The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is celebrated on 11 February.
This is the opportunity for us to remind you that the European Union (EU) is committed to promoting gender equality in research and innovation.
It is part of the Gender Equality Strategy for 2020-2025, which sets out the broader commitment to equality across all EU policies.
Horizon Europe, the €95,5 billion EU funding programme for research and innovation, has a new eligibility criterion that European research organisations applying for funding must have an actionable Gender Equality Plan, with a target for a gender balance of 50% in all Horizon Europe related decision-making bodies and evaluators.
There are 3 main levels at which gender equality is addressed in Horizon Europe:
- Having a Gender Equality Plan (GEP) in place is now an eligibility criterion for certain categories of legal entities from EU countries and non-EU countries associated to Horizon Europe
- The integration of a gender dimension into research and innovation content is a requirement by default, and evaluated under the excellence criterion, unless the topic description explicitly specifies otherwise
- Increasing gender balance throughout the programme is another objective, with a target of 50% women in Horizon Europe related boards, expert groups and evaluation committees, and gender balance among research teams set as a ranking criterion for proposals with the same score.
Learn more on the European Commission Gender equality in research and innovation page.
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