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EDI | Pursuing our gender action plan

Here you'll find information on DCU's current gender action plan.
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Pursuing our Gender Action Plan

Since receiving the renewed Bronze Award in 2020, we’ve implemented a structured programme management approach to ensure we can achieve our ambitious gender action plan 2020 - 2024. 

With Athena Swan’s new intersectional approach, DCU will also focus on ensuring equity for other key areas that intersect with gender, including:

  • Race
  • Age
  • Disability
  • Sexual orientation  

A new Athena Swan Self-Assessment Team (SAT) recently led on the self-assessment process to develop an application for a Silver Award. The outcome of this award will be announced in September 2024, and the 2024-2028 action plan will be available then. 

Learn more about Athena Swan and its impact at DCU in this short video.