Research

Gender Educational Research - Roads to Learning

Roads to Learning is a study of education and training by women's groups in North and West Mayo. This research was funded by the Dept of Education Gender Equality Unit.

The study is available to download in pdf format by clicking here.

Gender Difference Research

The Gender difference research looked at access to managerial and entrepreneurial positions.

This research is funded by the EU and the lead partner is Italy.

A brochure on the Gender Difference research is available to download in pdf format by clicking here.

The Gendmap Project Report

The Gendmap Project “Gender Access to Managerial and Entrepreneurial Positions” ran from December 2003 to February 2005 and aimed to analyse gender differences in the access to managerial and entrepreneurial positions. The project was financed within the Framework Strategy on Gender Equality of DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and was promoted by the Province of Frosinone in Italy. The research was coordinated by the Fondazione G. Brodolini, Italy. The project furthermore benefited from an international partnership made up of local authorities and research centres in five European countries Italy, Ireland, Greece, Hungary and Sweden, countries characterised by different institutional, socio-economic contexts and welfare systems.

Equality for Women Programme

The Women of the North West's Equality for Women Programme commenced in October 2002 and ended in May 2005. Over this time the project delivered the following activities:

• Communications training.
• Information Technology training.
• Childcare training.
• Community/leadership development training
• Curriculum Development.

A summary report on the programme can be downloaded by clicking here.