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EQUITY IN THE WORKPLACE: STORIES OF BLACK IRISH WOMEN IN ACADEMIA AND THE TEACHING PROFESSION
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By: Ebun Joseph
Publisher: Rising Voices Publishing
Published: March 2025
Pages: 183
Categories: Non-Fiction, Politics
Language: English
Available as: Ebook
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ISBN-13: 9781068403811

Why, in 2025, are Irish staff rooms still overwhelmingly white? Why are professors still almost exclusively white? This powerful and timely book amplifies the voices of Black and African Irish women in academia and the teaching profession in Ireland, shedding light on their experiences, challenges, and fight for workplace equity. While progress has been made in gender equality—such as increased female representation on boards and mandatory gender pay gap reporting—deep inequities persist. As of 2023, the Republic of Ireland had no Black female professors of African descent and just one of Asian descent. Women remain underrepresented in leadership, earn less than their male counterparts, endure poorer working conditions, and face higher rates of bullying and harassment. For migrant women, these challenges are further compounded by intersectional barriers that limit opportunities and confine them to lower-paying, gendered roles. As the second book in the Equity in the Workplace series, this collection brings together 14 authors who share compelling personal narratives of navigating predominantly white spaces in Irish education. Their stories expose the hidden struggles behind the statistics, revealing the daily realities of exclusion, bias, and resilience. Beyond storytelling, this book offers practical recommendations to drive real change—sparking essential conversations and pushing for systemic transformation. A must-read for educators, policymakers, and anyone committed to building truly inclusive workplaces, this is more than a book—it’s a call to action.

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