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Women of Outstanding Achievement in SET Photographic Exhibition 2008 Booklet
For the third year running we are delighted to present 6 new portraits joining
the Women of Outstanding Achievement in SET Photographic Exhibition.
26 Jun 2008
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Smaart Woman March 2008
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15 Apr 2008
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Progress Issue 14
Progress is the UKRC's quarterly newsletter.
14 Mar 2008
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Applying for a Public Appointment: Guidance on completing the Application Form
This short guide to completing an application has been developed by the UKRC
to support the campaign to increase women's participation on SET related public
bodies. We hope that it will inform and encourage more women in SET to apply for
public
appointments.
10 Mar 2008
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Smaart Woman October 2007
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8 Oct 2007
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Progress Newsletter Issue 12 Autumn 2007
Progress is the quarterly newsletter of the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET.
24 Sep 2007
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UKRC Conference Review 2007 Climate for Change
The UKRC's third annual conference at the British Museum, London was held against
a background of tremendous discussion about climate change and our response to
it. Over 180 delegates contributed to
this debate, with women in science, engineering and technology (SET), employers,
and other
organisations in the SET sectors discussing not only how to tackle climate change
but how women in
SET can help.
21 May 2007
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Women of Outstanding Achievement in SET Photographic Exhibition 2007 Booklet
One year on, we are delighted to add a further 6 portraits to the Women of Outstanding
Achievement in SET Photographic Exhibition. Respected photographer Robert Taylor
joins us for a consecutive year to capture the essence of 6 amazing women who
are making an outstanding contribution to SET.
12 Mar 2007
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Smaart Woman March 2007
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5 Mar 2007
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Smaart Woman October 2006
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9 Oct 2006
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Annual Review 2005 - 2006
This second Annual Review demonstrates that the UKRC now represents the largest
coordination of knowledge, effort and funding focusing on the participation and
position of women in SET that has possibly ever taken place in the UK.
5 Oct 2006
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Annual Review 2004-2005
The Annual Review for the first year of operation for the UK Resource Centre
for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology 2004-05 reflects the significant
achievements of the UKRC and
our partners and subcontractors over this period.
3 May 2006
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Women of Outstanding Achievement in SET Photographic Exhibition 2006 Booklet
Inspired by the lack of women scientists and engineers profiled in public art
collections, the UKRC has developed this collection of portraits to capture the
individuality, essence and gravitas of six inspirational
women - creating a legacy for future generations, male and female.
13 Mar 2006
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Employers
Transforming Boardroom Cultures in SET: A Good Practice Guide to Inclusive Boardrooms
This good practice guide identifies a number of boardroom and director development
practices
that will facilitate a more inclusive and hopefully more effective boardroom
culture. Some of these
recommendations pertain more to the corporate board and others to the executive
board, but these
recommendations have relevance for many kinds of boards where an inclusive culture
will allow more
people to make an effective contribution.
13 Nov 2007
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Recruitment and Selection: Good Practice Guide
This Good Practice Guide, based on an analysis of existing employment good practice
and real life experiences of SET women, aims to provide practical solutions for
improving the recruitment of women in SET. If you want to be an employer of choice,
read on!
13 Sep 2007
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SET Workplace Cultures: Good Practice Guide
This Good Practice Guide features comprehensive examples of leading SET companies
that use a range of approaches to change their organisational culture for the
benefit of the whole workforce.
3 Jul 2007
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The Gender Equality Duty in SET: Good Practice Guide
The new Gender Equality Duty will be the most significant change in sex equality
laws for 30 years,
and will affect public authorities and public service providers. It will only
affect private sector
companies and voluntary sector organisations who are contracted out to, or who
carry out
functions of a public nature on behalf of the public authority – but only in
respect to those
public functions.
15 Jun 2007
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Cultural Analysis Tool: Retain Your Talent
This leaflet outlines the Culture Analysis Tool (CAT) which is designed to assist
employers in understanding and benchmarking the culture of their workplace. The
attributes assessed are both the ‘hard’ tangible and ‘soft’, more intangible factors
that contribute to the underlying, often unspoken, workplace cultures.
