The objective of the Advance HE Athena Swan Charter Framework is to support higher education institutions, academic departments, and professional units in impactful and sustainable gender equality work and to build capacity for evidence-based equality work. MU was the first Irish institution to apply under the expanded version of the Athena Swan charter that includes Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines as well as Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine. It also incorporates intersectionality, taking into account the numerous factors that can overlap with gender inequality, including the intersections between gender, race and ethnicity. The underrepresentation of men where relevant, is also considered.