Res Poll Gende Equali y and Di e si y Plan
WP7: COORDINATING, NETWORKING, AND DATA MANAGEMENT
TASK 7.3: DEVELOP A GENDER, DIVERSITY AND EQUALITY PLAN
Miles one MS25
15 Ma ch 2025
Ve sion 3 - Public
Anda Adamsone-Fisko ica, Ilze Mileiko, Maija Usca
Bal ic S udies Cen e
Nina K anke, Amibe h Thompson, Alexand a-Ma ia Klein
Uni e si y o F eibu g
Res Poll
Res o ing Pollina o habi a s ac oss Eu opean ag icul u al
landscapes based on mul i-ac o pa icipa o y app oaches
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P epa ed unde con ac om he Eu opean Commission
G an ag eemen No. 101082102
EU Ho izon Eu ope F amewo k P og amme
P ojec ac onym: Res Poll
P ojec ull i le: Res o ing Pollina o habi a s ac oss Eu opean ag icul u al
landscapes based on mul i-ac o pa icipa o y app oaches
S a o he p ojec : Oc 2023
Du a ion: 48 mon hs
P ojec coo dina o : P o esso Alexand a-Ma ia Klein
Uni e si y o F eibu g, F eibu g, Ge many
www. es poll.eu
Miles one i le: Gende equali y and di e si y plan
Miles one n°: MS25
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Dissemina ion le el: Public
WP esponsible: WP7
Lead bene icia y: Uni e si y o F eibu g (UFR)
Ci a ion: Adamsone-Fisko ica, A., Mileiko, I., Usca, M., K anke, N.,
Thompson, A., Klein, A.-M. (2024). MS25 Gende equali y and
di e si y plan. 3 d d a . EU Ho izon Res Poll P ojec , G an
ag eemen No. 101082102.
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Table o con en s
1. In oduc ion .......................................................................................................................... 5
2. Mission s a emen and objec i es ........................................................................................ 6
3. S a e-o - he-a o gende balance and di e si y in he p ojec ........................................ 8
4. Implemen a ion s a egies ..................................................................................................11
4.1. STAFF RECRUITMENT ................................................................................................11
4.2. MANAGEMENT OF THE MULTI-ACTOR CONSORTIUM...................................................11
4.3. WORK ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................................11
4.4. COMPOSITION OF THE ADVISORY BOARD ...................................................................12
4.5. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ...................................................................................12
4.6. RESEARCH PROCESS AND CONTENT ..........................................................................13
4.7. TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING ...........................................................................14
4.8. WHISTLE-BLOWING AND SUPPORT SYSTEM ...............................................................14
5. Moni o ing and e alua ion ..................................................................................................16
6. Concluding ema ks ............................................................................................................19
7. Upda es Ve sion 2.0 .............................................................................................................20
8. Upda es Ve sion 3.0 .............................................................................................................21
8.1. MONITORING AND EVALUATION UPDATES .................................................................21
8.2. ANNUAL INTERNAL ASSESSMENT ..............................................................................24
8.3. WORKSHOP AT THE ANNUAL GROUP MEETING ..........................................................29
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1. In oduc ion
“Res o ing Pollina o habi a s ac oss Eu opean ag icul u al landscapes based on mul i-ac o
pa icipa o y app oaches” (Res Poll) is a pan-Eu opean ansdisciplina y p ojec (Inno a ion
Ac ion) aiming o p o ide socie y wi h ools o e e se wild pollina o declines and o
posi ion Eu ope as a global leade in pollina o es o a ion. The p esen documen lays ou
he Res Poll Gende Equali y and Di e si y Plan (hence o h - he Plan) o se e as a common
sou ce o e e ence o he p inciples guiding he p ojec ega ding ec ui ing and employing
he Res Poll s a , managing he mul i-ac o ne wo k, elabo a ing he esea ch design,
engaging s akeholde s, ga he ing and analysing da a, and communica ing he ob ained
esul s. Such a plan is c ucial o ensu ing inclusi i y, equal oppo uni ies, equi y, and di e se
pe spec i es in ou ansdisciplina y esea ch and inno a ion ac i i ies and mul i-ac o wo k
en i onmen , p omo ing a cul u e o openness and mu ual unde s anding, as well as
educing biases along socio-demog aphic, cul u al, academic, and o he dimensions
(h ps://www.you ube.com/wa ch? =e0FN HRmhUE).
