WBS Athena Swan Gold Submission 2023

Table of Contents

Applicant information ...................................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents ............................................................................................................. 2 1. Overview of the department and its approach to gender equality ................................. 3 1.1 Letter of endorsement from the head of the department ..................................................... 3 1.2 Description of the department ............................................................................................... 5 1.3 Governance and recognition of EDI work ............................................................................... 8 1.4 Development, evaluation, and effectiveness of policy......................................................... 10 1.5 Athena Swan self-assessment process ................................................................................. 11 2. Evaluation of the department’s progress and success .................................................. 15 2.1 Evaluating progress against the previous action plan .......................................................... 15 2.2 Evaluating success against the department’s key priorities ................................................. 18 3. Evaluating the department’s sector leading activity .................................................... 22 3.1 Maintaining good practices and innovation: beacon activity............................................... 22 3.2 Supporting others to improve............................................................................................... 24 4. A ssessing the department’s gender equality context ................................................... 26 4.1 Culture, inclusion, and belonging ......................................................................................... 26 4.2 Key priorities for future action.............................................................................................. 37 5. Future action plan....................................................................................................... 39 Appendix 3: Glossary ...................................................................................................... 57

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