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Sara Clavero

Research Fellow

Profile

Sara is a Research Fellow at the EDI Directorate at TU Dublin and Deputy Director of the AIB Research Centre on Inclusive and Equitable Cultures (RINCE). She a doctor in Political Science from Queens University Belfast (2012), specialising in gender equality in EU politics and policy, with a particular interest in the R&I systems of the European Research Area.

Sara has over 22 years of professional experience as a researcher within the disciplines of Philosophy, Sociology, Politics and Law and a strong commitment to interdisciplinarity in research. Having previously worked as a researcher in gender politics and policy in the EU, since 2016 she has been involved in EU Coordination and Support Action projects (CSA) focused on advancing equity and inclusiveness in academic and research institutions in Europe with a particular focus on “widening” countries.

Sara is also a trainer on EDI in Research and Innovation (R&I) and hold an AURORA certificate from Advance HE on women’s leadership in HE and Research organisations.

Research interests

Feminist political theory; gender policy and politics in the EU; equality and inclusion in R&I.

Select publications (2018-2022)

‘Gender equality in Higher Education and Research’ Journal of Gender Studies, 31 (1): 1-7. 2022 (with R. Rosa)

‘Delivering gender justice in academia through gender equality plans? Normative and practical challenges’ Gender, Work, and Organisation, 28 (3): 1115-1132. 2021 (with Y. Galligan).

‘The challenge of neoliberalism and precarity for gender sensitivity in academia’ in E. Drew and Canavan, S. (eds) The Gender-Sensitive University, London: Routledge. 2021 (with R.Rosa)

‘Analysing gender and institutional change in academia: evaluating the utility of feminist institutionalist approaches’, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 42(6): 650-666, 2020 (with Y.Galligan)

‘How epistemic justice can inform gender equality in a technological university’ Irish Journal of Academic Practice, 8 (1). 2019 (with Y. Galligan)

Select conferences and invited talks (2018-2022)

‘The COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland and the gendered division of care work: the impact of public policy on unpaid work and female employment’, European Conference in Politics and Gender, Ljubljana 6-8 July 2022 (with A. Bobek)

‘Stepping up efforts towards institutional change in academia and research organisations: The future of Gender Equality Plans’, University of Turin, 11 March 2022.

‘Integrating gender dimension in STEM research’, Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Barcelona, September 2019.

‘Gender Equality Plans in European Higher Education institutions –a comparative assessment’, Europa Universitat Viadrina, Frankfurt-Oder, 17 January 2019

‘Gender, academic excellence and career advancement in the context university reform: Problems and prospects for institutional change towards gender equality’ 10th European Feminist Research Conference, Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen, 12-15 Sept 2018

‘The impact of EU’s New Economic Governance on long-term care for the elderly– Dismantling or restoring social justice?’ UACES 48th Annual Conference, University of Bath, 2-5 September 2018 (with D. Schiek)