Rate My Professor Susan Ainsworth

Ainsworth's research specializations encompass organisational discourse analysis and identity, age and gender in employment and organisations, identity and public policy, and human resource management and ethics. Key areas include ageism against older workers, gender equity in leadership, disability inclusion, and ethical HR practices. Her scholarship, reflected in over 3,455 citations on Google Scholar, has advanced critical management studies through topics such as older workers, gender and organizations, and discourse analysis. Notable publications include 'Gender in Human Resources: Hiding in Plain Sight' (2022), 'Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Ethics in Human Resource Management' (with Andreas Pekarek), 'Critical Discourse Analysis and Identity: Why Bother?' (with Cynthia Hardy), 'The Construction of the Older Worker: Privilege, Paradox and Policy' (with Cynthia Hardy), and 'Same Time, Next Year?: Human Resource Management and Seasonal Workers' (2009, with A. Purss). She has contributed to public discourse via articles in Pursuit by the University of Melbourne, such as 'Teaching the Next Generation of #MeToo' (2018), and delivered guest lectures on publishing qualitative research.