Galway Bay fm newsroom – Dr Michelene Sheehy Skeffington says NUI Galway should never have applied for a gender equality award.
It follows news that the university has failed to achieve Athena SWAN status, which rewards academic institutions for their efforts to ensure gender equality.
A gender equality taskforce was set up last year following an Equality Tribunal ruling which found that botanist Dr Sheehy Skeffington had been discriminated against in a 2008-2009 promotions round.
Dr Sheehy Skeffington told Galway Bay fm news that the university shouldn’t have applied for the award.
Trinity College Dublin and the University of Limerick received Athena SWAN bronze awards, while NUI Galway was among four institutions which failed to achieve the status.
NUI Galway has commended the award recipients, and says it remains committed to delivering on its detailed action plan to address gender equality.
Dr Michelene Sheehy Skeffington says if this is to happen, more transparency is needed.
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