Eileen Drew
Biographic Data
| ID | 3799181 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Eileen Drew |
| GIVEN NAMES | Eileen |
| FAMILY NAME | Drew |
| SIGNATURE | DREW E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7867-5177 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
What is the point of ministry among children, youth and families? Examination of aims and activities from different perspectives
This phenomenological exploration of the aims and activities of the ministry among children, young people and families captured data from a range of stakeholders using an online survey. Responses from paid (n = 325) and voluntary team members (n = 312), parents (n = 298), church leaders (n = 216) and young people (n = 33) were considered through a comparative analysis to establish the extent to which their perspectives aligned. Whilst there were …
Navigating unChartered waters: Anchoring Athena SWAN into Irish HEIs
The UK Athena SWAN (AS) Charter was extended to Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in 2015 to provide a catalyst for change towards gender equality and to transform institutional cultures, through AS Gender Action Plans. This paper charts: the journey of Athena SWAN to Ireland; its rate of adoption by Irish HEIs; and its impact on the sector. Drawing upon the perspective and contribution of Trinity College Dublin, as an institutional case…
Promoting gender equality and structural change in academia through gender equality plans: Harmonising EU and national initiatives
Gender equality has been actively promoted in EU academic institutions by the European Commission’s Science with and for Society (SwafS) programme through the implementation of gender equality plans (GEP). GEP formulation and implementation was strongly influenced by involvement in EU projects in Irish as well as Italian higher education institutions. The paper draws upon experience of the EU project SAGE (H2020), in which Irish and Italian unive…
We're not much use, but good for logistics: An exploratory study of parenting leaves in Ireland
This paper examines family leaves in Ireland, particularly for fathers, in the context of changing parenting roles and the increased involvement of fathers in the care of their child(ren). Drawing upon the results of a survey that captured the views of 637 parents and focus group discussions with parents, it highlights parental experiences of parental, paternity and maternity leave. Policy changes are explored to assess the preferences of fathers…
Men have careers, women have babies: Unequal parental care among Irish entrepreneurs
This paper examines how entrepreneurial parents in Ireland negotiate their work and family roles, drawing upon a national survey of women and men entrepreneurs, to ascertain the degree to which entrepreneurship facilitates a more equitable sharing of domestic and caring tasks. Relatively few studies have examined familial and domestic task allocation in the context of entrepreneurship, as opposed to employment. The results suggest that mothers (a…
Gender, Entrepreneurship and Motivational Factors in an Irish Context
Gender, entrepreneurship and motivational factors in an Irish context
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and critically analyse the relationship between gender and entrepreneurial motivations theories in an Irish context. The paper examines potential differences in motivational factors for entering entrepreneurship between men and women, with a particular emphasis on the distinction between push and pull factors, but also with respect to other social factors such as being a parent, marital status or ag…
Negotiating Work/Life Balance: The Experience of Fathers and Mothers in Ireland
Working arrangements are still not sufficiently flexible to enable parents to manage their roles as workers and as carers and there remains a dearth of flexible working arrangements and work-life balance policies especially for fathers. This paper examines the degree of work/life balance among fathers, and mothers, employed in 5 major Irish organisations surveyed in 2002. It concentrates on the access to, and takes up of, flexible working time an…
Struggling with juggling: Gender and work/life balance in the legal professions
Work/life balance: Senior management champions or laggards
Purpose This paper seeks to examine the experience of, and attitudes towards, work/life balance (WLB) by female and male senior managers in a major Irish organisation for which WLB is now a strategic corporate objective. Design/methodology/approach Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected using an electronic questionnaire survey designed to obtain the views of female and male managers on strategies that would contribute to a better g…
Women, Work and the Family in Europe
Women, Work, and the Family in Europe
Exploring Gender and Citizenship
Moira Gatens and Alison Mackinnon (eds), Gender and Institutions: welfare, work and citizenship, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, £45.00, paper £15.95, xx+214 pp. Virgínia Ferreira, Teresa Tavares and Sílvia Portugal (eds), Shifting Bonds, Shifting Bounds: women, mobility and citizenship in Europe, Oeiras: Celta Editora, 1998, 3390 Portuguese Escudos, xvi+363 pp.In a number of ways, these two volumes have common features: they are edi…
The part-time option
Struggling with juggling: Gender and work/life balance in the legal professions
Men have careers, women have babies: Unequal parental care among Irish entrepreneurs
This paper examines how entrepreneurial parents in Ireland negotiate their work and family roles, drawing upon a national survey of women and men entrepreneurs, to ascertain the degree to which entrepreneurship facilitates a more equitable sharing of domestic and caring tasks. Relatively few studies have examined familial and domestic task allocation in the context of entrepreneurship, as opposed to employment. The results suggest that mothers (a…
Gender, entrepreneurship and motivational factors in an Irish context
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and critically analyse the relationship between gender and entrepreneurial motivations theories in an Irish context. The paper examines potential differences in motivational factors for entering entrepreneurship between men and women, with a particular emphasis on the distinction between push and pull factors, but also with respect to other social factors such as being a parent, marital status or ag…
