Dear All,

We are currently exploring and reviewing positive action initiatives to increase the number of female staff in senior grades, i.e. both in Professorial or Senior Administrative grades.  I would welcome information on initiatives/policy implemented in other HEI’s to address this concern.

Below is a list of some positive action initiatives. It would be helpful to know;

1) Which are in operation in your HEI

2) The impact they have had

3) Any other action your HEI has in place not listed

•           Targeted recruitment

•           Succession Planning

•           Leadership development programmes

•           Mentoring

•           Career development workshops

•           Unconscious bias training for recruiters and decision makers

•           Women network group – (senior women’s group)

•           A review of the recruitment/promotion process to identify barriers and areas for further positive action (E.g. consideration taken of impact of PT working and maternity leave)

•           Athena Swan Charter

Thanks

Nneb

Ms Nneb Akpom-Simon

Equality and Diversity Adviser

HR Corporate Policy and Employee Relations Unit

City University

London EC1V OHB

Phone: 020 7040 4069

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