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Biography
Gemma joined the Department of Management in the Business School at the University of Huddersfield in 2021 after completing her bursary awarded PhD at the Open University Business School in 2020. She graduated in Psychology from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2013 and completed a bursary awarded Masters by Research (MRes) at the Open University Business School in 2015. During her postgraduate studies Gemma has been involved with a number of distance learning modules run by the Open University within the area of Human Resource Management and Leadership. Gemma completed her PhD which focused on how identities such as gender and disability materialise within two different types of organisations (sheltered and mainstream).
Gemma currently has graduate membership to the British Psychological Society since 2015 and is a member of the British Academy of Management.
Research Expertise and Interests
- Sheltered employment
- Mainstream employment
- Gender
- Disability
- Diversity and inclusion in organisations
- Intersectionality
- Identity
- Embodiment
- Materiality
- Performativity
- Ethics and power/resistance
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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Neurodiversity at Work: Developing neuro-inclusive organisations and disability confident leaders
Kelly, S. (PI) & Bend, G. (CoPI)
1/09/25 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
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Neurodiversity at Work: How-to Guide
Kelly, S. & Bend, G., 1 Dec 2024, Business in the Community. 12 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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‘There is nothing wrong with me’: The Materialisation of Disability in Sheltered Employment
Bend, G. & Priola, V., 1 Jun 2023, In: Work, Employment and Society. 37, 3, p. 645-664 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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I see you but you don’t see me: the “two-way mirror effect” of gender and disability in employment
Bend, G. & Fielden, S., 10 Sept 2021, In: Gender in Management. 36, 7, p. 821-838 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction
Fielden, S., Moore, M. & Bend, G., 18 Nov 2020, The Palgrave Handbook of Disability at Work. Fielden, S. L., Moore, M. E. & Bend, G. L. (eds.). 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Masculinity, Disability and Work: A New Materialist Perspective
Bend, G., 18 Nov 2020, The Palgrave Handbook of Disability at Work. Fielden, S. L., Moore, M. E. & Bend, G. L. (eds.). 1st ed. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, p. 403-416 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Activities
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A Meta-analysis of workforce diversity and productivity: A test of underlying mechanisms
Bend, G. (Speaker), Herath, D. (Speaker), Brooks, R. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Johnes, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Li, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Ode, E. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Kara, A. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
12 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Workforce Diversity and Organizational Productivity: a test of underlying boundary conditions using meta-regression analysis
Ode, E. (Speaker), Brooks, R. (Speaker), Herath, D. (Speaker), Bend, G. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Johnes, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Li, J. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & Kara, A. (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
28 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Queensland University of Technology
Bend, G. (Visiting Researcher)
28 Aug 2023 → 10 Sept 2023Activity: External Appointments and Visits › Visiting an external academic institution
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The materialisation of gender and disability in the workplace: expanding the social relational model of identity
Bend, G. (Speaker)
11 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Inclusive Leadership: A Relational Materialist Analysis of Experiences of Leadership/Followership Among Disabled Workers
Bend, G. (Speaker)
13 Dec 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation