LIST OF GOOD PRACTICES for recruitment, career progression and retention

Recruitment, career progression and retention

Key Area	Name of the action	Type of action	Main aim of the action	Plotina RPOs experience	Level of implementation
Recruitment, career progression and retention	Introduction in internal research evaluation procedures of the consideration of maternity and parental leave periods	Positive action/policy	The main objective of this action is to grant an equal evaluation of the scientific production and research of both female and male UNIBO academic staff.	Alma Mater Studiorum – Universita Di Bologna experience	Researchers and professors
Recruitment, career progression and retention	Workshop to enhance transparency about the selection/promotion process and the criteria for promotion	Training/workshop	The objective of this workshop is to provide academic-led information about what is needed for promotion at each academic career stage. The speakers at these events include Pro-Vice Chancellors, Chairs of Faculties and members of the University Promotion Committee.	University of Warwick experience	All staff interested in promotions and mentors in terms of their role in supporting junior staff.
Recruitment, career progression and retention	Share career good practices - role models for women	Awareness raising/Communication	To inspire female researchers to pursue research careers.	Kemijski Inštitut, National Institute of Chemistry experience	Female researchers
Recruitment, career progression and retention	Wide communication policy for vacant positions, inside and outside	Communication	Increase transparency and visibility for vacancies to attract candidates from a diversified pool.	Kemijski Inštitut, National Institute of Chemistry experience	New staff
Recruitment, career progression and retention	Share career good practices - role models for women	Awareness raising/Communication	To enhance visibility of female role models for academic and administrative staff.	Mondragon Unibertsitatea experience	Staff and students
Recruitment, career progression and retention	Recruitment processes aware of gender-issues, discrimination and stereotypes	Training	Ensuring that every person involved in the recruitment process is aware of gender-issues, discrimination and stereotypes	Mondragon Unibertsitatea experience	Department Coordinators and Knowledge Areas Coordinators
Recruitment, career progression and retention	Offer of mentoring and empowerment courses to improve visibility, self-confidence, negotiating  and leadership skills, particularly dedicated to the underrepresented gender	Training	Increased the self-efficacy and leadership skills of female researchers and professors	Alma Mater Studiorum – Universita Di Bologna experience	Researchers/professors and technical and administrative staff, students
Recruitment, career progression and retention	Promotion of campaigns within and outside  the institution to make women’s contribution to research and the gender diversity of research teams more visible	Awareness raising/Communication	The aim of this action is to raise awareness and encourage researchers and professors to adopt the integration of the sex-gender variables in their research practices.	Alma Mater Studiorum – Universita Di Bologna experience	Researchers and professors