Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2022
564. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the details of the higher education bodies that have been awarded funding under the gender equality enhancement fund in 2020-2021 to advance gender equality initiatives in Irish higher education; the amount received by each of these bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24239/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Gender Equality Enhancement Fund is an annual funding call with the following objectives:
- To encourage innovative approaches to addressing gender inequality across HEIs;
- To facilitate gender equality initiatives that respond to the recommendations of the HEA Expert Group and/or Gender Equality Taskforce’s recommended actions; and
- To encourage cross-sectoral collaboration as a means to achieve national transformation.
To date, the HEA has awarded funding of €536,114 to advance gender equality initiatives in Irish higher education. Awards have been made across three areas:
- Research on or advancing gender equality initiatives in Ireland;
- Training programmes specifically addressing gender equality; and
- Athena SWAN capacity-building activities.
Projects funded under Gender Equality Enhancement Fund in 2020 and 2021 are set out in the table below.
|
HEI partners* |
Project title |
Year of award |
Funding |
|
DCU, DkIT and NUI Galway |
Mid-Career Development Programme for Women |
2020 |
€50,200 |
|
IADT, GMIT and MU |
Irish Network for Gender Equality in Computing (INGENIC): The Collective Voice for Gender Equality in Computing |
2020 |
€23,800 |
|
Carlow College, IT Carlow, LIT, MIC and WIT |
The development and implementation of a Gender Identity, Expression and Diversity Training Programme for staff in Irish HEIs |
2020 |
€28,300 |
|
DCU, NUI Galway, UCC, UCD and UL |
Supporting Athena SWAN in the Mathematical Sciences: Benchmarking and Networking |
2020 |
€42,743 |
|
RCSI, TU Dublin and UCC |
LIBRA - Future Proofing Gender Equality in Higher Education Institutions - Experiential Learning in Simulation for Students Leaders |
2020 |
€47,857 |
|
IT Carlow, MU, TU Dublin and UCD |
TechMate: A best practice toolkit for driving sustainable acceleration towards gender equality in technology disciplines in HEIs. |
2020 |
€33,000 |
|
IT Sligo, TU Dublin and UCD |
You can be what you can see: pSTEM Role Models |
2020 |
€35,714 |
|
MU, NUI Galway and UL |
Preparing for Academic Advancement (PAA) |
2020 |
€24,500 |
|
TU Dublin, TCD, UCC, UCD and UL. |
Increasing the voice of women economists in the media and public discourse through training and promotion. |
2021 |
€31,808 |
|
DCU, TU Dublin and UL. |
Getting ahead versus getting along: Investigating how gender stereotypes are contributing to gender inequality in HEIs. |
2021 |
€49,537 |
|
AIT, Carlow College, IT Carlow, LIT, MIC, and WIT. |
Embedding Gender Identity, Expression & Diversity Training and Best Practice into Irish HEIs. |
2021 |
€32,120 |
|
AIT, IT Carlow, LIT, MTU and WIT. |
Embedding Equality Diversity and Inclusion in the Curriculum of the new Technological University Sector: EDIT Project. |
2021 |
€37,926 |
|
DCU, IT Sligo, MIC, MU, and TCD. |
Integrating the gender dimension into teaching, learning and educational outreach in initial teacher education. |
2021 |
€19,000 |
|
IADT, IT Sligo and TU Dublin. |
Working Women and the Menopause: a study of the impact of the menopause on careers of a sample of women working in the HEI sector in Ireland. |
2021 |
€29,609 |
|
DCU, MU, NUIG, TCD, UCC, and UCD and UL. |
Preparing for Academic Advancement (PAA) |
2021 |
€50,000 |
*lead applicants are indicated in bold.
