Burton, Clare (1942-1998)

Field of activity
Researcher, Public servant, Academic, Consultant and Writer
Libraries Australia
http://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an35549684
NLA Persistent Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-535294

Biographies

Dr Clare Burton was a strong advocate and activist for social change, particularly in the area of equal pay for women. Her academic research fed into policy and practical change in the workplace.

Clare Burton was raised in Canberra, where her Methodist upbringing may have instilled in her the tireless work ethic she displayed in her efforts to bring about social change, promoting greater equity and justice for all.

Burton graduated from the University of Sydney with a university medal and first class honours in anthropology in 1963. She married Peter Krinks and the pair had three children: Rachel, Stephen and Kate. She completed her PhD at Macquarie University in 1979, exploring theoretical explanations for women's subordination, and began her academic career at Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education (later University of Technology, Sydney), where she became an Associate Professor.

Burton was awarded the Australasian Political Studies Association Women and Politics Prize in 1984 for her essay 'Public and Private Concerns in Academic Institutions'. Her monograph Redefining Merit became an essential companion text for practitioners of employment equity. Major publications include The Promise and the Price: the struggle for equal opportunity in women's employment (1991), Subordination, Feminism and Social Theory (1985) and Women's Worth : pay equity and job evaluation in Australia (1987).

In 1989 Burton became the New South Wales government's Director of Equal Opportunity in Public Employment, and in 1992 served as the Commissioner for Public Sector Equity in the Queensland Goss government. In 1993, she chose to work independently as a researcher and consultant in employment equity, being much in demand as a consultant, adviser, and speaker. In the 1990s Burton conducted about a dozen university equity reviews as well as reviewing both the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces. She was a dedicated member of the Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) and worked on WEL submissions on the 1997 Federal Public Service Bill and the 1998 review of the Affirmative Action Agency. She also convened WEL policy groups.

Burton was a member of the Network of Women in Further Education, the Black Women's Action in Education Foundation, the National Foundation for Australian Women, the Australian Political Science Association, the Australian Sociological Association and the Institute of Public Administration Australia, and was a founding member of the National Pay Equity Coalition.

The Australian Technology Network, with Clare's friends, colleagues and family have established the Clare Burton Memorial Fund to commemorate her life and continue her work by providing a scholarship in Dr Burton's specialist field.

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Selected resources (17)

Australian Women's Register

  1. Merit, gender and corporate governanceWomen, public policy and the state Linda Hancock : Merit, gender and corporate governance
    Clare Burton
    [1999]
    Published: Macmillan
  2. The beauty therapist, the mechanic, the geoscientist and the librarian : addressing undervaluation of women's work
    Rosemary Hunter
    [2000]
    Published: ATN WEXDEV
  3. Enterprising nation : renewing Australia's managers to meet the challenges of the Asia-Pacific century : managing for diversity
    Clare Burton and Carolyn Ryall
    [1995]
    Published: Australian Government Publishing Service
  4. Gender bias in job evaluation
    Clare Burton
    [1988]
    Published: Australian Government Publishing Service
  5. Gender equity in Australian university staffing
    Clare Burton
    [1997]
    Published: Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
  6. Redefining merit
    Clare Burton
    [1988]
    Published: Australian Government Publishing Service
  7. Redesigning women's work : a case study in the community sector
    Clare Burton
    [1995]
    Published: Australian Government Publishing Service
  8. Women's worth : pay equity and job evaluation in Australia
    Clare Burton, Raven Hag, Gay Thompson.
    [1987]
    Published: Australian Government Publishing Service
  9. Subordination, feminism and social theory
    Clare Burton
    [1985]
    Published: Allen & Unwin
  10. The Promise and the Price: The Struggle for Equal Opportunity in Women's Employment
    Clare Burton
    [1991]
    Published: Allen & Unwin
  11. Feminist put equality on agendaAustralian 17 : Feminist put equality on agenda
    [1998]
  12. Tributes to Clare Burton
    Equal Pay Watch Australia
    [1999]
    Series: http://www.users.bigpond.com/rj_gj/clare/tributes.htm
  13. Australian Women's Honour Roll B
    CAPOW
    Series: http://www.capow.org.au/Honourroll/honourroll-b.htm
  14. The Burton girlsCanberra Times : The Burton girls
    Marion Frith
    [1994]
  15. Face to face: the power of sisterhoodSydney Morning Herald Weekend Magazine 6 : Face to face: the power of sisterhood
    Jane Cadzow
    [1987?]
  16. National Library of Australia Newspaper Microcopy Reading Room: Biographical cuttings on Clare Burton, public servant
    BIOG
  17. National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection: Papers of Clare Burton
    NLA MS Acc01/42 - Acc03/27

