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Dr Emily Yarrow

Deputy Head of Leadership, Work and Organisation Subject Group

Background

Dr Emily Yarrow is a Senior Lecturer in Management and Organisations at Newcastle University and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Chartered Member of the CIPD (MCIPD). Emily is Deputy Head of the Leadership, Work and Organisation Subject Group, an elected member of Newcastle University Senate, and Vice Chair for EDIR at the British Academy of Management.


Her research contributes to understandings of gendered organisational dynamics, women's experiences at work, inequality regimes, AI and bias, and governance in higher education.


Emily earned her doctorate at the Centre for Equality and Diversity (CRED) at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.


She has contributed to leading journals including: Gender, Work and Organization; Work, Employment and Society; Public Management Review; The British Educational Research Journal, and Academy of Management Learning and Education. Emily is an Editorial Review Board Member of: Gender, Work and Organization; Work, Employment and Society; and Group & Organization Management. 


Bringing both academic and blue-chip commercial experience, Emily has worked for organisations such as Procter and Gamble as a Buyer, and Scottish Widows (Lloyds Banking Group), as well as having been involved in research projects for the Scottish Government, and Diageo. 


Emily is available for media comment on any of her research interests, including in print, radio, or television; she is aware of the need to respond to journalists in a timely manner. Areas of her expertise include:


  • Gender equality issues and the gender pay gap
  • Bias and AI
  • Organisational inequalities and social justice
  • Employment and evaluation issues in Higher Education


Emily is interested in working collaboratively on projects that fit her areas of expertise. She is happy to hear from prospective PhD students, particularly those with an interest in equality, diversity, and inclusion, strategic HRM, and higher education.


Research

Core areas of research:


  • Gendered organisational behaviour
  • Women’s lived experiences of organisational life
  • Bias and AI
  • Developing [equitable and sustainable] work futures
  • Critical organisational theory
  • Governance in higher education


Emily is committed to social justice in education and promoting equality of opportunity across diverse organisational contexts. Her research interests centre on management and organisational theory, with a particular focus on women’s career development, vertical gender segregation, and gendered power dynamics. She also explores how algorithms perpetuate inequality and is keen to develop global collaborations in this area.





Teaching

Emily has a wide range of teaching experience at all levels including MBA, with a focus on Human Resource Management, Global Human Resource Management, and Research Methods. Having taught for over ten years at a range of Universities, including Queen Mary University of London; The University of Edinburgh, and Portsmouth Business School, Emily has a passion for inclusive teaching, student engagement, and fostering independent learning.  


Previously, Emily was Degree Programme Director for Global Human Resource Management MSc (2022-2025) 


Emily teaches at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels in the Business School, and is module leader for:


NBS8386: Human Resource Development in a Global Economy (Postgraduate)

BUS2018: Research Methods (Undergraduate)


Emily also teaches on BUS2040 Human Resource Management and the Future of Work (Undergraduate)



Publications