Dr Lynette Pretorius

Sharing this call for papers on ethical digital transformation in qualitative research for those interested...
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Women remain underrepresented in leadership, particularly in traditionally masculine work settings. At the same time, the visibility of this imbalance has led to growing calls for diversifying leadership. This research examines how both men and women contribute to the preservation or disruption of gender inequality in masculine organizational contexts. Men remain the gatekeepers of change—deciding who rises to the top and under what conditions—while women face the strategic dilemma of fitting in by downplaying inequality (supporting the status quo, sometimes called ‘queen bee behaviour’) or ‘rocking the boat’ by advocating social change (challenging the status quo). Across five experimental studies (total N = 887), we examined how evaluators assessed male and female leadership candidates who either supported or challenged the status quo. Results revealed that although men favoured female over male candidates, they consistently preferred women who reinforced the status quo over those who advocated equality. By contrast, male candidates who supported the status quo were penalized, and female evaluators showed no such preferences. These findings highlight subtle mechanisms through which gendered power dynamics are maintained, underscoring both the strategic trade-offs women must navigate to advance and the conditional nature of men's support for gender equality.

Women Leaders

"Women are expected to promote gender equality and show communal behaviour, yet those who do so...are less likely to be selected for leadership."

Derks et al. (2026). Don't rock the boat! Do men prefer women leaders who support the status quo?

doi.org/10.1111/bjso...

Sometimes you just need to give yourself permission to rest. Lazy day sleeping on the couch with the dogs sleeping under the aircon. 💤😌

ABC TV causing a near riot at my house, running a Tony Abbott interview instead of Gardening Australia

Listen to me talking about some of my recent research ⤵️

Same!

I do think "tech bro" is an overused term but I saw a tech bro at a big evil tech company talking about how much he hated it when people called him that and ever since then I make a point of using it whenever at all relevant.

YouTube video by Lynette Pretorius: University Study Made Easy Compound sentences in English

I just uploaded a new video to my University Study Made Easy channel: Compound sentences in English #EnglishLearning

YouTube video by Lynette Pretorius: University Study Made Easy Transition words in academic writing

I just uploaded a new video to my University Study Made Easy channel: Transition words in academic writing #AcademicSky

Census - Stress Cafe Despite multiple government reviews – including the Australian Universities Accord and a Senate Inquiry – staff wellbeing in the workplace has received little direct attention. In response, the Austra...

Check out the full report, freely released today: stresscafe.net/census/ #AcademicSky #AcademicMentalHealth

71% of participants report working more than their contracted or paid hours. Employees in the sample are contributing $271m of free labour. #AcademicSky #AcademicMentalHealth

Substantial numbers of staff are working in conditions that pose a serious risk to their mental and physical health. 82% report high to very high levels of emotional exhaustion. Only academic deans and senior professional managers reported lower risk levels. #AcademicSky #AcademicMentalHealth

Results of the Australian university census on staff wellbeing. All universities recorded high or very high risk psychosocial climates. 76% of university staff reported high- to very high-risk levels of psychosocial safety: more than double the general workforce. #AcademicSky #AcademicMentalHealth

Finished the first chapter of my research paradigms handbook today 💪🏻🎉 #AcademicSky

Elmo @elmo · 1h That Bunny was AMAZING. Elmo thinks he should be called Good Bunny! Elmo loves you, Mr. Good Bunny! ❤️🎶🐰 Based Yankee @thebasedyankee You and Bad Bunny should be deported

It's not even midnight and we're already at "Deport Elmo."

Identifying what our students have learned: a framework for practical assessment validation Universities are responsible for safeguarding the value of qualifications through assessment that generates trustworthy evidence about what students know and can do. Public trust in higher educatio...

I wrote this open access paper with Dave Boud and Phill Dawson to help educators align assessments with the kinds of learning they care about.

We talk about 4P's (product, process, performance & practices) and what these different forms of evidence can tell us.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I'm looking forward to speaking about humanities and cultural education in the digital age at this dual-site event next month ... if you are in the Hong Kong (18th March) and Zhuzai (20th March) areas then do come along!

sa.hkbu.edu.hk/en/ccl/event...

Today, thanks to Altmetric, I discovered my PhD research has been referenced in 8 patents 😮🎉

If we capitulate to the norms of niceness or the cynicism and exhaustion of this post-truth moment, then we have failed in our responsibility as faculty and by extension the very idea and purpose of the university. 💯 👏🏻 #AcademicSky

Academic freedom is easy when the topic is easy, but it is most needed when the topic is hard. #AcademicSky

Faculty have a foundational right to academic freedom. But how does niceness lead faculty and researchers to censor themselves? #AcademicSky

Niceness acts as a disciplining agent for those who attempt or even consider disrupting structures and ideologies of dominance. #AcademicSky

Niceness makes us feel like things are going right, but it doesn't actually make anything right. #AcademicSky

Attending a fascinating AARE talk about niceness and the threats to academic freedom. #AcademicSky

The research dream 🤩 #AcademicSky #ScienceSky

Here's the Call for Papers on the journal website with details of the submission process, submission guidelines etc.: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

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What you don’t see still costs energy, strength, and care. Today was a hard hidden disability day 🌻 Tonight is for relaxing and letting go. Logging off and leaning into cosy vibes.

Proud Paul with Maria. Maria gave me a red flowers - a tradition in China.

Congratulations to Hongmin (Maria) Yu who successfully and expertly defended her thesis "Exploring Atmospheric Autoxidation of Organic Emission from Volatile Chemical Products". Thanks to @jessekroll.bsky.social, and @caltech.edu Profs Mitchio Okumura, and Rick Flagan for serving on her committee.

Call for papers on reflexive thematic analysis ⤵️

YouTube video by Lynette Pretorius: University Study Made Easy What is ethical research? Principles, practices and why it matters

So what four ethical principles are discussed in these chapters? Autonomy, Beneficence, Non-maleficence, and Justice. Want to know more about these ethical principles? This video can help ⤵️ #AcademicSky