Inclusive Gender Equality Plan for the UW for 2025 – 2029
Woks on the new edition of the Gender Equality Plan has begun. The next Plan will respond to the needs of the academic community, understood as individuals with different needs and experiences. The new Plan will therefore include activities aimed at a wide category of people and groups, hence its name: Inclusive Gender Equality Plan.
EQUALITY AT THE UW 2024 – the study research that is the basis for the development of the new Inclusive Gender Equality Plan.
While developing the first edition of the Gender Equality Plan, a study Equality at UW (2018-2019) was carried out.
The next edition of the study is currently being carried out and it includes:
- focus group interviews,
- a university-wide survey,
- analysis of existing documents, procedures and databases to identify potential gaps.
In the first half of 2024 the UW Equality Team and the UW Women’s and Gender Research Centre have conducted the qualitative part of the reserach – Equality at UW 2024.
Focus group interviews were conducted and included the following groups:
- students (in Polish and English),
- doctoral students (in Polish and in English),
- researchers and lecturers (in Polish and in English),
- persons employed in administration and other non-academic positions (in Polish),
- dean’s colleges (in Polish).
Currently, we are going to conduct the second part of the study – a university-wide survey. The study is carried out by the UW Equality Team in cooperation with the Center for Research on Prejudice and the Quality Evaluation Unit (PEJK). The research study is under the honorary patronage of His Magnificence the Rector of the University of Warsaw.
The survey (in Polish and English language versions) is beginning in December 2024 and is addressed to:
- students,
- doctoral students,,
- researchers and lecturers,
- persons employed in administration and other non-academic positions.
The aim of the survey is to collect the opinions and experiences of members of our community regarding various manifestations of unequal treatment while working and studyiun at the university. The responses will allow us to determine the scale of undesirable behaviour related to unequal treatment of individuals in the UW community.
The results of the study will be used to prepare a new edition of the Inclusive Gender Equality Plan for UW for 2025-2029. The Gender Equality Plan is a strategic document prepared on the basis of a diagnosis of the experiences and needs of our University community in the context of respecting values such as equality, diversity and anti-discrimination.
A link to the survey sent by e-mail is be available via the USOS account.
The survey is active from Monday, December 2 at 12:00 p.m. to Sundey, January 12 at 11:59 p.m.
Below you can find a letter from the Rector of the University of Warsaw encouraging you to take part in the research study
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I cordially encourage all Members of our university community to take part in the university-wide survey “Equality at UW 2024” addressed to persons working and studying at the UW. The study is conducted by the Equality Team UW in cooperation with PEJK and the The Center for Research on Prejudice.
The aim of the study is to collect the opinions and experiences of members of our community regarding various manifestations of unequal treatment while working and studying at the university. The responses will allow us to determine the scale of undesirable behaviour related to unequal treatment of individuals at the UW and will contribute to the developing of the second edition of the Inclusive Gender Equality Plan for the University of Warsaw.
The Inclusive Gender Equality Plan for the University of Warsaw will be a strategic document containing specific actions to improve respecting the principles of equality and diversity in our community.
Your voice is of great importance, so I once again encourage you to participate in the survey.
prof. dr hab. Alojzy Z. Nowak
Rector of the UW