January 2015 - Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)

Advancing Gender Equality in Northern Ireland: Addressing Domestic Violence and Human Rights Protections for Women

19th October 201721st January 2015 by Fionnuala Casey

Prof Monica McWilliams and Prof Fionnuala Ní Aoláin (Ulster) This presentation broadly addresses issues of gender equality in the context of the Northern Ireland transition. It underscores the necessity of advancing a broad equality agenda in post-conflict Northern Ireland, which mandates directly addressing gender-based violence. The speakers’ collective research consistently connects the economic and social … Read more

Gender Equality at the Executive Level of the Northern Ireland Public Sector

19th October 201721st January 2015 by Fionnuala Casey

Prof Joan Ballantine, Prof Kathryn Haynes, Dr Melina Manochin and Mr Tony Wall (Ulster) The issue of gender equality at senior levels in the private and public sectors is receiving ever increasing worldwide attention. Reflecting this, substantial data exists for the private sector with research broadly indicating that progress towards achieving gender equality at senior … Read more

Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland: Putting Gender on the Agenda

19th October 201721st January 2015 by Fionnuala Casey

Dr Catherine O’Rourke (Ulster) This presentation outlines research findings that aim to constructively contribute to the vexed and halting debate in Northern Ireland about dealing with the past. It seeks to usefully reframe the debate by explaining how gender should be understood as a structural factor of conflict and resolution. The presentation draws on the … Read more

Towards an Understanding of the Role of Bereavement in the Pathway to Suicide

19th October 201714th January 2015 by Fionnuala Casey

Dr Sharon Mallon (OU) and Dr Karen Galway (QUB) Bereavement is considered to be a common precursor of death by suicide. Studies suggest those bereaved by suicide may be particularly vulnerable to suicide themselves. Recently, there has been a steady rise in the number of deaths by suicide in Northern Ireland. As a result, an … Read more

Using administrative data to understand mental health in Northern Ireland: results from two exemplar projects

19th October 201714th January 2015 by Fionnuala Casey

Dr Aideen Maguire, Dr Mark McCann, Dr John Moriarty and Dr Dermot O’Reilly (QUB) Mental ill health is a major contributor to the burden of disease among the population. Associations have been found between gender, deprivation and bereavement and mental ill health; but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Emerging studies are using a … Read more