We are pleased to inform you about the successful conclusion of the GenderTime International Conference on Transfering, Implementing, Monitoring Equalities in Research Careers held on September 29-30, 2016 in Paris, France. The Conference was organized by the GenderTime Consortium with a great support by the French partners: University Paris Est Créteil and ECEPIE.
| This exciting event brought together over 80 experts, specialists and researchers from 20 countries for two days of intensive discussion on topics related to Gender Equality and implementation of Gender Equality Plans (see conference programme, Book of abstracts). |  |
The Conference was opened by Yvonne Pourrat (GenderTime Coordinator, ECEPIE, France), Vivianne Willis-Mazzichi (Head of Gender Sector, DG-RI, European Commission), Lolita Rubens (Gender Equality Officer of the University Paris Est Créteil) and Anne-Sophie Godfroy (University Paris Est Créteil).
The GenderTime researchers presented the results of the four-year project GenderTime (2013-2016) that received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework under Science in Society SiS.2013.2.1.1-1-321491, Project no. 321491.
Oral presentations:
- Using communities of practice to support the implementation of gender equality plans: lessons from a cross-national action research project (Loughborough University, UK and Tecnalia, Spain)
- Implementing Gender Equality Policy in R&D Organizations: A Case Study from Serbia (Institute Mihajlo Pupin, Serbia)
- Trying to do the Impossible: Monitoring Gender Equality Action Plans in Seven European Institutions (Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany and Gothenburg University, Sweden)
- About a Gender Equality Index for Academic Institutions (University of Padova, Italy)
- Knowledge transfer agents as catalysts for changing gender policies and practices in research ( Inter-University Research Centre for Technology, Work and Culture, Austria)
- Strategies to “fix the institutions”: the Italian community of the sister projects as an effective space for dialogue and share of perspectives on Gender Equality (University of Padova, Italy)
- Gender Equality in Higher Education and Research: Challenging Measurements & Evaluations (University Paris Est Créteil)
Poster:
- Linking and building: the 3D profile of the Transfer Agent in the FP7 GenderTime (University of Padova, Italy and Donau-Universität Krems)
On Friday, September 30, 2016, a poster session was organized where the results from the seven GEPs were presented.
