Women and work
Women in Ireland are estimated to undertake 38.2 hours of care work per week, placing women in Ireland amongst the three countries with the highest levels of unpaid work along with Romania and Malta. Similarly, men in Ireland also have relatively high rates of unpaid work, with an average of 19.8 hours per week. They […]
Ireland 2023: Gender imbalance in the workplace
Author: Tamara Markey Affiliation: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Chamber of Commerce A report conducted by an Independent Review Group (IRG-DF, 2023) on dignity and quality issues within the Irish Defence Forces, reveals significant concerns regarding the organisational culture and treatment of personnel in particular female members. The analysis reveals a workplace where self-worth and value are […]
Ireland, the gender analysis
In Ireland, a trend emerges: More women graduate with business management degrees than men, yet their presence in entry-level roles remains notably lower. As careers progress, female representation further declines. The EDIFY EDU project aims to address these issues through the improvement of undergraduate business management education. Watch the video here!
Join us for the online Seminar on September 13th
What competencies should management education develop regarding equality, diversity and inclusion? What is the current state in Europe and is there a gap? When? September 13th, 13-15.30 (EEST) Where? This will be an online event and it will be streamed on this page. To whom? The seminar is open to all interested in equality, diversity and inclusion in […]
Ireland, Video Interviews
In the EDIFY EDU project, we conducted six video interviews related to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) to get an overview of existing best practices. These interviews are not just useful examples but also important when building atraining programme for managers and creating a business management modules for higher education students. Experiences from the interviews […]
Identifying blind spots of EDI competences in management by applying Theory U
In the EDIFY EDU project work package 2, country partners have carried out research activities aiming to understand the current EDI situation and practices in work life. As part of this work, in Finland, we organized workshops to co-explore the blind spots of EDI competences in management. ”To really change the outer world we first […]
Video interviews on equality, diversity and inclusion in working life
In the EDIFY EDU project, we conducted video interviews related to EDI themes to get an overview of existing good practices and development areas. These interviews are not just useful examples but also important when building a training programme for managers. Experiences from the interviews in FinlandIn Finland, as well as in all EDIDY EDU […]
EDIFY EDU working on WP2
In the past month the three partners from Italy, who are working together on the EDIFY EDU project, could finish their research. EGInA (European Grants International Academy), API SERVIZI and TAG (Talent Garden) were mapping the most relevant training provisions in the field of Business Management Education in Europe and exposed gaps in relation to […]
Project updates and Research assistance job specifications
We had a very informative meeting on Friday 20th January where we discussed the type of research assistance required to work collaboratively with IADT and coordinate the body of work for the DLR Chamber. Research assistance job specifications has been agreed upon and will issue to relevant bodies. Also discussed was our WIBA event for […]
