About
Welcoming Women-Space Australia -
our first sister association.
About
Led by Dr Naomi Dempsey, we have created Women-Space Australia as a Women-Space sister associate. We share the same values and goals and believe that when it comes to your career trajectory, gender matters. We work to help you navigate the challenges and opportunities that come with a career in universities. Because there is still a lot of work to do to create more equal societies, our aim in collaboration is to use our joint resources to support women to flourish in their careers wherever they are in the world.
Women-Space Australia provides career support, career advice, leadership and career workshops, executive coaching, mentoring, and resources that are unique to you and your needs as a woman working in education.
About Naomi Dempsey, PhD
Passionate about the transformational impact of tertiary education and the opportunities to transform the lives of people and their communities.
I am an accomplished executive educational leader with over 25 years of experience in higher and vocational education. I was the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Students, Chief Student Officer and Interim Deputy Provost of Students & Academic Services at Victoria University and have held many executive roles in vocational education (including Registered Training Organisations, TAFE and Australian Apprenticeships). I am an Associate with Women-Space and lead Women-Space Australia, supporting the development and progress of women who work in higher education.
My expertise in the education sector spans enhancements to student learning and success, student equity, innovation in service delivery and digital technologies, and organisational capability. I have a proven track record conceptualising and leading innovative strategies that solve problems in complex environments and for growing organisational capability.
I was awarded the tertiary education sector’s LH Martin Institute Award for Excellence in Leadership (ATEM, 2019), recognising my achievements in delivering innovative strategies that improved the student experience for a dual-sector university. I hold a Doctor of Philosophy and a Master of Education and am a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD). My most recent achievement was completing my PhD research that examined an educational reform in Australian higher education focused on first-year student success and intensive block mode delivery and the influences of that reform on student outcomes across multiple academic disciplines and student equity groups.
I set up TertiaryEDX to be a solutions partner for the tertiary education sector. Working in true partnership with education leaders, I bring expert advice to ensure organisations and their people thrive and succeed. This includes my leadership of Women-Space Australia.
For more information contact me via email:
naomi@women-space.com.au