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Department of Sociology

Athena SWAN Survey 2022 - Students

Welcome to this survey for UG, PGT and PGR students in the Department of Sociology!
 
The department is putting together a submission for Athena Swan, a national scheme which fosters gender equality in universities. For our submission, we need to assess how the Department of Sociology is doing in terms of gender equality (i.e. what we are doing well, and what needs improvement).
That's why we are conducting this survey. It seeks to gather data on students' views about the challenges, achievements and culture of our department in relation to issues of inequality, and particularly gendered inequalities.
 
We would really appreciate it if you could have a go at answering the questions below. If there are any questions that you feel are not relevant to you, or you would prefer not to answer, this is fine: just move on to the next one. If you would rather talk about an issue in person than write about it, please tick the relevant box to say so (these can be found under each question). You do not need to complete the survey in one sitting - you can save your progress and resume the survey later.
 
All data will be kept completely anonymous unless you grant us permission to contact you for a follow-up interview. In this instance your contact details will be shared with the survey administrator only: Sara Bamdad. The findings of this survey will be used only in preparing the department's Athena Swan submission for 2022, and equality action plans.
 
Thank you very much for taking the time to complete this survey - it will make a real difference!
 
NOTE ON THE UNDERSTANDING OF GENDER IN THIS SURVEY
 
When referring to gender in this survey, we understand it in broad and inclusive terms, to include people who identify as women, men and non-binary. Therefore, the questions on gender inequalities refer to any inequalities that relate to gender, including e.g. inequalities between women and men, inequalities between cis and trans people, and inequalities between those who identify as non-binary and those who identify within the gender binary.
You don't need to cover in your answers all those forms of gender inequality; you are very welcome to focus on the ones which are most salient for you.
 
We also understand gender intersectionally and will consider how gender intersects with other axes of inequality. The survey asks questions about other axes of inequality, but if you wish to consider intersections with other inequalities in any of the other questions, you are very welcome to do so.

PART 1: MONITORING INFORMATION

 

*1. Gender*

Do you identify as
Is your gender identity the same as the gender you were assigned at birth?
 

*2. Ethnicity and Race*

 

*3. Disability*

Do you consider yourself to be disabled?
 

*4. Caring role*

Do you have caring responsibilities for dependent adults and/or children?
 

*5. Level of Study*

What degree are you currently studying for?
 

*6. Mode of Study*

What is your mode of study?

We will first ask a couple of very open, broad questions about how you feel the Department is doing on gender equality in general; this will help us get a sense of what your general impression is and what pops into your mind first when you think about these issues.

Then, we will ask questions about very specific aspects of your experience in the Department, so we can get more precise and detailed views about gender equality in different areas of the life of the Department of Sociology.

PART 2: THE CULTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT

 

*7. Gender equality in the culture of the Department (think about the "feel" of the Department, interpersonal interactions within it, and people's values and attitudes)*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*8. Efforts made in the Department to promote gender equality (think about how sensitive the department is to issues of gender equality and how pro-actively it tries to promote gender equality and address gender inequalities)*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.

PART 3: CURRICULUM AND CLASSROOM EXPERIENCES

 

*9. Teaching on gender (including number and range of modules, and engagement with gender across the curriculum)*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*10. Teaching on race and ethnicity (including number and range of modules, and engagement with the topics across the curriculum)*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*11. Diversity of authors on reading lists*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*12. Classroom dynamics (gender equality issues in how students participate in seminars and how staff manage the classroom space)

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:

PART 4: PEOPLE AND INTERACTIONS

 

*13. Presence of diverse role models (both among staff and among students)*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*14. Gender equality issues in how STAFF treat STUDENTS*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*15. Gender equality issues in how STUDENTS treat STAFF*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*16. Gender equality issues in how STUDENTS interact with each other"

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.

PART 5: BULLYING, DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT

 

*17. Bullying in the Department*
(if you're unsure what is meant by 'bullying', you can check a definition here)

Regarding this issue, do you have:
In terms of work done to tackle bullying and to support those experiencing bullying, do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*18. Sexual misconduct in the Department (of students and/or staff)*
(if you're unsure what is meant by 'sexual misconduct', you can read a definition here)

Regarding this issue, do you have:
In terms of work done to tackle sexual misconduct and to support those experiencing sexual misconduct, do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*19. Gender discrimination in the department*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
In terms of work done to tackle gender discrimination and to support those experiencing gender discrimination, do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*20. Racial discrimination in the department*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
In terms of work done to tackle racial discrimination and to support those experiencing racial discrimination, do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*21. Other discrimination in the department* (e.g. on grounds of age, dis/ability, sexuality, gender identity, class, faith or religion, nationality or pregnancy)

Regarding this issue, do you have:
In terms of work done to tackle discrimination and to support those experiencing discrimination, do you feel the Department has:
.

PART 6: OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT

 

*22. Equality in access to the extra-curricular opportunities which are offered by the Department (including socials, training and paid or voluntary work)*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*23. For PhD students only: Equality in access to opportunities to undertake sessional teaching within the Department*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.
 

*24. For students with caring responsibilities: Department's flexibility in enabling you to juggle your study with your caring responsibilities*

Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.

PART 7: COVID

 

*25. How would you describe the impacts of Covid on equality and diversity in the Department?*

Covid has had
Regarding this issue, do you have:
Do you feel the Department has:
.

FINAL QUESTIONS

 

27. If you indicated above that you would like to talk about your response to a question in person, please provide a preferred contact email address here:

Thank you for responding to this survey. We are grateful for the time and care you have put into doing so.

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