• Establishes formal equality between the sexes with a focus on legislation, rules and procedures in order to ensure that men and women are treated equally. Aims to remove discrimination which would lead to unequal treatment.

To engage with relevant equality policy and legislation:

• Employment Equality Act (2004)
• Equal Status Act (2000/2004)
• Universities Act (1997)
• Trinity Policies

• Recognises that differences exist between women and men, which are due to a complex range of cultural, historical and socio-economic reasons and have led to unequal choices of and access to careers. Attempts to ensure a “level-playing field” in the competition for jobs, promotions & career-advancement.

• Springboard personal & professional development programme
• Mentoring programme
• Career development workshops
• Academic writing groups
• Resource and information provider
• 2008 Postdoctoral awards

• Acknowledges that existing structures and institutions are not gender-neutral but favour one sex, usually men, often in invisible ways. Embraces the differences between men and women as bringing added value to the academic environment.

• Collect gender disaggregated statistics & report on them annually
• Audit of good practice in University Schools (at planning stage)
• Gender awareness training (at planning stage)
• Policy & procedure review in context of gender