Details of activity
With the aim of increasing the number of female staff at senior level, a mentoring scheme was established within the School. The scheme targeted a specific cohort of women who had the greatest potential for promotion and were in need of support. A CV workshop was additionally organised prior to the annual academic promotion round, where attendees were provided with the requirements and necessary information for promotion, and completed a task in which they assessed the strengths and weakness of each other’s CV.
Outcomes
Both the mentoring scheme and the CV workshop gained positive feedback from members of staff, which subsequently led to the mentoring schemes expansion to all faculties. The School noted that fifteen female academics were matched in the academic year of 2013/14. Analysis of data from the CV workshop showed that four of the fourteen women who attended went on to submit applications for promotion, of which three were successful.