Gender equality perspective

A gender equality perspective is integrated in the programme's design and teaching/learning activities.

There is still a clear gender imbalance. Currently male professors dominate at the higher education institution, although the assessment panel notes that the number of women associate professors is rising. The majority of doctoral students are women. According to the self-evaluation, the institution has taken some steps to improve the current situation by installing an advisory board, which also includes doctoral students, to promote equal opportunities and support a more balanced recruitment of staff members. In addition, a female professor (0.2 full time equivalent) was appointed to the Lise Meitner professorship. Moreover, there is a voluntary course offered that addresses gender aspects in teaching.

Systematic follow-up is performed to ensure that the programme's design and teaching/learning activities promote gender equality. The results of the follow-up are translated, when necessary, into actions for quality improvement, and feedback is given to relevant stakeholders.

Currently, the higher education institution states in the self-evaluation that its staff is still dominated by males. Although there are already efforts made to improve the current situation regarding gender imbalance, a more coherent policy is needed in the future. Such a policy explicitly needs to address the content of third-cycle programmes, staff and doctoral student recruitment, and listening from a gender perspective in everyday life. Actively striving for the appointment of more female professors could also be part of the policy.

The assessment panel values that operational and strategic staff are aware of current 'gaps' and agree that addressing education and research content in relation to gender issues should be an important issue for all courses.

The Lise Meitner chair and collaborations with the Kungl. Tekniska högskolan are positive initiatives to change the current situation.

In the overall assessment, the gender equality perspective is deemed to be satisfactory.