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Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
Annual Meeting of Correspondents, 11 June 2009
Director: [email protected] +44 (0)1223 335980 (& 982)Deputy Director: [email protected] +44 (0)1223 330532
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Gender Balance Action Plan
1. Context2. Action Plan3. Process
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Who attends from the UK?
Age range and gender balance of UK participants in 2007/8
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Context
• EPSRC grant conditions• Make use of all the talent• Changing the landscape – INI uniquely placed
to help redress historical imbalanceUK Women Mathematics Professors
FemaleMale
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Overall comparison
INI Participation
FemaleMale
Staff in UK Mathematics Departments
FemaleMale
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Action Plan• Changing culture
– Target– Governance– Expectations of Organisers
• Removing barriers– Childcare, accommodation, bursaries,
webstreaming• Increasing communication
– Website, mailing lists etc• Monitoring and development
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Process
• Discussion by Staff, Correspondents, Management Committee, Scientific Steering Committee
• Formal consultation with LMS WiM Cttee, UKRC, European WiM and the WiM Cttee of the EMS, EPSRC
• Revised plan to Management Committee in Autumn
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Correspondent input
• Discussion groups and plenary session today • Individual comments
• Thanks!