An inclusive network
Uniting women with different roles, from different institutions, different fields, different backgrounds and experiences.
Member benefits
Personal Growth
Feel understood and empowered
Share your experiences with others
Receive support from others
Expand your horizons
Professional Development
Feel inspired
Build and grow your network
Raise your profile
Develop skills and gain new experiences
Consider your future and career pathways
Drive Change
Make a difference
Be part of the conversation
Contribute to changing the status quo
Make policies work better for you
Who is membership for?
We unite all roles and levels: Vice-Chancellors, Chief Operating Officers, Professors, Lecturers, Laboratory Managers, Registrars, Researchers, Institute Coordinators, Finance Officers, Human Resources Officers for example.
Progression pathways can be a challenge to identify and getting a role in a highly specialised research field can be competitive, with unclear alternatives. Between us, there are many examples of overcoming challenges and creating new pathways and opportunities.
By coming together to support, share and learn from one another, we are stronger.
WHEN offers the only forum to reach across the entire sector, connecting all women so that we can maximise opportunities and expand horizons. We are open to all self-identifying women and non-binary people who work in the higher education sector.
What can members expect?
Editorial
We curate relevant, inspiring and practical content. Members can expect a combination of full length and summarised academic articles, interviews, stories, perspectives, career profiles and pathways and news relevant to speeding up gender equality in our sector.
Community
Members unite in an online community where they share experiences, learn from and support one another. Connecting online is an important means by which we are able to come together, surpassing travel and other practical restrictions.
Events
Online and face to face, free and paid events take place throughout the membership year. Our members receive priority booking and are the first to know about all of our events. They can expect to receive a member discount of up to 50% where there is a charge.
Become a member today
We endeavour to make the network as accessible as possible. Please note, we are a non-profit making entity, run entirely by volunteers. We charge fees for membership and some events to enable us to fund activities. We do not currently receive funding from any sector bodies.
Blue membership
£5
PER MONTH
Donate £5/month to help us to deliver, develop and run the network. We are run by volunteers and so if you are able to help with our running costs we will be able to do more.
Yellow membership
£2
PER MONTH
Donate £2/month to help us to deliver, develop and run the network. We are run by volunteers and so if you are able to help with our running costs we will be able to do more.
Pink membership
FREE
IF YOUR INSTITUTION IS A PARTNER
We don't want money to be a barrier to supporting you. So on Friday 13th November, we introduced this free membership option for women whose Institutions are WHEN Partners.
