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GenPORT: Your gateway to gender and science resources

GenPORT is a developing online community of practitioners,

served by an internet portal and made up of organisations and individuals working

across the globe for gender equality and excellence in science,

technology or innovation.

This covers all sciences – natural and socialsciences, and humanities.

Why yet another portal?

Exists a wealth of science and gender resources

EC reports & projects

OECD and UNESCO portals

Gendered Innovations (Stanford)

Center of Excellence Women in Science (GESIS)

AkademiaNet

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GenPORT as single, community sourced, open-entry point to high-quality research, policy and practical materials on gender science, technology, and innovation.

FP7 Science in Society Coordinating and Support Action

Runs from 2013 - 2017

Coordinated by

Juliet WebsterJörg Müller

Consortium

UKElizabeth Pollitzer, Henrietta Dale

ItalyManualita Mancini, Barbara de Micheli, Maria Caprile, Rachel Palmen

SlovakiaAlejandra Bitusikova

SwedenLiisa Husu, Jeff Hearn

GermanyAnke Lipinsky, Nina Steinweg, Sara Grunenberg

Stakeholder Groups

Scientists & ReseachersHorizon2020 proposal writing

Policy MakersEvidence based policy (evaluations)

General publicAwareness raising (also dependent upon country cluster)

Gender EqualityBest practice, exchange of experience, overcoming resistance

What GenPORT offers to Scientix?

Awareness raising

Continued importance of gender equality in terms of vertical segregation and pay gap.

Incorporating gender into knowledge content

Gendered Innovations

Gendered study choices

horizontal segregation: combating stereotypical study choices of boys and girls

Awareness raising

Proportions of men and women in typical academic career EU-27, 2002-2010. Source: She Figures 2012.

ISCED 5AStudents

ISCED 6Students

Grade A

Women

Men

Gendering Knowledge

Study choices

Study Choices

Female Graduates by Field of Study, EU27 Source: Eurostat Statistics in Focus 54/2011

What can GenPORT offer?

Showcase your resources

potentially global coverage to maximise reach and influence

Knowledge and resource discovery

network structure of “Persons”, “Organizations”, “Resources”, “Events” and “Projects” oriented around problems

Be part of a global community

exchange of experiences, access to experts.

Thank you!

Get in touch:

Web: http://www.genderportal.eu

Twitter: @genderportal

Project Coordinator: Juliet Webster jwebster@uoc.edu

Project Manager: Jörg Müller

jmuller@uoc.edu