Personal profile
Research Interests
Equality in the labour market, Organisational behaviour; Emotional labour; Domestic, sexual and gender based violence; Migration, social justice and work, Employment, unemployment, precarity and social policy.
Teaching Interests
Evidence-based HRM; Research methods; Equality, diversity and inclusion at work; Organisational behaviour; Precarity; Decent and sustainable work
Biography
Dr Majka Ryan is an Assistant Professor of Work and Employment and Director of the Professional Diploma in Sustainable work at the Department of Work and Employment Studies, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick.
Majka is a former Irish Research Council funded research scholar. Her Ph.D. research examined the central role of discretion in the decision‑making practices of street‑level bureaucrats, uncovering how the ambiguities of policy, the organisational tensions and divergent practices shape the provision of welfare services.
Majka’s research is interdisciplinary and action-oriented, consistently focusing on the intersections of work and social justice, particularly in the areas of intersectional equality. At its core, her research investigates how overlapping structures of inequality, such as gender, race, ethnicity, class, and immigration status, shape individuals’ lived experiences, opportunities, and outcomes and how institutions, policies, and organisational practices may reinforce or mitigate these inequalities.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Discretion in the decision-making practices of public servants: A case study of the habitual residence condition in Ireland.
Award Date: 31 Aug 2018
External positions
Trustee, Board of Directors, Safe Ireland Social Change Agency
2025 → …
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 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Critical Explorations of Media and Inequality
Ryan, M., Power, M. & Devereux, E., 2026, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Culinary Skills, PlayStations or Income Inequality? Mediating Food Poverty in Limerick
Ryan, M., Power, M. & Devereux, E., 2026, Critical Explorations of Media and Inequality. Ryan, M., Power, M. J. & Devereux, E. (eds.). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Labouring in the Shadows: Exploring Migrant Workers’ Risks in Ireland’s Platform‑Based Home Care and Domestic Work Sector
Ryan, M. & Murphy, C., 2026, (Submitted) 17th European Sociological Association.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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The emergence of digital platforms in the care and domestic sector in Ireland
Ryan, M., Murphy, C. & Gibbons, T., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Platformizing Domestic Work. Work Organization and Worker Protection Across Europe. Springer International PublishingResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Through the Looking Glass: Exploring Media and Inequality
Ryan, M., Power, M. & Devereux, E., 2026, Critical Explorations of Media and Inequality. Ryan, M., Power, M. J. & Devereux, E. (eds.). Maryland: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Why micro-retirement has become a new workplace trend for Gen Z & millennials
Ryan, M., Toohey, M., Harnett, C., Murphy, C., Kieran, S., Yaranon, P. & MacCurtain, S. A.
21/01/25
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