Lack o o inadequa e conside a ion o gende and di e si y in esea ch, land managemen ,
and de elopmen o ag icul u al policy is known o cons ain success ul long- e m
implemen a ion o sus ainable land use. Hence, we aim o ca e ully embed o e all gende
and di e si y dimensions h oughou ou esea ch and inno a ion ac i i ies. This Plan
ou lines ou commi men o os e ing an inclusi e and equi able en i onmen h oughou
he p ojec 's li espan. I cha ac e ises he s a e-o - he-a o he p ojec in e ms o gende
equali y and social inclusi eness, iden i ies he ele an ac i i ies in suppo o i , as well as
de ines measu es o be aken o he implemen a ion o he Plan.
While mos pa ne o ganisa ions in he bene icia ies s a us (i.e. UFR, TUM, UFZ, CIHEAM-
IAMM, ENSFEA, CYFNU-YFCNU, ULUND, AU, CREAF-CERCA, UTH, CER, TCD, INPT, INN,
BSC, IRTA-CERCA, WU, BNPI, SLU)
1
, as well as associa ed pa ne s (UCAM, UREAD, MLR-BW,
UM-BW, PennS a e, WBF, INNOCENT LTD)
2
ha e hei ins i u ion-speci ic gende equali y
plans ha come as a p e equisi e o all public bodies and esea ch ins i u ions aking pa
in p ojec s unded unde he EU “Ho izon Eu ope” amewo k p og amme, he p esen Plan
se s ou he gene al p inciples ha a e applicable o all conso ium membe s, i espec i e
o he possession and con en o he indi idual ins i u ional plans. Each conso ium membe
is hus pe sonally esponsible o acquain ing hemsel es wi h he Plan and o adhe ing o
he de ined alues and p inciples in hei daily ac i i ies in he Res Poll p ojec .
This Plan is eleased a he beginning o he p ojec , wi h all pa ne s gi en he possibili y o
commen ing on he ini ial d a , wi h a subsequen upda e o he documen o be ca ied ou
du ing he p ojec implemen a ion o accommoda e any issues eme ging o e he cou se o
i s execu ion.
1
No plans epo ed by CONFAGRI, ADASEA DU GERS; HVR G oup does no ha e such an in e nal plan.
2
No plans epo ed by BBCT and A alon F esh.
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2. Mission s a emen and objec i es
Ou mission is o os e an inclusi e and di e se p ojec en i onmen . Th ough delibe a e
and p oac i e measu es, we aim o c ea e a cul u e ha p omo es equal oppo uni ies,
emb aces di e si y, and ensu es ha e e y oice is no only hea d bu ac i ely included. By
p io i ising gende equali y and di e si y, we s i e o cul i a e a collabo a i e space whe e
all p ojec pa ne s, ad iso y boa d membe s and collabo a o s eel espec ed and alued.
Toge he , we commi o building a p ojec communi y ha e lec s he di e si y o human
expe iences and pe spec i es and p omo es a cul u e o mu ual unde s anding, espec , and
g ow h.
The main objec i es unde lying his Plan a e o:
● P omo e gende equali y, di e si y, and social inclusion ac oss all p ojec ac i i ies;
● Fos e espec ul, inclusi e, and suppo i e wo k en i onmen ;
● Ensu e ai and equal oppo uni ies and access o esou ces o all pa icipan s,
i espec i e o gende , ace, e hnici y, disabili y, o any o he cha ac e is ic;
● Encou age di e se pe spec i es o enhance he p ojec 's c ea i i y, inno a ion,
e ec i eness, and accep ance o measu es.
While Res Poll acknowledges he b oad spec um o speci ic a ge g oups o social
inclusion, no leas in e ms o being espec ul o and non-disc imina o y owa ds
indi iduals based on hei social backg ound, e hnici y, ace, sexual o ien a ion, ca e-gi ing
esponsibili ies, heal h s a us, physical and men al disabili ies, and o he s, he dimensions
o equali y and di e si y speci ically highligh ed and a ge ed by his Plan in iew o he
Res Poll p ojec pe ain mainly o he ollowing ones:
- Gende , wi h a ocus on p omo ing equal oppo uni ies o bo h women and men and
non-bina y pe sons in employmen , leade ship posi ions, s akeholde engagemen
and o he a eas;
- Age, wi h a ocus on p omo ing equal oppo uni ies o indi iduals o all age g oups,
including comba ing ageism in he wo kplace;
- Ca ee s age, wi h a ocus on ensu ing he inclusi eness and p omo ing ca ee
ad ancemen o ea ly-s age esea che s;
- Cul u al and na ional di e si y, wi h an aim o celeb a ing and emb acing cul u al
di e si y, os e ing an inclusi e en i onmen o indi iduals om a ious cul u al and
na ional backg ounds;
- Academic backg ound, wi h an emphasis on p omo ing collabo a ion be ween p ojec
pa ne s and s akeholde s wi h a ying deg ees and domains o o mal educa ion ha
can os e ou unde s anding o how o es o e habi a s in ligh o a wide socie y;
- Disciplina y backg ound, wi h an aim o p omo ing equali y and inclusi eness in
science disciplines by os e ing an en i onmen whe e indi iduals om di e se
disciplina y p o iles eel welcome, espec ed, and ha e equal oppo uni ies o
con ibu e and succeed;
- Sex, wi h a ocus on he sex-speci ic biological di e ences in pollina o beha iou ha
bea implica ions o esea ch on pollina o s and es o a ion o hei habi a s.
