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Margaret
Heagney's interest in fairness, as indicated by her current position with the
Student Equity and Access Branch, began 30 years ago when she left school to
find that there were few suitable jobs for a woman.
Margaret's first job was in banking, which she left after six years to be a nanny in England, before driving around Europe with friends.
Back in Australia, Margaret worked in Medical Records at St Vincent's Hospital for three years, then left to have a family. After her third child, Margaret became a part-time arts student. Her love of philosophy and history led her to complete a masters in French history at La Trobe University, studying warrior women of the 17th century.
While studying for her masters, Margaret worked part-time for La Trobe's Postgraduate Association. Later she became the national organiser for the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations. She organised lobbying trips to Canberra, once making an impassioned speech to the Australian Research Council on the problems faced by women researchers.
Now at Monash, Margaret finds students "tremendously energising". Her achievements here include being part of the 1996 Women in Leadership program, recently winning the R. L. Martin Travelling Fellowship and participating in a collaborative international research project on the effects of globalisation on access and equity.
Outside of work, Margaret enjoys cross country skiing, travel and music. She and her musician husband travel extensively, he giving piano and harpsichord recitals and she singing with choral groups.
- Lisa Pawlicka
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