Project Achievements
Discover more about what we have achieved - and what is going to happen next!
Emphasising approach and achievements
Throughout the GENDERACTIONplus journey, we built strong, collaborative communities of practice among national authorities and research funders, driving forward mutual learning, coordination, and impactful policy work. Despite growing anti-gender mobilisations and political pushbacks, we stayed the course—developing new tools, generating evidence, and crafting policy recommendations that respond to both persistent gaps and promising practices. From supporting gender equality plans to addressing intersectional inequalities and gender-based violence, our work has shaped national policies and informed European research priorities. GENDERACTIONplus leaves a lasting legacy—and we’re not done yet.
Mobilisation Network for Inclusive Gender Equality in R&I: Join our common endeavour
Gender equality, diversity and inclusiveness in research and innovation are facing global challenges. In the US, these are currently coupled with an attack on academic freedoms, censorship and budget cuts to research on gender equality, diversity and inclusiveness topics. In Europe, we are facing challenges of our own, including rising anti-gender movements and increasing attacks on gender and feminist scholars, often involving hate speech. This changing climate will have an impact on research and innovation landscape, including EU-level policy.
This is happening at a critical time when the negotiations of the next Framework Programme are in full swing. The achievements of Horizon Europe, most significantly the Gender Equality Plan eligibility criterion, are at risk.
Therefore, now we need a broad and strong network of all the stakeholders in the research and innovation community — uniting
gender equality practitioners, feminist researchers, associations, and non-profit organisations with representatives of national authorities, research funders and research and higher education institutions — to mobilise against any rollbacks.
To this end, we in GENDERACTIONplus are launching a mobilisation network. We are calling on our community to join a network for those of us who are concerned and care for the future of inclusive gender equality in European research and innovation. Together, we can — and must — prevent backsliding on recent progress.
Dissemination
Explore the Dissemination page of GENDERACTIONplus to access a wide range of materials that showcase our work to promote inclusive gender equality in research and innovation across Europe. Here you’ll find our newsletters, publications, infographics, and other communication tools that translate our project’s findings and actions into accessible resources. These materials are designed to support policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders in understanding and applying gender equality principles in their work.
Outputs
Visit the Outputs page of GENDERACTIONplus to explore the key results and deliverables produced throughout the project. This section features comprehensive reports, analyses, policy recommendations, and tools developed to support the implementation of inclusive gender equality policies in research and innovation. Whether you’re a policymaker, researcher, or practitioner, these outputs provide valuable insights and practical guidance to help advance gender equality at national and EU levels.
Deliverable reports
WP 1: Project Coordination
- D1.1 Project Handbook
- D1.2 Report on the RFO Community of practice actions and achievements – yet to be approved
- D1.3 Data Management Plan
WP 2 Intersectionality and inclusiveness
- D2.1 Benchmarking report on terminology and policy on intersectionality
- D2.2 Policy report on inclusive research careers – yet to be approved
WP 3 GBV and sexual harassment in ERA
- D3.1 Benchmarking report on GBV and SH targeting national authorities and RFOs
- D3.2 Baseline document on current and future RFO preventive measures on GBV and SH
- D3.3 Online template for a zero-tolerance policy on GBV and SH for RFOs
WP 4 Gender dimension in R&I
- D4.1 Benchmarking and assessment report on guidelines for sex/gender analysis
- D4.2 Assessment report on the national expertise mobilized to support NCPs – yet to be approved
- D4.3 Report on policy coordination across MS and AC and promising practices to advance the gender dimension in R&I in the ERA
WP 5 Monitoring and evaluation of ERA GE policies
- D5.1 First report on monitoring ERA action implementation at national level
- D5.2 Second report on monitoring ERA action implementation at national level
WP 6 Advancing institutional change through GEPs
- D6.1 Benchmarking analysis and assessment report how MS monitor/evaluate institutional change through GEPs
- D6.2 Guidance on establishment of GEP monitoring systems
- D6.3 GEP impact evaluation system
WP 7 Building capacities, competencies and expertise
- D7.1 Mid-term evaluation report on capacity building and mutual learning
- D7.2 Final evaluation report on capacity building and mutual learning – yet to be approved
WP 8 Creating impact through policy transfer and citizen engagement
About the project
GENDERACTIONplus is a Horizon Europe initiative dedicated to advancing gender equality and inclusivity within the European Research Area (ERA). It brings together two Communities of Practice—one for national authorities and another for research funding organisations—spanning 22 EU Member States and 3 Associated Countries, with 26 core and 14 associated partners. Do you want to know more about who was behind this project? Visit our About us section!