Brian M. Lucey

Tag: diversity

  • Gender discrimination, Dublin City University style

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    There was, quite properly, a massive outcry about the very intrusive health questionnaire from NUIG. However, what has crept under the table without any debate as far as I can see is a series of adverts “for women only”. Dublin City University has a set of 4 posts advertised. The employer is DCU, an Irish…

  • Bureaucracy, LEAD-ing to Mistrust, in the University sector

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    Bureaucracy is like Kudzu – it s invasive, persistent, useful in small doses but when unchecked it is destructive and self-perpetuating even when it engulfs that which was supporting it.  Take the LEAD programme designed for Irish universities. LEAD stands for Living Equality and Diversity, and it’s an online programme designed for all staff in Irish…