INSPIRE (EU-funded project)

📢 Registration is open for our Brussels conference (16–17 April 2026)!

Join us to explore the progress & future of inclusive, intersectional gender equality in R&I.

Attend in person or online!
Register here: 👉 inspirequality.eu/conference/r...

📢 CoP spotlight! SuSTEM gathers in Barcelona for a 2-day event on inclusive Gender Equality Plans & intersectionality in R&I.

Join the open roundtable (6 Mar, 14:00–16:00 CET) featuring Prof. Victoria Showunmi—
live on YouTube 👇https://www.youtube.com/live/ESef6DaJXLo

In 1927, Marie Curie was the only woman at the Solvay Conference. In 2022: 17 women. ⚖️

Progress worth celebrating—while pushing for more. As #InternationalWomensDay nears, we reflect on how far we’ve come in STEM 💪

✨ The WIGE Community of Practice is hosting an online workshop this Friday! 💻 Led by Dr. Silvia Fierascu, it will explore how to implement Gender Equality Plans in practice, bringing together equality & HR experts across CEE.

We'll report back! More about the WIGE CoP at:
inspirequality.eu/cop4

Contribute to the first EU Action Plan for Women in Research, Innovation and Startups The European Commission invites citizens, businesses, policymakers, academics, and NGOs to contribute to the Action Plan for Women in Research, Innovation, and Start-ups.

✍️ Have your say on the first EU Action Plan for Women in Research, Innovation & Startups 📄

Share what prevents women from joining R&I, what drives STEM careers & the impact of underrepresentation. Deadline: 23 Feb ❗

Contribute here:
research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...

Less than 3 months to go until the INSPIRE final conference in Brussels! 📢

After nearly 4 years advancing inclusive, intersectional gender equality in the ERA, we’ll share key findings, tools and reflections—and discuss how to sustain change and tackle backlash. Agenda coming soon—stay tuned! 🫶

Women remain underrepresented at the top of academic careers in Europe.

A new study by Jörg Müller and Rachel Palmen ( @gentic-uoc.bsky.social ) analyses 31 European countries, showing how national context factors shape gender-fair career progression in academia. ⬇️

academic.oup.com/spp/advance-...

INSPIRE Support Package 4 is out! 🚀

The final package offers practical tools to strengthen equality work for lasting change. It covers monitoring inclusive Gender Equality Plans, understanding intersectionality, and addressing backlash.

Explore it here 👉 inspirequality.eu/support/spkg...

Spotlight on a new article by Paola Chaves and Yvonne Benschop!

Their article explores barriers to intersectional gender equality in academia, arguing neoliberal systems hold progress back. They propose “Communities of Change” rooted in care, solidarity and justice.

www.emerald.com/edi/article/...

🎞️ Our last reel from the INSPIRE Knowledge Exchange Event in Krakow - the afternoon session, which we dedicated to discussions in various working groups on (1) tackling resistance and (2) sustaining change 💪

Read more on how the event went and what was discussed:
inspirequality.eu/article/insp...

Check out our completely free Open Training Unit 5, featuring our May workshop and the new Statistical Analysis for Inclusive Gender Equality handbook.

Learn about GEAM, key statistical tools, and insights for stronger GEPs and inclusive policies. 💻

inspire.europamedia.org/e-learning/c...

YouTube video by INSPIREquality INSPIRE Unplugged Dialogues: Anne Pépin

New Unplugged Dialogues episode! 🎙️

Jörg Müller talks with Anne Pépin of @cnrs.fr about progress in gender equality, the need for Gender Equality Plans compliance checks, tackling gender-based violence, and insights from her work at the European Commission.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9q4...

A look back at our 10 Oct Knowledge Exchange Event in Poland!

We gathered gender equality experts and practitioners to discuss tackling resistance and driving sustainable change in R&I.

Inspiring talks, a great panel, and a stunning venue at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social. Recordings coming soon! ✨

Great to hear from our Communities of Practice! Gaia, led by @sdu.dk, is advancing climate innovation. On 19 Nov, they held a session on gender–climate links, stressing the need for intersectional perspectives.

Read the key insights in our latest blog ✍️🌍🌱
inspirequality.eu/cop-article/...

