Dissemination Conference
Tuesday 5th December 2006
Museum of Science & Industry, Liverpool Road, Manchester
The WEWIN Research team have spent the last 12 months attempting to evaluate working practices and occupational culture in engineering organisations across the North West by comparing and contrasting the experiences of men and women in the industry. The team explored the explanations for the persistence of occupational segregation and also recognised that there are a multitude of ways in which these barriers can be overcome in the workplace.
Programme:
The programme will be a day long event, and will begin at 10:00am. Lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout the day. and all delegates will be free to tour the Museum's facilities at the end of the event.
| Time | Event | Location | Speaker (if applicable) |
| 10:30am | Introduction/ Welcome | Cardwell Auditorium | Dr Haifa Takruri-Rizk (University of Salford) |
| 10:45am | Keynote Speaker - "Women, get SET" | Cardwell Auditorium | Marie-Noëlle Barton MBE |
| 11:25am | Project Findings | Cardwell Auditorium | Dr, Haifa Takruri-Rizk. Dr Lisa Worrall, Natalie Sappleton, Sunrita Dhar-Bhattacharjee (University of Salford) |
| 12:30pm | Lunch | Restaurant | N/A |
| 1:30pm | Keynote Speaker - "Reflections on Women, Civil Engineering and the UK Construction Industry" [Click here for an abstract of this speech.] | Cardwell Auditorium | Professor Barbara Bagilhole (Loughborough University) |
| 2:00pm | Workshop 1: Gender Pay Gap | The Goldstone Room | Opportunity Now |
| Workshop 2: Perceptions (Management vs. Employees) | Meeting Room 2 | Analysys Mason Group | |
| Workshop 3: Work-life Balance | Meeting Room 3 | UK Resource Centre for Women in SET | |
| 3:15pm | Plenary Session - discussion on the findings of the workshops | Cardwell Auditorium | Dr Haifa Takruri-Rizk |
The delegates will also be free to tour the facilities at the Museum of Science & Industry. |
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