Category: Gender
This Girl Can: Sport England campaign ‘changing behaviour’
Sport England says its This Girl Can campaign is “changing behaviour” a year on from its launch.
Independent research says 2.8 million women aged 14 to 40 who recognise the campaign say they have done some or more activity as a result. More
Call for more females in the curriculum
Women should be more visible across the curriculum, say campaigners who successfully fought plans to leave feminism out of A-level politics.
England’s Schools Minister Nick Gibb announced a change of heart after an outcry over the lack of female thinkers in the draft politics syllabus.
“We’ve seen the strength of feeling,” said Mr Gibb.
Science campaigner Jacquelyn Guderley said: “This should act as a springboard for more female role models.”
Ms Guderley, co-founder of the Stemettes group, which encourages girls into science, maths and engineering careers, said there should be more female representation “across the board, particularly in science, technology, engineering and maths”.
“You can’t be what you can’t see, which is why including varied female role models across all subjects is of crucial importance.” More
EDI Strategy Launch 27th January 2016
The University EDI Strategy Launch takes place on 27th January 2016, 12 noon to 5.30pm in Queen Anne Room 180 followed by drinks reception and international buffet. This will be an event marking the launch of the first University of Greenwich the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy
Your opportunity to ‘Showcase’ and reflect upon best practice of student and staff initiatives and activities across the characteristics of age, gender, race, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief (non-belief) and as carers of relative or friends.
The message will be to understand how current university practices and processes is linked to equality, diversity and inclusion work and that together we can achieve best practice and deliver better services to all students and staff at the university.
There will be internal and external key speakers (TBC) on the day with stalls and stands in the shared area.
The opening address will be delivered by Professor David Maguire. The event will be chaired by Chief Operating Officer, Anne Poulson. More information will be available nearer the date.
Register you attendance here.
Gender breakdown at course level
Figures on the gender make-up of the student body for 2013-14 were broken down to discipline level, and to level of study, in Patterns and Trends in UK Higher Education 2015, a report released by Universities UK. The figures originally come from the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s student record.
The majority of subjects are skewed significantly to either men or women, with 10 of the 19 disciplines at least 60 per cent female, and five at least 60 per cent male. The figures cover students of all nationalities studying at UK universities. More
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is showcasing a series of events in the coming year in collaboration with SUUG. All students and staff are welcome.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is showcasing a series of events in the coming year in collaboration with SUUG. All students and staff are welcome.
Showcase 1
Let’s debate! To kick-start the event of the year, in collaboration with Student Union, we would like you to join us on:
Thursday 17th December 5.00 – 6.30 pm
King William 315. Greenwich Campus
Share your experiences positive or negative on the topic of ‘Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’ as part of our ‘Open Debate’ with a panel of student and staff members. Unable to come along? Send us your comments. Refreshments will be available.
Register your attendance: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/showcase-1-lets-debate-tickets-19780398705
Showcase 2
EDI Strategy Launch 27th January 2016, 12 noon to 5.30pm in Queen Anne Room 180 followed by drinks reception and international buffet. This will be an event marking the launch of the first University of Greenwich the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy
Your opportunity to ‘Showcase’ and reflect upon best practice of student and staff initiatives and activities across the characteristics of age, gender, race, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief (non-belief) and as carers of relative or friends.
The message will be to understand how current university practices and processes is linked to equality, diversity and inclusion work and that together we can achieve best practice and deliver better services to all students and staff at the university.
There will be internal and external key speakers (TBC) on the day with stalls and stands in the shared area.
The opening address will be delivered by Professor David Maguire. The event will be chaired by Chief Operating Officer, Anne Poulson. More information will be available nearer the date.
Register you attendance https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-edi-strategy-launch-tickets-19778193108
What we would like from you:
• Examples of best practice in your service/area linked to the characteristics of EDI. It is an opportunity for you to ‘Showcase’ on the 27th January either through you being a key speaker or by having a stall/table or both. Contact c.clark@gre.ac.uk
• We are looking to re-brand the University EDI Logo and ask for submissions by students and staff by 11th January 2016. The new EDI logo will be used on all future University of Greenwich EDI marketing and promotional material.
1st Prize £75 2nd Prize £50 3rd Prize £25
EDI Logo Brief:
A visual logo only. Your own original design. Strong visual colours (consider those who may have visual impairment or colour blindness) A very brief strapline. All submissions to c.clark@gre.ac.uk by 11th January 2016.
Are you interested in becoming part of the judging panel? (To meet on the week of 11th January 2016) Contact c.clark@gre.ac.uk .
Showcase 3.
Diversity Fair Week March 2016 To be announced
Showcase 4.
To finish of the academic year, One Day Equality Fair 20th May 2016 Queen Anne Court. Further information will be announced next year.
Email with your interest to either attend, speaker/hold a stall or being part of the debate on 17th December.
Kind regards
Claire W. Clark
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager
Sexist banter ‘should be tackled’ in schools
Schools are being urged to tackle the use of sexist language to avoid youngsters being gender stereotyped.
An Institute of Physics (IoP) guide argues schools do not take sexist “banter” as seriously as they do racist or homophobic language. More
AthenaSwan Celebrations
The University recently celebrated the success of achieving the AthenaSwan Bronze Award with two very successful events.
Held on both Greenwich and Medway Campus staff were invited to attend to hear all about the recent achievements and next steps. Senior staff from the university were in attendance and members of the AthenaSwan Working Group along with approx 70 staff from all over the university at both events.
They were a great success and everyone is looking forward to what happens next. Many congratulations goes to Karen Taylor the project lead, Adrian Dobbs, Judith Burnett and all the other Working Group members and local teams who made it happen!
Photos of the recent celebrations can be seen here.
England striker on faith in football
People can be very cynical when they see former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez praying before kick-off, or Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge pointing to the sky when he has scored, but I’d like to try and explain how faith can help with playing top-level football.
I’ve grown up believing in God and I believe that being an England international and a lawyer has not just happened by accident. More
Ada Lovelace: Letters shed light on tech visionary
Ada Lovelace is a celebrated role model for women in technology.
In an article published in 1843, she imagined a future in which programmable machines would be essential to the progress of science, and might even be used to create art and music.
We are now living that future.
So is Ada Lovelace our first tech visionary? Or, as some critics now claim, was her contribution to computer science vastly overrated? More