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Gende Ac ion Plan - PART 1
DATE: 10.05.2024
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D9.3
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Due Da e:
30/11/2022
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30/11/2022
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Table o Con en s
Execu i e Summa y ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1. In oduc ion ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.1 Legal obliga ions and gende equali y s a egy ................................................................................................. 6
1.2 Gende in he wo kplace .................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.3 Gende in esea ch o ganisa ions and p ojec s .................................................................................................. 8
2. Sex and gende in FishEUT us ........................................................................................................................................... 10
3. Coun ing, sha ing, and changing in FishEUT us .................................................................................................. 12
3.1 Audi phase ........................................................................................................................................................................... 13
3.2 Gende equali y plan - DRAFT ................................................................................................................................. 15
5. Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
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Execu i e Summa y
Sex e e s o biologically de e mined cha ac e is ics, speci ically ana omy and ch omosomes,
and o ms he basis o classi ica ion o li ing hings including humans as male o emale. On
he o he hand, gende desc ibes cha ac e is ics ha a e socially cons uc ed, which a y in
ime and place, and amongs cul u es as well as language. These e ms a e o en used
in e changeably in scien i ic li e a u e, heal h policy, legisla ion, and by socie y. Howe e , i is
impo an o dis inguish clea ly be ween gende and sex, as hey a e concep ually and legally
dis inc .
Gende equali y is a undamen al alue o he Eu opean Union, and bene i s esea ch by
imp o ing quali y and ele ance o ou pu s, a ac ing and e aining alen , and ensu ing ha
e e yone can maximise hei po en ial in an inclusi e wo kplace en i onmen . The e has been
p og ess in gende equali y in e ms o non-disc imina o y p ac ices, unde pinned by a ange
o di ec i es. Howe e , men and women, and hose who iden i y as male, emale o nei he , a e
no ea ed equally in ec ui men o p omo ion, and esea ch o en o e looks sex and gende
in ou pu s, meaning Eu opean socie y is no equable and s ill dependen upon legisla ion o
d i e change.
A gende equali y plan is a se o commi men s and ac ions ha aim o p omo e gende
equali y in an o ganisa ion – in his case, he p ojec FishEUT us – h ough cul u al change.
The gende equali y plan demons a es he commi men o he conso ium o gende equali y,
se clea goals and de ailed ac ions, and measu es o achie e hem. Essen ial elemen s include
(i) publica ion online and endo semen by senio managemen ; (ii) communica ion o he
conso ium; (iii) dedica ed esou ces and expe ise o implemen he plan; (i ) da a collec ion
and moni o ing; and ( ) aining o aise awa eness, engaging he whole conso ium and
conside unconscious sex and gende biases as well as in communica ion ac i i ies.
FishEUT us will conside wha a e he mos ele an indica o s o his p ojec , how o collec
and analyse da a, published and moni o ed on annual basis as pa o he i s gende audi
(Janua y 2023). In p ac ice, his means COUNTING con ibu o s in con en , SHARING da a o in o m
decisions, and CHANGING cul u e o en ich ou pu s. WPs and Tasks speci ically will iden i y and
moni o he sex and gende o con ibu o s as well as esea ch ac o s o se benchma ks o be
coun ed and ack p og ess. Wha is coun ed will depend on ou pu s (e.g., s akeholde s
[pa icipa ion] e sus digi al me hods [p og amme s/code s] o en i onmen al impac on sex
di e en ia ion [ ish esea ch]). These me ics will no always be di ec ly compa able bu a e
mo e ealis ic o moni o and imp o e pe o mance. SHARING and discuss da a will in o m
benchma ks (i.e., wha o moni o ), decisions (e.g., wha a ge is ealis ic), and ac ions (e.g.,
implemen a ion o scheme likely o empowe women (e.g., men o ing, shadowing) o aise
pa icipa ion (e.g., aim o inc ease pa icipa ion by 20% wi hin 12 mon hs). COUNTING and SHARING
c ea e change because hey iden i y a eas whe e women (o o he di e si ies) o sex in esea ch
a e unde - ep esen ed, change how g oups design and p esen wo k. Some imes, highligh ing
ac / e ealing unde - ep esen a ion and unconscious bias, lea ing space o pee -p essu e, a e
enough o p omo e inclusi eness wi hou e o s becoming ba ie s o change.
