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… EQUALITY IN RESEARCH Legal framework The Federal Law for Equal Treatment in Federal Bodies stipulates affirmative … board must now be made up of at least 30 % women and 30 % men. Since 2021, the University of Applied Sciences Act (FHG) … to increase the visibility of women in R&I and in creative roles. The Laura Bassi 4.0 programme [3]  was initiated by …

… Policy framework The State of Gender Equality and Proposal for Mid-Term Strategic Plan in Gender Equality within the … government adopted the Strategy for Equality of Women and Men in the Czech Republic 2014-2020 [2] . The Strategy … gender balance in evaluation panels) and external roles (gender dimension in research, impact on society). In …

… should, on the one hand, address internal stakeholders and processes, similar to research-performing organisations … or grant is designed, and all data should be analysed for a redesign of the grant programme after a call is … areas to collect data on are the proportions of women and men among applicants and grantees, and the proportions of …

… Main section Videos and webinars Tools and resources Once you have realised that promoting gender equality is crucial for both your funding activities and your staff, you may be … Furthermore, networks are relevant (e.g. for citations): men have stronger networks, which is why men are cited more …

… curricula and public engagement, is also essential for the proper training of the next generations of … be expected that its findings affect (groups of) women and men, or girls and boys, differently. Integrating the gender … actions in research institutions to transform gender roles’ (GEARING ROLES)  to learn why inclusive innovation is …

… the workforce employed during the execution of a contract for the provision of social and health services, including … overcoming stereotypes about the healthcare / social care roles that women generally fill [4] . Guiding questions … gender-based discrimination in wages? Do women and men have equal access to the employment in this specific …

… Main findings The Gender Equality Index score for the EU is 68.0 points out of 100 [1] . This is an … degrees, both overall and in the extent to which women and men are relatively affected, greater divergence on gender … men. Both reflect the negative influence of gender roles and stereotypes on women’s participation in the labour …

… 2010, progress has been slow and uneven. Women account for only one in three members of EU national parliaments. … women in decision-making positions. These include gender roles and stereotypes, the heavy burden of housework and care … of political equity, and the benefit was greater for men (WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2020). In addition, Van …

… This section will present a ten-step programme for management and leadership to start tackling sexism in … gender balance, the promotion gap between women and men disappeared [2] . 3. Take the pulse of your organisation … see p. 18). Encourage women to apply for more senior roles. If certain selection criteria are optional, this …

… Women Both women and men are more likely to face harassment in work contexts … in the United States found that even when controlling for awareness of sexual harassment laws and policies, women … to from women [8] . Men who violate stereotypical gender roles are more likely to face harassment, with men who engage …

… Professions and pay The perception that women and men have different skills is part of the reason they are … . Such horizontal gender segregation is partly responsible for the gender pay gap , as fields dominated by men tend to … status, and agency in performance evaluations’, Sex Roles, Vol. 80, 2019, pp. 159–171 ( …

… and males are arbitrarily assigned characteristics and roles determined and limited by their gender. Source: EIGE … realities have been shaped by the belief that women and men have complementary characteristics , for example that men are individualistic and dominant, while …

… can hold employees back and channel them into the wrong roles. Women may be shut out of senior positions or diverted … roles seen to require stereotypically ‘feminine’ skills. Men have been found to rapidly leave jobs dominated by women … M., ‘Insidious dangers of benevolent sexism: consequences for women’s performance’, Journal of Personality and Social …

… to beliefs around the fundamental nature of women and men and the roles they should play in society. Sexist assumptions about … of certain sectors of the economy, primarily responsible for unpaid care work, paid less than men and …

… long-term care will increase, given the ageing population and increasing life expectancy across the EU (EIGE, 2020e; … a wide range of general technologies that can be converted for use by elderly people, for example Alexa and Siri (Piau … they spend fewer years living in good health than men, and are more likely to develop health problems and live …

… on average, women’s gross hourly pay was 14.8 % lower than men’s (Eurostat, 2020). The pay gap stems from a combination … to the labour market (Barzilay and Ben-David, 2016). For instance, using gender-blind algorithms has the potential … work schemes that would allow women to assume dual roles as employees and caregivers (Barzilay and Ben-David, …