Jive

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Jive
B - EQUAL Presentation 19th September By Yasmin
Ali UK Resource Centre for Women in SET Jive,
Joining Practice Joining Policy Bradford
College

• creating change for women and girls in science,
  engineering, construction technology

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Who and what is the UK Resource Centre for Women
in Science, Engineering and Technology?
The UKRC is a dynamic centre that provides
accessible, high quality information and advisory
services to industry, academia, professional
institutes, education and the research councils
within the SET and built environment professions.
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The UKRC has been set up to

• Deliver the Governments Strategy for Women in
  SET (2003)
• To act out a strategic and lobbying role
• To manage the coordination of women and SET
  initiatives
• To assist Yorkshire Humber to become a leading
  region in STEM agenda

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The focus of the UKRC includes

• Working to address both sides of the problem by
• Working with employers to enhance workplace
  culture for the recruitment, advancement and
  progression of women
• Supply of women
• Both professional and technical levels

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Projects housed at the UKRC include
Lets TWIST (Lets Train Women in Science
Technology) Jive
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What is Jive?
The Jive (Joining Policy - Joint Practice)
project is an exciting partnership between
organisations in England, Scotland, Wales and
across Europe. The project works to challenge
occupational segregation in the areas of Science,
Engineering, Construction and Technology. ESF
funded initiative round 2 of EQUAL Programme.
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Aims

• To create cultural change and practice change
  within the science, engineering, construction and
  technology sectors
• Enable girls and women to overcome barriers
  preventing them from entering, staying and
  succeeding in SET and the built environment

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National Resource Centres Regional Hubs
Napier University Scottish Partners
Bradford College Sheffield Hallam University Regio
nal Partners
Scottish Centre
Yand H Hub
Bradford College SHU, OU. Cambridge National
Partners
N.W Hub
UKRC
Welsh Centre
The Womens Workshop, Cardiff Welsh Partners
S.E Hub
Oxford Women's Training Regional Partners
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Why the need for gender equality projects?

• Women are hugely under-represented in SET.
• The culture associated with SET deters women from
  entering SET and creates poor retention for those
  that do
• A low number of women rise up the SET ladder
  into decision-making positions where they can
  influence work place policy and culture.
• Returning to SET after a career break is
  particularly difficult for women as science and
  technology move on quickly and due to
  insufficient support in place to help women keep
  skills and knowledge updated

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Gender Stereotyping and Occupational Segregation
The situation so far!

• Although the Equal Pay Act has been in force
  since 1975, women are still earning 15 less than
  men. (Close the Pay Gap Campaign, 2005).
• Occupational segregation is one of the 3 main
  factors contributing to the gender pay gap
  alongside
• Caring responsibilities
• Availability for part-time employment

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Three-quarters of working-women are still found
in just 5 occupational groups
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Gender Pay Gap

• The vast majority of jobs in these sectors pay
  less than in the sectors where men predominate
• The highest earnings are achieved in
  male-dominated, graduate professions

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Skills Shortages

• The SET industry is increasingly reporting a
  severe skills shortage
• Reasons for this include qualified women leaving
  SET careers and the diminishing numbers of female
  students choosing SET subjects at school and FE
• 50,000 women with SET degrees are not working at
  any time, and those that do, only 8,000 return to
  a job that makes full use of their university
  qualifications

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Equal Opportunity CommissionGender Issues in
Modern Apprenticeships
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UKRC and Jive objectives

• To enable women to return to SECT employment
  (Return Campaign, Open University Course)
• Networking and mentoring schemes
  sustainability
• Working with employers to promote Gender
  Equality in their HR practices using a range
  of tools, i.e. Cultural Analysis Tool
• Raise the profile of women in SECT media
  products, profiling high level role models and
  experts database
• Develop employment pathways for women in SECT
  from school to work through local collaborative
  partnerships i.e. Sheffield Hallam University

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Yorkshire Humber Region

• To develop new partnerships across the region
• To offer staff development to teachers and
  employers to raise awareness of gender equality
• A gender resource exchange service which will aim
  to widen the participation of women in SECT by
  producing, i.e.
• A work experience pack for teachers, employers,
  individuals drawing on case studies
• A good practice award for schools promoting
  gender equality in SECT

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Yorkshire Humber Region cont.

• To encourage more work experience placements in
  SECT for schoolgirls
• To increase the number of female apprenticeships
  in the region
• To produce case studies for women setting up
  their own business
• Research and setting up a project for BME women
  working in Academia (Sheffield Hallam University).

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 Jive Partners www.jivepartners.org.ukUKRC
www.setwomenresource.org.uk
Our Websites
Contacts Tel [phone]

• Yasmin Ali - Gender Equality Co-ordinator
  (Careers),
• Jive Partners
• y.ali_at_bilk.ac.uk
• Gill Rooker- Gender Equality Co-ordinator
  (Employers), Jive Partners
• g.rooker_at_bilk.ac.uk

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Jive Joining Policy Joining Practice

• creating change for women and girls in
  engineering, construction technology