MINDtheGEPs final conference: Redrawing the map of gender equality in research and science
27 May 2025, we celebrated our achievements and set the stage for the future of gender equality in research at the beautiful Villa Celimontana in Rome, Italy.
After four years of dedicated work, collaboration, and progress, it was finally time for the MINDtheGEPs final conference. Since 2021, we have worked to increase women’s participation in research and innovation, enhance women's career prospects, improve gender balance in decision-making bodies in research organisations, and integrate gender dimensions into research content. Together, we have taken important steps to increase the quality and societal relevance of knowledge, technologies, and innovations produced.
Now, it was time to reflect on our journey, celebrate our achievements, and most importantly, look ahead. What lessons have we learned? What challenges remain? And how can we ensure that the change we have initiated continues to grow?
It was a full day of collaborative discussions, hands-on workshops, and inspiring reflections, as we concluded our project and set the stage for the future of gender equality in research.
Event details
Date: Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Time: 09:00-18:00 CET
Place: Palazzetto Mattei, Villa Celimontana, via della Navicella 12 (Rome, Italy)
Programme
09.15-09.45
Registration, networking & poster session
09.45-10.00
Institutional welcome
Sveva Avveduto, Researcher Emerita, National Research Council of Italy
Paola Cassoni, Rector's Delegate for Inclusion, equal opportunities and University gender policies, University of Turin
10.00-11.00
Modifying Institutions by Developing Gender Equality Plans: paths, results & challenges of the MINDtheGEPs project
Cristina Solera, Federica Turco & Angela Balzano, University of Turin
11.00-13.00
Roundtable discussion
13.00-14.45
Light lunch, poster session & trainers desks
14.45-16.00
16.15-17.00
Towards a better science in research organizations: insights on critical issues and lines of flights from afternoon workshops
Coordinators of the five groups, Cristina Solera and Angela Balzano, University of Turin
17.00-18.00
Aperitif and networking