Call for Papers for the Stream: Work and Career Experiences of Ethnic Minority Men and Women
at the Equal Opportunities International Conference, 1-3 July 2008
The Conference will provide an international platform for exchange of knowledge across all strands of equality, diversity and inclusion at work
Stream outline:
Papers welcomed to this stream will address work/career experience and opportunity issues faced by male and female members of ethnic minority groups working within predominantly (but not exclusively) western organisations. We are particularly interested in the intersectionality of factors which might affect the nature of those experiences and opportunities, i.e. race, ethnicity, culture, religion and gender, as well as other factors, such as sexuality, age and disability, which traditionally have been addressed without reference to, or inclusion of, ethnicity or religion. Obstacles faced by ethnic minority men and women, such as problems in: identifying, attaining and sustaining a mentor relationship; gaining access to influential networks, and dealing with stereotypical perceptions of themselves, are relevant to this stream. Work-life balance issues within the context of ethnic minority groups' experiences would also be welcome in this stream.
Stream questions:
1. What are the issues around work and career experiences of ethnic minority men, women and groups? Which key factors can inhibit, or alternatively facilitate, ethnic minority groups career experiences and career development/progression?
2. Do ethnic minority women and men face specific and/or different issues in organisations with regard both to each other and to the dominant majority groups?
3. What are the effects of intersectionality (i.e. combinations of factors including race, gender, religion, culture, sexuality, disability and age) on ethnic minority individual and/or groups work and life experiences?
4. Are there any work life balance issues that may be specific to different ethnic groups?
5. Do legislative interventions/frameworks and organisational support have an impact on the experiences of and opportunities for ethnic minority employees?
Submission: Abstracts of between 800-1000 words should be submitted electronically to BOTH Nicolina Kamenou (
N.Kamenou@hw.ac.uk) and Anne Fearfull (
af22@st-andrews.ac.uk).
Key dates: Closing date for Abstracts Friday 11th April 2008
Those submitting will be advised whether or not their abstract has been accepted by Friday 16th May 2008
Final versions of selected papers are to be no more than 5,000 words and are to be sent to the EOI Conference Organisers via on-line submission in time for their on-line publication on Friday 6th June 2008. Please copy the Stream Chairs into that submission
Presentation details: The presenter(s) of each paper will be allocated 20 minutes presentation time with a further 10 minutes allocated to questions and discussion. Data projectors will be available in each conference room.
Registration fees: The cost of the conference for residents is ALL INCLUSIVE of the following: Bed, breakfast, lunch, evening meal, coffees, fruit and teas, attendance at all presentations, workshops and keynote addresses and car parking for the duration of the conference. The Conference Dinner is also included in the conference fee for all participants.
The fee does not include the social programme, which needs to be paid for separately. Nor does it include travel expenses. A breakdown is as follows:
Registration Up to 15 June 2008:
Full fee: £400
Doctoral Students: £300
After 15 June 2008:
Full fee: £600
Doctoral Students: £400
Non-residential places (limited) (including lunch, evening meal but not breakfast) £300
Social programme: £15
Further Conference details:
https://eoi-conference.org/Stream chairs:
Dr. Nicolina Kamenou Dr. Anne Fearfull
Tel. 0131 4513849 Tel: 01334 462875
Email:
N.Kamenou@hw.ac.uk Email:
af22@st-andrews.ac.uk