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Athena SWAN Getting Started and the Departmental Application Process

Athena SWAN Getting Started and the Departmental Application Process. What is Athena SWAN ?. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA. Why Athena SWAN?. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA. What Athena SWAN isn’t?.

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Athena SWAN Getting Started and the Departmental Application Process

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  1. Athena SWAN Getting Started and the Departmental Application Process

  2. What is Athena SWAN? This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

  3. Why Athena SWAN? This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

  4. What Athena SWAN isn’t?

  5. “Bronze department awards recognise that in addition to institution-wide policies, the department is working to promote gender equality and to identify and address challenges particular to the department and discipline.” “In addition to the future planning required for Bronze department recognition, Silver department awards recognise that the department has taken action in response to previously identified challenges and can demonstrate the impact of these actions.” “A Gold department award recognises significant and sustained progression and achievement by the department in promoting gender equality and to address challenges particular to the discipline. A well-established record of activity and achievement in working towards gender equality should be complemented by data demonstrating continued impact. Gold departments should be beacons of achievement in gender equality and should champion and promote good practice to the wider community.”

  6. The SWAN Process

  7. The Self Assessment Team (SAT) SAT Plan Role of the SAT Beyond SAT • Responsible for SWAN process • Collation and analysis of data • Progress the application and undertake consultation • Establish action plan and measure any current impact • Timeline with milestones • Who does what • Staff consultation – how and when • Agendas and minutes • Termly meetings – increase • Main SAT with a sub group approach • School E&D Committee or sub group? • Monitor and implement – don’t achieve and forget • Communicate achievements and successes

  8. SAT: Who? The team should comprise a mixture of grades and roles representing different stages of the career ladder (particularly at the early and mid-career stages). The SAT should be inclusive but maintain a manageable group size. The self-assessment team should be representative of the staff in the department, and should usually include student representation. Professional services and Technical staff representation is key for new SWAN process. The SAT should have good gender balance. BME representation is also very important.

  9. Application Form • Letter of endorsement from Head of Department • Description of the Department • The Self-Assessment Process • A Picture of the Department • 4.1 Student Data • 4.2 Academic and Research Data • Supporting and Advancing Women’s Careers • 5.1 Key Career Transition Points: Academic Staff • 5.2 (SILVER) Key Career Transition Points: Professional Services Staff • 5.3 Career Development: Academic Staff • 5.4 (SILVER) Career Development: Professional Services Staff • 5.5 Flexible Working and Managing Career Breaks • 5.6 Organisation and Culture • 6. (SILVER) Case Studies • 7. Further Information • 8. Action Plan

  10. The Assessment Panel

  11. The success rate includes all awards that were conferred, whether they were at the level applied or at a lower level (for example, applied at Silver but were conferred a Bronze award). 

  12. For the November 2017 round, there were 114 submissions for Bronze awards, with 66 being successful at that level (57.9% success rate)

  13. For the November 2017 round, there were 47 submissions for Silver awards, with 20 being successful at that level and 17 being successful at a lower level and receiving a Bronze award (78.7% success rate).  The unsuccessful number includes submissions where the institution, department or research institute met the Bronze criteria, but were offered a year’s grace of their current Silver award.)

  14. Final Advice

  15. Resources and Useful Information ECU Website: https://www.ecu.ac.uk/ Athena SWAN Charter awards handbook, May 2015 Athena SWAN Good Practice Initiatives Web page:https://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charters/athena-swan/athena-swan-good-practice-in-heis/ Join University of Bristol Athena SWAN Network on Yammer

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