Women in ICT and Digital Technologies: An investigation of the barriers to women entering, staying, and progressing in the sector, and actions to ameliorate this - Executive Summary
Report
Graham, H., Fuertes, V., Egdell, V. & Raeside, R. (2016)
Women in ICT and Digital Technologies: An investigation of the barriers to women entering, staying, and progressing in the sector, and actions to ameliorate this - Executive Summary. Edinburgh: Skills Development Scotland
This report summarises research conducted to explore the under-representation of women in the ICT and Digital Technologies sector in Scotland, and the possible reasons for, an...
Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning: new research with lower skilled employees.
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Egdell, V., Lindsay, C., Richard, A. & Blackledge, G. (2012)
Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning: new research with lower skilled employees. London, UK: UK Commission for Employment and Skills
The Employee Demand study (UKCES, 2009) highlighted the significant barriers to learning that are faced by a number of UK employees. This report sets out the findings of a stu...
The Role of Skills in the Transition from Worklessness into Sustainable Jobs with Progression
Report
Devins, D., Bickerstaffe, T., Nunn, A., Mitchell, B., McQuaid, R. W., Egdell, V., & Lindsay, C. (2011)
The Role of Skills in the Transition from Worklessness into Sustainable Jobs with Progression
This study is shaped by the recognition that while there has been a great deal of policy development around the transition from unemployment and inactivity to employment over ...
Age Management Case Study 2 - Business Services
Report
Fuertes, V., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Age Management Case Study 2 - Business Services. European Commission
Demographic changes will continue to see populations across Europe and the world getting older, making an older
workforce’s contribution to the labour market both valuable and...
The socio-economic political context for addressing youth unemployment in Scotland
Report
Egdell, V., Raeside, R. & Graham, H. (2014)
The socio-economic political context for addressing youth unemployment in Scotland. Brussels: European Commission
This chapter focuses on national level youth employment policy in Scotland. It provides a Capability Approach informed evaluation of current employment policy making in relati...
Understanding the policy assumptions made in youth employment activation from a capability approach.
Presentation / Conference
Egdell, V., Raeside, R., & Graham, H. (2015, July)
Understanding the policy assumptions made in youth employment activation from a capability approach. Paper presented at Inequality in the 21st Century, London School of Economics & Political Science, London
Youth unemployment is a major government concern for countries across Europe. In the UK, in the final quarter of 2013, the unemployment rate for those aged 16-24 years stood a...
Employer Policy and Practice Toward Older Workers in Hong Kong: The Role of Shifting Intergenerational Dynamics
Journal Article
Egdell, V., Fuertes, V., Tjandra, N. C., & Chen, T. (2019)
Employer Policy and Practice Toward Older Workers in Hong Kong: The Role of Shifting Intergenerational Dynamics. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 31(5), 445-466. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2018.1563472
Many governments are seeking to encourage the extension of working lives to counteract potential labor market shortages that might result from population aging. Nevertheless, ...
Age management in the workplace: manager and older worker accounts of policy and practice
Journal Article
Egdell, V., Maclean, G., Raeside, R., & Chen, T. (2020)
Age management in the workplace: manager and older worker accounts of policy and practice. Ageing and society, 40(4), 784-804. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X18001307
The impact of an ageing workforce on the workplace is a concern internationally. Governments are increasingly encouraging the continued labour market participation of older wo...