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HemaFAIR Lecture 10 - Building Inclusive Organisations: Gender Equality Frameworks in the EU

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This lecture, delivered by Ms. Annalisa Landi (Fondazione per la Ricerca Farmacologica Gianni Benzi Onlus; HELIOS Ethics, Gender Equality & Diversity Coordinator), explores the European Union gender equality policy landscape and its relevance for research, innovation and health-related projects. The session introduces the key legal and institutional frameworks that promote gender equality in the EU and clarifies core concepts such as sex and gender, discrimination, multiple discrimination and intersectionality.

The lecture presents current evidence and indicators on gender equality in the European Research Area, highlighting persistent gaps, particularly in leadership and decision-making, and discusses Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) as strategic instruments for organisational change and a requirement for participation in Horizon Europe. It also demonstrates how integrating gender equality into governance, data practices, and responsible research contributes to more inclusive, high-quality and impactful research environments within the HemaFAIR ecosystem.

DOI: https://zenodo.org/records/18589496

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Contact: Dr Sotiroula Chatzimatthaiou at sotiroula@cing.ac.cy

Keywords: FAIR principles, Research Data Management, Open Science, European research projects, HemaFAIR, Ethics, Gender, Equality, Gender Equality Plan

Target audience: Researchers, Data Scientist, Data stewards, Data managers, Students

Resource type: Lecture, Presentation, Training materials

Version: 1

Status: Active

Prerequisites:

No prerequisites. This material is intended as a first introduction to the Biomedical Ontologies

Learning objectives:

-Describe the main EU gender equality policies and institutional frameworks
-Explain key concepts such as gender, sex, discrimination and intersectionality
-Recognise the current gender equality challenges in research and innovation systems
-Understand the purpose, structure and impact of Gender Equality Plans (GEPs)
-Identify how gender equality is integrated into Horizon Europe and research governance
-Apply practical approaches to support inclusive, fair and gender-responsive organisations

Date published: 2026-01-19

Authors: Annalisa Landi

Contributors: Fedele Duccio Bonifazi, Petros Kountouris

Scientific topics: FAIR data, Data management, Open science

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