The JML work at the ITM School
The work with equality, diversity and equal opportunities (JML) differs between the schools at KTH. At the ITM school, there is a group that advises the school's management on JML-related issues and consists of people who represent the entire school's breadth of activities and organization.
KTH has a set of values based on democracy, the equal value of persons, human freedoms and rights, and a free and open discussion. Equality between women and men, and distancing oneself from all forms of discrimination are both a quality issue and an obvious part of KTH's values. Gender equality and diversity among employees and students is also an important resource for KTH.
KTH's mission within gender equality, diversity and equal conditions
KTH has two main assignments regarding gender equality, diversity and equal conditions at the university. The first is the assignment based on the Discrimination Act and the seven grounds of discrimination. The second assignment is Gender Equality Integration, where universities and colleges must develop a plan for how the higher education institution intends to develop the work with gender equality integration.
ITM School organisation and activities
We work on three levels to meet the assignments
- There are seven grounds for discrimination. If you experience something that should be reported, contact your nearest manager or HR manager at the ITM school. Report discrimination or harassment
- A conscious leadership is needed to make a change. ITM's Management team works strategically to implement gender equality, diversity and equal conditions in various processes.
- The school's JML group advises the school management on JML-related issues.
ITM JML Group
The purpose and mission of the School's JML Group is to advise the School's management on JML-related issues and consists of individuals representing the full breadth of the School's activities and organization: directors of studies, program directors, janitors, professors, administrators, managers and staff. The group's agenda for the coming years includes developing reform agendas and development plans for JML in the School's main missions: teaching and research.
Contacts
Why should we work with these questions?
Even in countries that have made great efforts in the field of gender equality in recent decades, statistics show that there are still disproportionate relations between women and men in senior positions. The same applies to the gender-based pay gap.
A matter of quality
There are many arguments for striving for greater equality and inclusion. In addition to meeting anti-discrimination legislation, it is a quality issue. If we exclude a large part of the population due to prejudice when we are recruiting a new employee, we risk missing important competence.
Unfair and abusive treatment is an ongoing issue in academia
Here are some examples (cases) of unfair treatment that employees at universities have testified to.