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We a e awa e ha gende is no a s and-alone ca ego y and ha he e is signi ican di e si y
wi hin he b oade ca ego ies o ''women'' and ''men'' and acknowledge ha expe iences and
challenges may a y based on ac o s like e hnici y, socio-economic s a us, age, and sexual
o ien a ion. Building on he concep o in e sec ionali y, we ecognise ha indi iduals
possess mul iple social iden i ies ha in e sec o shape hei expe iences and oppo uni ies,
esul ing in po en ially unique combina ions o disc imina ion and p i ilege. We also
ecognise ha gende and sex a e no non-bina y ca ego ies and ha he e can be no able
a ia ion wi hin hose.
Gi en he speci ic mul i-ac o na u e o he Res Poll p ojec , which in ol es collabo a ion
among a ious o ganisa ions, en i ies, and s akeholde s, he a ge g oups o gende
equali y and di e si y ini ia i es ex end beyond indi idual pa ne o ganisa ions o
encompass a b oade ange o s akeholde s and he eby e lec a commi men o inclusi i y
in i s b oade ecosys em.
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3. S a e-o - he-a o gende balance and di e si y in he p ojec
A he submission s age o he p ojec p oposal, which se es as a poin o e e ence o
u he moni o ing, he e was a good gende balance wi h 55 (51.4%) male and 52 (48.6%)
emale pa icipan s lis ed in o al by p ojec pa ne s (see Table 3.1). The p ojec conso ium
is ep esen ed by a ich composi ion o 19 na ionali ies ac oss Eu ope and beyond ( he USA).
Table 3.1. Gende and ca ee s age o p ojec pa icipan s by na ionali y a he p oposal
submission s age.
The composi ion o he conso ium also ea u es an equal dis ibu ion o nomina ed
pa icipan s ac oss he ou di e en esea ch ca ee s ages, anging be ween 20% and 28%
Na ionali y
Numbe
Gende
Ca ee s age
Male
Female
Ca eg. A
Ca eg. B
Ca eg. C
Ca eg. D
Aus ia
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Denma k
3
3
0
1
2
0
0
F ance
17
7
10
3
5
3
6
Ge many
13
5
8
6
0
7
0
G eece
5
4
1
1
0
2
2
Hunga y
7
5
2
0
1
3
3
I eland
3
0
3
1
0
1
1
I aly
5
3
2
0
2
0
3
La ia
5
2
3
1
2
1
1
Luxembou g
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Ne he lands
7
5
2
1
1
3
2
Spain
7
4
3
0
3
3
1
Sweden
5
2
3
2
1
1
1
Swi ze land
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
Tunisia
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Tu key
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Uk aine
6
0
6
1
2
2
1
Uni ed Kingdom
15
9
6
1
6
2
6
USA
3
1
2
1
0
2
0
TOTAL
107
55
52
21
28
30
28
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pe s age ca ego y (see Table 3.2). Ye , iewed om a gende balance he e is a end o a
p og essi ely highe ep esen a ion o male esea che s a highe ca ee s ages and emale
esea che s a lowe ones. In e ms o he o e all composi ion o he conso ium, 14 o he
31 pa ne s a e ep esen ed by emales. Gende balance in he conso ium has been
in eg a ed h oughou he wo k packages. Abo e all, he coo dina o o he conso ium, UFR,
is led by a emale esea che . Acco ding o he G an Ag eemen , i e o he se en wo k
packages a e led by emales (WP1, WP2, WP5, WP6, WP7) and wo by male pa icipan s (WP3,
WP4). Each wo k package has been assigned wo co-leads, o which i e a e emale and nine
a e male. Thus, he p ojec aids in closing he gaps in he pa icipa ion o women in esea ch
eams. Meanwhile, e o s shall be made o ensu e ha bo h gende s a e equally ep esen ed
in decision-making p ocesses abou he p og ess o he p ojec and in ol ed in he execu ion
o he asks o he wo k packages.
Table 3.2. Ca ee s age and gende balance o p ojec pa icipan s a he p oposal submission
s age.
