Abstract
Athena SWAN Charter awards are a high priority for UK universities. Little is known, however, about the processes of undertaking the Athena SWAN application, how staff perceive and experience Athena SWAN initiatives or the impact of Athena SWAN on individuals. This presentation explores some of these aspects in the context of a UK medical school. Findings document the clear potential for the Athena SWAN Charter to address gender inequity. At the same time, however, results demonstrate the potential for the Charter to be enacted in such a way that could unintentionally reproduce and reinforce the inequity it attempts to address.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Certifying equality? A critical conversation on Athena SWAN and equality accreditation |
| Place of Publication | University of Warwick |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Athena SWAN
- gender equality
- Realist evaluation
- sociology
- gender studies
- gender equity
- qualitative methods
- academic medicine
