A practice review: Stakeholder mapping and civil society initiatives focusing on gender and whistleblowing

Milán, Taymi, & Kenny, Kate. (2024). A practice review: Stakeholder mapping and civil society initiatives focusing on gender and whistleblowing. Galway: University of Galway, https://doi.org/10.13025/29151

Abstract

The Objectives of Work Package 4 are: · To create an inclusive whistleblowing environment that considers the unique experiences and challenges of individuals across all genders, identity categories and backgrounds. · To educate organizations, institutions, and the public about the importance of an intersectional approach to whistleblowing. · To develop and implement systems for measuring and evaluating whistleblowing culture through a gender and intersectionality framework. BRIGHT’S1 Work Package 4.2’s specific research question was: Which European civil society actors are developing gender-focused whistleblowing initiatives, and what are the characteristics of these initiatives? The method adopted was a mapping of relevant actors with whistleblowing support programs conducted using snowball sampling. The process had two phases: in Phase 1 (May 2024): requests for access to relevant contexts were sent to the International Whistleblowing Research Network and BRIGHT partners. In Phase 2 (June-August 2024): a review of organizational documents and materials was carried out to identify relevant entities. Identified actors were evaluated based on their gender-focused whistleblowing initiatives across four dimensions: extra-organizational, organizational, values, and structure. A Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis was conducted to differentiate the initiatives. Important frameworks and laws were also assessed including but not limited to the EU Whistleblowing Directive (2019/1937) and ISO37002. Meetings with key members of UNODC and WIN provided additional insights.

Funder

European Education and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission

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University of Galway

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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

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