{"id":3765,"date":"2016-01-26T11:10:39","date_gmt":"2016-01-26T11:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/icamblog\/?p=3765"},"modified":"2016-01-26T11:10:39","modified_gmt":"2016-01-26T11:10:39","slug":"athena-swan-is-open-for-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/icamblog\/athena-swan-is-open-for-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Athena SWAN is open for discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Posted by Suzanne Madgwick<\/p>\n

Following on from the success of our Athena SWAN Bronze Award we began an open discussion on social media by posting an article<\/a> about its principles and practice<\/a>, the good and the bad!\u00a0It\u2019s been pretty clear that not everyone is entirely happy, some with the charter in principle and others with actions in ICaMB related to the charter. The issue is polarised both nationally and within the department. We certainly don\u2019t want to shy away from this and so we asked you for your anonymous views.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The one consistent thread that emerged again from this feedback is that we all agree on the importance of gender equality in the workplace, this has never been in doubt. HOWEVER opinions on other aspects vary wildly, you\u2019ll see from the following matrix that we don\u2019t even all hold the same views on the AS team.<\/p>\n

This has been a very productive exercise with which we can develop our future direction. Thank you for taking the time to post your comments. We\u2019ve put together a team summary statement<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0and a full comments matrix<\/a><\/strong> to highlight our future approach and the types of conversations we are having.\u00a0We have also organised the comments into a few main topics which are available by clicking on the pages below for a quick view.<\/p>\n

We hope we can continue to openly discuss. So have a look at our statement for a more general view, the summaries focusing on the topics that interest you most and please do let us know what you think.<\/p>\n

\"Positive<\/a><\/span><\/em>Positive Discrimination<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong>A Box ticking exercise<\/span>\"Box<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Butterfly<\/a><\/span><\/em>The Butterfly Program<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/em>Bullying\"AS4\"<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\"AS5\"<\/a>Having children harms your career<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/em>A historical problem?<\/span>\"Historical <\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Don’t forget to\u00a0take the time to look through the full matrix. This is a working document that will continue to improve through open discussions and with your valuable feedback and help, so please leave your comments!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks again<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The AS team.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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