Ca ee S age
To al pe
ca ego y (% o
all pa icipan s)
Males (% o all
pa icipan s /
pe ca ego y)
Females (% o all
pa icipan s /
pe ca ego y)
Ca ego y A- Top G ade Resea che
(Full p o esso / Di ec o o esea ch)
21 (19.6%)
13 (12.1 / 62%)
8 (7.5 / 38%)
Ca ego y B- Senio Resea che
(Senio Resea che / Associa e
p o esso )
28 (26.2%)
16 (15.0 / 57%)
12 (11.2 / 43%)
Ca ego y C- Recognised Resea che
(Resea che / Assis an p o esso )
30 (28.0%)
14 (13.1 / 47%)
16 (15.0 / 53%)
Ca ego y D- Fi s s age esea che +
non- esea che
28 (26.2%)
12 (11.2 / 43%)
16 (15.0 / 57%)
TOTAL
107 (100%)
55 (51.4%)
52 (48.6%)
As no ed abo e, a c ucial buil -in aspec o Res Poll is he in e disciplina y and
ansdisciplina y na u e o he conso ium, which adds o he o e all di e si y mix. Table 3.3
illus a es he ini ial a ibu ion o pa ne s o he wo b oade g oups o sciences, wi h
na u al scien is s making up 61%, while social scien is s ep esen ed by 15% o all eam
membe s, along wi h 23% o non- esea ch pa ne s. The smalle sha e o social scien is s
among he scien i ic s a , as well as he dominance o esea ch pa ne s in he conso ium
needs o be kep in mind when unde aking he collabo a i e wo k.
Table 3.3. Disciplina y a ibu ion o conso ium pa ne s.
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5. Moni o ing and e alua ion
In o de o moni o and e alua e he implemen a ion o he Plan and he se objec i es, a
egula upda e o gende equali y and di e si y me ics ac oss p ojec ac i i ies will be
ca ied ou based on a se o key pe o mance indica o s (KPIs): (1) sha e o male/ emale
p ojec s a membe s (incl. ad iso y boa d), (2) sha e o male/ emale pa icipan s and
s akeholde s in p ojec - ela ed engagemen ac i i ies, (3) ca ee s ages o p ojec esea ch
s a membe s, (4) gende and disciplina y a ibu ion o WP and ask leads, (5) any addi ional
indica o s ha will eme ge as ele an o e he cou se o he p ojec . KPIs o gende
equali y and di e si y a e essen ial o assess p og ess, ack he impac o ini ia i es, and
ensu e accoun abili y. Regula ly moni o ing and e alua ing hese indica o s helps ensu e
ha gende equali y and di e si y emain in eg al o he p ojec 's success.
To his aim, egula e alua ions o assess he e ec i eness o gende equali y and di e si y
ini ia i es as well as highligh po en ial p oblem a eas will be pe o med, solici ing eedback
om eam membe s o iden i y a eas o imp o emen . The assessmen will include he
pe cei ed le el o gende equali y, sa is ac ion wi h in ol emen in decision-making, he
le el o in eg a ion o di e en pa ne pe spec i es and p oposed solu ions, among o he s.
The Res Poll p ojec managemen eam will ca e ully e alua e all deli e ables, including
esea ch esul s, epo s, and publica ions, p io o submission o make su e he
in e p e a ion o esul s will ully emb ace gende equali y and di e si y aspec s. A dedica ed
sec ion on gende equali y and di e si y ini ia i es will be included in p ojec epo s,
highligh ing achie emen s, challenges, and p oposed ac ions o imp o emen . Ac ion
s a egies will be adap ed based on he ou come o hese in e nal e iews, eedback,
changing ci cums ances, and eme ging bes p ac ices.
Table 5.1 summa ises he speci ic measu es and ac i i ies planned o he implemen a ion o
he p inciples laid ou in his Plan, iden i ying hei con en , expec ed esul s, ime- ame,
and o ganisa ions in cha ge, as well as hei implemen a ion s a us a he ime o he egula
upda e o he plan.
Table 5.1. Measu es o be aken o he implemen a ion o he Plan. [Tex in b own was added
o upda ed in e sion 2 and 3 o he Plan]
Planned ac i i y
Resul
Due
da e(s)
Responsible
S a us
Assignmen o he
Res Poll Equal
oppo uni ies
o ice
A conc e e pe son assigned o
se e as he con ac poin o
iden i ying and esol ing any
dispu es in ol ing gende
equali y and di e si y issues in
he p ojec
M4
UFR
The Res Poll
p ojec
managemen
eam
assigned
wi h he
esponsibli y
o
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pe o ming
he Equal
oppo uni ie
s o ice
du ies
C ea e a
p o ocol/checklis
o guide he
conso ium and
p ojec
managemen eam
h oughou he
p ojec
A conc e e p o ocol/checklis
ha lis s he impo an poin s
ha need o be conside ed
when de eloping a p ojec ,
c ea ing documen s, and
ensu ing an inclusi e wo k
en i onmen
M6
UFR, BSC,
TUM
The checklis
de eloped,
linked in his
documen
and sen o
all
conso ium
membe s
Da a collec ion on
gende equali y
and di e si y
wi hin he
conso ium (incl.
