The SAGE Athena Swan pathway focuses on the unique journey of each participating institution towards achieving a safe, equitable and
inclusive organisation where all people can thrive and contribute to their fullest. Considering this, the awards assessment approach
recognises differences in institutional type, size, strategy, resourcing and context.
Award applications are assessed against four criteria:
1. Leadership and accountability
2. Honesty and self-reflection
3. Communication and engagement
4. Data analysis and discussion
The applying institution must demonstrate that it meets requirements against the four criteria, to enable it to:
understand the current state of gender equity, diversity and inclusion (GEDI) across the institution
understand the structural, systemic, and cultural barriers that impede attraction, retention, and progression, contributing to inequity and
a lack of diversity and inclusion
act to remove or reduce five Key Barriers, thereby advancing GEDI across the Institution.
This Expectations Framework expands on the four criteria, providing progressive descriptors of expectations against each criterion for Bronze,
Silver and Gold Awards, demonstrating increased maturity. The assessment criteria for achieving Bronze, Silver and Gold SAGE Athena Swan
Awards remain unchanged.
The aim of this framework is two-fold:
To provide institutions with a clear overview of expectations at each key milestone on their SAGE Athena Swan pathway.
To strengthen the award assessment process.
| Period | 2024 → … |
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| Held at | Science Australia Gender Equity (SAGE), Australia |
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| Degree of Recognition | National |
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- Expectations Framework
- diversity and inclusion
- certification
- industry leading
- equity and equality
- co-designed
- intersectional
- SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
- SDG 5: Gender Equality