IGEM resources
These training slides can be used to support management and staff meetings, by way of basic awareness/introductory training.
This goal/action-setting template outlines the benefits of enhancing EDI and organisations can choose which element/s is/are important to their own business and set their own goals around that/those.
Our self-assessment sheet can be understood and easily completed by a manager to help understand where individuals are and where there may be opportunity for improvement
External resources
Books
- The SAFE Leader: Engineering Inclusive Cultures Paperback by Dr Mark McBride-Wright MBE CEng (Author): www.bit.ly/TheSAFELeaderAmazon
Guidance & External Tools
- Scope Accessible communications
- Lexxic, Neuro-Inclusive Employer 5-things-you-can-kickstart-tomorrow-to-become-a-neuro-inclusive-employer.pdf
- Antiracism Toolkit for Allies: examines white advantage and information about how to disrupt racism and create work communities where everyone thrives https://c4disc.pubpub.org/toolkits-for-equity
- Spirals of inequality: how unpaid care is at the heart of gender inequalities: https://wbg.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Spirals-of-Inequality-final-1.pdf
- Royal Academy of Engineering Inclusive recruitment toolkit: Inclusive recruitment
- Presentations | Readability Guidelines: Presentations | Readability Guidelines
Research
- Equal Engineers, Engineering Action: Tackling Homophobia in Engineering: Engineering Change
- Equal Engineers, Powering Up the LGBT+ in Engineering: Powering-up-the-LGBT-in-Engineering-report.pdf
Organisations
The following organisations operate within the equality, diversity and inclusion sector in the UK:
- Equal Engineers - A team helping to create inclusive engineering and technology organisations by increasing the diversity of the workforce and improve stakeholder health and wellbeing: Home - EqualEngineers
- Business in the Community - Business in the Community (BITC) is the UK’s largest and most influential responsible business network dedicated to building a fairer and greener world together: https://www.bitc.org.uk/
- Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - Britain’s independent equality and human rights regulator. https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/
- Equally Ours – A charity working to advance people’s equality and human rights in the UK: https://equallyours.org.uk
- Fawcett Society – A charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights at work, at home and in public life: https://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/
- OBV - Operation Black Vote (OBV) is an organisation dedicated to enabling the African British and Asian British communities claim their places in European politics: https://www.obv.org.uk/
- Race Equality Matters - A not for profit community interest company (CIC) aiming to improve workplace equality across the public, private and charity sectors: https://www.raceequalitymatters.com/
- The Runnymede Trust – An organisation working towards racial justice in Britain, challenging structural racism and its impact on communities: https://www.runnymedetrust.org/
Training Opportunities
- ADUCE Programme by Men for Inclusion: https://www.menforinclusion.com/what-we-do/aduce-programme/
- Creating Inclusive Cultures by Equal Engineers: Creating Inclusive Cultures - EqualEngineers
- The SAFE Leader by Equal Engineers: The SAFE Leader - EqualEngineers
- Stand Up Speak Out by Equal Engineers: Stand Up, Speak Out! - EqualEngineers
Support networks
- Women’s Utilities Network: https://thewun.co.uk/
- The Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers: Inspiring diversity in engineering | AFBE-UK
- Andys Man Club: www.andysmanclub.co.uk
Multimedia
- The Wheel of Power Privilege: Wheel of Power Privilege Sylvia Duckworth | PDF
- Let's Tackle Mental Health Head On - Trevor Steven, Mental Health Ambassador, Causeway Technologies: IGEMtv | The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)
- Busting the Imposter Myth: How to Engineer Confidence (Even When You Don’t Feel It): IGEMtv | The Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM)