Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee

Current Committee Members

Initiatives

Resources

Decolonisation

“the process of undoing the effects of colonisation and rethinking mathematics that unfairly maintain a European-centred mindset” (University of Edinburgh)

Inclusive Practices

Australian Style Manual: a guide for writing clear and consistent content that meets the needs of its users, which includes language usage guidelines for cultural and linguistic diversity, gender and sexual diversity, and people with disability

Guidelines for journal editors to guide the decision making process (American Mathematical Society)

Guidelines for standardising the collection of and dissemination of data relating to sex, gender, variations of sex characteristics and sexual orientation (Australian Bureau of Statistics)

Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers and research (Australian Research Council)

Women in Mathematics

Athena Scientific Women’s Academic Network (SWAN) is a quality charter mark framework and accreditation scheme established and managed by the UK Equality Challenge Unit that recognises and celebrates good practices in higher education and research institutions towards the advancement of gender equality: representation, progression and success

Benchmarking data, successful applications and resources for good practices pertaining to the Athena SWAN Awards (London Mathematical Society), which also includes the Good Practice Scheme booklet for advancing womens’ careers in university mathematical sciences departments

Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE): the Australian iteration of Athena SWAN