The RAPOLAC consortium was fully commited to promoting gender equality and encouraging full contribution of women at all levels. Women were well represented on the steering commitee and a confidential point of contact was maintained for anyone wishing to raise discrimination issues. The consortium was committed to a Gender Action Plan which:
- Encouraged female researchers to participate in project research
- Strived to retain female staff
- Carried out a program of dissemination and mentoring to encourage women to take up science and technology subjects in school
- Raised gender issues at management level to ensure women are represented at all levels and in all decision-making activities
- Encouraged networking and maintains links with groups and organisations that encourage the participation of women in science and technology and deal with gender mainstreaming
- Collected gender-related statistics to monitor the number of women who participate in various roles throughout the life of the project and the gender of successful job applicants
For help or information on diversity issues please contact Dr Rosemary Gault at
r.gault@sheffield.ac.uk