Presentation of the GenPORT project, the 4th SPNE Barcelona 16 April 2015

1. www.genderportal.eu
GenPORT: Your gateway to gender and science resources

2. 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 social
sciences, and humanities.

3. FP7 Science in Society
Coordinating and Support Action
Runs from 2013 - 2017
Coordinated by
Juliet Webster
Jörg Müller

4. Consortium
UK
Elizabeth Pollitzer, Henrietta Dale
Italy
Manualita Mancini, Barbara de Micheli,
Maria Caprile, Rachel Palmen
Slovakia
Alejandra Bitusikova
Sweden
Liisa Husu, Jeff Hearn
Germany
Anke Lipinsky, Nina Steinweg, Laura Getz

8. Stakeholder Groups
Scientists &
Reseachers
Horizon2020 proposal writing
Policy Makers
Evidence based policy
(evaluations)
General public
Awareness raising (also
dependent upon country
cluster)
Gender Equality
Best practice, exchange of
experience, overcoming
resistance

9. 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

10. Awareness raising
Proportions of men and women in typical academic career EU-27, 2002-2010.
Source: She Figures 2012.
ISCED 5A
Students
ISCED 6
Students
Grade A
Women
Men

11. Gendering Knowledge

13. Study choices

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

15. 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. Resource discovery
across countries through our Gender & Science Taxonomy.

16. 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