Dr Emma Bolger

Full text below of my guest blog post that appeared in today's #TheWeekInCareers on one of my favourite topics, the gender balance within the career development sector. #TheWeekInCareers:  Episode 106 Link *** “It has only crossed my mind when you’ve pointed it out. I’ve never really associated it as a sort of woman’s role.” These are the words of a CIAG Modern Apprentice I interviewed a few years ago as part of my PhD. As career professionals we are all familiar with concepts of occupational segregation and gender balance, or lack thereof, across employment roles and sectors. I am concerned about the presence of occupational segregation within our own field. Diversity matters for our profession. As public facing advisers, we need to reflect the demographics of the public. Ok, so on the occupational segregation front, it’s not as marked in CIAG as other sectors (I’m not going to list them here, we know what they are), but we could do better. However, there are other reasons w...

  I will be presenting my work on Researcher Ethics in the CIAG sector this coming Thursday at the Career Development Institute/AGCAS/NICEC/University of Derby National Research Conference 2022

A very well spent day today, (virtually) attending the national Career Development Researcher Conference, organised by the CDI, AGCAS and iCeGs. Excellent speakers, some of whom have inspired and supported my own research over the years. I presented as part of the UK panel, sharing my own insights on ethics in CIAG practitioner-led research. I'll be sharing an extended version of my presentation in a few weeks, when I have a bit more time on my hands!

We will be hosting the Career Guidance and Development  CPD Conference Scotland at UWS next week, and as ever have been focusing on accessibility, inclusion and thoughtful design as we plan and deliver this new format conference. The event builds on and amalgamates the CDI Student Conference Scotland with the UWS/ENU/SDS Research Symposium and in addition offers a broad CPD opportunity for selected practitioners in the sector in Scotland. This conference is designed to highlight the latest developments in the sector and is presented by a range of expert keynote speakers and workshop presenters all of whom are leaders in their field. The keynotes and workshops are focused on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion in the careers sector. The final version of the conference programme is available here  (note that workshop rooms will be advised on the day). Our audience will be students undertaking postgraduate studies in career guidance and development in Sco...