Employment Related

  1. Who has access to the equal opportunities information I declare as a job applicant or employee?
  2. Do I have to provide equal opportunities information?
  3. How many women are in senior management positions at the OU?

Who has access to the equal opportunities information I declare as a job applicant or employee?

Access to equality monitoring information is controlled and stored securely. The information can be viewed by those staff that provide information, advice and guidance to you, and staff that need to update your student record. Your tutor does not have access to this information, but may be provided with some information, such as if you have a disability, where it is relevant to teaching.

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Do I have to provide equal opportunities information?

The University has a legitimate purpose in requesting that you provide equal opportunities information and will contact all new and existing staff and students from time to time to ask you to maintain your student or staff record. It will greatly assist us in monitoring equality of opportunity if you can provide this information. Our aim is to ensure that no student or staff group experiences disadvantage because of individual characteristics or circumstances. If you object to providing a response to a particular equal opportunities question for any reason, you can state 'I do not wish to declare'.

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How many women are in senior management positions at the OU?

At April 2026, 54% of senior job roles at the University were held by women. This comprises of 89 senior females in Academic roles and 79 in Non-Academic. This has increased from 2012, when this figure was 33%. A large volume of statistics is published every year on Monitoring Reports section.

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Contact us

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

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