. One of these examined the achievement of the ?dual agenda? of gender equity and organisational effectiveness in major Australian organisations. This led to changes in organisational policies and work practices. Marian is currently working on a project examining the diffusion of human resource management practices of multi-national companies operating in Australia. With colleagues from around Australia, Marian was also a senior researcher on a project analysing the impact of regulatory changes on vulnerable workers.
Marian has been invited to present her work to a range of groups including the Department of Commerce, Office of Industrial Relations, NSW Government, Unions NSW, the Catholic Commission on Employment Relations, the BOSS business forum, Families Australia, the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the International Parental Leave Network. Marian also has strong international links with work and family researchers in the US, the UK and throughout Europe.
Marian convenes the Women♀Work Research Group. This Group brings together established scholars and PhD students across the University and beyond, who are researching women and work. The group holds regular forums and seminars and has strong links with business, unions and policy makers.
In 2008 Marian appointed by the Prime Minister to the Australia: 2020 Summit for the 'Productivity Agenda' panel. In 2005 Marian was appointed Australian Research Council (ARC) Reader to assist with reading and ranking ARC's Discovery and Linkage Projects (LP) programs. In 2004, Marian was the inaugural winner of a University of Sydney, School of Business Award for Excellence in Research. Marian is an editorial member of the Journal of Industrial Relations. She is a past-President of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand, is a Chartered Member of the Australian Human Resources Institute and is a book review editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources. Marian also serves on the Board of the Labour Management Studies Foundation of Macquarie University and was a judge on the Equal Opportunity in the Workplace Agency's (EOWA) Business Achievement Awards program.
Marian teaches in both the undergraduate and graduate programs of the Faculty of Economics and Business. Marian is the co-author of Human Resource Management: Strategies and Processes (2008), a major Australian HRM text.
Current Research Projects
- ARC Discovery Grant, 2008, Beyond our Control? The Impact of Multinational Corporations on Industrial Relations in Australia.
- ARC Linkage Grant, 2008, A Regional Perspective on Work & Family Balance and Changes in Employment Regulation, Victoria.
- National Foundation for Australian Women Grant, 2009, A Review of the Australian Tax System - A feminist perspective.
- Labour Management Studies Foundation Grant, 2009, Women of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission - their decisions and impact.
Research Expertise
- Paid maternity leave in Australia
- Parental leave
- Women, work and family
- Regulation of work
- Industrial relations and human resource management