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Professor Eileen Drew

Fellow Emeritus (Statistics)
      
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Professor Eileen Drew

Fellow Emeritus (Statistics)

 Eileen.Drew@tcd.ie

 


Professor Eileen Drew, B.A., M.Sc., Dip. MIS, Ph.D., has taught in the School of Computer Science and Statistics and Centre for Gender and Women's Studies at Trinity College Dublin. She undertook extensive research in the statistical analysis of national and EU data sets, including an international Comparative Leadership Survey of women and men in 27 industrialised countries. Her current fields of interest are: gender and STEM, gender equality, work/life balance, the gender pay gap, family leaves, gender in entrepreneurship and leadership and protection of part-time workers. Professor Drew is the National Senior Expert for European Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) and European Gender Equality Institute (EIGE) and has worked as the Gender Mainstreaming expert for the Social Security Reform Co-operation Project in China (EUCSS), supported by the European Commission from 2008 to 2010. In 2008 she was appointed as Gender Equality Expert to the EU Network of Women in Decision-making in Politics and the Economy. She is currently Principal Investigator for an EU supported Framework Programme 7 project called INstitutional Transformation for Effecting Gender Equality in Research (INTEGER). The objective of this project is to create sustainable change in education and research institutions to improve the career progression of women scientific researchers Recent books/reports: Facing Extinction? Why Men are not Attracted to Primary Teaching (2006); Danger Men at Work: A Study of the Under-representation of Women in Engineering (2004); Gender InJustice (2003); Off the Treadmill: Achieving Work Life Balance (2003); Women in Science and Technology Employment (2001); Gender Equality in the Civil Service (1999); Women, Work and the Family in Europe (1998). During her career Professor Drew has been involved in research, training and consultancy for: the EU New Opportunities for Women (NOW) project 'Putting the 'E' Into Quality' with Excellence Ireland, and two EU Leonardo da Vinci Projects: 'Diffusion' of Family Friendly Working Arrangements and 'Management in the Millennium'. In 2005, Professor Drew completed a study, commissioned by the Council of Europe, on 'Parental Leave' in 45 Member States. She is a member of the International Leave Policy and Related Research Network.
  Demographic and Labour Market Statistics   Demography   Disability   Equality rights   EU developments   Feminist Research Methodolgies   Gender and family, household structures   Gender and leadership   Gender Equality in Employment   Gender related policy issues in Ireland   INFORMATION-SYSTEMS   Labour market statistics and female participation   Leadership in Political and Business Life   Leave Policies and Research   Parental and Other Leave   Social security policy   STATISTICAL ANALYSIS   Surveys & Survey Research   Total Quality Management   Total Quality Management and 'E' Quality   Women and Caring   Women's studies   Work Life Balance   Work-life balance
Project Title
 INstitutional Transformation for Effecting Gender Equality in Research (INTEGER
From
February 2011
To
June 2015
Summary
INTEGER is an FP7-funded project which develops and implements Gender Action Plans to create sustainable structural transformation in Trinity College Dublin, to improve the career progression of women scientific researchers. The Transformational Gender Action Plans (TGAPs) set out how College can maximise its resources and partnerships, and harness its research and academic staff to optimise their scientific excellence. The partners are: Trinity College, Dublin Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France Siauliai University Centre for Gender, Lithuania Center of Excellence Women and Science, Germany (GESIS) (independent evaluator) The project began in March 2011 and runs for five years. It involves research and practical action and reflection across four key areas: Engagement of decision makers Organisational structures Career progression, development and support Work-life balance In addition to creating lasting change, the aim is to create a legacy of learning and guidance which can be shared with other institutions seeking to improve the position and progression of women in science, engineering and technology research and eduction institutions. The funding for this project has been secured through the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Commission, Science in Society (SiS-2010-2.1.1.1) call 'Implementing Structural Change in Research Organisations/Universities'.