The FishEUT us gende equali y plan will also conside hema ic a eas, speci ically wo k-li e
balance and o ganisa ional cul u e, gende balance in leade ship and decision-making, gende
equali y in ec ui men and ca ee p og ession, in eg a ion o he sex and gende dimensions
in esea ch and ou pu s, and measu es agains gende -based iolence, including sexual
ha assmen .
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1. In oduc ion
Sex e e s o biologically de e mined cha ac e is ics, speci ically ana omy and ch omosomes,
and o ms he basis o classi ica ion o li ing hings including humans as male o emale. On
he o he hand, gende desc ibes cha ac e is ics ha a e socially cons uc ed, which a y in
ime and place, and amongs cul u es as well as language. These e ms a e o en used
in e changeably in scien i ic li e a u e, heal h policy, legisla ion, and by socie y. Howe e , i is
impo an o dis inguish clea ly be ween gende and sex, as hey a e concep ually and legally
dis inc .
Humans ha e 46 ch omosomes in 23 pai s. O hose, one pai ing (X and Y) de e mine sex. Mos
women a e 44XX and mos men a e 44XY. In a ew bi hs pe housand, indi iduals a e bo n
wi h a single sex ch omosome and o he s wi h h ee o mo e sex ch omosomes (e.g., XXX, XYY
o XXY) o a ia ions in he sex ch omosomes mean biological (ana omy) emales 44XY and
biological (ana omy) males 44XX. The e is also a wide ange o pheno ypic a ia ions, e en
amongs 44XX and 44XY indi iduals. Gende , ypically desc ibed in de eloped Wes e n
socie ies in e ms o masculini y and eminini y, is a social cons uc . The e a e cul u es whe e
gende is no bina y (male o emale), e en wi hin an indi idual. Nei he e m is indica i e o
sexuali y. In con as , en i onmen al ac o s, including wa e pH, oxygen concen a ion, g ow h
a e, densi y, social s a e, and empe a u e, as well as genes impac sex in ish. The impac o
hese ac o s is o en o e looked (Hanson e al., 20081), impai ing no only de ec ion o
biologically ele an di e ences, bu also hei a ec s on ela ed decisions in ishe ies
managemen .
Di ec i e (2006/54/EC)2 on equal oppo uni ies and equal ea men o women and men in
employmen and occupa ion equi es implemen a ion o ac ions p e en ing sex
disc imina ion, sexual ha assmen , and inequali y access o employmen , pay, o occupa ional
social secu i y schemes (Di ec i e 79/7/EEC)3 o sel -employmen (Di ec i e 2010/41/EU)4. Sex
disc imina ion is also p ohibi ed in access o and supply o goods and se ices (Di ec i e
2004/113/EC)5. O he di ec i es apply o speci ic g oups, such as he P egnancy Di ec i e
(92/85/EEC)6, he Di ec i e on Wo k-li e Balance o Pa en s and Ca e s (2019/1158/EU)7, o he
Pa - ime Wo k Di ec i e (97/81/EC)8. Howe e , because mos pa - ime wo ke s in he EU a e
women, he equi emen o equal ea men o pa - ime s and ull- ime s is pa icula ly
ele an in an i-disc imina ion and gende equali y. Equal oppo uni ies ac ions seek o ensu e
he absence o ba ie s o economic, poli ical, and social pa icipa ion on he g ounds o sex,
ounded on he a ionale ha a ange o ac ions a e necessa y o ed ess sex-based inequi ies.
In compa ison, gende equali y seeks o ensu e ha indi iduals can de elop abili ies and make
choices wi hou limi a ions imposed by socially cons uc ed oles (e.g., men do hings, women
ca e o people). I is a ha de o a icula e, moni o , and suppo change since unde lying
in en ions a e o ensu e ha beha iou s, aspi a ions, and needs a e conside ed, alued, and
a ou ed equally.
