Associate Professor Alysia Blackham

Associate Professor Alysia Blackham

Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne

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Politics & Society

When AI gets it wrong, workers suffer

AI can be just as discriminatory in the workplace as any human manager and the law needs to catch up to this new reality

Business & Economics

A light at the end of the inequality tunnel?

This year’s HILDA survey suggests that the Government’s COVID-19 financial support shows us there may be better ways to tackle income inequality in Australia

Politics & Society

Reimagining age equality at work

There’s an ambivalence in age discrimination law. Now, age equality needs a voice to ensure a more equal future in the workplace

Politics & Society

Discrimination in a pandemic

Many Australians are facing potential unemployment, but the reality is some people are more likely to face discrimination and inequality in the workplace during COVID-19

Business & Economics

Women, age discrimination and work

Ageism and sexism are nothing new, but many countries are reporting an increase in age bias, particularly against women. So why are women less likely to make an age discrimination claim?

Business & Economics

Challenging discrimination in the gig economy

As the world’s gig economy continues to grow, equality law needs to catch up with technology to tackle discrimination

Politics & Society

The case for removing judges’ retirement age

Federal judges must retire at 70. The time has come to reassess the use of compulsory retirement as society’s views on age continue to shift.