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Roberta Pattono
European Commission
Research & Innovation
Science with and for Society-Gender Sector
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Gender Equality Strategy
in European Research
7 Dicembre 2016
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Content
1. Gender inequalities in the EU
2. The EU strategy for gender equality in Research
3. How it is implemented in Horizon 2020
4. In the European Research Area, working with Member States and research organisations
5. Conclusions and further info
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She Figures represents the main source of data in Europe on gender equality in research and innovation. Let’s have a look at the most prominent findings.
http://ec.europa.eu/research/swafs
There’s an overall gender balance among PhD graduates EU 27- 2010: 46 % - 2012 : 47.2 %
Health and welfare : 2010: 56 % - 2012 : 59% Life science – 2012 : 58 %
A third of EU researchers are women
Higher Education Sector- Medical sciences In 2012 : from 23 % in LU to 67% in FI > 50 % in 15 Member States
Compound growth rate since 2005: + 4.8 % EU 27: 2010 and 2012 : 33%
By contrast, only one in five researchers is a woman in the business sector
C21: manufacture of pharmaceutical products & preparations: 47.3%
Women researchers are still increasingly underrepresented as they move up the stages of
an academic career.
Career advancement
Source: Women in Science database, DG Research and Innovation and Eurostat – Education Statistics (online data code: educ_grad5)
Proportion of women heads of higher education institutions in the EU-28 reached 20% in 2014, having risen from just over 15% in
the EU-27 in 2010.
Women make up 28% of scientific and administrative board members
and 22% of board leaders
Boards of national research organisations 2014
Keyword-based query Web of Science TM data (Thomson Reuters)
New indicator : proportion of scientific publications which mention explicitly the gender dimension in their subject
matter
Explicit mention of a gender dimension in scientific publications
(biological characteristics, social and cultural futures of both women and men)
Web of Science TM data (Thomson Reuters) Medical sciences : only humans, only articles with both gender
2010 – 2013 6.2 % Social sciences
3.8 % Medical sciences
0.2 % engineering & technology
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FP7 - Gendered Innovations project – 2010-2013
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http://ec.europa.eu/research/gendered-innovations/
FP7 - Gendered Innovations project – 2011-2013
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How to correct gender inequalities ? The policy approaches
Educating women
« Empowering » girls and women through education
Equal opportunities on the labour market EU Directives – second half 20th century
Gender mainstreaming Adapting the institutions and the practices European Research Area Horizon 2020
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The EU Strategy for gender equality in Research & Innovation
Three objectives:
Equal opportunities in scientific careers
Gender balance in decision-making bodies and positions
Integration of the gender dimension in research content (gender and sex analysis)
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HORIZON 2020
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Horizon 2020 European Research Area
Eur. Commission IMPLEMENTATION Member States Work Programmes National Action Plans Calls for proposals Research organisations Gender Action Plans
H2020 monitoring reports MONITORING– ERA Progress Report 2016 H2020 interim evaluation ASSESSMENT
Gender Equality Objectives
H2020 regulation STRATEGY ERA Roadmap EC rules Council Conclusions Dec.2015
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THE EU FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
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Gender balance and equal opportunities in research teams
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Work Programme
Encourage balanced participation in research teams/ management
Proposal
Gender of person responsible for carrying out project's activities
Evaluation
If same scores,
gender balance in teams = a ranking factor
Grant Agreement
Equal opportunities and gender balance at
all levels
Periodic Report
Reporting of workforce + researchers
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Gender balance in decision-making
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40 % in expert groups and evaluation panels
50 % in advisory groups
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Gender dimension in the content of R&I
Taking into account the biological, social and cultural features of both women and men, boys and girls
It enhances the societal relevance and quality of the knowledge, technologies and innovations produced
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Work Programme
Topics with explicit gender dimension
Application Form - Part B
Q 1.3 "Where relevant describe how sex and/or gender analysis
is taken into account in the project 's content"
Evaluation
If relevant, as other parts of the
proposal
Grant Agreement
Reporting
If relevant as other parts of the project
Gender dimension in R & I content
Exploration Data vision, hearing, cognitive mental health functioning psychosocial factors quality of life sociodemographic data economic data Emphasising gender and socioecononomic factors
Assessment review of methods for sensory and cognitive health screening in elderly people Emphasis on gender, socio-economic status and ethnicity inequalities
Intervention Individualised, home-based hearing and visions support for persons with dementia
Ears, Eyes and Mind: The ‘SENSE-Cog Project’ to improve mental well-being for elderly Europeans with sensory impairment
http://www.sense-cog.eu/
Horizon 2020 "Promoting mental wellbeing
in the ageing population"
Expected outcomes: promote mental well-being, particularly from a gender and minority community
perspective
UK (The University Of Manchester), CY, DE, FR, GR, NL, NO, US
Epidemiology Pattern of ADHD with SUDs, obesity and mood disorders Biological pathways
Treatment a) Bright-light & exercise 14-30 years old with ADHD Gender effects are of
particular interest b) Preclinical pharmacological approaches
Classification & Prediction Predictors: clinical & epidemiological genetic CIRCA and DA systems Does gender moderate predictive accuracy?
