Talk:Athena SWAN

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I am the Athena SWAN Coordinator for the University of Manchester. I implement the Athena SWAN Charter Mark across the Schools at the University. I am not employed by Equality Challenge Unit who owns the Athena SWAN Charter. Hmdutton (talk) 15:13, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Does your university have a policy, strategic plan, scholarships to address the lack of equality in the teaching, nursing, biology and other women dominated undergraduate degree plans? Action to achieve equality should not only focus on advancing women, that's patently advocating inequality. Using university staff, salaries, budgets to only advance women in areas where they are underrepresented is not advancing equality, it is advancing discrimination, division and exclusion. University funds, staff and resources should not push for discrimination. If men "can start their own organization" to do the same, will the university provide office space, paid staff, working funds and approval from the university board, president, administration and faculty?

In short, using university funds and paid staff to advance only women is discrimination against anyone not a woman. Discrimination should not be an official, sanctioned university policy.

The Athena Swan has these important tenants: "We commit to gender equality in academia" and "We commit to addressing unequal gender representation across academic disciplines" from the Wikipedia Athena Swan definition.

2600:1700:D591:5F10:3840:8E2D:5C7E:6F00 (talk) 18:55, 14 December 2022 (UTC)