Editorial 25.03.2016 | Gender Aspects

Have you ever considered gender in your Research & Innovation project?
Horizon 2020 requires researchers to pay attention to gender equality.
One aspect relates to human resources i.e. balance between women and men in the teams implementing your project.
Another concerns the content, i.e. analysing and taking into account the possible differences between men and women, boys and girls, or males and females, in the R&I content.

Not relevant to your project idea? Think twice…
I see 5 reasons for being interested: your proposal could be ranked higher, gendered innovations can open new markets, diversity is a source of excellence, researchers are curious by nature…

Last but not least: you have to comply with H2020 rules on gender.

Want to know more? Check the basics or contact me for examples, tools, references and specific guidance.

Tania Van Loon – NCP Brussels coordinator – Legal & Financial