Details of Activity
The School placed a strong focus on improving women's transparency and visibility on the School's senior committees, such as their Supporting Excellence Equality and Satisfaction for All at Work (SEESAW) committee. Specific actions included reviewing the guidelines for criteria that staff had to meet in order to be eligible to join particular committees, as well as creating guidelines regarding the way the gendered structure of committees should be reported.
Outcomes
These actions led to the School's committees more accurately mirroring the gender ratio of academic staff in its department. A revision of the eligibility criteria for membership subsequently led to overall heightened visibility of senior female academic staff, with the submission reporting a ten percent rise over two years (47% in 2011/2012 and 57% in 2014).