About the Gender Equality Maturity Matrix
What is the Gender Equality Maturity Matrix
At the heart of the guidelines is the Gender Equality Maturity Matrix which describes the different components of a maturity journey from awareness to transformation. Next page are two tables: one for individuals, one for organisations. Their structure is identical, only the wording is adapted to take into account the difference between an individual (“I”) and an organisation of community (“We”).
The maturity levels are steps towards the goal of Gender Equality in STEM education and careers — it could be generalised to Gender Equality, but the focus of the project is related to STEM.
For example, if you organise an awareness raising event, how will you measure the impact of that event? You should be able to tell how many people have participated, what was the impact on their understanding of the issue (awareness) and how this awareness will lead the participants to further action. While the number of participants can be an indicator of the quality of your communication, if those participants do not join or propose an initiative to go beyond the participation in an awareness raising event, the impact will be extremely limited.
Gender Equality Maturity Matrix – Individual | ||||
Maturity | Aware | Explore | Practice | Transform |
Definition (statement) | I understand the value | I explore practices conducive gender equality | My practice is conducive to gender equality | Gender equality has transformed my practice |
Positioning question | What is the problem with gender inequality in STEM? | What could I do to support gender equality? | What do I need to add to my practice? Who else should I involve? | What do I need to change in my practice, my community/organisation? |
Action (examples) | Attend a seminar, workshop, read, reflect, discuss… | Identify practices, try them, measure the impact, discuss with other stakeholders | Include elements of gender equality in practice, work with others to implement gender equality practices | Work with others to redefine practices from the point of view of gender equality |
Tools (supporting) | Leaflets,Internet, books, statistics… | Citizen science, polls, observations, special interest group… | Community of practice software, analytics, gender equality charter… | Benchmarking |
Evidence | Public commitment to support gender equality in STEM | Portfolio of documented practice & results | Blog posts, journal article, policy document… | Testimonies, seminars, awards… |
Badges (visibility) | “WISE Supporter” | “WISE Explorer” | “WISE Practitioner” | “WISE Champion” |
Impact | A growing community gender equality aware Moving to the next stage! | An emerging WISE community of practice Moving to the next stage! | A WISE community of practice Moving to the next stage! | Transformation |
Gender Equality Maturity Matrix – Organisation / Community | ||||
Maturity | Aware | Explore | Integrate | Transform |
Definition (statement) | We understand the value | We explore practices conducive gender equality | Our practices are conducive to gender equality | Gender equality has transformed our organisation |
Positioning question | What is the problem with gender inequality in STEM? | What can we do to support gender equality? | What do we need to add to our practices and policies | What do we need to change in our practices, community/organisation? |
Action (examples) | Organise seminars, workshops, share information, organise discussions… | Identify practices, try them, measure the impact, discuss with other stakeholders | Include elements of gender equality in practices and policies | Work with others to redefine practices and policies from the point of view of gender equality |
Tools (supporting) | Leaflets,Internet, books, statistics… | Citizen science, polls, observations, special interest group… | Community of practice software, analytics, gender equality charter… | Benchmarking |
Evidence | Public commitment to support gender equality in STEM | Portfolio of documented practice & results | Blog posts, journal article, policy document… | Testimonies, seminars, awards… |
Badges (visibility) | “WISE Supporter Organisation” | “WISE Explorer Organisation” | “WISE Organisation” | “WISE Champion” |
Impact | A growing community of gender equality aware organisations | An emerging WISE community of practice | A WISE community of practice | Transformation |
Maturity Matrix and WISE Badges
WISE Badges are the milestones of the WISE Pathway. As one’s progress on the WISE Pathway, it is possible to claim badges to publicise one’s commitment to gender equality in STEM education and careers. The first badge on the pathway is WISE Supporter”, a badge anyone can claim to manifest its commitment to gender equality in STEM education and careers.
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