Athena SWAN and gender diversity: A UK-based retrospective cohort study

BMJ Open

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2020, Pages

  Xiao, Yunyu ^a   Pinkney, Edward ^b   Au, Terry Kit Fong ^b   Yip, Paul Siu Fai ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Athena SWAN; equity; gender diversity; higher education; university ranking

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADVOCACY GROUP; ARTICLE; CAREER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYABILITY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENDER DIVERSITY; GENDER EQUITY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUPPORT GROUP; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CAREER MOBILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SEXISM; UNIVERSITY; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

AWARDS AND PRIZES; CAREER MOBILITY; COHORT STUDIES; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXISM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITIES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 85079336119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032915     Document Type: Article

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