The GEDI Research Group (Gender Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) advances interdisciplinary research, policy engagement, and institutional reform to address structural gender inequalities in higher education, workplaces, and society.

Grounded in social justice and intersectionality, GEDI examines how gender intersects with race, migration status, class, disability, caregiving, and precarity to shape lived experiences and career trajectories. The group moves beyond deficit-based explanations of inequality, focusing instead on systemic barriers embedded in organisational cultures, leadership structures, and employment practices.

GEDI aims to:

• Generate rigorous, intersectional research on gender disparities, precarity, and institutional exclusion

• Inform institutional and sector-wide reform through evidence-based policy recommendations

• Amplify marginalised voices in academia and professional settings

• Support inclusive leadership and ethical organisational cultures

• Strengthen professional development and mentoring pathways for underrepresented groups

• Contribute to global dialogue on gender equity in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 4, 5, and 10)

Through collaborative partnerships across universities, professional bodies, and international networks, GEDI seeks to translate research into meaningful, sustainable change.

Dr Eleni Meletiadou, London Metropolitan University, UK

Dr Konstantinos Pitsakis, London Metropolitan University, UK

Dr Hazel Messenger, London Metropolitan University, UK

Dr Christina Mc Neil, London Metropolitan University, UK

Bettina Coleman-Schoels, London Metropolitan University, UK

Dr Gonzalo Perez Andrade, London Metropolitan University, UK

Dr Hannah King, London Metropolitan University, UK

Irene Papakamenou, University of Staffordshire

Thomais Rousoulioti, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Niki Kouvdou, Hellenic Open University

Doreen Said Pace, Ministry For Education, Malta

Antonios Ventouris, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Dr. Sukhpal Singh Gill, Queen Mary University of London, UK

Yuqi Lin, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia

Sibylle Gruber, Northern Arizona University, USA

Nancy G. Barrón, English, Northern Arizona University, USA

Georgios Dourgkounas, Hellenic Open University, Greece

Saud Saif Albusaidi, University of Bristol, UK

 Sunaina Gowan, Excelsia College, Sydney, Australia

Audrey Faye Falk, Merrimack College,USA

Raisa Teresa Carrasco-Velez, Merrimack College, USA

Michael Shannon, SquashBusters, Havervill, USA

Erika Proulx, SquashBusters, Havervill, USA

Miriam Colum, Inclusive Education Religious Education and Student Life, Marino Institute of Education,  USA

Aimie Brennan, Policy and Practice, Marino Institute of Education, USA

Amber L Johnson, Inclusion Psychologists Ltd and University of Gloucestershire,UK

Shungu Hilda M’gadzah, Inclusion Psychologists Ltd,UK

Shakara Dellis Watson, Inclusion Psychologists Ltd., UK

 Joanne Baltazar Vakil, The Ohio State University, USA

 Zhenjie Weng, The Ohio State University, USA

Ho-Chieh Lin, Teaching & Learning, The Ohio State University, USA

Hanh Pho, Business Faculty, FPT University, Vietnam

Adwaita Maiti, Economics, Prabhat Kumar College, India

 Sebak Kumar Jana, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India

Maria Cristina Zaccarini, Adelphi, USA

Rebekah Dawn Dyer, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, USA

Books/Handbooks of research (Scopus-indexed):

Meletiadou, E. (2023). Handbook of Research on Exploring Gender Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through an Intersectional         Lens.   IGI      Global Publishers. (https://www.igiglobal.com/book/handbook–research–exploring–gender–equity/313592)

Meletiadou, E. (2022b). Handbook of Research on Practices for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education.      IGI Global       Publishers. (https://www.igi–global.com/book/handbookresearch–practices–advancing–diversity/279952)

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Peer-reviewed articles:

Meletiadou, E. (2024 forthcoming). Precarious work in the academy: Applying an intersectional lens on female academics’ experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. European Educational Research Journal.

Meletiadou, E. (2024 forthcoming). Exploring Greek-Cypriot female academics’ experiences of precarity through a postcolonial lens: Challenges, hopes and the reality of neoliberal universities in Europe. Postcolonial Directions in Education.

Meletiadou, E. (2023a). Daughters of a lesser God: The impact of Covid-19 on female early career academics’ experiences of precarity with regard to working and life routines. CIPD webpage – Open Access. https://lnkd.in/dUh7teSM

Meletiadou, E. (2023b). Let’s break the mould, let’s shake the world: Why women cannot advance in professional roles in finance?  CIPD webpage – Open Access. https://lnkd.in/dpHsrGpi

Meletiadou, E. (2022b). Iron fists in velvet gloves: Exploring female leaders’ experiences amidst the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. CIPD Conference Research Articles for Practitioners. https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/iron–fists–velvet–gloves_tcm18–109963.pdf

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Chapters in books:

Meletiadou, E. (2023a). Ostracized Experiences of Precarious Women in the Academy During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Handbook of Research on Handbook of Research on Exploring Gender Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Through an Intersectional Lens. IGI Global Publishers.

Meletiadou, E. (2023b).  Making Women in Finance count – not just counting women: Exploring female accountants’ experiences in SMEs in Greece during the Covid-19 pandemic. Handbook of Research on Handbook of Research on Exploring Gender Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Through an Intersectional Lens. IGI Global Publishers.

Meletiadou, E. (2022a). Leadership for Sustainability in Higher Education amidst the Covid-19 Crisis: Exploring Female Educational Leaders’ Strategies for Transformation. Handbook of Research on Implications of Sustainable Development in Higher Education. IGI Global Publishers. https://www.igi–global.com/chapter/leadership–for–sustainability–in–highereducation–amidst–the–covid–19–crisis/314455  

Meletiadou, E. (2022f). The Lived Experiences of Female Educational Leaders in Higher Education in the UK: Academic Resilience and Gender. In Meletiadou, E. (Ed). Handbook of Research on Practices for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education. IGI Global Publishers.           https://www.igi–global.com/chapter/the–lived–experiences–of–femaleeducational–leaders–in–higher–education–in–the–uk/300591  

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Selected Articles in Conference
Proceedings:

Meletiadou, E. (2024). “Bullets in their heads”: Reflecting on Early Career Academics’ Experiences of Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Violence in the UK. 2^nd VOICES International Conference, Tirana, Albania.

Meletiadou, E. (2023d). Daughters of a lesser God: The impact of Covid-19 on female early career academics’ experiences of
precarity with regard to working and life routines. CIPD Conference 2023. Manchester, UK. (https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/submissions-2023_tcm18-113620.pdf).

Meletiadou, E. (2023e). Let’s break the mould,let’s shake the world: Why women cannot advance in professional roles in finance? CIPD Conference 2023. Manchester, UK. (https://www.cipd.co.uk/Images/submissions-2023_tcm18-113620.pdf)

Meletiadou, E. (2023o). Daughters of a lesser God:The impact of Covid-19 on female earlycareer academics’ experiences of precarity regarding working and life routines.GWO Conference 2023. Cape Town, South Africa.

Meletiadou, E. (2023p). In search of the light at the end of the tunnel: The impact of involuntary bogus self-employment on female Greek-Cypriot educators’ job satisfaction and subjective well-being. GWO Conference 2023. Cape Town, South Africa.