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Definition of gender roles

Social and behavioural norms which, within a specific culture, are widely considered to be socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex. 

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  • Bulgaria

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework As of the end of … not adopted any specific laws or regulations on promoting gender equality in research and innovation. However, in April … the establishment and the maintenance of a system for gender equality monitoring and the drafting of a report on …

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    Bulgaria
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  • Croatia

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework Significant positive change is evident in gender equality in Croatia in the last 15 years. These … in Croatia are still influenced by traditional gender roles. Among graduates, women are still underrepresented in …

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    Croatia
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  • France

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework The main gender equality laws that apply to higher education … ministries, including research. It also introduced a 40 % gender quota for the composition of juries for acceding to …

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    France
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  • Greece

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework Law 2839/2000 requires one-third gender representation in all decision-making public body … institutions (HEIs) in Greece, sets out contributing to gender equality as one of the main missions of the country’s …

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    Greece
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  • Luxembourg

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework The government plays an important role in ensuring gender balance in research organisations in Luxembourg. The … (Law of 29 December 2014) are both required to have gender-balance on their Board of Directors (at least 40 % of …

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    Luxembourg
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  • Poland

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework The principle of … Act on Equality prohibits unequal treatment due to gender (among other grounds) in professional education, … not explicitly prohibit discrimination on the grounds of gender in the scope of education and higher education. Sexual …

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    Poland
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  • Romania

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework There is no … legal framework in Romanian legislation that addresses gender equality in research. Article 41 of the Romanian … 202/2002 was amended by Law 178/2018, which introduced the roles of Equal Opportunities Expert and Equal Opportunities …

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    Romania
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  • United Kingdom

    … PROMOTING GENDER EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework The legislation … is against the law in the UK: Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage and Civil Partnership, … to include all higher education professional and support roles, not just academic roles, and promote equality and …

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  • Step 4: Implementing a Gender Equality Plan

    … Tools and resources Ready, steady, go! Having set up the gender equality plan (GEP) (see step 3 ), you are ready to … success and institutionalisation. As highlighted in the ‘Gender equality network in the European research area’ … dealing with resistance; building support networks; the gender aspect of research careers, decision-making and …

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  • Development of cross-curricular study programmes – Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MT)

    … attracting men students. This is intended to improve gender balance in the pursuit of scientific studies and … alumni graduates and role models from the less represented gender when promoting study programmes, have created small but steady improvements in the gender-balanced take-up of various study programmes at MCAST. …

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  • GenderResearch4COVID-19 support – Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) & Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) (PT)

    … FCT and the national Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) established in 2008, which aims at the … is structured along three main lines of research: Line 1: Gender and labour market, during and in the aftermath of the … Line 2: COVID-19, everyday life, stereotypes and gender roles, concerned with topics such as stereotypes, risk …

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    Portugal
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  • GenderResearch4COVID-19 support – Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) & Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) (PT)

    … FCT and the national Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) established in 2008, which aims at the … is structured along three main lines of research: Line 1: Gender and labour market, during and in the aftermath of the … Line 2: COVID-19, everyday life, stereotypes and gender roles, concerned with topics such as stereotypes, risk …

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    Portugal
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  • GenderResearch4COVID-19 support – Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) & Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) (PT)

    … FCT and the national Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) established in 2008, which aims at the … is structured along three main lines of research: Line 1: Gender and labour market, during and in the aftermath of the … Line 2: COVID-19, everyday life, stereotypes and gender roles, concerned with topics such as stereotypes, risk …

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    Portugal
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  • Spokesperson budget – DFG (German Research Foundation) (DE)

    … spokesperson/coordinator belongs to an underrepresented gender at leadership level can apply for additional, … on underrepresented genders at project management level. Gender inclusion funding should be used for individual and … position. Further information New Measures to Promote Gender Equality in Science and Academia …

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    Denmark
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  • Why change must be structural

    … research and innovation (R & I) is highly segregated by gender and marked by considerable gender gaps. Women and men tend to concentrate in certain … accessible to researchers of all genders.     ACT on Gender Gaps in Science from ACT Project on Vimeo . In …

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  • Step 2: Analysing and assessing the status quo in your organisation

    … is currently doing regarding the status quo of gender equality. After assessing the status quo of your … an overview of its strengths and weaknesses concerning gender equality. Based on these results you will be able to … actions in research institutions to transform gender roles’ (GEARING ROLES) developed an up-to-date (2019) …

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  • Step 3: Setting up a Gender Equality Plan

    … and resources After carrying out an assessment of the gender equality status quo ( see step 2 ) in your organisation, you can start setting up a gender equality plan (GEP). The findings of the initial … actions in research institutions to transform gender roles’ ( GEARING ROLES ) project and the ‘Supporting the …

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  • European Institute for Gender Equality step-by-step guide: research funding organisation

    … Introducing gender in the work of research funding bodies This section … addresses research funding bodies that want to develop a gender equality plan (GEP) in order to increase gender fairness in research funding and to comply with the …

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  • Which stakeholders to involve and how?

    … of your organisation in developing and implementing a gender equality plan (GEP). Their involvement, which can be … and resources on impact, see ‘ Success factors  for gender equality plan development and implementation’). How to … actions in research institutions to transform gender roles’ (GEARING ROLES) project. On the website, you can find …

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  • Gender balance in leadership and decision making

    … Videos & Webinars Tools & Resources Efforts to promote gender balance in leadership and decision-making have been … Association  members were women in 2019. Improving gender balance in leadership and decision-making is therefore … promote gender balance in leadership and decision-making roles across the organisation; which steps can be taken, and …

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