Galway Bay fm newsroom – NUI Galway has accepted a series of recommendations made by a taskforce to safeguard against gender inequality at the university.
A progress report put together by the task force has been brought before Udarás na hOllscoile today.
The gender equality taskforce was set up last year following an Equality Tribunal ruling which found that botanist Dr Michelene Sheehy Skeffington had been discriminated against in a 2008-2009 promotions round.
As per the group’s recommendations, NUI Galway has agreed to ensure that all senior management staff undergo ‘unconscious bias training.’
A new post of vice-president of equality and diversity will also be created.
In addition, the university has agreed to ensure that all management bodies, promotions committees and interview boards have at least 40% female members, in keeping with the target for State boards.
An external expert will also be appointed to review all of the university’s promotion and progression procedures for all grades of staff by the end of October.
The taskforce is planning to produce a final report by the end of the year, before finishing up next Spring.
NUI Galway says it fully accepts the first set of recommendations contained in today’s report, and is committed to achieving equality for all staff, irrespective of gender.
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