CoCA: Comorbid Conditions of Attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder
http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/199729_en.html
Horizon 2020 "Common mechanisms in co-
morbidities"
Expected outcomes: Better understanding of disease pathways and mechanisms New directions for clinical research for better disease prevention, health promotion,
therapy development
DE (Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitaet), DK, EE, ES, NL, NO, SE, UK, US
Horizon 2020 Annual Monitoring
Key Performance Indicators
Percentage of women participants in Horizon 2020 projects.
In the first two years of Horizon 2020 the share of women participants in Horizon 2020 projects was 35.8% of the total workforce including non-researchers.
Percentage of women coordinators in Horizon 2020.
The percentage of women coordinators was 34.6%
Percentage of women in EC advisory groups expert groups, evaluation panels, individual experts, etc.
- 31.1% of the experts registered in the expert database were women. - The share of contracts signed with women experts participating in evaluation panels was 36.7% - The share of women in advisory group was 51.9%
Percentage of projects taking into account the gender dimension in research
The analysed grants showed that 36.2% of the signed grants took into account the gender dimension in the research and innovation
content.
Source: CORDA and EMI databases
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Gender Equality in the
European Research Area
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Three objectives
Equal opportunities in scientific careers
Gender balance in decision-making bodies and positions
Gender dimension in research content & programmes
Through institutional change
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Three levels and different instruments
EU – European Commission and Council EU Roadmap 2015-2020
Council Conclusions – 1st December 2015
targets for professors, in boards, recruitment / promotion committees, evaluation panels
Member States and Associated Countries National Action Plans – 2016 ERA Progress Report 2016
Research organisations, including universities Gender Equality Plans
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Research organisations
Implement institutional changes through Gender Equality Plans which include:
- Audit procedures/practices to identify gender biases
- Implement appropriate actions
- Set targets and monitor progress (indicators)
Commission Communication A Reinforced European Research Area Partnership for Excellence and Growth 17-07-2012
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FP7 and Horizon 2020 provide financial support to Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) in research organisations
H2020 Science with and for Society Work Programme
15 projects since 2011, more than 100 GEPs
ex: LIBRA, coordinated by CRG, Fundacio Centre de Regulacio
Genomica; members of EU-LIFE consortium; started end 2015
Need a multiplier effect:
Good practices collected so far shown in an online tool European Institute for Gender Equality with EC – DG RTD Launched on 20 October 2016
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European Institute for Gender Equality in collaboration with the European Commission – DG Research & Innovation
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Gender equality plans - Tool box
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IN CONCLUSION
• Gender equality is a societal challenge
• between sameness and differences
• The weight of the past
• Renewing the vision and find a new balance between sameness and differences
H2020 : New exploration of possible gender differences
Bearing in mind the fundamental principle of equality in terms of rights, power and access to resources
Adapt the culture, the institutions and the practices
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This Vademecum provides all the actors
involved in the implementation of Horizon
2020 with practical guidance on the
effective application of the new Gender
Equality provisions.
https://ec.europa.eu/research/swafs/pdf/pub_gender_equality/vademe
cum_gender_h2020.pdf
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Vademecum on Gender Equality in Horizon 2020
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3- Gender in Science with and for Society
2016
Topic Funding scheme € min/max €
Budget
SWAFS.3.2016- Support to research organisations to implement gender equality plans
CSA 1.5/2.0 3.9
SWAFS.3.2017- Support to research organisations to implement gender equality plans
CSA 1.5/2.0 6.1
• Call for proposals
• Science with and for Society 2016-2017
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GenPort is the online community
of practitioners for sharing knowledge
and inspire collaboration.
www.genderportal.eu
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How to address implicit biases ?
Make them explicit
Make people more aware of them
Invite people to test their own biases
Subtle bias – EU – US Gendered Innovations project
http://ec.europa.eu/research/swafs/gendered-innovations/index_en.cfm?pg=home
https://www.projectimplicit.net/index.html
https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/publications/2015/unconscious-bias/
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
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