UCD School of Economics has won an Athena SWAN Bronze award for its commitment to gender equality.
(opens in a new window)Athena SWAN (Scientific Women’s Academic Network) is a charter aimed at encouraging the career advancement of women in STEM, higher education and research. Each Bronze Award celebrates good practice towards the advancement of gender equality and representation.
“Congratulations to the School of Economics and the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics on achieving Athena SWAN recognition,” said (opens in a new window)Professor Orla Feely, UCD Vice-President for Research, Innovation and Impact and Chair of UCD’s Gender Equality Action Group.
Congratulations to (opens in a new window)@ucddublin School of Economics and School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, who have just achieved (opens in a new window)@Athena_SWAN awards for their work towards gender equality in higher education. (opens in a new window)@EconomicsUCD (opens in a new window)@UCD_SLCL (opens in a new window)@UCD_EDI
— Orla Feely (@OrlaFeely) (opens in a new window)March 24, 2020
“This is the result of a lot of hard work, and reflects the strong commitment of both schools to gender equality. They join the growing list of UCD Schools who have secured this accreditation, building our efforts in equality, diversity and inclusion and strengthening the university community.”