School of Social Sciences recognised for commitment to gender equality
13 Jul 2022
School of Social Sciences has been the first school in the Faculty of Humanities to be re-accredited with an Athena Swan Bronze Award
We are delighted to announce that the School of Social Sciences has been the first school in the Faculty of Humanities to be re-accredited with an Athena Swan Bronze Award for the period of 2022-2027.
The School has made it a priority to consolidate and extend a culture of gender equality across all areas. The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Social Responsibility agendas are now embedded in the School’s governance structures and significant resources have been invested to support their work in these areas.
Brian Heaphy, Head of School, said, “I am delighted that the School of Social Sciences has been awarded an extension of the Bronze Athena Swan. The current EDI team, led by Dimitris Papadimitriou, have done an excellent job in following up the commitments made by the previous schools, merging their plans, evaluating their achievements and working on a course of action that will form the basis of an application for a Silver award. The extension is recognition of the fact that our School takes EDI very seriously, and we need to continue to make progress in this area.”
What is Athena Swan?
The Athena Swan Charter is a framework which is used across the globe to support and transform gender equality within higher education and research. Established in 2005 to encourage and recognise commitment to advancing the careers of women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) employment, the Charter is now being used across the globe to address gender equality more broadly, and not just barriers to progression that affect women.