ATHENA

The project aims to support Research Development Organizations (RPOs) and Research Finance Organizations (RFOs), both in the development and in the implementation of Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) with the aim of generating systemic institutional changes.

The implementation of the Gender Equality Plans will strengthen the gender in research programs and also unlock this potential in the countries involved in the project, as well as improve the performance of this area in universities and other organizations, contributing to the objectives of the European Research Area.

The project aims to remove barriers to recruitment and career progression of researchers, include and strengthen the gender dimension in research programs and address gender imbalances in decision-making. To achieve these objectives properly, the support of the highest level of management of the organizations implementing the Gender Plans (GEPs) is required.