Gende equali y (being equal, especially in s a us, igh s, o oppo uni ies) and gende equi y
(being ai and impa ial) a e di e en om non-disc imina ion based on sex. Gende inequali y
1 h ps://doi.o g/10.1080/10641260802013866 (accessed 2024.05.24)
2 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /2006/54/oj
3 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /1979/7/oj
4 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /2010/41/oj
5 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /2004/113/oj
6 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /1992/85/oj (Consolida ed e sion: h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /1992/85/2019-07-26)
7 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /2019/1158/oj
8 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /1997/81/oj (Consolida ed e sion: h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /1997/81/1998-05-25)
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and inequi y acknowledge ha hose who iden i y as emale a e ea ed unequally/un ai ly
because o hei pe cei ed/exp essed gende . The deba e abou gende inequali y/inequi y is
inc easing wo ldwide, leading o new mo emen s and con ex ualising o issues no conside ed
p e iously. Some coun ies pe o m be e han o he s when measu ing gende
equali y/equi y, wi h Iceland, No way, Finland, and Sweden anking i s h ough ou h,
espec i ely, in 2020. Amongs he 10 leading coun ies, I eland, Spain, and La ia had high
sco es, whils – in Eu ope – Bulga ia was he lowes . Howe e , none a e equal i espec i e o he
me ic used (e.g., unemploymen , pay gap, educa ion, access o heal h se ices, o equal
ea men in gene al).
Wi hin esea ch, bo h sex and gende need o be conside ed wi hin he wo kplace and
esea ch ac i i ies. Sex and gende biases lead o inadequa e ep esen a ion o men and
women, o hose who iden i y as male and emale, in esea ch design and s udy samples as
well as eams, esea ch posi ions, ecipien s o esea ch unding, o au ho s o publica ions.
Gende -speci ic esea ch ocuses on gende as he subjec ma e (e.g., explo a ion o hose
who iden i y as male o emale in IT). Gende -blind esea ch does no ake gende in o accoun ,
o en based on he o en-inco ec assump ion ha gende di e ences a e no ele an . This is
o en an example o implici gende -bias, unin en ional di e en ia ion placing one gende in a
hie a chical posi ion, jus as sex bias e e s o inapp op ia e ep esen a ion o men and women
and he neglec o di e ences a ising om di e en biological mechanisms in esea ch design.
Bo h a ec he quali y o esea ch as hey -sepa a ely and join ly- comp omise he alidi y o
esea ch indings, leading o inaccu a e conclusions abou how women o men/ hose who
iden i y as male o emale pa icipa e in o espond o esea ch as well as esea ch ou comes.
Sex and gende insensi i i y is, howe e , no he only mani es a ion o bias, which can also
p esen as o e -gene alisa ion (applica ion o esea ch ou comes o a g oup ha has no been
s udied, e.g., licencing o mos pha maceu icals es ed exclusi ely in males, public heal h
ad ice based on esea ch in males), double s anda ds (e.g., gende s e eo ypes o explaining
gende di e ences, e.g., males should no wea d esses, emales should be poli e
accommoda ing and nu u ing), and and ocen ism (male as he no m, e.g., use o male
p onouns o desc ibe scien is s, images including only males, ish a e male/o espond as
males). O e all, e idence om many esea ch ields ha e iden i ied ha sex and gende s biases
led o gaps in knowledge and inequali ies in many cases o he disad an age o women o
ailu e o pe cei e he ull impac o esea ch a iables.
1.1 Legal obliga ions and gende equali y s a egy
The Eu opean Union is ounded on a se o alues, including equali y and, he e o e, p omo es
equali y be ween men and women (A icles 2 and 3(3) o he T ea y on Eu opean Union (TEU)9).