Resources by Clare Burton (25)

  1. The promise and the price : the struggle for equal opportunity in women's employment / Clare Burton
    Burton, Clare, 1942-1998
    [ Book : 1991 ]
    At 108 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 37.879)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 37.879)

  2. Subordination, feminism and social theory / Clare Burton
    Burton, Clare, 1942-1998
    [ Book : 1985 ]
    At 71 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 25.902)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 25.902)

  3. Redefining merit / Clare Burton
    Burton, Clare, 1942-1998
    [ Book : 1988 ]
    At 77 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 20.049)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 20.049)

  4. Women's worth : pay equity and job evaluation in Australia / Clare Burton, with Raven Hag, Gay Thompson
    Burton, Clare, 1942-1998
    [ Book : 1987 ]
    At 92 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.818)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.818)

  5. Papers of Clare Burton
    Burton, Clare, 1942-1998
    [ Unpublished : 1987-1997 ]
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.401)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 19.401)

  6. Enterprising nation : renewing Australia's managers to meet the challenges of the Asia-Pacific century : managing for diversity / research by Clare Burton and Carolyn Ryall for the Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management Skills
    Australia. Industry Task Force on Leadership and Management Skills
    [ Book : 1995 ]
    At 70 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.104)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 16.104)

  7. Redesigning women's work : a case study in the community sector / Clare Burton
    Burton, Clare, 1942-1998
    [ Book : 1995 ]
    At 43 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 13.261)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 13.261)

  8. Gender equity in Australian university staffing / Clare Burton ; with the editorial assistance of Linda Cook and Susan Wilson
    Burton, Clare, 1942-1998
    [ Article : 1997 ]
    Possibly online
    At 54 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 12.608)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 12.608)

  9. The beauty therapist, the mechanic, the geoscientist and the librarian : addressing undervaluation of women's work / Rosemary Hunter
    Hunter, Rosemary
    [ Book : 2000 ]
    At 45 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 12.503)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 12.503)

  10. Making the link : affirmative action and industrial relations
    Davis, Edward M
    [ Conference Proceedings, Periodical : 1990-2012 ]
    At 20 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 11.556)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 11.556)

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  1. Papers of Clare Burton
    Burton, Clare, 1942-1998
    [ Unpublished : 1987-1997 ]
    At National Library
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 18.607)

  2. Senior executive services and the future of independent advice to governments
    Johnston, Judy
    [ Book : 1999 ]
    At 2 libraries
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  4. Symposium on merit / text of the speech made by Claire [i.e. Clare] Burton
    Burton, Clare
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  4. Canterbury tales / Geoffrey Chaucer ; edited with an introd. by A. C. Cawley
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  1. LOCAL COURT, CLARE. [Before George Charles Hawker, William Slater, and Edward Burton Greeson, Esqrs.] Friday, 13th September.
    South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Saturday 21 September 1850 p 3 Article
    ... LOCAL COURT. CLARE. [Before George Charles Hawker. William Slater, and Edward Burton Greeson, Esqrs.] Friday, Friday. 13th September. Elias Homewood appeared to the complaint of Benjamin Tucker, of Watervale, for assaulting him on Sunday, the 8th inst., by attacking him with his fists, knocking ... 476 words
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  2. LOCAL COURT, CLARE. Thursday, 4th March. [Before J. W. McDonald, Esq., Special Magistrate; Edward Burton Gleeson, and J. Jacob, Esqrs.] CIVIL SIDE. McDLARMID v. KINGSMAN.
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  3. LOCAL COURT. CLARE Friday, 6th February. CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. [Before J. W. McDonald, Esq., Special Magistrate, Edward Burton Gleeson and J. Jacob Esors.]
    South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) Thursday 12 February 1852 p 3 Article
    ... LOCAL COURT, CLARE. Friday, 6th February. CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. [Before J. W. McDonald, Esq., Special Magistrate, Edward Burton Gleeson and J. Jacob, Esqrs.) Patrick Burns, appeared to the information of John Dudley, Plasterer, of Clare, for assaulting him on the 11th day of January last, at the ... 1272 words
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