Funding Agency
EU
Programme
FP7
Project Type
Science in Society
Project Title
 Men's Under-Representation in Primary School Teaching
From
2004
To
2005
Summary
This study was the Department of Education and Science to address an urgent policy issue in education where women dominate in primary teaching and fewer men are entering the profession. It involved a review of available literature to identify the key factors to be explored in the empirical data collection, followed by a survey men and women who entered the profession in the last 10 years. The study was completed in April 2005. The study has been used in the formulation of policies at Government level.
Funding Agency
Dept. of Education and Science
Programme
Gender Equality
Project Type
Research
Person Months
5
Project Title
 Parental Leave in the Council of Europe Member States
From
June 2004
To
December 2004
Summary
Following nomination, by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, as a National Expert on Work/Life Balance and Parental Leave I was invited by the Council of Europe to prepare a research report on Parental Leave in the 45 member states. The research involved an examination of policies, availability and uptake of parental leave in 45 member states, and identification of better practice models. I presented Interim and Final Reports at meetings of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg in June and November 2004 and submitted my report, now published on the Council of Europe's web site in December 2004. The research report was a major contribution of the Council of Europe's input to the Beijing Platform discussions in the US in March 2005. While undertaking this research I was invited to become the Irish representative on the International Network for Leave Policies and Research. I presented the findings of my Council of Europe study at the annual meeting of this Network in London in November 2005
Funding Agency
Council of Europe
Programme
Directorate General for Human Rights
Project Type
Research
Person Months
6
Project Title
 Career Advancement of Women in Academe
From
2002
To
2005
Summary
The Equality Committee, Trinity College Dublin, sponsored research to identify best practice models for the advancement of women in academic posts. This involved desk research and study visits to institutions in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland) and Australia. A report was submitted to College in October 2002. This report has been used in the WISER-T research project conducted in Trinity College in 2005. I was a member of the WISER-T Steering Committee and supervised the design and implementation of a survey of Trinity College staff across the Faculties of Science and Engineering. Funding is being sought from the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) in 2006 to support further initiatives in the area of Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET).
Funding Agency
Trinity College Dublin/Science Foundation Ireland
Project Type
Research
Person Months
6
Project Title
 Factors Militating Against Female Participation in the Study of Engineering at Third Level
From
2002
To
2004
Summary
While the intake of female students to science courses in the Irish third level institutions is almost equal to, if not greater than, that of male students, this is not the case for engineering. This study was sponsored by the Dept. of Education and Science. It involved a review of the literature and a national survey of Careers Guidance Teachers. This was followed by a national survey (conducted in c. 90 schools) of c. 3,500 male and female pupils in sixth class who are taking their Leaving Certificate exams. The objective of the school survey, and interviews/focus groups conducted in 2004, was to ascertain the real or perceived obstacles to girls taking up engineering at university level. To date, the evidence from most countries, including Ireland, is that female representation among engineering students is c. 1 in 5. The report to the Department of Education and Science identified practical measures that could lead to an increase in female entrants of engineering at third level with a view to ensuring a better gender balance.
Funding Agency
Dept of Education and Science
Programme
Gender Equality
Project Type
Research
Person Months
30

