LifeWatch ERIC Gender Equality Plan (2025-2027)

The adoption of a Gender Equality Plan (GEP) has become a key eligibility requirement for organisations participating in Horizon Europe projects, in line with the European Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy for 2020-2025. Accordingly, the LifeWatch ERIC Executive Board has mandated its People & Culture department to take the necessary steps to establish a GEP, in line with LifeWatch ERIC Culture Principles (Arvanitidis et al. 2024).

The GEP is part of a broader effort to ensure that Gender Diversity is recognised and valued (a necessity also underlined by the 2024 ESFRI Monitoring Report for LifeWatch ERIC), and that systemic barriers to participation and advancement for under-represented groups are actively removed within the organisation.

This plan is the initial step in promoting an inclusive, respectful and supportive environment for all individuals, with a clear roadmap for promoting gender equality and equity. As a continuation of the first plan published in 2022, this updated version introduces more focused and ambitious measures that aim to make gender aspects an integral part of our internal policies, decision-making, human resources and research activities.

Read the full document here: https://riojournal.com/article/167869/

Picture “Blue Sky Coyote” from Michael Ireland on Adobe Stock.

In Native American traditions, the coyote is a trickster, challenging norms and driving change. In nature, coyotes share parental duties, with males supporting females during pregnancy and nursing.