EQUALITY GUIdE - KU Leuven

14 Equality Guide
A Dutch version of the Equality Guide 3 also exists, and was sponsored by the Flemish
Government, Department of Economics, Science and Innovation (EWI).
The Equality Guide consists of two different parts: Part 1 is the actual Guide with a
literature study, process report, report of case studies, evaluation, conclusions and
recommendations per chapter. Part 2 is the Tool Annex with all the different tools developed
in the scope of each module. These two parts cannot be seen apart from each
other. The Guide is a manual with a lot of useful know-how, tips and information on
how to apply the HR tools.
Although the Equality Guide is mainly focused on universities, a lot of the developed
instruments are also applicable to other organizations and settings. The transferability
of the tools is shortly discussed in each of the chapters.
The target group of the Equality Guide are policy makers, (academic) leaders and
managers of European universities ! and beyond !, working in the variety of faculties,
departments and service units, at central and decentralised levels. The Guide can also
be very useful for scientists and other employees, in offering them tips for their career
(development).
The national partners in the ‘development partnership’ were:
! Coordinator: VLIR 4 -Working Group on Equal Opportunities (Elsy Van Roy and Ilse
Haesendonck of the Diversity Policy Office of the K.U.Leuven coordinated the project
under the authority of the VLIR-Working Group; the administrative support was
taken care of by Brigitte Corthouts);
! VUB: Promoter Prof. Dr. Machteld De Metsenaere, researcher Yanna Van Wesemael;
! UGent: Promoter Prof. Dr. Marysa Demoor, researchers Sigried Lievens, Hanneke
Pyck and Liselotte Vandenbussche;
! K.U.Leuven: Promoters Prof. Dr. Reinhilde Veugelers and Prof. Dr. Sabine Van
Huffel, researcher Esther Hiel;
! UA: Promoters Sonja Spee and Hilde Van den Bulck, researcher Ann Van der
Auweraert;
! UHasselt: Promoter Prof. Dr. Mieke Vanhaegendoren, researcher Bie Nielandt;
! Department of Economics, Science and Innovation (EWI) of the Flemish Government:
Karen Haegemans and Lut Bollen;
! Department of Education ! subdepartment Universities of the Flemish Government:
Ann Raiglot and Noël Vercruysse;
! Institute for the Equality of Women and Men, Carla Rijmenams and Michel Pasteel.
The project had the support of the following Ministers:
! Flemish Minister of Equal Opportunities, Kathleen Van Brempt;
! Flemish Minister of Work, Education and Training, Frank Vandenbroucke.
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VLIR-Werkgroep Gelijke Kansen (2008). Gelijke-Kansengids: HR Instrumenten voor Gelijke Kansen aan
Universiteiten. Antwerpen: Garant.
Flemish Interuniversity Council.