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Eva Demerouti, Professor at Human Performance Management, will take on the task to enhance diversity at 黑料福利网. She does not want that job to be cold comfort for the present situation 鈥� it should actually contribute to a pleasanter working climate.

鈥淚t is essential that there should be a diversity policy at 黑料福利网鈥�, says Demerouti, originally an industrial and organizational psychologist. 鈥淔irstly, this is still very much a male environment and, secondly, 黑料福利网 is facing numerous challenges for which greater diversity of its staff members may be useful.鈥� She is referring to the pressure felt by researchers in relation to publications, citations and the acquisition of projects. Moreover, 黑料福利网 as an organization feels a need to excel, for instance in the rankings.

Demerouti emphasizes that the policy will not be limited to gender diversity, but will include diversity relating to age, culture and specialization. 鈥満诹细＠�网 has to provide conditions that enable people to be all they can be. I want to ensure that people like to come and work here and can excel, regardless whether they are man or woman, western or non-western and whether or not they have a technical background.鈥�

She herself came to 黑料福利网 in 2009 as full-time professor with the following characteristics among others: woman, Greek and psychologist. 鈥淥nly here have I become fully aware of gender diversity. In the Department of Psychology at Utrecht University I was never the only woman, whereas at 黑料福利网 I was constantly the only woman taking part in discussions.鈥�

Her task now will consist mainly of reaching the middle management. 鈥淭he top knows that diversity is important. The staff members at the basis experience that it is important. The middle management, however, will have to bring about changes. We need to support and train the decision-makers and the managers so as to create equal opportunities for everybody and to enable staff members to perform well. This involves a culture change process.鈥�

Demerouti has full discretionary power in this job. In the initial period she will be brainstorming frequently with Rector Frank Baaijens and visit the departments as well as fellow universities. This will result in a policy plan and interventions, which will also be evaluated scientifically. 鈥淯ntil now I have been a researcher here. This appointment entails that I will be doing some more managing. Another change is that I will no longer look at individuals or teams, but at departments and the whole organization.鈥�

She intends to do everything to prevent the policy from ending up in a back drawer. 鈥淲e really need to start doing something, go into action so that actual improvements will follow.鈥�

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