Indeed, T ea ies es ablishing he Eu opean Communi y and Eu opean Union p ohibi
disc imina ion based on any g ounds such as sex, ace, colou , e hnic o social o igin, gene ic
ea u es, language, eligion o belie , poli ical o any o he opinion, membe ship o a na ional
mino i y, p ope y, bi h, disabili y, age o sexual o ien a ion, as ensh ined in a icle 21 o he
Cha e o Fundamen al Righ s. These igh s a e p o ec ed by he Eu opean Commission
h ough Di ec i e 2000/43/EC10 ( ace and e hnic o igin), Di ec i e 2000/78/EC11 (wo kplace -
eligion o belie , disabili y, age o sexual o ien a ion in he wo kplace), Di ec i e 2006/54/EC12
9 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/ ea y/ eu_2012/oj
10 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /2000/43/oj
11 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /2000/78/oj
12 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /2006/54/oj
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(employmen and occupa ion), Di ec i e 2004/113/EC13 (access o and supply o goods and
se ices), Di ec i e P oposal (COM(2008)462)14 (beyond he wo kplace - age, disabili y, sexual
o ien a ion and eligion o belie ). Howe e , hese di ec i es poin o he ac ha , despi e
championing equali y as a undamen al alue, non-disc imina ion legisla ion is necessa y o
achie e his. Fu he , he EU has chosen implemen hese alues ia di ec i es ha se ou
goals EU Membe S a es mus achie e using hei own legisla i e sys ems a he han
egula ions, which a e binding ac oss he EU.
Whils Eu opean non-disc imina ion based on sex has a long his o y o policy de elopmen ,
o en, he e is less ecogni ion o e o s a ound gende , which we e ounded in 1957. Mo e
ecen ac i i ies ha e ocus on equal ea men (non-disc imina ion) legisla ion, gende
mains eaming (i.e., inclusion o gende pe spec i es in all policies), and speci ic measu es o
he ad ancemen o women. The S a egic Engagemen o Gende Equali y 2016-2019
desc ibed commi men s o p omo e gende equali y as well as in eg a ion in o EU unding
p og ammes. Fo example, conce ning he Se en h F amewo k P og amme o he Eu opean
Communi y o esea ch, echnological de elopmen and demons a ion ac i i ies (2007-2013),
he EC o malised commi men s o gende equali y in Decision No 1982/2006/EC (18.12.2006),
s a ing ha “in eg a ion o he gende dimension and gende equali y will be add essed in all
a eas o esea ch”. The aim was o highligh he con ibu ion o gende equali y o economic
g ow h and sus ainable de elopmen and, h ough 30 conc e e ac ions, build on ou comes
om p e ious ac i i ies. An e alua ion was published in Feb ua y 2020.
In 2019, gende equali y ecei ed s ong suppo om he i s -e e emale Commission
P esiden , U sula on de Leyen, and saw c ea ion o a dedica ed Commissione o Equali y,
Helena Dalli. Despi e he pandemic, in Ma ch 2020, he Eu opean Commission published he
Gende Equali y S a egy 2020-2025, which aims o end gende -based iolence; challenge
gende s e eo ypes; close gende gaps in he labou ma ke ; achie e equal pa icipa ion ac oss
di e en sec o s o he economy; add ess gende pay and pension gaps; close he gende ca e
gap and achie e gende balance in decision-making and poli ics. The s a egy pu sues a dual
app oach o gende mains eaming combined wi h a ge ed ac ions, and in e sec ionali y is a
ho izon al p inciple o implemen a ion. While he s a egy ocuses on ac ions wi hin he EU, i
is also cohe en wi h ex e nal policy on gende equali y and women’s empowe men . One o
he i s deli e ables was measu es o pay anspa ency (4 h Ma ch 2021) whils he 2021 Repo
on Gende Equali y highligh ed achie emen s in i e key a eas and examples o success ac oss
he EU. F om 2022, Ho izon Eu ope has equi ed bene icia ies om EU Membe S a es and
associa ed coun ies o ha e a gende equali y plan (GEP) o equi alen s a egy o be eligible
o unding. Guidance p esen s componen s o he eligibili y c i e ion, explaining wha hese
equi emen s mean in p ac ice when de eloping and implemen ing a GEP o e iewing he
equi alence o exis ing plans o policies, and p o ides conc e e p ac ical examples, building on
exis ing ma e ials, good p ac ices and a ious esou ces ha suppo gende equali y in
esea ch and inno a ion (R&I).
Hence o h, his epo will e e o he FishEUT us gende equali y plan.
