Workpackage 8: Addressing inequalities of gender participation in institutional decision making systems
Objectives
To explore some of the tensions between institutional change, the position of women in HE and impact of this on the development of women’s roles in wider society
To exchange and integrate different theoretical frameworks in relation to gender and institutional change in different national contexts
To explore the implications of different institutional behaviours on staff development for women in HE
To use seminar and website discussions to enhance policy formulation in relation to gender participation in institutional decision making systems
To contribute to end of year policy briefing paper for the influence of future policies for HE governance and internal management
Description of work
Month 17: S will liaise with partners over plans for steering group meeting, seminar presentations, analytical strategies and follow up website discussion
Month 18
: S hosts a steering group meeting and a one day seminar. Partners produce presentations and papers for analytical discussion.
Month 19
: UK-SRHE produces time limited website discussion to explore further the relationship between institutional behaviour and influences on wider society.
Month 21
: partners produce a conference paper: "The position of women in HE and implications for wider society".
Month 25
: partners will circulate a ‘brief guide to policy’ chapter on ‘Internal management, gender and staff development in HE in the context of reform and EU enlargement’.
Deliverables
Seminar papers: "Women in HE" and "Institutional adaptation and innovation for equitable policy making"
Report of website discussion to EC and associated networks
Conference paper on ‘The position of women in HE and implications for wider society’
Chapter for brief guide to policy - ‘Internal management, gender and staff development in HE in the context of reform and EU enlargement’
Expected results
The workpackage will provide:
policy makers, management and academics with comparative, conceptual frameworks for gender perspectives in HE
policy guidance about historical, social and political contexts for internal management and gender issues in relation to governance and HE.