30 Apr 2007
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How to SET about Part Time Work and Job Share Good Practice Guide
This Good Practice Guide for employers provides information on how to create
opportunities for work on a less than standard full time basis as well as providing
some evidence of the business benefits. This guide provides inspiration and creative
examples of SET employers who have already taken up the challenge to re-organise
jobs so that they can be carried out on a different basis.
21 Feb 2007
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Promotion and Progression in SET: Good Practice Guide
This Good Practice Guide for employers aims to provide information on how to
begin dismantling both
structural and cultural barriers to the progression of women and to share best
practice in nurturing
women as leaders.
27 Jun 2006
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SETting the Foundations: Monitoring Gender Diversity in Science, Engineering and Technology
Welcome to the Monitoring Good Practice Guide for employers of Women in Science,
Engineering and Technology (SET). This guide provides essential guidance as to
why, how and
what to monitor when facing the challenge of achieving gender equality.
27 Jun 2006
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Equal Pay in SET: Good Practice Guide
The Women and Work Commission has suggested that as much as £23 billion could
be added to the UK economy if we closed the pay gap – and this Good Practice Guide
for SET employers is an excellent starting point
7 Jun 2006
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Gender Equality in SET: The Business Case Good Practice Guide
This Good Practice Guide draws upon extensive research and best practice to assist
employers in developing a business case for gender equality and inclusiveness
in their business.
6 Jul 2005
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An Employer's Guide to the UKRC
Services and expertise on offer from the UKRC to help SET Employers increase
the recruitment, retention and progression of women
25 May 2005
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Mentoring Good Practice Guide
This Good Practice Guide explains what is good practice in mentoring women in
SET and, by practical
case studies, demonstrates what some employers have already achieved in this
arena.
20 Jan 2005
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WorkLifeBalance: A SET Perspective Directory of Good Practice
This Good Practice Guide explains what is good practice in Work-Life Balance
for employers of women in SET, answers many of the frequently asked questions,
and by reference to practical case
studies, demonstrates what some employers have already achieved in this arena.
23 Nov 2004
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Public Bodies
Applying for a Public Appointment: Guidance on completing the Application Form
This short guide to completing an application has been developed by the UKRC
to support the campaign to increase women's participation on SET related public
bodies. We hope that it will inform and encourage more women in SET to apply for
public
appointments.
10 Mar 2008
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Gender Equality and Public Bodies Good Practice Guide
This guide focuses on one aspect of the appointments process - person specifications,
role descriptions and gender equality.
8 Aug 2007
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Raise your profile
Applying for a Public Appointment: Guidance on completing the Application Form
This short guide to completing an application has been developed by the UKRC
to support the campaign to increase women's participation on SET related public
bodies. We hope that it will inform and encourage more women in SET to apply for
public
appointments.
10 Mar 2008
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Raising the Profile - playing your part
This leaflet describes what the UK Resource Centre for Women in SET is doing
to support the campaign to Raising the Profile > Playing your Part of women in
SET at all levels.
29 Nov 2006
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GetSETWomen online database of women in SET
This leaflet outlines the GetGETWomen database developed by the UKRC, with the
aim of raising the visibility and profile of women at all levels across Science,
Engineering and Technology (SET) related occupations.
15 Jun 2006
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Research
Role models in the media: an exploration of the views and experiences of women in science, engineering and technology
This briefing summarises the experiences of women in SET and explores their views
about how the mass media can contribute to, or challenge, such gender segregation
and inequalities.
17 Mar 2008
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Role models in the media: an exploration of the views and experiences of women in science, engineering and technology
This research was commissioned by the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science,
Engineering and Technology (UKRC). It examined the views/experiences of those
working/training in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET). Data was collected
from 86 women through questionnaires, interviews and focus groups. Our findings
show that many women in SET would like to see:
• More, and more diverse , representations of women scientists.
