1. Sue Couling The Department of Chemistry

2. The University awards Departmental key targets Implementation and Benefits The Department of Chemistry

3. 1.Commitment and action at all levels of the organisation 2.Changing cultures and attitudes across the organisation 3.Diversity at management and policy-making levels 4.The high loss rate of women in science 5.Short-term contracts 6.The transition from PhD into a sustainable academic career Athena SWAN Principles The Department of Chemistry

4. University of York: Bronze Award 2006, 2009 Department of Chemistry: Gold Award 2007, 2010 Biology, Psychology, Physics, Computer Science The Department of Chemistry Driven by Research Policy - to retain the best

5. The Department of Chemistry Key Targets from 2007: To increase proportion of senior female staff To attain gender parity in undergraduate students Department of Chemistry

6. Key Target: To increase the proportion of female senior staff 69% female chemistry academics are now on senior grades The Department of Chemistry

7. Increase Female Applications Women on all interview panels Identify potential women candidates and encourage them to apply Visible Family Friendly Policy Examples of successful different academic career path ways Key Target: To increase the proportion of female senior staff The Department of Chemistry

8. Increase Female Promotions Promotion seminars Identify potential women candidates and encourage them to apply Statistics monitored by Head of Department Key Target: To increase the proportion of female senior staff The Department of Chemistry

9. 2007: 39% of undergraduates were female 2010: 44% of new intake is female (46% in 2011) Key Target: To attain gender parity in undergraduate students The Department of Chemistry

10. Improve marketing materials Welcoming environment Visible female staff on application days Positive images Key Target: To attain gender parity in undergraduate students The Department of Chemistry

11. Good practice benefits all staff and students. Bad practice adversely affects women’s careers more than men’s. The best departments don’t target measures specifically at women. Good practice is about processes that are fair, flexible, accessible and transparent to all. Good practice departments attract and retain women better than other departments Implementing Athena SWAN The Department of Chemistry

12. Implementing Athena SWAN The Department of Chemistry There is no evidence that good practice affects scientific excellence. In contrast,the detrimental effects of bad practice are incremental. Young men and women with families have different expectations from their older colleagues. The careers of younger staff cannot thrive unless the working culture reflects the reality of dual career partnerships.

13. "The Department has always been supportive of flexible working which has been of enormous help in my career. While I was on maternity leave, a post-doctoral research assistant helped keep up my research activities." - Professor Lucy Carpenter Implementing Athena SWAN The Department of Chemistry

14. Leadership from the top is critical. Successful action is based on good planning. Implementing Athena SWAN The Department of Chemistry

15. Stimulated us to:  Think regularly about diversity  Take a “round-table” view  Be self critical  Keep thinking of new things  Able to quickly recognise and respond to new challenges Benefits of Athena SWAN The Department of Chemistry

16. Benefits of Athena SWAN The Department of Chemistry Influenced University at top level and other departments Considerable impact outside York eg: Talks across UK and Europe, GeCo, Integer Ambassadors, Prages RSC Reports Membership of: Athena Swan Steering committee Membership of judging panels RSC Diversity Committee

17. Many of the changes in practices and procedures that have been successfully introduced were not expensive, but required understanding and planning. In retrospect, the changes now seem simple and make common sense to those who made them, ‘they are just ‘how we do things round here’. The Department of Chemistry