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On November 5, the Workshop “Gender and Intersectionality in Whistleblowing” was held, co-led by the University of Galway and Transparency International.

The session explored key challenges and opportunities in integrating gender and intersectional perspectives into whistleblowing protection systems, focusing on strengthening organizational culture, support services, and data collection practices related to public integrity and accountability.

Sheehy Skeffington Annual Lecture 2025

Workshop: Gender and Intersectionality in Whistleblowing

Recognition for Excellence at the Irish Academy of Management Conference 2025

Recognition for Excellence at the Irish Academy of Management Conference 2025

The paper “Incentivising Ethics: Should Internal Whistleblowing Be Rewarded? A Cross-Country Study” by Dr. Bashir Alao was honoured with the Best Paper Award in the Leadership & Organisational Behaviour track at the Irish Academy of Management Conference, hosted this year at Maynooth University.

Whistleblowing and Trust: New Study

Signalling Trustworthiness of Internal Whistleblowing Channels in Organizations: Temporality matters! by Wim Vandekerckhove, Marianna Fotaki, Kate Kenny and D. Derya Özdemir Kaya has just been published in Organization Studies.

New Publication: Whistleblowing as Disclosure Injustice

New Publication: Whistleblowing as Disclosure Injustice

We are pleased to announce the recent publication of the article "Whistleblowing as Disclosure Injustice: Testimonial and Structural Barriers to Being Heard" in Gender, Work and Organization Journal by Prof Kate Kenny and Dr Maria Batishcheva from the University of Galway.

Feminist Philosophy Meeting 2025: Celebrating 50 Years of the Sex Discrimination Act

Professor Kate Kenny to Participate in Feminist Philosophy Meeting 2025

To celebrate feminist philosophy and the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975, we are excited to announce that Professor Kate Kenny will participate in the Feminist Philosophy Meeting 2025, hosted at the University of Bath on Monday, June 9th.

Professor Kate Kenny’s Participation at the European Whistleblowing Conference

On 4 April, the European Whistleblowing Conference: Collaborative Pathways to Integrity was held in Brussels, bringing together a community of professionals dedicated to advancing whistleblowing practices across Europe. This event was a collaborative effort between key organizations, including the European Whistleblowing Institute (EWI), Whistleblowing International Network (WIN), Network of European Integrity and Whistleblowing Authorities (NEIWA), Transparency International, Transparency International Greece, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, EDHEC Business School, and the University of Galway.

Management Discipline Research Seminar

On Wednesday, 19th March 2025, the Management Discipline Research Seminar took place, featuring Prof. Susan Stewart (Western Illinois University) and Bashir Alao (University of Galway) as speakers, who addressed critical topics related to human resource management and the prevention of workplace harassment.