Effect of Athena SWAN funding incentives on women’s research leadership by Ovseiko, PV, Taylor, M, Gilligan, RE, Birks, J, Elhussein, L, Rogers, M, Tesanovic, S, Hernandez, J, Wells, G, Greenhalgh, T, Buchan, AM

Athena SWAN awards: Bridging the gender gap in UK science by Donald, A, Harvey, P, Mclean, A

Athena SWAN awards: Bridging the gender gap in UK science. by Donald, A, Harvey, P, Mclean, A

What do the narratives tell us? Exploring the implementation of the Athena SWAN Ireland Charter by Monica O'Mullane

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Certifying Gender Equality in Research: Lessons Learnt From Athena SWAN and Total E-Quality Award Schemes by Charikleia Tzanakou, Kate Clayton-Hathway, Anne Laure Humbert

“…This paper aims to fill this gap by providing a better understanding of the CAS landscape through comparing two of the main gender equality schemes used by research-performing organisations in Europe Athena SWAN (in the UK) and Total E-Quality Award (in Germany). …”
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Advancing gender equality through the Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science: an exploratory study of women's and men's perceptions by Ovseiko, P, Chapple, A, Edmunds, L, Ziebland, S

“…BACKGROUND: While in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia, higher education and research institutions are widely engaged with the Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science to advance gender equality, empirical research on this process and its impact is rare. …”

Understanding the Athena SWAN award scheme for gender equality as a complex social intervention in a complex system: analysis of Silver award action plans in a comparative European perspective by Evanthia Kalpazidou Schmidt, Pavel V. Ovseiko, Lorna R. Henderson, Vasiliki Kiparoglou

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Understanding the Athena SWAN award scheme for gender equality as a complex social intervention in a complex system: analysis of Silver award action plans in a comparative European perspective by Schmidt, EK, Ovseiko, P, Henderson, LR, Kiparoglou, V

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Athena SWAN is a complex contextually embedded system of action planning within the context of universities. …”

Do UK Universities Care about Hedgehogs More Than People of Colour? by Leon Moosavi

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Perceptions of gender equity and markers of achievement in a National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre: a qualitative study by Lorna R. Henderson, Rinita Dam, Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah, Pavel V. Ovseiko, Vasiliki Kiparoglou

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Breaking through the glass ceiling: unveiling women’s representation by gender and race in the higher education hierarchy by Yunyu Xiao, Edward Pinkney, Tianzi Li, Paul S. F. Yip

“…We also collected data on the receipt of Athena SWAN or Race Equality Charter awards by higher education institutions. …”
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Male allyship in institutional STEMM gender equity initiatives. by Meredith Nash, Ruby Grant, Robyn Moore, Tania Winzenberg

“…It draws specifically on a subset of qualitative data from the four men participating in a study involving in-depth interviews with university staff involved in the self-assessment team of one Australian institution's Science in Australia Gender Equality (SAGE) Athena SWAN pilot. Data related to the men's experiences is the article's focus. …”
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Promoting gender equality and structural change in academia through gender equality plans: Harmonising EU and national initiatives by Rita Bencivenga, Eileen Drew

“…The paper draws upon experience of the EU project SAGE (H2020), in which Irish and Italian universities actively cooperated, the Athena SWAN Charter in Ireland, Positive Action Plans (PAP) in Italy, and semi structured interviews with gender experts in Irish and Italian higher education institutions to explore the degree to which participation in EU and national initiatives can promote similar outcomes by the adoption of positive actions. …”
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Creating a more supportive and inclusive university culture: a mixed-methods interdisciplinary comparative analysis of medical and social sciences at the University of Oxford by Ovseiko, P, Pololi, L, Edmunds, L, Civian, J, Daly, M, Buchan, A

“…A more positive culture in medical sciences is attributed to the wide-spread implementation of Athena SWAN gender equality action plans linked to the NIHR funding incentives.…”

PI support and development project by Collins, K, Charles, K, Sneddon, S

“…</p> <p>Other relevant initiatives include the Concordat to support the career development of researchers, Athena Swan, and the Race Equality Charter.</p> <p>This report outlines the methodology and key findings of a qualitative research project, conducted by Professor Katrina Charles, Dr Sam Sneddon and Dr Katherine Collins. …”

Multi-Level State Interventions and Gender Equality in Higher Education Institutions: The Irish Case by Pat O’Connor, Gemma Irvine

“…They include the introduction of Athena SWAN; the Expert Group Review; the Gender Equality Taskforce; the Senior Academic Leadership Initiative; research funding agency initiatives and those around sexual harassment. …”
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A Personal Perspective: Is Bullying Still a Problem in Medicine? by Taylor-Robinson SD, De Sousa Lopes PA, Zdravkov J, Harrison R

“…In the United Kingdom, centralised monitoring systems, such as Athena SWAN, are designed to reward academic and medical institutions for positive steps to introduce equality and mitigate bullying. …”
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Equity/Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Universities: The Case of Disabled People by Gregor Wolbring, Aspen Lillywhite

“…The origin of equity/equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives at universities are rooted in the 2005 Athena SWAN (Scientific Women’s Academic Network) charter from <i>Advance HE</i> in the UK, which has the purpose of initiating actions that generate gender equality in UK universities. …”
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Female educational leaders in higher education institutions in the UK: insights into their Covid-19 crisis management skills and their reliance on inclusive leadership [video] by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Aspiring female educational leaders’ career advancement has been slow despite support provided by programmes, such as the Athena Swan Charter, enhancing women marginalization. …”
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