The Gender Equality Subcommittee is a thematic committee of the University Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee (EDIC) Terms of Reference The aim of this Subcommittee is to ensure and promote activity across the University that addresses inequalities arising through sex or gender. It will oversee the Gender Equality Action Plan. The Subcommittee incorporates the Athena SWAN work across the University and is ultimately responsible for formulating and implementing the University Institutional Athena SWAN action plan. The work of the Subcommittee will be informed by the Athena SWAN network as well as collective research projects on gender within the University, such as genderED. UoE Gender Equality Action Plan for 2021-24: This thematic subcommittee has developed an ambitious action plan, to extend the work of our overarching Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee to deliver on our strategic Equality Outcomes, and to close our Gender Pay Gap. This action plan was approved by University Executive at its meeting on 15th February 2022. Gender Equality Action Plan 2021- 2024 (37.24 KB Word) Membership of the Subcommittee: The membership is as follows: Prof. Karen Chapman (Convenor) – Deanery of Clinical Sciences Aliah Chowdhury – Edinburgh Innovations EUSA VP Welfare EUSA Women Liberation Officer EUSA Trans & Non-binary Liberation Officer Rhona Feist – HR Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Jim Galbraith –Strategic Planning Chloe Gardner – Postgraduate Research Student, School of Divinity Prof. Fiona Mackay – Director of genderED Prof. David Ingram –School of Engineering June Maguire – UCU Equality Officer/Joint Unions Liaison Committee Representative Prof. Stewart Mercer Deanery of Molecular, Genetics, and Population Health Sciences Rodaidh McLaughlin – School of Geosciences Katie Nicol Baines – Co-convenor, Staff Pride Network Alex Peden – Usher Institute Prof. Helen Sang – Convenor, University Athena Swan Network Andy Shanks – Director of Student Wellbeing, Student Experience Services Dr Sara Shinton – Institute for Academic Development Dr Caroline Wallace –HR Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Prof. Stephen Wigmore –Deanery of Clinical Sciences Meeting Notes: Gender Equality Subcommittee Meeting Notes 9 November 2021 (489.54 KB PDF) Gender Equality Subcommittee Meeting Notes 14 September 2021 (570.09 KB PDF) Gender Equality Subcommittee Meeting Notes 15 June 2021 (565.52 KB PDF) Gender Equality Subcommittee Meeting Notes 1 April 2021 (572.4 KB PDF) Gender Equality Subcommittee Meeting Notes 9 February 2021 (474.4 KB PDF) This article was published on 2024-03-06