Webinar 10: The Imposter Syndrome

Have you ever wondered whether you deserve to be where you are? Have you ever distrusted your achievements and doubted your abilities and hard work?  Many female academics find it difficult to accept their accomplishments. They question whether they’re deserving of promotion, awards and other successes.  How do we experience imposter syndrome? Why does it exist in the first place and what can we do about it?  In the 10th webinar of the "Small Wins" series, ARC Laureate Fellow Sharon Parker (Curtin University) will lead a discussion around the imposter syndrome phenomenon.  

She will be joined by ARC Laureate Fellows, Professor Kaarin Antsey (University of New South Wales) and Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths (Australian National University) who will share their experience and tips.

About the speakers:

• Sharon K. Parker is an ARC Laureate Fellow, a John Curtin Distinguished Professor, and the Director of the Centre for Transformative Work Design within the Future of Work Institute at Curtin University. Sharon’s research focuses on job and work design, employee performance and development, mature workers, mental health and well-being, and related topics. Sharon is a recipient of the ARC’s Kathleen Fitzpatrick Award, the developer of the Women in Research initiative, and the host of the Women in Research "Small Wins" webinar series.
• Kaarin Anstey is an ARC Laureate Fellow and one of Australia's top dementia scientists. She is a Scientia Professor at UNSW, and a Senior Principal Research Scientist at NeuRA. Kaarin leads the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute and an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Cognitive Health. She is a director of the NHMRC Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration and Co-Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research.
• Naomi McClure-Griffiths is an ARC Laureate Fellow and Associate Director (Academic) in the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics of the Australian National University. Naomi works primarily on the evolution of the Milky Way and nearby galaxies. Her research group aims to understand how galaxies work by getting at three of their biggest evolutionary drivers: gas evolution, magnetism and feedback.

Eligibility: Open to all women academics who engage in research as part of their role, Level A to Level E, across all disciplines and Universities/Research institutions

Cost: Free but registration is essential to access the webinar

Platform: Microsoft Teams (please note that attendees will need to have Microsoft Teams downloaded to access the event)