[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_slider location=”Our Work” overall_style=”classic” slider_transition=”slide” button_sizing=”regular” slider_height=”300″][vc_column_text]This work was undertaken for the Science Council and its member organisations with funding from the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET
Creating an inclusive culture
We explored what equality and diversity meant for a professional membership organisation. Building on our existing tool-set we created a snapshot audit tool (EDSnap), tailored to membership organisations. Our aim was to help organisations see where they could focus attention on their efforts to address equality and diversity. The tool aimed to create an inclusive mindset where good equality and diversity practice is embedded at all levels of the organisation.
The EDSnap survey was developed to identify the level of engagement and understanding of the community in E&D in order that the toolkit, the project primary output, would be matched to users’ needs. The survey was a self-completion questionnaire although help was offered and accepted to organisations that requested it. A number of instances of ‘over-reporting’ were identified when examples were followed up for use as good practice examples in the toolkit. Responses covered the following categories:
• Organisation size
• Management
• Organisation staff information and profiles
• Information collection and its use
• E&D infrastructure
• E&D policies, strategies, and action plans
• Positive action programmes
Responses are collated and weighted before the information is translated into a scattergram plot based around high, medium and low rankings.
We then produce a personalised report with action areas to inform your grow mindset and help you build an inclusive culture. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][/vc_column][/vc_row]