13 h p://da a.eu opa.eu/eli/di /2004/113/oj
14 h ps://eu -lex.eu opa.eu/legal-con en /EN/TXT/?u i=CELEX:52008PC0426
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1.2 Gende in he wo kplace
Eu ope s ill has a long way o go o achie e equali y/equi y o women, based on he Gende
Equali y Index 2021, which conside s wo k, money, educa ion, ime, powe and heal h. Unde -
ep esen a ion o women in he wo kplace is a b oad and mul i ace ed issue. Women a e
inc easingly well quali ied wi h mo e women g adua ing om uni e si ies in Eu ope. Howe e ,
many women do no eel as ee in hei choice o jobs, o do no ha e he same job
oppo uni ies as men. E en i mo e women we e o pa icipa e in he labou ma ke , bu dens
o p i a e and ca e esponsibili ies, unpaid wo k, s ill es s la gely wi h women. Inc eased
wo king hou s amongs women does no au oma ically lead o mo e balanced sha ing o
domes ic wo k and ca egi ing, meaning women a e also a mo e likely o wo k in pa - ime
(paid) employmen . Ac oss Eu ope, despi e di e en educa ion and employmen sys ems,
women a e unde - ep esen ed in senio pos s whe he academic o comme cial, and mo e
absen in ce ain speciali ies (e.g. 30% emale ep esen a ion in he wo k o ce globally; 26-52%
emale ep esen a ion in EU MS - UNESCO Ins i u e o S a is ics, June 2019,
h ps://bi .ly/2R 65qm - accessed 01.11.2022; physical sciences 39%, ma hema ical sciences 37%,
compu e sciences 19%, enginee ing and echnology 19% - Women in STEM -
h ps://bi .ly/2Vjh72 - accessed 01.11.2022). Cu en ly, economic loss associa ed wi h gende
inequali y amoun o €370 billion annually. Thus, ac ions in ec ui men , wo king condi ions,
moni o ing, managemen , and e en ion could lead o an inc ease in EU GDP in he egion o
€3.15 illion by 2050.
P og ammes o Resea ch since he Se en h F amewo k ha e pu sued sys ema ic and isible
s a egies o p omo e gende equali y in science (sec o ) and esea ch (ac i i ies) h ough
pa icipa ion o women in science and esea ch, esea ch ha add esses indi iduals’ needs,
and esea ch on ou comes a ec ed by sex and gende . Sex and gende in esea ch, he e o e,
equi es ac ions ela ed o bo h pa icipa ion and esea ch design and implemen a ion.
Imp o ing pa icipa ion in science and esea ch equi es women/ emale esea che s o
pa ake in eams and s udies a all le els, while o e ing gende -sensi i e wo king condi ions
and cul u e. Fu he , i is impo an o conside how indi iduals’ iden i ies impac pa icipa ion
in esea ch, e.g., how messaging migh be biased owa ds hose who iden i y as emale.
Equally, add essing he sex and gende dimension in esea ch equi es ha sex is conside ed
as a key analy ical and explana o y a iable on he basis ha , i ele an issues a e missed o
poo ly add essed (e.g., me abolic esponse), esul s a e incomple e and biased.
1.3 Gende in esea ch o ganisa ions and p ojec s
Reasons he esea ch communi y, including FishEUT us , should in es in sex- and gende -
sensi i e esea ch conce n bo h wo kplace cul u e and esea ch excellence. Lack o
disc imina ion is no su icien o c ea e eams ha pe o m well and a ac op-le el
esea che s. Mixed eams a e mo e e icien , mo e c ea i e, conside di e se poin s-o - iew,
and make highe quali y decisions. To achie e excellence in esea ch, he bes alen is needed
and bo h bene icia ies and p ojec s need o c ea e wo king condi ions/cul u es ha allow
indi iduals o ha e equally ul illing ca ee s wi hou ea o a ou , as well as encou aging
indi iduals o achie e a wo k:li e balance ha is accep able o hem, which mo i a es g ea e
p oduc i i ies.
