so ha new people in he o ganisa ion, o
people who a e p omo ed o change posi ions,
can bene i om i when hey can and om a
pe spec i e ha sui s hei cu en pe spec i e.
Raising awa eness & challenging s e eo ypes
Gende dispa i ies pe sis in academia, pa icula ly in senio leade ship posi ions, despi e a g owing
numbe o women ea ning PhDs. To add ess his, MIND heGEPs o e s specialised aining o in luen ial
oles in decision-making bodies and commi ees (e.g. Rec o s, V-ce Rec o s, Chancello s, Deans, V-ce
Deans, Di ec o s, adminis a i e and esea ch eam leade s, manage ial s a a non-academic RPOs).
This aining aims o aise awa eness o gende imbalances, challenge p econcei ed no ions, and explo e
solu ions. I ocuses on b eaking gende s e eo ypes in selec ion p ocesses and add essing unconscious
gende biases in e alua ing me i and excellence.
The e a e di e en s a egies o p epa ing
aining o o ganisa ional change p ocesses.
Bo om-up app oaches s a om he g ass oo s o
he o ganisa ions and mo e up he managemen
ladde . Top-down app oaches a ge managemen
i s and ickles down. Di e en o ganisa ions
ha e di e en needs. In he case o la ge and
highly hie a chical o ganisa ions, like many
uni e si ies, he op-down op ion is o en mo e
app op ia e, as i legi imises he p ac ices and
alues ha he aining b ings.
Di e en g oups in an o ganisa ion ha e di e en
needs and expe iences. T aining p og ammes
canno be s a ic and duplica ed ac oss g oups.
Ins ead, a holis ic app oach is equi ed –
de eloping a uni e sal aining p og amme ha
can be modi ied o di e en a ge audiences o
ensu e ha he aining esponds o hei needs
and ela es o hei expe iences.
A inal impo an aspec is he cons an
a ailabili y o aining. The goal is no o check
a box by aining he whole o ganisa ion a once.
Ins ead, aining should be epea ed pe iodically
o be made a ailable on a con inuous basis,
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T aining senio leade s o p omo e gende equali y
The Eu opean Commission manda es
aining ac i i ies on gende equali y in
Ho izon Eu ope’s eligibili y c i e ia o
gende equali y plans. Ou guidelines align
wi h hese equi emen s, p o iding suppo o
aine s and academics in p omo ing gende -
balanced solu ions ac oss academia.
Ci e as: K zemińska, Ka a zyna., Migalska,
Alexand a., Sekuła, Paulina., S oecke , Ewa
(2024) Raising awa eness & challenging
s e eo ypes. T aining senio leade s o
p omo e gende equali y. Zenodo. DOI:
10.5281/zenodo.11082272
S ep 1) Needs analysis
S ep 2) P epa e he aining
To e icien ly a ge he b eaking down o gende s e eo ypes among people in leade ship posi ions
wi hin esea ch and academia, a needs analysis is equi ed.
1. De ine he goals o he aining
2. Iden i y he changes ha he aining is
mean o achie e
3. Iden i y c i ical a eas o a ge
4. Map p ocesses and p ocedu es ha can
suppo change
5. Map po en ial o ganisa ional challenges
and esis ance among he s a
Conside ing he speci ic needs mapped in you needs analysis, conside he unique con ex o you
o ganisa ion as you p epa e he aining. MIND heGEPs aining is composed o h ee modules:
e idence o gende gaps, decons uc ing unconscious gende biases, and gende ing esea ch (i.e.
including ele an sex and gende pa ame e s in you wo k).
The ecommenda ions below can help ensu e ha he aining p epa ed upholds a high s anda d.
1. Choose adequa e me hodology ha akes
in o accoun he ins i u ional con ex and he
assessmen o pa icipan s’ needs.
2. P epa e high quali y con en and ma e ials.
Make su e ha you include all module opics
in he wo kshop.
3. Choose a sui able expe aine , o
example a p o essional equali y aine .
Gi en he audience o senio esea che s and
p o esso s in op managemen , i ’s ad isable
o engage ex e nal aine s o p e en
p o essional dependencies.
S ep 3) P omo ion & ec ui men
T ainings ela ed o gende equali y a e no always e y well a ended. A well-planned p omo ion and
ec ui men s a egy is neccessa y.
1. Conside a sys em o ecogni ion and
incen i es such as a endance ce i ica es,
c edi s, o badges.
2. Ensu e suppo om op managemen .
3. In ol e manage s and supe iso s and ask
hem o selec employees o a end.
4. Emphasise he legal obliga ion o ci il
se an s o p omo e gende equali y.
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S ep 4) Topics o co e du ing he aining
S ep 5) E alua e he aining
MIND heGEPs’ aining modules co e h ee speci ic opics, deli e ed as h ee di e en modules/
wo kshops: e idence on gende gaps, decons uc ing unconscious gende biases, and gende ing
esea ch. To adequa ely mee he challenge o co e ing hese complex opics, we ha e de eloped a
checklis o wha he wo kshop should o e .
1. Fac s, igu es and indica o s on he social
and economic si ua ion o men and women in
you ins i u ion.
2. Suppo o sel - e lec ion and sel -
awa eness.
3. Help in unde s anding de ini ions o
pe sonal and social iden i y.
4. Explana ions o gende s e eo ypes, hei
o igin and unc ioning.
5. C ea ing an i-disc imina o y a i udes and
beha iou s.
6. P esen he legal con ex o gende equali y
in a comp ehensi e way.
7. Help o inco po a e gende -linked
conside a ions and pe spec i es in hei wo k.
8. Illus a e he wide and di e se con ex o
gende equali y.
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MIND heGEPs (Modi ying Ins i u ions by De eloping Gende Equali y Plans) has ecei ed un-
ding om he Eu opean Union’s Ho izon 2020 esea ch and inno a ion p og amme unde g an
ag eemen no 101006543. The iews and opinions exp essed in his policy b ie he sole espon-
sibili y o he au ho s and do no necessa ily e lec he iews o he Eu opean Commission.
Collec eedback om pa icipan s on bo h he aine s’ and ainees’ expe iences o he aining.
Du ing he e alua ion i will be good o e i y, acco dingly o he se objec i es, i a desi ed ou comes
had been achie ed, and compa e aine s’ and ainees’ pe spec i es.
Re e ences
Migalska, Alexand a., Sekuła, Paulina., S oecke , Ewa., Ní Fhla ha a, Aio e., & Macmahon, Helena. (2024).
D4.1 – Guidelines on planned ac ions o ec ui men and e en ion. Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10491838
