1. Introduction: Examining the intersection of gender and creativity
2. Childhood and Adolescence: Experiences that foster creativity in girls
3. Further Education and Early Career: Encouragement as vital to building creative confidence
4. Creative Work: Exploring resilience, work ethic, and motherhood
5. Creative Identities: Integrating creativity into sense of self and life satisfaction
6. Conclusions: Insights derived from creative women in Ireland
Biography
Dr Aileen O’Driscoll is Assistant Professor in Media and Communications at the School of Communications, Dublin City University. Her current research interests include the Creative and Cultural Industries; Women’s Studies and feminist theory; and the involvement, role and representation of women in the media industries.
"The notion of creativity in the arts and creative industries remains poorly analyzed and fraught with unproven assumptions about gender and artistic temperament. O'Driscoll's analysis of the concept of creativity is matched with her valuable interviews with women in diverse areas of artistic practice, persuasively countering the presumption that women possess inferior creative capacities." Carolyn Korsmeyer, author of Gender and Aesthetics: An Introduction
"...engaging, accessible and academically rigorous..." Ariana Malthaner, The Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society
