Monthly Archives: May 2017
Raising awareness for diversity and inclusion across membership organisations
Justina Briliute, BBSRC PhD student at Newcastle University and a policy intern at the Royal Society of Biology Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are three vital priorities that all workplaces should strive to achieve for their workforce, and those working in the biosciences are no exception.
Categories: Policy, Royal Society of Biology
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Men are still more likely to be promoted than women in academia
Dr Pat Goodwin CBiol FRSB, diversity champion for the RSB Council, discusses some of the findings from the ASSET 2016 report. When it comes to academia, are a higher proportion of men than women promoted to their current position? This is true according to the findings of the latest ASSET (Athena Surveys of Science Engineering … Continue reading
Categories: Careers
Tags: ASSET, Athena SWAN, flexible working, gender balance, inequality, maternity leave, parental leave, paternity leave, Women in STEM
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