ThrombUS+ Gender Balance Awareness - May 2024

E. Kaldoudi, Gender Balance Awareness, Presentation during Project Meeting #02, ThrombUS+ Horizon Innovation Action No. 101137227, Kaunas, Lithuania, 15 May 2024

1. Gender Balance
E. Kaldoudi |ATHENA RC
ThrombUS+Project Meeting #02
Kaunas, Lithuania
15May 2024
Co-funded by the
European Union

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Gender equality and gender mainstreaming in research in the
European Research Area
Goal:
•gender equality in careers at all levels
•gender balance in decision making
•integration of the gender dimension into the content of research and
innovation

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SHE Figures
Gender in Research and Innovation
Statistics and Indicators
Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
European Commission

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proportion (%) of men and women in a typical academic career
students and academic staff, EU-27, 2025-2018

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proportion (%) of men and women in a typical academic career
in science and engineering
students and academic staff, EU-27, 2025-2018

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proportion (%) of women
among researchers, 2018 among researchers in higher education, 2018
EU ~34% EU ~43%

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Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) as an eligibility criterion in Horizon Europe
for calls with deadlines in 2022 and onwards, having a Gender Equality Plan (GEP) is an eligibility
criterion for all public bodies, higher education institutions and research organisations from EU
Member States and associated countries wishing to participate inHorizon Europe
Gender Equality Plans address:
−work-life balance and organisational
culture
−gender balance in leadership and
decision-making
−gender equality in recruitment and career
progression
−integration of the gender dimension into
research and teaching content
−measures against gender-based violence
including sexual harassment
Gender Equality Plans requirements:
•Be a public document: The GEP should be a formal
document signed by the top management and
disseminated within the institution. It should
demonstrate a commitment to gender equality, set
clear goals and detailed actions and measures to
achieve them
•Have dedicated resources for the design,
implementation, and monitoring
•Include arrangements for data collection and
monitoring
•Be supported by training and capacity-building,
address gender equality and unconscious gender
biases,and may include raising awareness through
workshops and communication activities

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Gender balance in European Research Area
https://research-and-
innovation.ec.europa.eu/strategy/strategy-2020-
2024/democracy-and-rights/gender-equality-
research-and-innovation_en
GEP guidance document
https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-
detail/-/publication/ffcb06c3-200a-11ec-
bd8e-01aa75ed71a1/language-
en/format-PDF/source-232129669

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GEAR tool:
Step by step guide on how to create a GEP
https://eige.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents
/20220795_pdf_mh0922276enn_002.pdf

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GEP
required
GEP at
proposal
GEP as in
Jan 2024
1ATHENA
2KTU
3VERMON
4FRAUNHOFER
5TELEMED
6EchoNous
7MEDIS
8ComfTech
9TAU
GEP
required
GEP at
proposal
GEP as in
Jan 2024
10LSMU
11GNP
12CSS-IRCCS
13HSV
14VDE
15MEDEA
16PHAZE
17PBY
18SciGen
ThrombUS+ partners required to have a GEP = 6
ThrombUS+ partners with a GEP at proposal = 8
ThrombUS+ partners with a GEP at project start = 9

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Find out more about ThrombUS+ partners gender equality plans
1ATHENA https://www.athenarc.gr/en/gender-equality-board
2KTU https://en.ktu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/02/KTU-Gender-Equality-Plan-2022-
2025.pdf
4FRAUNHOFER https://www.fraunhofer.pt/en/gep.html
9TAU https://content-webapi.tuni.fi/proxy/public/2023-10/tampere-university-equality-and-non-
discrimination-policies-2023_2025.pdf
10LSMU https://lsmu.lt/en/equal-opportunities/
17PBY https://www.predictby.com/_files/ugd/4e8af8_9de32e56022740db861c26427971c2cc.pdf
18SciGen https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/eposterslive.com-2/Gender+Equality+Plan.pdf

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Monique Frize
Prof. of Biomedical Engineering
Champion of women in STEM
Chair of IFMBE WiMBE 2009-2015
read more on women in science and engineering …

15. Cite as:
E. Kaldoudi, Gender Balance, Presentation
during ThrombUS+ Project Meeting #02
(Horizon No. 101137227), Kaunas, Lithuania,
15 May 2024
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Co-funded by the
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Contact:
Prof. Eleni Kaldoudi
Coordinator
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Dr. Stelios Didaskalou
Project Manager:
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