We're not much use, but good for logistics: An exploratory study of parenting leaves in Ireland
This paper examines family leaves in Ireland, particularly for fathers, in the context of changing parenting roles and the increased involvement of fathers in the care of their child(ren). Drawing upon the results of a survey that captured the views of 637 parents and focus group discussions with parents, it highlights parental experiences of parental, paternity and maternity leave. Policy changes are explored to assess the preferences of fathers…
Navigating unChartered waters: Anchoring Athena SWAN into Irish HEIs
The UK Athena SWAN (AS) Charter was extended to Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in 2015 to provide a catalyst for change towards gender equality and to transform institutional cultures, through AS Gender Action Plans. This paper charts: the journey of Athena SWAN to Ireland; its rate of adoption by Irish HEIs; and its impact on the sector. Drawing upon the perspective and contribution of Trinity College Dublin, as an institutional case…
Gender, Entrepreneurship and Motivational Factors in an Irish Context
The part-time option
Women, Work, and the Family in Europe
Exploring Gender and Citizenship
Moira Gatens and Alison Mackinnon (eds), Gender and Institutions: welfare, work and citizenship, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, £45.00, paper £15.95, xx+214 pp. Virgínia Ferreira, Teresa Tavares and Sílvia Portugal (eds), Shifting Bonds, Shifting Bounds: women, mobility and citizenship in Europe, Oeiras: Celta Editora, 1998, 3390 Portuguese Escudos, xvi+363 pp.In a number of ways, these two volumes have common features: they are edi…
Women, Work and the Family in Europe
Work/life balance: Senior management champions or laggards
Purpose This paper seeks to examine the experience of, and attitudes towards, work/life balance (WLB) by female and male senior managers in a major Irish organisation for which WLB is now a strategic corporate objective. Design/methodology/approach Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected using an electronic questionnaire survey designed to obtain the views of female and male managers on strategies that would contribute to a better g…
Struggling with juggling: Gender and work/life balance in the legal professions
Negotiating Work/Life Balance: The Experience of Fathers and Mothers in Ireland
Working arrangements are still not sufficiently flexible to enable parents to manage their roles as workers and as carers and there remains a dearth of flexible working arrangements and work-life balance policies especially for fathers. This paper examines the degree of work/life balance among fathers, and mothers, employed in 5 major Irish organisations surveyed in 2002. It concentrates on the access to, and takes up of, flexible working time an…
Gender, Entrepreneurship and Motivational Factors in an Irish Context
Gender, entrepreneurship and motivational factors in an Irish context
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and critically analyse the relationship between gender and entrepreneurial motivations theories in an Irish context. The paper examines potential differences in motivational factors for entering entrepreneurship between men and women, with a particular emphasis on the distinction between push and pull factors, but also with respect to other social factors such as being a parent, marital status or ag…
Men have careers, women have babies: Unequal parental care among Irish entrepreneurs
This paper examines how entrepreneurial parents in Ireland negotiate their work and family roles, drawing upon a national survey of women and men entrepreneurs, to ascertain the degree to which entrepreneurship facilitates a more equitable sharing of domestic and caring tasks. Relatively few studies have examined familial and domestic task allocation in the context of entrepreneurship, as opposed to employment. The results suggest that mothers (a…
We're not much use, but good for logistics: An exploratory study of parenting leaves in Ireland
This paper examines family leaves in Ireland, particularly for fathers, in the context of changing parenting roles and the increased involvement of fathers in the care of their child(ren). Drawing upon the results of a survey that captured the views of 637 parents and focus group discussions with parents, it highlights parental experiences of parental, paternity and maternity leave. Policy changes are explored to assess the preferences of fathers…
Promoting gender equality and structural change in academia through gender equality plans: Harmonising EU and national initiatives
Gender equality has been actively promoted in EU academic institutions by the European Commission’s Science with and for Society (SwafS) programme through the implementation of gender equality plans (GEP). GEP formulation and implementation was strongly influenced by involvement in EU projects in Irish as well as Italian higher education institutions. The paper draws upon experience of the EU project SAGE (H2020), in which Irish and Italian unive…
Navigating unChartered waters: Anchoring Athena SWAN into Irish HEIs
The UK Athena SWAN (AS) Charter was extended to Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in 2015 to provide a catalyst for change towards gender equality and to transform institutional cultures, through AS Gender Action Plans. This paper charts: the journey of Athena SWAN to Ireland; its rate of adoption by Irish HEIs; and its impact on the sector. Drawing upon the perspective and contribution of Trinity College Dublin, as an institutional case…
What is the point of ministry among children, youth and families? Examination of aims and activities from different perspectives
This phenomenological exploration of the aims and activities of the ministry among children, young people and families captured data from a range of stakeholders using an online survey. Responses from paid (n = 325) and voluntary team members (n = 312), parents (n = 298), church leaders (n = 216) and young people (n = 33) were considered through a comparative analysis to establish the extent to which their perspectives aligned. Whilst there were …
Sociology (13 works) · Political science (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Economics (7 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (6 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Irish (6 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Law (5 works)