04/11/2019
The Athena SWAN Committee in the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy is pleased to invite you to a Public Lecture on “Positive Action Initiatives: Precedents, Lessons and Remedies".
Date: Thursday, 28th November 2019
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Thomas Davis Theatre, Arts Building
On 21 June 2019, Minister of State with special responsibility for Higher Education, Mary Mitchell O’Connor, announced the opening of a call for applications to the Senior Academic Leadership Initiative (SALI), a targeted positive action initiative which aims to accelerate gender balance at senior positions in Irish higher education institutions. But what is Positive Action? Does Irish higher education need it? What are the arguments for and against targeted positive action? What other arenas in Irish social life have introduced positive action initiatives and what impact did they achieve? These are some of the questions that will be discussed and debated in this Public Lecture. The issue is not without controversy and different perspectives will be explored.
Chaired by Professor Ivana Bacik, School of Law, the Public Lecture will have a distinguished panel of speakers which includes academics from each of the School's disciplines: Economics, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology. The talks will be followed by a Q&A session.
All are welcome to attend. Advance registration is recommended: tcdpositiveaction.eventbrite.ie