Target Group
Academic staff
Professional and support staff
Initiative Theme
Work/Life balance
Initiative institution
University of Oxford
Application type
Athena Swan Initiative
Publication date
Details of Activity
Staff were encouraged to attend university organised courses on maintaining a healthy work/life balance, during which options concerning flexible and part-time working were highlighted. This initiative was implemented with the aim of reducing the number of staff who reported not managing their work/life balance.
Outcomes
Results from the department’s staff survey demonstrated a decrease in those disagreeing with the statement, “I have a reasonable and manageable workload" from 23% in 2012 to 14% in 2013. Similarly, the statement "I am managing my work life balance OK at the moment", saw a disagreement rate of 16% in 2013 compared with 25% in 2012.