RCSI Medical University of Bahrain holds its first Equal Opportunities Executive Committee Meeting

RCSI Medical University of Bahrain holds its first Equal Opportunities Executive Committee Meeting

RCSI Medical University of Bahrain held last month its first Equal Opportunities Executive Committee meeting led by Mr Gary Brady, Head of Human Resources and Ms Fatema Frutan, HR Partner for Learning and Development. This committee is assigned to consolidating the principle of equal opportunity and ensuring the promotion of diversity and inclusion practices among staff in alignment with the efforts of the Supreme Council for Women (SCW) led by Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King and President of the SCW.

Under the UN Fifth Sustainable Development Goal of ‘Achieving gender equality’, the university has already made progress in its organisational structure and professional development plan. Currently, 64% of the university’s full-time staff are female, with 48% of managerial positions held by females, and 56% of female personnel pursuing higher education (level 9 Masters/Postgraduate Diplomas and Level 10 Doctorate/Higher Doctorate) and professional Membership and Fellowship.

Over the past three years, 43 female staff members participated in bespoke Leadership programmes delivered in partnership with our strategic partner Advance HE. Additionally, 37 female academics obtained a Certification in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education from Advance HE, and 28 became Advance HE Fellows.

Mr Stephen Harrison-Mirfield,