GEAP's implementation:

genovate official siteThe GENOVATE Community is a platform which enables GENOVATE partners to share institutional information and case studies, and facilitates the coordination of a buddy system for bench learning.

The GENOVATE Community consist of seven GENOVATE partner institutions; the GENOVATE International Advisory Board; key strategic collaborators and stakeholders and the general public. It is a mechanism designed to facilitate meaningful knowledge exchange across the community at local, national and international levels within each of the partner institutions’ countries, across Europe and globally.

Gender mainstreaming of all Swedish universities

The Swedish government is investing 2,5 million euros in making the country’s higher education sector gender equal. Thirty-three universities and university colleges will receive gender mainstreaming support from the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research. The four-year programme was officially launched in Stockholm on the 16th of April.

Read more about the programme on http://www.genus.se/en/newspost/new-programme-for-gender-equality-in-swedish-higher-education/

 

Ylva Fältholm and Paula Wennberg were invited to an expert dialogue on February 9, 2016 in Stockholm organised by the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research to discuss which challenges the programme should focus on when mainstreaming gender in the Swedish Higher Education.

 


Science with and for Society Information Day in Stockholm, Sweden

Vinnova, Sweden's innovation agency, organised a briefing on the program Science with and for Society in Horizon in 2020 on January 20, 2016. Horizon 2020 is the world's largest research and innovation programs with a budget of almost 80 billion euros over the period 2014-2020. The program focuses on turning scientific breakthroughs into innovative products and services that can lead to new business opportunities, jobs, and that can improve people's lives. The program Science with and for Society 's goal is to involve various actors in society and other stakeholders in research and innovation processes, with intention to enable collaboration between academia, industry and the public. Gender equality and encouraging young people to take an interest in science and a career in research and innovation are other important areas of focus.

Noora Eronen, EC Policy Officer from DG RTD and invited speaker picks up the gender dimension of LTU's energy project as one of the good examples.

 


GenPORT launch on April 21, 2016 in Brussels

GenPORT portal for quality resources in gender and science will be launched on April 21, 2016 in Brussels - SAVE THE DATE

-The Launch will begin at the European Parliament where you will hear from Members of the European Parliament and other policy makers, alongside GenPORT representatives. The session will examine the European STEM and gender landscape and how GenPORT can support policy making. We will then relocate to nearby Residence Palace were we will hear from international bodies on their latest work in the field and give participants ample time for discussion.

GenPORT is an FP-7 project that is developing a portal to quality resources on gender and science, covering multiple interest areas and resource types. The portal will be formally launched on 21st April 2016. In addition to providing information about published research, studies, events, etc. the portal also offers access to experts and opportunities for sharing and exchanging knowledge and experience.

Read more on www.genderportal.eu

International Women's Day

Press Release of March 8, 2016 from the European Commission, Brussels

On the occasion of International Women's Day, here are the priorities of the Commission in terms of gender equality. Read more on http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-642_en.htm

What are the priorities of the Commission in terms of gender equality?

In December 2015 the Commission published the "Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-2019"http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/files/documents/151203_strategic_engagement_en.pdfIt represents the work programme for gender equality policy during this Commission's mandate.

The Strategic engagement focuses on the following five priority areas:

  • Increasing female labour market participation and equal economic independence;
  • Reducing the gender pay, earnings and pension gaps and thus fighting poverty among women;
  • Promoting equality between women and men in decision-making;
  • Combating gender-based violence; protecting and supporting victims;
  • Promoting gender equality and women's rights across the world.

How to integrate gender dimension in research projects and funding applications

The seminar on a gender and equal opportunities perspective in research projects and funding applications with Paula Wennberg, LTU as invited speaker brought together 25 participants from diverse disciplines of Uppsala University. Åsa Cajander, associate professor of human-computer interaction, the organiser of the seminar on February 29, 2016 has a role of the gender equality officer at the university.

- Funding organisations such as Vinnova, VR and Forte now require a gender and equal opportunities perspective.  When applying for funding we hence need to describe how we incorporate gender and equal opportunities in the project work, such as in tests. We also need to describe how the project team from a gender and the equal opportunities perspective, and also the contribution of the mix of gender, ethnic and cultural diversity. One should note that the assessment of the applications is based on the strength of the gender and equal opportunities perspective in the project description. In this seminar we will discuss how to set up projects that are strong from a gender and equal opportunities perspective, and we will be provided with concrete examples of such project descriptions.


Improve gender-based analysis in EU research

Very much in line with the LTU team's Gender Equality Action Plan strategy, we integrate gender dimension into the design, process, content and implementation of research and innovation.

- The League of European Research Universities (LERU) launched a new advice paper on the topic "Gendered Research and Innovation: Integrating sex and gender analysis into the research process" in Brussels. The report shows how gendered research and innovation, or GRI, is an under-recognised issue, which too often is not incorporated into the design, process, content and implementation of research.

Professor Simone Buitendijk, vice-rector magnificus of the Universiteit Leiden, a steering group member of the LERU Gender Working Group and main author of the report, says: “Gendered Research and Innovation [GRI] matters; it goes beyond gender equality, it is about the design, content and validity of research. Our paper is part of a growing awareness that GRI is essential to face global challenges. The major problems facing our world cannot be addressed without comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, evidence-based research which includes GRI.”

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