Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute in collaboration with the Department of Human Resources has committed to re-submitting an application for the Athena SWAN Bronze accreditation by November 2017.
To this end, Claire McGing has been appointed as Athena Swan Project Officer/Research Assistant. The purpose of Claire’s role is to work with senior academics and support services across the university to develop an operational action plan to gain the award, assist the university’s Self-Assessment Team, contribute to the drafting of the application, and set a pathway towards a successful Bronze award application.
A human geographer by background with a focus on gender/feminist geography, Claire has lectured in the Maynooth University Geography Department. Her main research interests lie in the history and operation of male-gendered organisational cultures, particularly Irish political parties, and the measures that can be taken to support women and to promote gender equality in such environments. Most recent research focuses on the early history of women in Dáil Éireann.
Claire has published a number of articles and book chapters on gender representation in Irish politics, including co-written chapters in the prestigious ‘How Ireland Voted’ series in 2011 and 2016. She is a committee member and Gender Mainstreaming Office of the Political Studies Association of Ireland.