STEM Equals

越来越多的科学文献表明，女性在学术界受到积极和消极的歧视，而且这个问题在工程和科学领域尤为突出。例如，在2012年，发表了一项研究，其中随机分配了男性或女性姓名的应用程序被评为物理实验室经理职位。招聘小组认为男性申请人比（相同的）女性申请人更有能力和更好雇用。他们还为男性提供了更高的起薪和更多的职业指导。科学和工程领域的女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋和变性者（LGBT）学者的经历远不如女性学者的经历得到充分研究。这可能是由于科学和工程学院（与艺术和人文学科相比）的男女同性恋、双性恋和变性者工作人员数量极低。一项已发表的研究采访了LGB工程专业的学生，发现工程系被大多数认同LGBT的学生视为敌对的，大多数人通过“通过”异性恋来驾驭这种异性恋的工程环境。公开同性恋、双性恋和变性者的员工人数较少，这表明这是一种普遍的经历。STEM平等项目旨在制定举措，改善斯特拉斯克莱德大学科学与工程学院女性和同性恋、双性恋和变性者员工的平等和多样性。然后，我们将扩大我们的举措，包括其他院系，接触到行业的合作研究伙伴，并与英国各地的其他大学分享最佳实践。我们将在现有的举措基础上，支持工程学院内的女性，制定性别和LGBT相关的平等和多样性活动的综合计划。我们的目标是：涵盖更广泛的平等和多样性议程;充分包括科学学院;与主要的行业-大学研究合作伙伴共同发展平等学习经验;开展研究以了解具体挑战并制定新举措;与其他当地大学和战略行业合作伙伴联系，分享最佳实践。

There is a growing body of scientific literature that suggests women are actively and passively discriminated against in academia, and that the problem is particularly persistent across Engineering and Sciences. For example, in 2012, a study was published where applications that had been randomly assigned a male or female name, were rated for a Physics Laboratory Manager position. Recruitment panels rated the male applicant as significantly more competent and hireable than the (identical) female applicant. They also offered a higher starting salary and more career mentoring to the male.The experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) academics in Science and Engineering are considerably less well-studied than those of women. This may be as result of the extremely low numbers of LGBT staff that are out at work in Science and Engineering Faculties (as compared to the Arts and Humanities). One published study interviewed LGB Engineering students and found that engineering departments were viewed as hostile by the majority of LGB-identifying students and that most navigated this heteronormative engineering climate by 'passing' as heterosexual. The low numbers of openly LGBT staff would suggest that this is a common experience.The STEM Equals project aims to develop initiatives that will improve equality and diversity for female and LGBT staff across the Science and Engineering Faculty at the University of Strathclyde. We will then expand our initiatives to encompass other Faculties, reach out to collaborative research partners in industry and share best practice with other Universities throughout the UK.We will build on existing initiatives, supporting women within the Faculty of Engineering, to develop a comprehensive programme of gender- and LGBT-related equality and diversity activities. We aim to: encompass a broader equality and diversity agenda; fully include the Faculty of Science; develop a joint equality learning experience with key industry-university research partners; undertake research to understand specific challenges and develop new initiatives; reach out to other local Universities and strategic industry partners to share best practice.