The EU-funded GEARING ROLES project assesses GEPs (Gender Equality Plan) at five universities and one research organisation. Applying the criteria established and tested by GEAR-tools, it evaluates the recognition and promotion of women’s research careers and the incorporation of women in decision-making positions. The results contribute to greater understanding and elimination of unconscious gender-driven stereotypes that hinder gender equality.
In line with the call goals GEARING-Roles (‘Gender Equality Actions in Research Institutions to traNsform Gender ROLES’) targets the questioning and transformation of traditional gender roles at the micro, meso, and macro levels, with four main Objectives:
Female Career Progression
To remove barriers to female recruitment and devise Personal Career Development Plans (PCDPs)
Education and research
To provide alternative references in traditionally male dominated areas (STEM) and in those where women are majority but kept under glass ceilings (Health & Care, Hum, Law, SSCC in general) by strengthening the gender dimension in research programs and methodologies, fostering gender-knowledge and scientific production in relation to gender and feminist studies, and by reinforcing women researchers’ careers
Leadership and Decision-making
To address gender imbalances in the representation, processes, and the promotion of women leadership in research institutions
Promotion of Gender Equality in Research Organisations and Key Stakeholders for the Reinforcement of ERA
Disseminate the common framework and outputs for institutional gender assessment, planning, monitoring and evaluation to establish commitment to gender equality in major European stakeholder organisations and build a sustainable long-term network of organisations advancing gender equality
Link: https://gearingroles.eu/
