Personal profile
Overview
Isabel Távora is a senior lecturer in human resource management. Her research explores how labour market actors and institutions can support decent work and equality in employment. Recent research has focused on the impact of the pandemic on collective bargaining and on women. Current research includes a project exploring the role of staff networks in amplifying the voice of women and ethnic minority employees in the workplace, a project investigating EDI policy and practice in higher education and a project exploring the digitalisation of work during the pandemic. Isabel has collaborated in research with external organisations such as the International Labour Office and the European Trade Union Institute and is a member of the Work and Equalities Institute. She is committed to engaged research, which aims to develop the knowledge needed for socially responsible, fair and egalitarian employment practices and human resource management.
Prior to her current appointment at Manchester, Isabel worked three years in Bristol Business School, University of the West of England. She teaches different courses in the fields of HRM, employment relations and equality. Isabel chaired AMBS’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee from August 2018 till August 2021 and successfully led the school’s Athena Swan Bronze application in November 2018.
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Work and Equalities Institute
- Global inequalities
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 1 No Poverty -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Bargaining on the front line: What role did collective bargaining play in protecting/advancing the interests of front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Rubery, J., Tavora, I., Winton, A., Herman, E. & Castillo Larrain, A., 13 Aug 2025, In: International Labour Review. 164, 3, p. 1-18Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digitalisation and the Remaking of the Ideal Worker
Howcroft, D., Banister, E., Jarvis-King, L., Rubery, J. & Tavora, I., 11 Dec 2024, In: Work, Employment & Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Women workers on the frontline and the Coronavirus pandemic
Rubery, J., Tavora, I., Herman, E., Winton, A. & Castillo Larrain, A., 7 Jun 2024, Making and Breaking Gender Inequalities in Work. Rönnmar, M. & Hayter, S. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar and ILO, p. 54-74 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Makeshift Careers of Women in Malawi: Neither Traditional Nor Flexible
Chikapa, T., Rubery, J. & Tavora, I., 20 Sept 2023, In: Work, Employment & Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Covid‑19 crisis and gender equality: risks and opportunities
Tavora, I. & Rubery, J., 2021, Social policy in the European Union: state of play 2020: Facing the pandemic. Vanhercke, B., Spasova, S. & Fronteddu, B. (eds.). Brussels: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and European Social Observatory (OSE), p. 71-96 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open Access
Impacts
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Influencing International and National Employment Policies to Promote Inclusive Labour Markets
Grimshaw, D. (Participant), Rubery, J. (Participant), Koukiadaki, A. (Participant), Tavora, I. (Participant), Martinez Lucio, M. (Participant), Johnson, M. (Participant) & Keizer, A. (Participant)
Impact: Political impacts, Societal impacts