ad iso y boa d)
Annual upda e o da a on he
composi ion o he
conso ium, ad iso y boa d, as
well as WP and Task leads in
e ms o gende , ca ee s age,
and disciplina y a ibu ion
M15, M27,
M40
UFR
M15-
upda ed da a
co e ed by
V3 o GEDP
Da a collec ion on
gende equali y
and di e si y
among he
p ojec ’s
s akeholde s
Da a collec ed on he gende
and di e si y p o iles o
pa icipan s in ol ed in
p ojec ou each ac i i ies and
epo ed in espec i e epo s
M4-M48
Leads o WPs
and Tasks
ha in ol e
s akeholde
engagemen
Da a being
collec ed by
indi idual LL
leade s o be
epo ed
du ing hei
moni o ing
In i ed lec u e on
gende equali y
and di e si y
aspec s o
esea ch and
inno a ion
p ojec s
An online lec u e by an in i ed
speake on gende equali y
and di e si y aspec s
o ganised o and a ended by
conso ium membe s
M6
BSC, UFR
Online
wo kshop
wi h wo
ex e nal
speake s
held on 27
Ma ch 2024
In i ed wo kshop
on gende equali y
and di e si y
aspec s a
esea ch
ins i u ions
A hyb id wo kshop by an
in i ed speake a he AGM in
F eibu g and Ba celona
M14, M25
UFR
Wo kshop
wi h Robe
Kö e held
on 13
No embe
2024
Dedica ed sec ion
in all p ojec
All deli e ables con ain ei he
a dedica ed sec ion on he
M3-M48
Leads o
indi idual
Ongoing
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deli e ables
highligh ing any
ele an gende
equali y and
di e si y aspec s
aspec s o gende equali y and
di e si y o ha e hese
explici ly add essed in
ele an sec ions h oughou
he documen
deli e ables
P e-submission
e alua ion o all
p ojec
deli e ables in he
ligh o gende
equali y and
di e si y aspec s
Feedback p o ided o he lead
au ho s o d a deli e ables
on he gende equali y and
di e si y issues ha need o be
u he elabo a ed and/o
added in he espec i e
documen s
M3-M48
UFR, BSC,
TUM
Da a
managemen
plan
commen ed;
Li ing Lab
guidelines
sc eened
Regula annual
assessmen by and
eedback om
conso ium
membe s
Annual in e nal assessmen s
(incl. b ie su eys, e lexi e
discussion sessions wi h a
ocus on gende equali y and
di e si y) o ganised, p o iding
inpu o sel -moni o ing
epo s
M15, M27,
M40
BSC
M15-
Assessmen
conduc ed a
1. AGM (No
2024), esul s
epo ed in
V3
Annual upda e o
he Plan
Upda ed Plan ha ea u es an
annex on he main p ojec
de elopmen s ega ding
gende equali y and di e si y
implemen a ion in he
espec i e pe iod and
highligh s any eme ging
aspec s ha need o be
add essed in he p ojec
M15, M27,
M40
BSC, UFR,
TUM
M15- Plan
upda e (V3)
in Ma ch
2025
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6. Concluding ema ks
In conclusion, he Res Poll Gende Equali y and Di e si y Plan ep esen s a signi ican s ide
owa ds os e ing an inclusi e and equi able en i onmen wi hin he p ojec , by embedding
o e all gende and di e si y dimensions h oughou ou esea ch and inno a ion ac i i ies.
As we na iga e he complexi ies o he mode n wo kplace and esea ch en i onmen , i is
impe a i e ha we ecognise he s eng h ha di e si y b ings o ou eam and he
inno a ion ha a ises om a a ie y o pe spec i es. By implemen ing his Plan, we aim o
c ea e a p ojec en i onmen ha alues and espec s he di e se pe spec i es, alen s, and
con ibu ions o all eam membe s. Toge he , we can ensu e he success o ou p ojec while
p omo ing a cul u e o equali y and inclusion.
