Donna Bridges

Personal profile

Dr Donna Bridges is a gender and work theorist and a feminist, qualitative researcher. Her work focuses on gender norms in society, gender constructions, workplace inequality, discrimination and harassment. She has completed a PhD about women’s roles in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) – specifically in the areas of the combat arms and United Nations peacekeeping. During the PhD she undertook extensive interview research with women across the ADF. Her military research concentrates on the traditional roles of both genders within organisational cultures exploring organisational change as well as barriers to change. Her research interests span disciplines relating to gender and work; organisations; peace and conflict studies; hegemonic masculinities; feminisms; the power of discrimination and exclusion, and social justice. She is currently working on two projects “The Gendered Spaces of Social Work” that analyses the gendered nature of the social work profession that focuses on gendered power and gendered dynamics in a female dominated profession. “Women in Regional Trades and resilience” exploring the experience of women who work in the manual trade industries in Australia, specifically factors that contribute to women’s resilience and success in the manual trades. Donna also has research interests in the areas of qualitative research, teaching and learning in higher education and professional development.

Research Interests

Gender and work – non-traditional work occupations for women
Military sociology – women’s integration into defence forces and gender relations in the ADF
Gender – peace and security
Gender and social work
Qualitative research
Higher education and professional development

Education/Academic qualification

Graduate Certificate of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Charles Sturt University

2015

Award Date: 01 Jan 2015

Doctor of Philosophy (Sociology), University of Western Sydney

2000 → 2005

Award Date: 01 Jan 2006

Bachelor of Applied Science (Social Ecology) (Honours) , University of Western Sydney

1998 → 1999

Award Date: 01 Jan 1999

Bachelor of Applied Science (Social Ecology), University of Western Sydney

1994 → 1998

Award Date: 01 Jan 1998

External positions

Research Coordinator- The Transformational Practices Research Initiative & Caring Journeys, University of Western Sydney

Mar 2012 → Apr 2013

Postdoctoral Researcher and Project Coordinator, The Education for Practice Institute

2008 → 2011

Lecturer/Researcher, University of Western Sydney

Mar 2000 → Mar 2007

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Research Output

272 Citations
4 h-Index
13 Article
11 Presentation only
4 Commissioned report
4 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
8 More

Addressing the persistent barriers to women’s employment in the manual trades

Bamberry, L., Bridges, D., Wulff, E., Jenkins, S. & Krivokapic-Skoko, B., 14 Feb 2020.

Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only

Gender under fire: Portrayals of military women in the Australian print media

Bridges, D. & Wadham, B., 2020, In : Feminist Media Studies. 20, 2, p. 219-237 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

1 Citation (Scopus)

Negotiating gender in the male-dominated skilled trades: A systematic literature review

Bridges, D., Wulff, E., Bamberry, L., Krivokapic-Skoko, B. & Jenkins, S., 12 May 2020, In : Construction Management and Economics. 38, 10, p. 894-916 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

1 Citation (Scopus)

Attracting and retaining women in male dominated trades: understanding resilience

Bridges, D., Wulff, E., Jenkins, S., Bamberry, L. & Krivokapic-Skoko, B., 26 Mar 2019.

Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only

Attracting and retaining women into male dominated trades: Understanding resilience

Jenkins, S., Bridges, D., Bamberry, L., Krivokapic-Skoko, B. & Wulff, E., Aug 2019.

Research output: Other contribution to conference › Presentation only

Activities

5 Public event

Women in Trades - Ministerial Visit - International Women's Day event

Donna Bridges (Organiser), Elizabeth Wulff (Organiser) & Branka Krivokapic-Skoko (Organiser)

03 Feb 2020

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public event › Government

Women in Trades: Report Launch

Donna Bridges (Organiser), Branka Krivokapic-Skoko (Member), Larissa Bamberry (Member), Elizabeth Wulff (Organiser) & Stacey Jenkins (Member)

10 Sep 2019

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public event › Industry

‘Women in Regional Trades: Understanding Resilience’

Donna Bridges (Organiser), Branka Krivokapic-Skoko (Organiser), Stacey Jenkins (Organiser), Larissa Bamberry (Organiser) & Elizabeth Wulff (Organiser)

11 Apr 2018

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public event › Industry

‘Women in Regional Trades: Understanding Resilience’

Donna Bridges (Organiser), Branka Krivokapic-Skoko (Organiser), Elizabeth Wulff (Organiser), Larissa Bamberry (Organiser) & Stacey Jenkins (Organiser)

10 May 2018

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public event › Industry