Leader in Integrated ICT Hardware & Systems
Empowering Women @ Tyndall
Established in 2016, EW@T supports our female staff and students to reach their full potential, through building their confidence and increasing their visibility.
At Tyndall, and in our industry as a whole, women are significantly under-represented, particularly at management level, and we are working to change this. Studies show that gender diverse organisations are stronger, perform better and work faster. Working together, and with external groups and networks, we aim to make Tyndall stronger, better and faster.
In October 2017 the Empowering Women @ Tyndall Committee were recognised with a University Staff Recognition Award for their work in this area by receiving The Frank McGrath Perpetual Award For Equality & Welfare.
Here’s how you can get involved:
Newsletter
Sign up to receive our quarterly Empowering Women @ Tyndall newsletter to keep up-to- date with the latest news and events.
Inspiring Leader Talks
Share your inspiring career journey and motivate others to follow in your footsteps. Suggest speakers from your own network of inspiring leaders.
Already, these speakers have come to Tyndall to share their stories and how they have contributed to changing the gender agenda.
2017
Maeve Lankford, Director, Kaleidoscope Coaching & Facilitation
Margie McCarthy, Head of Education & Public Engagement
Caroline O’ Driscoll, Deloitte Ireland
Olive Murphy, RF Silicon Evaluation Engineer, Analog Devices
Dr Valerie Cummins, Co-Founder & Director, IMERC (Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster)
2018
Dr. Fiona Blighe, Scientific Programme Manager, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
Julie Byrne, Head of Nokia Bell Labs Global Programs
Ann O' Dea, CEO, Silicon Republic
2019
Dr. Ana González, R&D Manager at EPIC (European Photonics Industry Consortium)
Lisa Cummins, Business Unit Manager, Biomet Zimmer
2020
Tricia Smyth, EMEA Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Dell
Tricia Smyth - EMEA Diversity & Inclusion Lead, Dell
Helen Fullen - Pre-Acceleration leader at NDRC
2021
Professor Jane Ohlmeyer - MRIA, FTCD, FRHS, Chair, Irish Research Council
Dr Ruth Mackey - Photonics Systems Engineer & Director, mBryonics Ltd
Michael Arkins - HR Lead, Verizon Direct
2022
Prof. Louise Crowley, Senior Lecturer, Law UCC
Professor Leslie Rusch, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Universite Laval
Evelyn Cusack, Head of the Forecasting Division in Met Éireann
Dr Helen Berney, Senior Biomedical Engineer, Analog Devices
Collaborate
We regularly collaborate with like-minded networks and organisations. We have links with groups such as iWish, WiTS, Teen Turn, Aurora, Athena Swan, IEEE, and various businesses throughout Ireland.
Mentor
Guide and encourage the next generation of female leaders by becoming a mentor.
If you’d like to connect with us, email ew (at) tyndall (dot) ie.