Despi e EU- and na ional legisla ion agains sex disc imina ion in he wo kplace, men and
women a e no assessed on he same basis no a e hei espec i e achie emen s iewed
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equally. Open and impa ial selec ion p ocedu es, using mixed selec ion panels, aining o
panel membe s on unconscious gende bias, ad e isemen o pos s, explici encou agemen
o women o apply amongs pee s and line manage s, and accommoda ion o a ypical ca ee
pa e ns should all be in place. Likewise, selec ion c i e ia ele an o he pu sui o scien i ic
knowledge and indica o s o pe o mance, which i li e-cycle p oduc i i y, ca ee p og ession,
and o ganisa ional/ eam needs, mus be explici , p ecise, and anspa en . Ne e heless, i is
impo an o acknowledge ha bias and disc imina ion exis and in es iga e whe e and wha
hese a e o achie e change.
Indi iduals a e o en eluc an o sha e de ails because hese migh w ongly be pe cei ed as a
dis ac ion. Howe e , he absence o women om p o essions including science gi es ise o
implici , unconscious bu powe ul, biases in alues, p io i ies, and p ac ices. Wo kplace
cul u es in luence whe he indi iduals eel welcome, i espec i e o sex and gende , and
bene icia ies should os e wo king condi ions (pay, oppo uni ies, access o g an s and
unding) ha e lec di e en needs a ound geog aphical mobili y and p i a e commi men s
as well as ca ee s uc u es. Wha -is-mo e, hese should be desc ibed wi h app op ia e
moni o ing in hei gende equali y plans, and indi iduals should be awa e o he plan and
amilia wi h me ics. This is also ele an o p ojec s a mac o- (i.e., gende equali y plan) and
mic o-le els (i.e., scheduling o mee ings [e.g., no du ing school holidays] o ac i i ies (e.g.,
elecon e ences o e lunch ime when indi iduals may ha e o he commi men s [e.g., pe sonal
ca e o adul dependen s]). Reducing sex and gende biases calls o ac i e in ol emen a all
le els including se ing me ics o pa icipa ion, moni o ing amewo ks, eedback
mechanisms, and iden i ica ion o gende -sensi i e indi iduals o men o o audi p ojec
ac i i ies.
In FishEUT us , sex mus also be conside ed due o i s p o ound impac on biology, heal h, and
beha iou amongs ish, which is a neglec ed esea ch opic. Biological di e ences be ween
sexes, including ho monal luc ua ions, ep oduc i e ana omy, and gene ic a ia ions, and he
impac o exogenous condi ions on hese (e.g., en i onmen al condi ions), can in luence
suscep ibili y o diseases, esponses o ea men s, and o e all heal h ou comes. In es ing in
sex- and gende -sensi i e esea ch will ensu e esul s a e high quali y and alid. Resul s will be
mo e ep esen a i e and obus i esea ch conside s di e ences be ween he sexes and
gende s, bo h in he wo kplace and in esea ch ac i i ies.
Fu he , language ha seeks o p o ec anonymi y o pa icipan s (e.g., people, pa ien s,
subjec s, o use s) does no dis inguish be ween ei he biological males and emales, o hose
iden i ying as men and women, bu also encou ages conclusions based on pa ial da ase s (e.g.,
biological males only) o inapp op ia e applica ion (i.e., ex apola ion o whole popula ions). Fo
example, esea ch on a new b eas cance ea men mus include males – i espec i e o
gende – because ca. 10% o pa ien s annually a e biological males, many o whom eel excluded
now. Howe e , in his example, conside a ion needs o be gi en o how s udies access
/communica e wi h hose who a e biological males bu iden i y as emale o neu al gende s
o be inclusi e. Gende -sensi i e esea ch is ele an o b oade g oups o end-use s. E en
esea ch ha does no appa en ly conce n a human esea ch popula ion (e.g., ood labels,
algo i hms) s ill has human designe s (e.g., ad e ise s, code s) and end-use s (i.e., hose
pu chasing and p epa ing meals, using an app) wi h di e en needs and aspi a ions ha migh
in luence ou comes and subsequen exploi a ion.
