Research completed by the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and Victoria University is highlighted in a new report describing the benefits, rationale and future of diversity and inclusion in the fire and emergency sector. Titled Gender balance in fire and emergency, going beyond ‘it’s the right thing to do’ – the case for change, the report was produced by Male Champions of Change in partnership with the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council. It builds on CRC research about understanding what effective diversity and inclusion looks like in emergency management agencies, how this can be measured and ways for it to be more successfully implemented. This is a great example of the ways in which Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC research is successfully driving change in the sector.
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