1. SAGE Athena SWAN Pilot Communication Pack 3
Attachment 7.4
SAGE Athena SWAN Pilot Communication Pack 3
What is happening at ANU?

2. What evidence is required?
Four steps to a successful Athena SWAN award
Collect Data: understand the current state at ANU
Analyse Data: understand what contributes to gender equity at ANU
Plan actions based on data analysis
Monitor progress
To achieve the Athena SWAN Bronze award we must:
Collect data to understand the current state at ANU
Analyse the data to understand what contributes to gender equity at ANU
Plan actions based on data analysis
And show how we will monitor this progress

3. What evidence is required?
Letter of endorsement from the Vice-Chancellor
Description of the institution
Self assessment process
A picture of the institution
Supporting and advancing women’s careers
Supporting transgender people
Intersectionality
Indigenous Australians
Further information
Action plan
The application is split into 10 main categories

4. How do we demonstrate progress toward gender equity?
This is a matrix overview of what ANU must demonstrate to achieve the Athena SWAN Bronze award

5. Leadership and Commitment
How do we demonstrate progress toward gender equity?
Leadership and Commitment
The first is leadership and commitment:
How does the institution show staff its commitment to improving gender equity?
What resources have been provided to fully investigate the factors contributing to gender inequity in STEMM?
What resources have been committed to the implementation and monitoring of the action plan?
Professor Brian Schmidt
Vice-Chancellor
Professor Margaret Harding
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
Professor Richard Baker
Pro Vice-Chancellor (University Experience)

6. Honesty and self-reflection
How do we demonstrate progress toward gender equity?
Honesty and self-reflection
Next is honesty and self-reflection:
Where are the most concerning gender inequities at ANU?
What successful policies/initiatives does the institution have in place to address gender inequities?
How are the institution's structures, systems, and/or culture contributing to gender inequity?
Do the actions suggested have a realistic chance of being implemented and of having a positive impact in terms of addressing gender inequity?

7. Communication and engagement
How do we demonstrate progress toward gender equity?
Communication and engagement
Communication and engagment
How are staff informed about and engaged in improving gender equity in the institution?
How is feedback from a diverse range of staff sought on institutional structures, systems, and culture with reference to gender equity?
How will staff be informed of and consulted on planned actions and the implementation of the action plan?

8. Data analysis and discussion
How do we demonstrate progress toward gender equity?
Data analysis and discussion
Data analysis and discussion:
What do the data suggest about the current state of gender equity?
According to the data, how might the structures, systems, and/or culture within the institution contribute to gender inequity?
How will data collection and analysis over the next 4 years provide evidence of the impact of actions in gender inequity?

9. Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Time-bound SMART Actions
How do we demonstrate progress toward gender equity?
SMART Actions
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-bound
And finally and most importantly, SMART actions:
What actions has the institution taken to date to investigate/improve gender equity?
What actions need to be taken to more fully understand the contribution of the institution's structures, systems, and culture to gender inequity?
What actions will the institution take over the next 4 years to address gender inequity?

10. Self-Assessment Team Who is working on the SAGE Project at ANU? Name
Area
Professor Margaret Harding (Chair)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
Professor Richard Baker
Pro Vice-Chancellor University Experience
Dr Nadine White
Director, Human Resources
Ms Richelle Hilton
Director, Planning and Performance Measurement
Professor Rae Frances
Dean, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
Professor Elanor Huntington
Dean, ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science
Professor Paul Pickering
Director, Research School of Humanities and the Arts
Professor Stephen Eggins
Director, ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences

11. Self-Assessment Team (continued)
Who is working on the SAGE Project at ANU?
Self-Assessment Team (continued)
Name
Area
Mr Jamiyl Mosley
Head of Hall Burton & Garran Hall, Division of Student Life
Professor John Evans
Professor, College of Medicine, Biology & Environment
Professor Steve Blackburn
Professor, ANU College of Engineering & Computer Science
Associate Professor Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt
Senior Fellow, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
Associate Professor Mark Nolan
Associate Professor, ANU College of Law 
Dr Joanna Sikora
Lecturer, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
Dr Megan Head
ECR, College of Medicine, Biology & Environment
Dr Naomi Priest
Fellow, ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences
Ms Sarah O'Callaghan
Manager, Facilities & Services
Ms Sara Rowley (Project Manager)
SAGE Project Manager, Human Resources

12. SAGE Steering Committee
Who is working on the SAGE Project at ANU?
SAGE Steering Committee
Name
Role
Professor Brian Schmidt (Chair)
Vice-Chancellor
Professor Margaret Harding
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
Professor Marnie Hughes
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Professor Shirley Leitch
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement)
Professor Richard Baker
Pro Vice-Chancellor (University Experience)
Mr Chris Grange
Chief Operating Officer
Dr Nadine White
Director, Human Resources
Professor Margaret Jolly
Convenor, Gender Institute
The SAGE Steering Committee’s role is to provide governance to the Self-Assessment Team and SAGE Project Team regarding the University’s application for the Athena SWAN institutional Bronze Award.

13. How to get in touch
For questions and suggestions contact:
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