In this episode the hosts discuss how the lack of intersectionality in the Athena Swan Charter actually hinders women more that it helps them.

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Equality Challenge Unit official webpage for the Athena Swan Charter -https://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charters/athena-swan/•Institute of Physics webpage on Project Juno-http://www.iop.org/about/diversity/initiatives/juno/index.html#gref•Equality Challenge Unit official webpage for the Race Equality Charter -https://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charters/race-equality-charter/•Athena SWAN Charter points –https://www.ecu.ac.uk/equality-charters/athena-swan/about-athena-swan/•“Certifying Equality? Critical reflections on Athena SWANand equality accreditation”-documentpublished by the University of Warwick looking at the problems with the Athena SWAN charter and institutional accreditationschemeshttps://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/research/centres/gender/calendar/certifying_equality_a/certifying_equality_-_critical_reflection_on_athena_swan.pdf•Article on the ‘leaky pipeline’ metaphor often used in STEM -https://www.editage.com/insights/inadequate-representation-of-women-in-stem-research-the-leaky-pipeline?refer=scroll-to-1-article•The problem with the ‘leaky pipeline’ metaphor-https://slate.com/technology/2017/10/the-problem-with-the-pipeline-metaphor-in-stem-education.html•BBC articleon pay gap between white academics and academics of colour -https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46473269•Vox article on intersectionality and the creator of the term-https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination•Taylor and Francis Online article-“Competing inequalities: gender versus race in higher education institutions in the UK”oArticle highlighting how Athena SWAN has only primarily benefited middle class white womenhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00131911.2019.1642305

•Paper published by LoughboroughUniversity evaluating the effectiveness of Athena SWANstating that the majority of institutional “Champions” were middle class white womenhttps://www.ecu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/advancing-women%E2%80%99s-careers-in-STEMM-evaluating-the-effectiveness-and-impact-of-the-Athena-SWAN-Charter-FINAL.pdfMedia recommendations:•Sehher –Nappy Headed Jojoba:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN0Ms3VmhcLlNVMk41zBOIw•Pruthvi –This Book Will Save Your Life –A.M Holmeshttps://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Book-Will-Save-Your-ebook/dp/B008RKEYPM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37DYJFMDSV7KO&keywords=this+book+will+save+your+life&qid=1582230916&sprefix=this+book+will+sa%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1•Karel –Down and Out in Paris and London –George Orwellhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Paris-London-Penguin-Modern-Classics/dp/0141393033