The Equality Committee – mandate and composition
The committee is a special committee appointed by the University Board and is appointed for the term of the current University Board. The committee advises the University Board on equality issues, presents proposals and assists with the drawing up of plans, accepts enquiries and advises groups, individuals or bodies at the university. The committee also has a right of access and to speak in appointment cases, and can express opinions on programme descriptions and the establishment of new subjects.

UiB established a gender equality committee as early as 1973 and was the first university in Norway to do so. The committee's mandate was "(...) to work on questions associated with the gender equality issue and present any specific proposals that may ensure recruitment and work equality between the genders".

The Equality Committee's mandate and rules have been amended a number of times. The last amendment was made in October 2009 when the committee's mandate was amended in line with the "expanded concept of equality". This means that the committee shall promote genuine equality at the university in relation to all the bases for discrimination against which the Anti-Discrimination Act affords protection.

• The committee's mandate, rules and composition (NO)
• The Equality Committee 2013-2017 (NO)

Action plan
In 1974, the committee produced the first gender equality action plan at UiB - Recommendation no. 1 of the Gender Equality Committee. Since then the committee has produced a number of action plans for equality between the genders, the latest was:

• The Action Plan for Gender Equality 2011-2015 (NO)