After 1990 UAIC has developed from 9 to 18 faculties and the number of students grew to more than
STRATEGIC AREA |
OBJECTIVES |
ACTIONS |
Women-friendly environment |
Actions promoting change in organisational culture and formal/informal behaviours |
- Setting up the “UAIC’s Network of Women Academics and Researchers” - Implementing a climate and organisational values evaluation survey - Developing gender-disaggregated statistics and gender-sensitive indicators - Organising a workshop for research results presentation and debate - Drafting and establishing guidelines and policies - Establishing a Senate position for the representatives of the UAIC Network of Women Academics and Researchers - Setting up the Senate’s periodic reporting practice on equal opportunities - Setting up permanent training modules for University’s employees - Setting up permanent training modules for senior managers - Institutionalisation of the “UAIC’s Network of Women Academics and Researchers” - Integrating a special chapter on Equal Opportunities of women and men in the UAIC Charter - Developing national standards for Equal Opportunities of women and men in funded research |
Actions promoting work-life balance |
- Improving and developing existing childcare services for academics and researchers - Organising info-days on services and work arrangements for women |
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Actions supporting early-stage career-development |
- Negotiating with the National Agencies (CNCSIS) to extend the provision of grants to be allocated for women’s professional development - Editing and updating leaflets with advice on career and professional development - Early-career researchers day |
Gender-aware science |
Actions challenging gender stereotypes and consequent horizontal segregation |
- Creating the Compendium of women researchers at UAIC - Setting up the special permanent exhibition on Women and Science at UAIC’s museum - Organising the Annual thematic workshop of UAIC’s Network of Women Academics and Researchers |
Actions aimed at gendering S&T contents and methods |
- Implementing a cross-disciplinary teaching module on gender and science |
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Women’s leadership of science |
Actions promoting women’s leadership in the practice of research |
- Carry out a national evaluation survey on women’s participation in funded research - Publication and wide dissemination of the outcomes of the survey - Integration of the National Guidelines for Project Applications with provision encouraging women’s participation |
Actions promoting women’s leadership in the management of research |
- Negotiating new transparent rules and procedures for appointing/electing members of high-level boards and commission at University, local and national level |
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Actions promoting women’s leadership in scientific communication |
- Acknowledging the successful careers of female researchers in S&T and ICT - Documentary “Life and career of outstanding women scientists in - National Conference “Women and Scientific Research: Outcomes and Future Challenges” - Establishing the “Science and Technology Excellence Awards” for outstanding women in S&T |
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Actions promoting women’s leadership in innovation processes and science-society relationships |
- Establishing the “Science and Technology Excellence Awards” for outstanding women in S&T |