Gender Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (GEDI)
SAHMRI is committed to maintaining a workforce that is safe, respectful and inclusive for every member of the SAHMRI Community.
SAHMRI respects people as individuals, values differences and is committed to a working environment that is fair and flexible, promotes personal and professional growth and benefits from the capabilities of a diverse workforce.
At SAHMRI, we live our commitment to equity and diversity every day in a variety of ways
- Athena SWAN Bronze Award accreditation
- Athena SWAN Gender Equity Action Plan
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Workforce Strategy
- Gender Equity Committee made up of SAHMRI Executive
- Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (GEDI) Working Group made up of representatives across SAHMRI
- Diversity and Inclusion Policy
- Membership to Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE)
- Membership to the Diversity Council of Australia
- LGBTIQ+ Committee and LGBTIQ+ Ally Network
SAHMRI also holds regular events to celebrate occasions that promote gender equity, diversity and inclusion
- International Day of Women and Girls in Science (11 February)
- International Women’s Day (8 March)
- National Close the Gap Day (17 March)
- International Day Against Homophobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) (17 May)
- National Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June)
- National Pride Month (June)
- NAIDOC Week (Begins first Sunday in July)
- Wear it Purple Day (Last Friday in August)
- International Day of People with Disability (3 December)
SAHMRI is located on Kaurna Country. We pay respects to the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We are committed to embracing knowledge and culture as we continue our working journey to incorporate Aboriginal health research across all of our themes and further reconciliation.
Read more"Tirki nguta tappa tangka marninithi"
(Learning and knowledge are the pathway to alter the mind)
- Uncle Lewis Yerloburka O’Brien, Kaurna Elder
