stories from women in Irish universities

This account will anonymously share your story about the crap we regularly put up with working in Irish universities. DM me and I’ll tweet it.

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

This twitter account is inspired by the bravery of @aoibhinn_ni_s who has publicly told of her horrific ordeal and the inadequate response of her employer @UCD
Perpetrators are enabled by the everyday sexism and harassment many female academics know all to well 1/2

[Ailbhe Smyth @ailbhes]

Women 43% more likely than men to have increased work hours during #pandemic according to new #BurnoutBritain report. No reason to think any different in 🇨🇮 @NWCI ⁦@SIPTU⁩ ⁦@irishcongress⁩ https://t.co/JaW5ZJEGCU

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

“yet he tried to convince me to give up research and he and the HR manager suppressed my complaint. Rank Hypocrisy.” 7/7

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

“Was advised by a (female) senior manager to leave the organisation as I was a 'marked ' woman for complaining about a known harasser. Applied 3 times for a management post, each time a younger, less qualified, male candidate was appointed. Was advised to leave”. 5/7

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

“I found out much later he was harassing other colleagues-male and female, in his new role. I was advised by a senior manager to 'give up that 'oul research, sure haven't you children to raise, you've done enough in your career'. 4/7

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

“He was promoted to senior management where it got worse. By 2015 I was suicidal. Several colleagues had realised I was an easy target and they could gang up and take what they wanted-funding, projects, students, credit for work done, my name off work I had completed” 3/7

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

“Harassed colleagues and postgrad students who worked with me. Targeted my research, work relationships and my sanity. HR forced me to go to mediation -which was terrifying, although it went my way, then they did not follow through with the mediation agreement” 2/7

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

“My story ran for nearly 10 years. Briefly-was harassed by H of dept who reacted badly to my refusal. Stalking, texts, snooping into my personal life. I became pregnant after a promotion and he threatened me with demotion, refusal to sign off on paperwork etc” 1/7

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

I started crying, he didn’t stop shouting at me. When he was ‘finished’ I went back into the conference but was too upset so had to leave and pretended I was sick. These every-day incidences can be soul destroying 3/3

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

Amongst other things he told me how ‘lucky I was’ he allowed me to work alongside him and not as his assistant. We are both employed as lecturers. I have a PhD he doesn’t. I got my job in open competition, his is a CID. I have books and extensive publications - he doesn’t 2/3

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

Once on an overseas conference, a colleague asked to speak to me privately in the conference lobby. He then proceeded to give me a public dressing down for not putting his name on a paper he had absolutely nothing to do with. It hadn’t even occurred to me to include his name 1/3

[vicky conway @drvconway]

“I’m often passed over for questions in committees or told what questions I should ask. I don’t even notice it any more,”...
“I don’t think I’ll ever tell my story about what happened to me, because then you become a victim. It gets used against you and you’re seen as weak.”

[Ailbhe Smyth @ailbhes]

Victims should not have to hunt out workplace harassers
via @IrishTimes
https://t.co/bc24gAnuwH

[Prof Marie Keenan @MarieMkeenan]

During Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin’s harassment, I was alerting UCD to problems on campus https://t.co/jUMWiZ8VOM

[Womenscouncilireland @NWCI]

Dublin Rape Crisis Centre chief executive @Noeline_B has said she will work to rid university life of the “malfunction” of tolerance for sexual abuse and harassment following her appointment to the governing authority of UCD. #ItStopsNow @DublinRCC https://t.co/nfy7W55isA

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

@UnaMullally continuing to highlight chronic problems within the university sector. #wakingupIrishAcademia

[Ailbhe Smyth @ailbhes]

UCD professor quit university group over lack of action on sexual harassment
via @IrishTimes
https://t.co/rtHBkb7bHO

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

DM me your stories - big or small. And I’ll anonymously post them #WakingIrishAcademia
@EverydaySexism

[Pat O'Connor @ProfPatOConnor]

Four of the universities have/will appoint Presidents in the next year or two( Maynooth: UCC; UL; DCU). The HEA are asking them to include evidence for delivering gender equality as a key criterion for these appointments. This could help change the culture. @SimonHarrisTD

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

#FET sector also needs radical reform
#WakingIrishAcademia

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

#wakingupIrishAcademia

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

Amongst other things he told me how ‘lucky I was’ he allowed me to work alongside him and not as his assistant. We are both employed as lecturers. I have a PhD he doesn’t. I got my job in open competition, his is a CID. I have books and extensive publications - he doesn’t 2/3

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

#wakingupIrishAcademia

[stories from women in Irish universities @from_irish]

Once on an overseas conference, a colleague asked to speak to me privately in the conference lobby. He then proceeded to give me a public dressing down for not putting his name on a paper he had absolutely nothing to do with. It hadn’t even occurred to me to include his name 1/3