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Gender Expert for EUCSS Social Security Reform Project in China 2008-2011
Chair of Joint Equality Council for ESB 2007
Rapporteur for launch in Dublin of Babies and Bosses Reconciling Work and Family, OECD, Paris. 2003
Advisor to 'Tipping the Scales' EQUAL Project on Work Life Balance in the Workplace, North Western Health Board, Sligo 2003
Project Manager for Study on Work/Life Balance for Framework Committee, Dublin 2002
Appointed to Panel on the Workplace of the Future, National Centre for Partnership Performance 2001
Member of Equality Auditor's Panel, Equality Authority, Dublin 2001
Chair of Standing Committee One of the National Economic and Social Forum, Dublin. 1995-1998
Irish representative to IRIS Scientific Committee, Brussels. 1990-1996
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Irish representative on the International Network for Leave Policies and Research June 2004 Present
Editorial Advisory Board, Measuring Business Excellence, 2001 2001 Present
Scientific Committee, Multinational Alliance for the Advancement of Organisational Excellence(MAAOE) 2000 Present
Eileen Drew Anne Laure Humbert, Men have careers, women have babies': unequal parental care among Irish entrepreneurs, Community, Work & Family, 15, (1), 2012, p49-67 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI  URL
Combining Motherhood and Entrepreneurship: Strategies, Conflict and Costs in, Louise Kelly , Entrepreneurial Women New Management and Leadership Models, Volume 1,, Santa Barbara, California, Praeger, 2014, pp155 - 182, [Eileen Drew and Anne Laure Humbert], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Who's Minding the Kids? Work and Family Issues among Owners of Small Business Enterprises in Ireland in, editor(s)Cary Cooper and Ron Burke , Human Resource Management in Small Businesses: Achieving Peak Performance, Cheltenham, UK. Northampton, MA, USA, Edward Elgar, 2011, pp236 - 258, [Eileen Drew and Anne Laure Humbert], Notes: [Series: New Horizons in Management], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text
Eileen Drew and Anne Laure Humbert, Gender, Entrepreneurship and Motivational Factors in an Irish Context, International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, 2, (2), 2010, p173 - 196, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Eileen Drew and Anna Watters, '"We're not much use but good for logistics": An Exploratory Study of Parenting Leaves in Ireland', Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy, 31, (3), 2014, p245 - 264, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Eileen Drew and Anne Laure Humbert, The Celtic Tigress: Strategies, Conflict and Costs of Combining Motherhood and Entrepreneurship in Ireland , Critical Management Studies, Naples, 11-13 July, 2011, pp1 - 22, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  URL
Gender Identity and ICT Entrepreneurship in an Irish Context in, editor(s)Malach-Pines, A. and Ozbilgin, M. , Handbook of Research on High-Technology Entrepreneurs, Cheltenham UK and Northampton MA, Edward Elgar, 2010, pp195 - 220, [Humbert, A. Drew, E. and Kelan E.], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
E. Drew, Facing Extinction? Why Men are not Attracted to Primary Teaching, Dublin, The Liffey Press, 2006, 1 - 142pp, Book, PUBLISHED  URL
Ireland Country Report in, editor(s)Peter Moss , International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research 2011, London, 2011, pp144 - 149, [Eileen Drew], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  URL
Eileen Drew, Engendering Leadership for Business Excellence, Engendering Leadership Through Research and Practice, Perth Australia, 21 - 24 July 2008, edited by Jacquie Hutchinson , Consortium for Diversity at Work, University of Western Australia Business School, 2008, pp159 - 171, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  URL
  

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Eileen Drew, Rita Bencivenga, Brigitte Ratzer, Barbara Poggio, Gülsün Sağlamer, Gender in Horizon 2020: The Case of Gender Equality Plans, AboutGender International Journal of Gender Studies, 6, (12), 2017, p326 - 355, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Drew, Eileen and Murphy, Candy, Women in science and technology employment, Notes: [Goodbody consultancy report, April 2001], Case Study, PUBLISHED

  


Award Date
One of 21 Voices for the 21st Century, Quality Progress 2000
Partner in LEONARDO DA VINCI Programme 'Diffusion' 2000-2001
National expert on ZAROF 'Women and Employment' Network, Leipzig 1999-2000
Elected to Fellowship of Trinity College, Dublin. 1999
Associate Professor/ Visiting Fellow, Centre for Management Quality Research, RMIT 1999
Key research interests . Gender equality in the professions . Work/Life Balance . Parental and other forms of leave . Gender and Social Security . Women and leadership in political and business life . Total Quality and 'E'Quality . Women, work and families . IS/IT . Disability