Event Details

Precariat women’s experiences to undertake an entrepreneurial training program

Networking Break: 12-12:30pm: Networking, tea, coffee and biscuits.

Session 2, 12:30-1:30pm: Exploring international partnerships through the Women and Inclusive Entrepreneurship Research Alliance (WEIRA)

In this session, Dhara will introduce us to WIERA and its ambitions to include The Academy and LUMS in its international network and partnerships. WEIRA is a unit within Deakin Business School in partnership with Symbiosis International University in India. They recently welcomed Neoma Business School into the alliance. WIERA is committed to providing a platform for scholars and researchers to conduct purposeful, solution-oriented, impactful research and training that addresses current and emerging challenges in these areas. Their focus encompasses women entrepreneurs and others who face multifaceted challenges, including economic, sociocultural, cognitive, physical, and emotional obstacles. This research group is an interdisciplinary and international unit committed to collaborating on research papers, projects, training programs and grants. Dhara will share how they organise events throughout the year to bring together all partner members. This initiative aims to create a community of practice, uniting academics to pursue funding opportunities, grants, collaborative projects, joint research, and training programs.

Dhara is Associate Professor in Human Resource Management, Director of the Women and Inclusive Entrepreneurship Research Alliance and the Director for Partnerships and Engagement (Public Sector) at Deakin Business School, Melbourne, Australia. Dhara is an interdisciplinary, innovative academic and an expert in gender equality, women and underdog entrepreneurship, career growth, expatriation, inclusive leadership, and building partnerships with government and industry. She has successfully delivered and implemented nine complex, interdisciplinary, domestic, and international projects (approximately A$ 2 million). She serves as a committee board member of the Australia India Business Council Victoria Chapter and the Australia Country Representative for the European Academy of Management, EURAM. She has published in many high-ranked journals, including the International Journal of HRM, Journal of Business Research, Journal of International Management, and Journal of World Business, among others.