Women in the workplace Archives - Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (KESS)

Returning to STEM: interventions to support women returners after career breaks

12th October 20175th April 2017 by Comms Office

Dr Clem Herman, Dr Elaine Thomas and Dr Katie Chicot (OU) The ratio of male to females employed in STEM-related industries in NI is 3 to 1, yet although the business case for gender equality in STEM has been well recognised in NI policy, little attention has been paid to date to the potential presented … Read more

Gender Equality in the Northern Ireland Public Sector – a View from the Top

12th October 20175th April 2017 by Comms Office

Prof Joan Ballantine, Dr Graeme Banks, Prof Kathryn Haynes, Dr Melina Manochin and Mr Tony Wall (Ulster) The highly contentious issue of gender equality with regard to executive and non-executive director positions has received considerable attention in the context of the private sector. However, substantially less is known about gender equality issues at the senior … Read more