As we mo e o wa d, i is c ucial ha each membe o he p ojec ac i ely pa icipa es in he
implemen a ion o his Plan. This equi es a collec i e e o o challenge s e eo ypes,
elimina e bias, and cul i a e an a mosphe e whe e e e y oice is hea d and espec ed. We
a e no jus shaping a di e se wo k en i onmen ; we a e building a cul u e o inclusi i y ha
empowe s e e yone o each hei ull po en ial. Regula assessmen s, eedback
mechanisms, and a commi men o adap abili y will guide ou s a egies, ensu ing ha ou
ini ia i es emain e ec i e and ele an .
Gende equali y and di e si y a e no jus goals, bu ongoing p ocesses o lea ning,
de elopmen , assessmen , eedback, and adjus men . By os e ing an en i onmen whe e
indi iduals a e alued o hei unique quali ies and eel seen, espec ed, and empowe ed,
we a e no only in es ing in he success o ou p ojec bu also con ibu ing o a mo e jus
and equi able socie y.
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7. Upda es Ve sion 2.0
The Res Poll p ojec managemen eam (Amibe h Thompson, Nina K anke, Alexand a Klein)
is esponsible o he Equal oppo uni ies o ice du ies ou lined in his Plan. The espec i e
passages in his documen ha e been changed acco dingly. Ins ead o appoin ing a single
pe son as Equal oppo uni ies o ice , we decided o appoin a eam o h ee people o ensu e
ha p oblems can be iden i ied and sol ed quickly and eliably. In case an issue is aised by
one o he conso ium membe s, conc e e p ocedu es, measu es and p oblem-sol ing
app oaches will be discussed wi hin and execu ed by he Res Poll p ojec managemen eam.
In cases o con lic o in e es , he eam will seek he suppo o a sui able pe son ou side
he conso ium.
C ea ion o a p o ocol/check-lis was added o he planned measu es, o help guide he
managemen eam e icien ly, ho oughly, and impa ially e alua e he miles ones,
deli e ables and o he documen s c ea ed h oughou he p ojec .
An online wo kshop on gende and di e si y aspec s was o ganized on 27 Ma ch 2024 om
10:00 – 12:00 (CET). 19 membe s o he Res Poll conso ium a ended he e en .
P og amme:
10:00 – 10:15: Welcome and in oduc ion o he Res Poll Gende Equali y and Di e si y Plan
(Anda Adamsone-Fisko ica, BSC)
10:15 – 11:00: Gende pe spec i es and he di e si y o ep oduc i e ecologies (Ing id Ahnesjö,
Uppsala Uni e si y)
11:00 – 11: 45: Don’ Belie e All You Though s – Di e si y in Daily Academia (Ca olin Demus,
Uni e si y o Leipzig)
11:45 – 12:00: Join inal discussion
Wi h he wo kshop we p omo ed he Plan among Res Poll membe s and aised awa eness
o gende and di e si y aspec s a esea ch ins i u ions/in esea ch p ojec s as well as he
social dimension o knowledge p oduc ion. The wo kshop was eco ded wi h he pe mission
o he speake s and pa icipan s o allow o membe s ha could no a end o iew a a la e
da e. The ideo eco ding is a ailable o membe s o iew on he Res Poll d i e. The
p esen a ions and a lis o links om he gues speake s is also a ailable on he Res Poll d i e.
Some o he sugges ions o a mo e inclusi e wo k en i onmen by Ca olin Demus we e
included in he Res Poll gende equali y and di e si y checklis o conso ium membe s. We
also ollowed he sugges ion o design he nex wo kshop wi hou men ioning ha i is a
di e si y measu e and wi hou explici ly men ioning ‘gende ’ o ‘di e si y’ in he i le o a oid
po en ial ese a ions o nega i e p econcep ions and o encou age b oad pa icipa ion and
engagemen (see 8.3).
To ha e one male and one emale speake , we had o iginally in i ed Ma Fo nam (Uni e si y
Exe e ) o p esen alongside Ca olin Demus, bu he was no a ailable on he day o he
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wo kshop. We will y o ind a male speake o he AGM 2024 o p esen ano he opic on
Gende and Di e si y. Wi h Ing id Ahnesjö, p o esso eme i us, Uppsala Uni e si y, and
Ca olin Demus, ac ing head o he o ice o equali y, di e si y and amily a ai s, Uni e si y
o Leipzig, howe e , we ound wo speake s wi h di e en ages, disciplina y backg ounds
and posi ions wi hin he academy om wo di e en Eu opean coun ies.
8. Upda es Ve sion 3.0
This upda e includes he annual upda e om 2024 o he gende balance and di e si y wi hin
he p ojec (8.1), esul s om he i s annual in e nal assessmen conduc ed du ing he i s
annual g oup mee ing (8.2), and he wo kshop a he i s annual g oup mee ing by Robe
Kö e (8.3).