• Diverse sites of representation.
• Promotion of SET in less macho ways.
• Challenge to stereotypes .
17 Mar 2008
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Gender, stereotypes and expertise in the press: how newspapers represent male and female scientists
This briefing is based on a study undertaken by a team at the School of Journalism,
Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University. They wrote four of five reports
commissioned by the UKRC to explore the media’s role in representing women in
SET.
17 Mar 2008
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Gender, Stereotypes and Expertise in the Press: How Newspapers Represent Female and Male Scientists
This report is part of a series of four reports examining the representation
of gender and science. The work was commissioned by the UK Resource Centre for
Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC). This part of the research
examined coverage of Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) in twelve UK national
newspapers over a six month period.
17 Mar 2008
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Screening women in SET: how women in science, engineering and technology are represented in films and on televison
This briefing is based on a study led by Dr Joan Haran (from Cesagen, Cardiff
University) and a team from the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies,
Cardiff University. The team wrote four of five reports commissioned by the UKRC
to explore the media’s role in representing women in SET.
17 Mar 2008
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Screening Women in SET: How Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Are Represented in Films and on Television
This report is part of a series of four reports examining the representation
of gender and science. The work was commissioned by the UK Resource Centre for
Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC). This part of the research
examined representations of women in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET)
in films and television drama, drama-documentary and
documentary. Textual analysis was complemented by interviews with those involved
in producing programmes and analysis of some audience responses.
17 Mar 2008
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Promoting Women in the media: the role of SET organisations and science media communicators
This briefing draws on a study by Dr. Tammy Boyce and Professor Jenny Kitzinger
of the Cardiff University School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies. The
team from Cardiff wrote four of five reports commissioned by the UKRC to explore
the media’s role in representing women in SET.
17 Mar 2008
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Promoting Women in the Media: The Role of SET Organisations and their Science Media Communicators
This research was commissioned by the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science,
Engineering and Technology (UKRC). It examined the views/experiences of science
media communication specialists who have a key gate-keeping role in the representation
of SET.
17 Mar 2008
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(In)visible Witnesses: Young people's views of images STEM on UK children's television from a gender persective
This briefing is based on the (In)visible Witnesses study by a team of researchers
led by Liz Whitelegg and Richard Holliman at the Open University. This project
is one of five commissioned by the UKRC to explore issues around the role of the
media and representations of women in STEM.
17 Mar 2008
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(In)visible Witnesses Investigating Gendered Representations of Scientists, Technologists, Engineers and Mathematicians on UK Children’s Television
The principle aims of the (In)visible Witnesses Project3 were to:
1) Study the (re)construction of gendered representations of STEM on UK television,
i.e. to investigate the continuing portrayal of established stereotypes of STEM
and document the emergence of new images.
2) Investigate the extent to which these images might affect children and young
people’s perceptions of STEM.
17 Mar 2008
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Transforming Boardroom Cultures in SET: A Good Practice Guide to Inclusive Boardrooms
This good practice guide identifies a number of boardroom and director development
practices
that will facilitate a more inclusive and hopefully more effective boardroom
culture. Some of these
recommendations pertain more to the corporate board and others to the executive
board, but these
recommendations have relevance for many kinds of boards where an inclusive culture
will allow more
people to make an effective contribution.
13 Nov 2007
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Under the Microscope: Female entrepreneurs in SECT
To compliment the quantitative research on women entrepreneurship Prowess carried
out a number of in-depth interviews with female entrepreneurs, representing a
broad spectrum of the SECT industries. Edited versions of twenty of these interviews
are presented in this booklet.
3 Sep 2007
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UKRC Research Projects - Overview
This is a listing of the commissioned, undertaken and funded research by the
UKRC that looks at the role and participation of women in science, engineering
and technology.
