EUROPEAN OBSERVATORY ON GENDER IN STI

GENDER STI - PROJECT

2020

Management and equipment. Structure

Project with 16 well-established organizations from 16 countries across four continents (Spain, Finland, Portugal, Austria, France, Italy, Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, India, South Korea and China).

Objectives

  • To investigate the state of gender equality in scientific careers, gender balance in decision-making and the integration of the gender dimension in R&I content.
  • To connect all organizations and initiatives interested in supporting gender equality in international cooperation in STI.
  • To house all knowledge and materials produced by the project and works to promote a healthy debate on gender equality matters in STI and contribute to common solutions.

Research and results

The last published in the European Observatory on Gender in STI Resources:

  • Awakening and flourishing women’s careers and vocations in STI through international gender equality awareness (2023).
  • 2022 Report on Gender Equality in the EU.
  • Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (2022).
  • Action towards Gender Equality (2022).
  • Beautiful Patterns: empowering young women through education in Computational Thinking (2022).

Ongoing projects

  • Mapping of Gender Equality in Bilateral and Multilateral Agreements (To analyze around 300-350 bilateral and multilateral agreements between EU Member States, Associated Countries and 10 selected third countries).
  • Co-Design Labs and Gender Equality Solutions (to develop common solutions for common challenges regarding gender inequalities in STI).
  • Gender STI Community of Practice.