8.1. MONITORING AND EVALUATION UPDATES
This sec ion is an annual upda e o sec ion 3 “S a e-o - he-a o gende balance and
di e si y in he p ojec ”. I includes da a on he composi ion o he conso ium (Table 8.1),
ad iso y boa d (Table 8.2), as well as WP and Task leads (Table 8.3) in e ms o gende , ca ee
s age, and disciplina y a ibu ion by he end o 2024 (Mon h 15). Changes om he p oposal
submission s age a e indica ed wi h an inc ease a ow (↑) o a dec ease a ow (↓) a e a
pe cen age. No change a e indica ed wi h an equal sign (=).
A he end o 2024 (Mon h 15), he e was a good gende balance wi h 57 (48.7%, ↓) male and
60 (51.3%, ↑) emale pa icipan s lis ed in o al by p ojec pa ne s (see Table 8.1). The
numbe o pa icipa ing na ionali ies did no change om he p oposal submission s age and
s ill includes 19 na ionali ies ac oss Eu ope and beyond ( he USA).
Table 8.1. Gende and ca ee s age o p ojec pa icipan s by na ionali y a he end o 2024
(Mon h 15 o p ojec ).
Na ionali y
Numbe
Gende
Ca ee s age
Male
Female
Ca eg. A
Ca eg. B
Ca eg. C
Ca eg. D
Aus ia
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Denma k
4 ↑
3
1 ↑
1
2
0
1 ↑
F ance
19 ↑
8 ↑
11 ↑
2 ↓
4 ↓
5 ↑
8 ↑
Ge many
12 ↓
4 ↓
8
3 ↓
1 ↑
6 ↓
2 ↑
G eece
8 ↑
5 ↑
3 ↑
1
0
4 ↑
3 ↑
Hunga y
7
5
2
0
1
3
3
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I eland
3
0
3
1
0
1
1
I aly
6 ↑
4↑
2
0
2
0
4 ↑
La ia
6 ↑
3 ↑
3
2 ↑
2
1
1
Luxembou g
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Ne he lands
5 ↓
4 ↓
1 ↓
1
1
2 ↓
2
Spain
6 ↓
3 ↓
3
0
4 ↑
2 ↓
1
Sweden
8 ↑
4 ↑
4 ↑
2
2 ↑
3 ↑
1
Swi ze land
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
Tunisia
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Tu key
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Uk aine
7 ↑
0
7 ↑
1
2
3 ↑
1
Uni ed Kingdom
15
7 ↓
8 ↑
2 ↑
5 ↓
1 ↓
7 ↑
USA
4 ↑
2 ↑
2
1
0
3 ↑
0
TOTAL
117 ↑
57 ↑
60 ↑
19 ↓
29 ↑
34 ↑
25 ↑
Table 8.2 Gende balance and ca ee pa h o ou ad iso y boa d.
Gende
Ca ee
Male
Female
Indus y
Policy
Resea ch
4
2
2
3
1
Table 8.3 Gende balance, ca ee s age, and disciplina y a ibu ion o he WP and Task Leads
Gende
Ca ee s age
Disciplina y p o ile
Male
Female
Ca eg. A
Ca eg. B
Ca eg. C
Ca eg. D
Na u al
science
Social
science
O he
(non-
esea ch)
12
9
7
8
6
0
14
6
1
The composi ion o he conso ium also ea u es an inc ease in Ca ego y B-D esea che s
(see Table 8.4). Ye , iewed om a gende balance he e is s ill he end o a p og essi ely
highe ep esen a ion o male esea che s a highe ca ee s ages and emale esea che s a
lowe ones.
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Table 8.4. Ca ee s age and gende balance o p ojec pa icipan s a he end o 2024 (Mon h 15
o p ojec ).
Ca ee S age
To al pe
ca ego y (% o
all pa icipan s)
Males (% o all
pa icipan s /
pe ca ego y)
Females (% o all
pa icipan s /
pe ca ego y)
Ca ego y A- Top G ade Resea che
(Full p o esso / Di ec o o
esea ch)
19 (16.2%, ↓)
13 (11.1 ↓/ 68.4%
↑)
6 (5.1 ↓ / 31.6%
↓)
Ca ego y B- Senio Resea che
(Senio Resea che / Associa e
p o esso )
29 (24.8%, ↑)
17 (14.5 ↓/
58.6% ↑)
12 (10.3 ↓ /
41.4% ↓)
Ca ego y C- Recognised Resea che
(Resea che / Assis an p o esso )
34 (29.1%, ↑)
15 (12.8 ↓/
44.1% ↓)
19 (16.2 ↑ /
55.9% ↑)
Ca ego y D- Fi s s age esea che +
non- esea che
35 (29.9%, ↑)
12 (10.3 ↓ /
34.3% ↓)
23 (19.7 ↑ /
65.7%↑)
TOTAL
117 (100%)
57 (48.7%, ↓)
60 (51.3%, ↑)
The in e disciplina y and ansdisciplina y composi ion o he conso ium e ol ed sligh ly,
wi h a highe pe cen age o social scien is s joining he eam (Table 8.5). An addi ional
ca ego y was in oduced, ecognizing wo esea che s who iden i y as bo h na u al and
social scien is s. O e all, gende balance was ela i ely equal ac oss disciplines, hough he e
was a sligh male bias among social scien is s.
