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Report Fostering gender equality – Key figures from Horizon Europe (2025)

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Programmes Enhancing EU R&I

This monitoring report presents an overview of gender equality in EU R&I programmes, particularly in Horizon Europe. It focuses both on main indicators of equality within the programme – such as gender balance of research teams, leading positions, expert evaluations and expert groups – and then on how concretely the programme addresses the issue of gender equality in R&I, such as through requesting adoption of Gender Equality Plans, promoting gender mainstreaming in research, and addressing gender gaps in innovative entrepreneurship. (from the back cover)

1. Introduction (p.3)
2. Key indicators: women participation across the Framework Programmes (p. 8)
3. Project coordinators (p. 9)
4. Project researchers (p. 10)
5. Empowering women innovators (p. 14)
6. Gender equality plans (GEPs) as eligibility criterion (p. 15)
7. Integration of the gender dimension in R&I activities in Horizon Europe (p. 18)
8. Gender equality in European Partnerships (p. 22)

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