𝗦𝗘𝗘-𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. On November 21 SEE-ERA convened the 3rd online meeting with our sister projects 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗘 @includeprojecteu.bsky.social 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗘 @inspireproject.bsky.social Inspirequality, 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 @gendersafe-eu.bsky.social &𝗚𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗖

INSPIRE publication in the spotlight! ✨

This @gesis.org-led mixed-method study covering over 6,000 organisations focuses on the *actual implementation* of Gender Equality Plans across Europe - and remaining gaps.

Read it here:
www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclus...

✍️ SAVE THE DATE: 16–17 April 2026! 📅

The INSPIRE final conference is coming to Brussels. We're working behind the scenes and can’t wait to share more soon. Mark your calendar and join us to discuss the future of inclusive, intersectional gender equality in Europe! 🙌

✴️ We continue with our INCLUDE Thematic Hubs ✴️

Huge thanks to UCL, Prof. Victoria Showunmi and Dr. Rakibe Külcür for an excellent session on collecting and using intersectional data.

Brilliant insights, participatory methods, and rich knowledge exchange.

#includeGEPs
#intersectionalGEP
#HorizonEU

🫶 Mutual respect, open minds & intersectionality — key attitudes for inclusive mentoring highlighted by the VOICES project.

At our Kraków Knowledge Exchange Event at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social, we loved their T-shirt exhibition promoting gender-equal research cultures.

More at: gendervoices.eu

🌈 Celebrating LGBTQIA+ contributions to STEM! Despite barriers and discrimination—especially where rights are eroding—queer scientists keep pushing innovation forward. Today we honour their impact and advocate for true inclusion in research. 🧑‍🔬

💻 Last day to join the online Gender Summit! INSPIRE is hosting a virtual booth and ready to chat about our work.

Excited to exhibit alongside our colleague Portia @dfg.de, @elsfoundation.bsky.social & more - and hoping to catch some keynotes too. See you there? 😉
gender-summit.com/event/gs25/

Kicking off the week at the online Gender Summit! We're back in the virtual exhibition, engaging with policymakers, researchers & practitioners. This year also launches a new India-focused platform.

Join plenaries, discussions & visit our booth!
👉 gender-summit.com

On 9 October, we were welcoming our guests at the Institute of Sociology of the @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social, where we had prepared a meeting with city representatives, a feminist exhibition, a poster exhibition from our Communities of Practice...and quite a few snacks. 😊

See the atmosphere below!

📢 Ready to #SEETheChange? 🌍 Workshop Alert!

❓Are you based in South-East Europe?
❓Do you work on transforming your organisation to become more gender equal and inclusive?
❓Would you like to connect with other changemakers?

✨If yes, this is for YOU! 🙌 🔽

Intersectionality and equality policies in Higher Education and Research organizations: a critical scoping review and future research agenda The notion of intersectionality is increasingly used to theorize inequalities within Higher Education and Research (HE&R) organizations. However, its translation into effective equality policies re...

New publication with Joanna Beeckmans & @patriziazanoniprof.bsky.social in @herdjournal.bsky.social on intersectionality and equality policies in Higher Education and Research organizations, as part of @inspireproject.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Our project proudly supports 12 #CommunitiesOfPractice driving systemic change for inclusive, intersectional #GenderEquality. 🫶

🗣️ During our Knowledge Exchange Event on 10 Oct, we let their work shine through flash presentations.

More about it here:
inspirequality.eu/article/insp...

“We know a different society is possible — and we have ideas on how to get there.”

Inspiring (pun intended) insights from our Knowledge Exchange Event at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social on tackling resistance & sustaining change in gender equality. 💪

More about it:
inspirequality.eu/article/insp...

🎉 On 9 Oct, we kicked off our Knowledge Exchange Event with a warm welcome at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social 's Institute of Sociology!

Our 12 #CommunitiesOfPractice each had a poster displayed and we used this opportunity to connect and reconnect with gender equality experts from all over Europe!

✨ All smiles from our Kraków meeting! Our project’s on track and exceeding goals. 🥰

Huge thanks to our dedicated consortium, Advisory Board, Jagiellonian University, and @gentic-uoc.bsky.social team for leading the way. 👏

Exciting updates and our final conference coming soon! 🌟

💻 Join the 2nd STREAM IT Policy webinar tomorrow at 11:00 AM: “State of Gender Equality in STE(A)M in Europe.”

🎓 Organised by Babeș-Bolyai University & RAPIV Bulgaria, with 4 expert speakers on using data to drive gender equality in science.

👉 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...