EPICUR EDI Toolkit
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SPEAR project<br />
The SPEAR project supports the implementation of GEPs in Research Performing Organisations (including Universities)<br />
based on a distinct methodology committed to Compass (Creative, Open, Mitigative, Processual, Accountable,<br />
Smart, Sustainable) changes. This project has received funding from the European Union’s H2020<br />
research and innovation program under grant agreement No 824544.<br />
The SPEAR project operates with four overall objectives, based on the European Research Area’s central Gender<br />
Equality objectives, as follows:<br />
• increasing the number of RPOs with implemented Gender Equality Plans (GEPs),<br />
• removing barriers and improving career prospects for women in academia,<br />
• improving the gender balance in decision-making bodies and<br />
• strengthening the gender dimension in research content<br />
To ensure a lasting impact of SPEAR’s objectives is created a systematic approach, deep knowledge and adequate<br />
support structures are necessary. This is ensured with the below mentioned specific objectives:<br />
• supporting GE-practitioners in GEP implementation<br />
• collaboration through communities: Community of Learning (CoL) and Community of Practice (CoP)<br />
• ensuring long-term sustainability<br />
4.1.3. <strong>EDI</strong> Experts Recommendations for Implementation<br />
• Share lectures and develop join lectures on equity related topics<br />
• Share and plan events related to intersectional feminism<br />
• Install procedures for reference, e.g. an ombudsperson or confidential advisor who provides save and<br />
anonymous support for victims or witnesses of gender related discrimination<br />
• Provision of a budget for equity related measures<br />
• Discuss the creation of an <strong>EPICUR</strong> wide GEP<br />
4.1.3.1. <strong>EPICUR</strong> STUDENTS SUGGESTIONS<br />
• conduct a survey on harassment in the Student and Scholar Scholar Services and Outreach (university‘s portal)<br />
• actions promoting feminism, but also basic measures like e.g. menstruation hygiene dispensers in<br />
toilets on campus<br />
• possibility of changes relating to the name on platforms such as MS Teams and MS Outlook<br />
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