Table 3.

Description of the coding tree

Main themes	Subthemes
Views on the Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science	Catalyst for change
	Limitations of Athena SWAN
	Additional organizational support for those with childcare responsibilities required
Views on monitoring GE in BRCs	Important to monitor GE in BRC settings
	Complexity of monitoring GE
	Broader equality, diversity and inclusion
Views on current markers of achievement and GE	Context is important
	Perceptions of structural barriers to GE
	Concerns about positive discrimination
Recommendations for actions to improve GE in BRC settings	Monitor BRC GE metrics at an organizational level
	Monitor BRC recruitment and retention by gender
	Monitor academic citizenship activities by gender
	Create BRC GE organizational processes to catalyse sustainable change in GE