Women in Science | Gender Equality

Promoting gender equality is a core activity for the EU. The European Commission is committed to promoting gender equality in research and innovation. It is part of the European Commission Gender Equality Strategy for 2020-2025, which sets out the Commission’s broader commitment to equality across all EU policies. In addition, the EU has a well-established regulatory framework on gender equality, including binding directives, which apply widely across the labour market including the research sector.

Because of the peculiarities of the research sector, specific action is needed to overcome persisting gender gaps. Many structural barriers to gender equality in research and innovation persist.

The European Commission addresses these barriers through

the main funding instrument Horizon 2020, the first framework programme to set gender as a cross-cutting issue, with one of the underpinning objectives being to integrate the gender dimension into research and innovation content.
within the European Research Area in collaboration with member countries and research organisations. Already under the ERA Communication 2012 framework, the European Commission has set 3 objectives to work with EU countries and foster an institutional change (gender equality in scientific careers, gender balance in decision making, integration of the gender dimension into the content of research and innovation).

Infographic: closing gender gaps in research and innovation

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Please find below some gender / women in science related links and articles.

News

Upcoming Call of EmpoWOMEN for women-led startups for acceleration services

EmpoWOMEN is a collaborative initiative led by Sploro in partnership with Tech Ukraine, Startup Wise Guys, and Business Angels Europe. This project, funded by the European Union...
A Closer Look at POLICY ANSWERS Gender Mainstreaming & Inclusiveness Guidelines

In an era where inclusivity and gender equality have become pivotal in shaping progressive societies, the implementation of comprehensive guidelines plays a fundamental role in fostering positive change...
UNIGEM Winter School “Gender and Globalization”

The UNIGEM Winter School “Gender and Globalization” was held in the period from 20th to 26th February 2023 and gathered 50 participants from the region including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia...

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Events

UniSAFE final conference: From policy to practice - Pathways to end gender-based violence in academia and research

As universities and research organisations are increasingly involved in tackling gender-based violence, they often lack guidance on where to start or how to ensure that their policies and measures are...
RM Roadmap co-creation process and demonstration session

Get involved in the co-creation process concerning the research management ecosystem! The RM Roadmap project invites research managers from 40 countries across Europe to join its event and discuss...
European Training Foundation peer learning event on Career Guidance for Gender Equality

ETF organises an online peer learning event focused on Career Guidance for Gender Equality on Thursday, 22 June from 13.00 to 14.30 (CET). The event presents inspirational activities like the Kosovo...

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Organisations

Laconics: innovative SME from Albania

LACONICS is a software house specializing in digital transformation and automatization aiming for the highest enterprise effciency, thanks to a dynamic young team of dev-ops excelling in over 9 technologies...
University Gender Resource Centre

The University Gender Resource Centre (UNIGeRC) was established within the Human Rights Centre of the University of Sarajevo as a body to coordinate activities in the fields of gender equality and combating...
Network of Albanian Women in STEM

The Network of Albanian Women in STEM (NAW-STEM) aims to contribute to the social and economic empowerment of women by increasing their representation in STEM, both in academia and industry. Areas ...

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Calls

[Call for Applications] European Prize for Women Innovators

The European Prize for Women Innovators celebrates the women entrepreneurs behind Europe's most ground-breaking innovations. The prize awards women from across the EU and countries associated to Horizon...
Open Call for the EIC Women Leadership Programme (3rd cohort): Elevating female leadership in deep tech

The European Innovation Council (EIC), in partnership with the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), is pleased to announce the launch of the 3rd cohort of the EIC Women...
RCC: Nominations for Western Balkans women entrepreneurs of the year 2022 open

RCC launched the Western Balkans Women Entrepreneurs of the Year recognition last year under its Women Economic Empowerment Agenda Sarajevo – The Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) is happy to announce...

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Documents

POLICY ANSWERS Gender Mainstreaming & Inclusiveness Guidelines

Presentations of the Peer-learning Webinar organised by POLICY ANSWERS partners MIR and FBLU in November 2023.
Women Entrepreneurship in the Western Balkans - economy factsheets

Gender statistics play an important role for evidence-based policy making in support of women entrepreneurship. Hence, a thorough review of gender statistics in the Western Balkans, with a specific focus...
Bridging the gender gap in STEM

Strengthening opportunities for women in research and innovation Strengthening women’s participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields is not only a matter of equal ...

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Projects

ERIACNET4EU: ERIAC NETWORK TO ADVANCE ROMA INCLUSION BY COMBATTING AND PREVENTING ANTIGYPSYISM IN THE EU

In the frame of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) of the European Union, ERIAC is launching a new project: ERIACNET4EU: ERIAC NETWORK TO ADVANCE ROMA INCLUSION BY COMBATTING AND...
RM-ROADMAP Project: Creating Framework Conditions For Research Management To Strengthen The European Research Area

The RM-ROADMAP project will be led by the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA), in collaboration with key network organisations, institutes and research-active companies...
Rise of Women in Culture in the Western Balkans

Rise of Women in Culture in the Western Balkans

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