Last month Exeter University was successful in its
application for Bronze University Status in accreditation with the Athena SWAN
Charter. The charter is concerned with
the underrepresentation of women in STEM subjects: science, technology,
engineering and mathematics and works to help eliminate the imbalance.
The achievement of the Bronze status recognises that ,
“the university
overall has a solid foundation for eliminating gender bias and developing an
inclusive culture that values all staff. This includes: (i) an assessment of
where the university is in quantitative (staff and student data) and
qualitative (policies, practices, systems and arrangements) terms, which has
identified both challenges and opportunities; (ii) a plan that builds on the
assessment, the activities that are already in place and what has been learnt
from these; and (iii) an organisation (the self assessment team) to carry
proposed actions forward.”
The application for Bronze status was made by a team of academic and
professional staff from the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical
Sciences and the College of Life and Environmental Sciences. In order to work towards attaining the next
level of Silver status, the Athena SWAN working group has been set up, with
STEM departments and Equality and Diversity Groups working together. The group has just been expanded to include
the Students’ Guild Gender Equality Representative so if you have any concerns
or questions with regards to this issue, please contact me at:
gender-equality@hotmail.co.uk.
For more information in the Athena SWAN Charter, please refer
to their website: www.athenaswan.org.uk
For more information on Exeter University’s Athena SWAN
status, please refer here: http://emps.exeter.ac.uk/about/athena-swan/
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