Details of Activity
The School aimed to increase the number of applicants for promotions, particularly among junior academic women. The School developed an action plan to identify suitable female candidates for promotion at junior academic pay grades, and offered them additional support. The latter was predominantly offered through the provision of increased opportunities to take on responsibilities and attend relevant training sessions such as university leadership training.
Outcomes
In 2014, the School saw an increase in the number of female academic staff applying for promotion; eight of the seventeen successful departmental promotions during 2011-2014 were of women. The School noted that this was a considerable improvement compared to its previous promotion period (pre-2011), where males were twice as likely to apply.