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"...here is an organisation, a collective of people that are actually trying to do something about it, which is very powerful”

Comments made about us by our Partner organisations at the Equalitec Diversity Forum events, which promoted diversity best practice. They were hosted for Portia by the Royal Academy of Engineering

 

 

 


 
Established 1997
   
Services
Portia has over ten years experience in the field of gender and SET,we have developed expertise and a wide range of services to assist addressing gender inequality in SET.
Portia can:
  • work with companies and organisations to develop and deliver their diversity strategies;
  • be part of consortia delivering projects in partnership with other organisations;
  • work with individuals to enhance their professional progression opportunities, improve career self-efficacy skills, and maximise employability;
  • work with third sector organisation on their e-communication and identifying opportunities;
  • provide expert consultancy on gender and SET; and
  • work with the education sector to deliver SET enrichment programmes in collaboration with professional bodies and the private sector.

See case studies of some of our projects on our SUCCESSES page.

If you would like to contact us about working together please CONTACT US

 

 
     
 
Meeting of European science leaders on the gender dimension in science
 ‘How can European Science benefit from taking integrated action on gender’
10 May 2010
14 leading science leaders from around Europe will meet in Paris to continue discussion on the gender dimension in science.  The meeting follows on the deliberations that have taken place at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London on 25-26th March and in Berlin on 29-30th April.   Among the issues they will address is the persistent concern of how to remove gender inequalities and biases in recruitment, retention, and advancement of men and women; how to ensure fairness and prevent gender bias in assessment of scientists’ work; how to make research process sensitive to factors related to gender and sex; and how to make sure that science knowledge-making and the science value system recognises when claims to knowledge are based on wrong assumptions about the nature and role of gender and sex.
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Kidzone Website launched by Hackney Pupils
28 April 2010
Eight pupils from East London's Olympic borough Hackney celebrated the launch of the website they had created for their age group with software development company, ThoughtWorks. The project was delivered by a partnership of Portia, Hackney Learning Trust SATH and ThoughtWorks.
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Portia promotes European Code of Best Practice for Women in ICT
01 September 2009
Portia is pleased to support the Information Society and Media Directorate General's Code of Best Practice for Women in ICT. Portia has invites its partners and supporters to sign up to the code, in recognition of their contribution to supporting women in ICT.
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