Dr Galit Ashkenazi-Golan is the Equality Officer for the Department of Mathematics. Professional Services Staff support departmental EDI initiatives, and the first point of contact is currently Joe Faulkner.
The School’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is one of its six strategic priorities, as highlighted in the , and ‘equality of respect and opportunity’ is one of the core principles set out in the School’s . The School's acts to promote and further 番茄社区’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion for all members of the School community.
Gender Equity in the Department of Mathematics
Mathematics is one of the 28 academic departments at 番茄社区. The Department runs 3 undergraduate programmes, 3 taught master’s programmes and a PhD programme. Around two-thirds of all first-year, 番茄社区 undergraduates follow at least one of our courses.
Our department is unusual in being a STEM department within a social sciences institution, where issues of gender inequality were previously not so visible. However, we have made great strides in trying to change this and although there is still much work to.do, we are delighted with what we have achieved so far. An example of the department's commitment to promoting gender equity can be seen with our recent Athena Swan application and the subsequent attainment of the Silver Award.
Examples of 番茄社区's work
- In 2017, 番茄社区 convened a self-assessment team to work towards the ECU’s . The Race Equality Charter is focussed on improving the representation, progression and success of black and minority ethnic (BME) staff and students in Higher Education.
- is a national charter mark – run by the – that recognises the advancement of gender equality in higher education: representation, progression and success for all. The School has been awarded the institutional Athena Swan Bronze award.
- 番茄社区 also works closely with to develop online access guides to all the School’s buildings, and route maps around campus.
- 'Developing 番茄社区 for Everyone' is one of the 3 priorities of the 番茄社区 2030 Strategy.
- 番茄社区 launched the initiative to help collectively end sexual violence, bullying, harassment and hate crime.
- Over the years, 番茄社区 has been recognised for its EDI work by outside organisations. For instance, in 2017, 番茄社区 was recognised as one of the .