It is recognised that colonial legacies may have a profound impact on women’s advancement and that social norms are closely bound up with cultural, religious and other structures of power and dominion. The network will aim to foreground epistemic justice and dialogical ethics in its approach to interviews, to the symposia, including bespoke workshops, and to its stakeholder engagement. What this means is that the activities of the network will aim to challenge the power imbalances that have led to the exclusion and silencing of particular forms of knowledge. What this also means is that in our questioning and discussion, we will always aim to be respectful and nurturing of each other, putting aside self-interest to try to find common ground. It is through such practices that we believe deep learning is enabled as well as personal and collective growth.