Table 8.5. Disciplina y a ibu ion o conso ium pa ne s.
Disciplina y p o ile
o pa ne s
To al pe ca ego y
(% o all
pa icipan s)
Males (% o all
pa icipan s / pe
ca ego y)
Females (% o all
pa icipan s / pe
ca ego y)
Na u al sciences
66 (56.4 %, ↓)
29 (24.8 ↓ / 43.9 % ↓)
37 (31.6 ↓/56.0 % ↑)
Social sciences
22 (18.8 %, ↑)
15 (12.8 ↑/ 68.2 % ↓)
7 (6.0 ↑/ 31.8 % ↑)
O he (non- esea ch)
27 (23.1 %, ↓)
12 (10.3 ↓ / 44.4 % ↓)
15 (12.8 ↑/ 55.6 % ↑)
Bo h (na u al and
social sciences)
2 (1.7%)
1 (0.9 / 50%)
1 (0.9 / 50%)
The moni o ing o s akeholde s in ol ed in he Res Poll p ojec is conduc ed by indi idual
Li ing Lab leade s and will be documen ed in he co esponding epo s (MS14-17).
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8.2. ANNUAL INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
A he i s annual g oup mee ing on 13 No embe 2024 in F eibu g, Ge many, he i s annual
in e nal assessmen was conduc ed wi h he Res Poll membe s p esen . In 30 minu es, 40
membe s we e asked eigh (8) ques ions and we e p omp ed o espond ia Men ime e , an
online ool whe e pa icipan s can anonymously espond o ques ions in he momen . Below
we sha e he esul s om he assessmen .
1. Wha ’s he wo d ha bes desc ibes you o e all eeling abou he p ojec ’s i s yea ?
O e all, he membe ’s eelings o he i s yea wi hin he p ojec we e posi i e, wi h
“exci ing”, “p omising”, and “in e es ing” as he highes a ed eelings (Figu e 8.1).
Figu e 8.1 Wo d cloud ha desc ibed he membe ’s eeling abou he i s yea o he p ojec
(40 esponses om 40 esponden s).
2. On a scale o 1 o 7, how would you a e you pe sonal in ol emen in he p ojec du ing
i s i s yea ? (1 = no in ol ed a all, 7 = ex emely in ol ed)
The a e age a e o pe sonal in ol emen in he p ojec was 4.7, which is abo e a e age (40
esponses om 40 esponden s).
3. Wha was you mos signi ican success o p oudes momen in he p ojec his yea ?
Res Poll membe s submi ed 50 esponses ega ding his ques ion. The esponses we e
ca ego ized o ge an o e iew o he success wi hin he p ojec (Figu e 8.2). The bigges
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success ul momen was conduc ing o comple ing he i s ound o he pollina o
moni o ing ieldwo k (21 esponses). O he successes included, engaging wi h s akeholde s
(8), es ablishing o conduc ing wo kshops wi hin he Li ing Labs (7), gaining new skills o
expe iences (5), comple ing p ojec miles ones o deli e ables (3), social media o
communica ion engagemen (3), ec ui ing good s a (2), o success ul p ojec
communica ion (1). Addi ionally, one membe was p oud ha “We a e changing hings.”
Figu e 8.2 O e iew o pa icipan s’ esponses abou hei mos success ul o p oudes
momen in he i s yea o he p ojec (50 esponses om 32 esponden s).
4. Wha was he mos signi ican challenge you encoun e ed while wo king on he p ojec ?
Res Poll membe s submi ed 32 esponses ega ding his ques ion. The esponses we e
ca ego ized o ge an o e iew o he challenges ha we e encoun e ed wi hin he p ojec
(Figu e 8.3). The bigges challenges we e lack o p ojec o e iew o clea de ini ions (10
esponses) o wea he / ime cons ain s (9). Addi ionally, membe s aced communica ion
issues (6), challenges when es ablishing he Li ing Labs (4), engaging s akeholde s (3),
cons ain s du ing ieldwo k (1), o a lack o expe ience (1). One membe epo ed ha “All
wen smoo hly.”