5 Jul 2007
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UKRC / EPCglobal Climate change survey 2007
The UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC)
in partnership with engineering staffing specialist EPCglobal conducted one of
the first pieces of research after the IPCC report to canvass a large number of
SET professionals for their views on climate change. The results are discussed
here.
13 Mar 2007
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Equal Measures: Investigating University Science Pay and Opportunities for Success
Early investigations show that, despite improvements in recruiting practices
and greater awareness by managers of diversity and equality, inequalities in pay
and opportunities for success remain. A description of measures of discrimination
and their implications is presented here.
30 Oct 2006
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Encounters with Engineering: First Experience of Women Students
This briefing draws on a recent ESRC funded study conducted by Professor Barbara
Bagilhole, Dr Andrew Dainty and Abigail Powell of Loughborough University, and
Professor Richard Neale of the University of Glamorgan. The study aimed to develop
an understanding of women engineering students’ earliest encounters with engineering
workplaces on their future career intentions.
30 Oct 2006
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Gadget girls and boys with their toys: How to attract and keep more women in engineering
30 Oct 2006
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UKRC / EPCglobal Women in Engineering survey 2006
The UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC)
has
collaborated with engineering staffing company EPCglobal in carrying out a broad-ranging
survey
about women in engineering. The results are outlined here.
7 Mar 2006
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Women & Girls
Smaart Woman March 2008
The magazine for female students also viewable at http://www.flippymag.com/smaartmags/smaartwoman/3.1/woman31.html
15 Apr 2008
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Smaart Woman October 2007
The magazine for female students also viewable at http://www.flippymag.com/smaartmags/smaartwoman/2.2/woman22.html
8 Oct 2007
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Smaart Woman March 2007
The magazine for female students also viewable at http://www.flippymag.com/smaartmags/smaartwoman/2.1/sw21.html
5 Mar 2007
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How to SET about Part Time Work and Job Share Good Practice Guide
This Good Practice Guide for employers provides information on how to create
opportunities for work on a less than standard full time basis as well as providing
some evidence of the business benefits. This guide provides inspiration and creative
examples of SET employers who have already taken up the challenge to re-organise
jobs so that they can be carried out on a different basis.
21 Feb 2007
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Smaart Woman October 2006
The magazine for female students also viewable at http://www.flippymag.com/smaartmags/smaartwoman/1.1/smaartwoman11.html
9 Oct 2006
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The Return Campaign Pack
The Return Campaign is an exciting national scheme that offers skilled women
the opportunity to return to a career in science, engineering, technology or the
built environment. This Return Information Pack outlines the free information
and support services to help women return to SET or the built environment that
are on offer.
19 Jul 2006
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Promotion and Progression in SET: Good Practice Guide
This Good Practice Guide for employers aims to provide information on how to
begin dismantling both
structural and cultural barriers to the progression of women and to share best
practice in nurturing
women as leaders.
27 Jun 2006
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UKRC / EPCglobal Women in Engineering survey 2006
The UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC)
has
collaborated with engineering staffing company EPCglobal in carrying out a broad-ranging
survey
about women in engineering. The results are outlined here.
7 Mar 2006
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Return to A Career in Science, Engineering or Technology
The UKRC Return campaign offers free information and support services to help
women return to SET.
10 Nov 2005
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Mentoring and Networking to Support Women in Science, Engineering and Technology
The UKRC offers expert advice to individuals or organisations on how to access,
set up or improve mentoring and networking schemes to help women get support,
develop skills and make contacts.
28 Feb 2005
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Mentoring Good Practice Guide
This Good Practice Guide explains what is good practice in mentoring women in
SET and, by practical
case studies, demonstrates what some employers have already achieved in this
arena.
20 Jan 2005
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WorkLifeBalance: A SET Perspective Directory of Good Practice
This Good Practice Guide explains what is good practice in Work-Life Balance
for employers of women in SET, answers many of the frequently asked questions,
and by reference to practical case
studies, demonstrates what some employers have already achieved in this arena.
23 Nov 2004
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