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Baltic Consortium on Promoting Gender Equality in Marine Research Organisations

Project description

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Combating gender inequalities in marine science and technology

Gender segregation and gender inequalities persist in the scientific environment, hindering women from pursuing careers in science and technology. The EU-funded Baltic Gender project aims to take action and reduce gender segregation and gender inequalities in marine science and technology. The project brings together research organisations and higher education institutions from Nordic, Continental and eastern countries, creating a collaborative platform for exchange, comparison, collaborative learning and knowledge transfer. The project’s main objective is to establish and implement Gender Equality Plans as effective tools for driving institutional change. By collecting, standardising and assessing gender-segregated data, the project will facilitate the establishment of gender-sensitive indicators and develop concrete targets and measures.

Objective

Baltic Gender is a consortium of research organisations and higher education institutions from the Baltic Sea Region aiming at reducing gender segregation and gender inequalities in Marine Science and Technology. The diversity of the consortium members (from Nordic, Continental and Eastern countries) with regard to gender equality policies and practices as well as gatekeeping provides an excellent basis for exchange, comparison, collaborative learning and transfer of knowledge. The action will work toward the establishment and implementation of Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) as instruments that can catalyse institutional change. Collection, standardisation and evaluation of gender-segregated data will facilitate the establishment of gender-sensitive indicators and enable the consortium to develop concrete targets and measures for reaching the set goals of the GEPs and to monitor the progress of their implementation. GEP implementation activities will be supported by established approaches and innovative strategies developed in the four core work packages on (i) career advancement, (ii) work and family, (iii) structural changes, and (iv) gender dimension in marine research. Cross-cutting work packages will support action’s progress via giving trainings, strengthening networks, raising awareness, disseminating results and reaching out to a wider scientific community and public in general. The outputs are designed to maximize impact and, due to the inter-disciplinary nature of marine sciences, to have a broader impact in the field of natural science and technology. The deliverables include blogs, brochures, best-practice handbooks, recommendations, training-materials, synthesis reports. Schemes and good practices established during the action (e.g. grass-root networks, work-family balance, transparency in decision making, modernised recruitment processes, mentoring) are foreseen to pave the way for long-lasting institutional practices.

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Call for proposal

H2020-GERI-2014-2015

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Sub call

H2020-GERI-2015-1

Funding Scheme

CSA - Coordination and support action

Coordinator

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR OZEANFORSCHUNG KIEL (GEOMAR)
Net EU contribution
€ 350 625,00
Address
Wischhofstrasse 1-3
24148 Kiel
Germany

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Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt
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€ 0,00

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