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e.g., Equi able p ocu emen p ac ices
Gende esponsi e communica ions
e.g., Numbe s o indi idual
iden i ying as male and emale
in supply chain, ma ke ing, and
engagemen
e.g., Gende esponsi e p oduc design and
de elopmen
Sa e wo king en i onmen
Social esponsibili y, e.g., en i onmen ,
economic, and social
e.g., Sa e and heal hy wo kplace
o all employees
Gende is embedded in
co po a e social esponsibili y
ac i i ies, philan h opy, public
ad ocacy, and pa ne ships
Imp o ed unde s anding o :
(i) Sex- ela ed o ganism le el e ec s, i.e.,
mo phology, beha iou , physiology (e.g.,
s ess, immune unc ion, agg ession), and
bioene ge ics
(ii) Impac o clima e change on ish and
ishe ies including aquacul u e, e.g., disease
con ol, cos s, e c.
Sex, wa e pH, oxygen
concen a ion, g ow h a e,
densi y, social s a e,
empe a u e
To be iden i ied
(audi 2023)
To be iden i ied
(audi 2023)
To be iden i ied
(audi 2023)
FishEUT us is commi ed o measu ing baseline, essen ial, and complemen a y indica o s ha measu e gende equali y, and aking
app op ia e ac ion o p omo e empowe men o employees, especially hose who iden i y as emale, as well as ensu e scien i ic igo and
accu acy by accoun ing o biological sex ha can signi ican ly impac esea ch ou comes.
Also, going o wa d esul s o his moni o ing will be published online (p ojec websi e).
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5. Conclusions
In gene a ing Deli e able 9.3 Gende Ac ion Plan - D a , FishEUT us has de e mined an app oach
leading o imp o ed gende equali y in he con ex o he wide ood esea ch landscape.
The gende equali y plan will be de eloped and p og essed h ough:
S ep 1: Be e unde s anding amongs bene icia ies and indi iduals a all le els
e.g., examples o inclusi e language
S ep 2. Inspi a ion om exis ing s a egies
e.g., inc eased awa eness and unde s anding o EU-, na ional and o ganisa ional app oaches
S ep 3: Iden i ica ion and u ilisa ion o exis ing esou ces
e.g., aining p og ammes, s a egic documen s
S ep 4. De elopmen o quali a i e sex and gende measu es (COUNTING)
S ep 5. Con inuous o e -sigh and audi o FishEUT us ac i i ies (COUNTING)
e.g., ep esen a ion a Gene al Assembly, Execu i e Boa d and WP le els
S ep 6. Moni o ing o sex and gende a iables, p og ess, and e alua ion o impac (COUNTING)
e.g., FishEUT us audi , up ake o ou pu s (e.g., aining), impac o sex in ish esea ch
S ep 7. Sha ing o quan i a i e sex and gende indica o s (SHARING)
e.g., explo a ion o in o ma ion desc ibing unde - ep esen a ion
S ep 8. Ac ion on sex and gende as a iables in FishEUT us ac i i ies and ou pu s (CHANGING)
S ep 9. Owne ship o gende issues h ough excellence in esea ch (CHANGING)
e.g., bene i s o gende -sensi i e esea ch and equali y
S ep 10. G ea e isibili y o gende issues (SHARING & CHANGING)
e.g., publishing o he gende equali y plan on he websi e, key messages ailo ed o di e en
audiences, p omo ion o measu es h ough in e nal and ex e nal e en s, epo s on p og ess
Wi hin each o he s eps, which may no un sequen ially, objec i es and measu es o gende
moni o ing and equali y amongs Bene icia ies and indi iduals will be:
• SPECIFIC, objec i es and measu es should answe wha , why, how, who, when and whe e
• MEASURABLE, es ablish quan i a i e and/o quali a i e indica o s and espec i e a ge s
• ATTAINABLE, ensu e objec i es and measu es a e achie able wi hin he con ex o FishEUT us
• REALISTIC, objec i es and measu es mus be ele an o Bene icia ies and FishEUT us and
easible wi hin he p ojec ime ame as well as a ailable esou ces
• TIME-RELATED - ac i i ies mus be easible wi hin he p ojec ime ame as well as a ailable
esou ces
Finally, Bene icia ies will be encou aged o use a FishEUT us sex and gende checklis du ing
implemen a ion ha will aise awa eness and ac as a eminde abou sex and gende issues.
