NCP Federal BE, NCP FNRS, NCP Brussels and NCP Flanders organised an info session on Gender Equality Plans in Horizon Europe. Under Horizon Europe, Gender Equality Plans will be gradually installed as a new eligibility criterion for public bodies, research organisations and higher education establishments (including private research organisations and higher education establishments) applying to the programme (Horizon Europe General Annexes draft, p.12-13). This info session aimed to shed light on this new eligibility criterion. What is a Gender Equality Plan (GEP), what are the obligatory provisions, what is the structure of a GEP, what are the areas covered and possible examples of GEPs.

Programme

10.00 Introduction

10.05 Gender Equality Plans under Horizon Europe by dr. Anne Pépin, Senior Policy Officer, DG Research & Innovation (RTD) Unit D4-Democracy & European Values – Gender Sector

10.45 Questions and Answers

11.15 Closure

Due to the measures with regard to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, this info session was completely virtual. Participation to this webinar was free and open to any staff member of a Belgian organisation, especially those who are in charge of gender policy. 

The slides can be found on the event webpage