The experience described refers to an EU-funded research and innovation project on nanotechnology, REusable MAsk Patterning, (REMAP), financed by the European Commission PathFinder Open programme and aimed at formulating a novel class of bifunctional composite fluids called magnetorheological electrolytes. The inclusion of a gender+ perspective in the research project is not obvious given the research areas investigated in the project and the hypotheses to be tested. However, even if the initial technological readiness level (TRL) of the research is low, this research is ultimately expected to have a disruptive impact on society. It is therefore crucial that the relevant hypotheses and methods are free of gender bias from the outset. The inclusive Gender Equality Plan of the University of Genoa, Italy, implements a group of activities at project level, the Project Gender+ Action Plan (P-GAP), which integrates gender+ in the work plan of R&I projects and tries to fulfil the EU requirement to include a gender+ perspective in all phases of research. Therefore, REMAP foresees the implementation of several micro-actions that also relate to the project’s dissemination and outreach activities. The initiative aims to overcome the resistance to the implementation of a gender+ perspective in STEM disciplines and to create a fruitful and positive cross-fertilisation between STEM and social sciences, especially gender and diversity studies. The next step is to consolidate this initiative at local level and through collaboration with other EU-funded projects.

Conference Proceedings of the 22nd STS Conference Graz 2024

Rita Bencivenga;Diego Colombara;Cinzia Leone
2025-01-01

Abstract

The experience described refers to an EU-funded research and innovation project on nanotechnology, REusable MAsk Patterning, (REMAP), financed by the European Commission PathFinder Open programme and aimed at formulating a novel class of bifunctional composite fluids called magnetorheological electrolytes. The inclusion of a gender+ perspective in the research project is not obvious given the research areas investigated in the project and the hypotheses to be tested. However, even if the initial technological readiness level (TRL) of the research is low, this research is ultimately expected to have a disruptive impact on society. It is therefore crucial that the relevant hypotheses and methods are free of gender bias from the outset. The inclusive Gender Equality Plan of the University of Genoa, Italy, implements a group of activities at project level, the Project Gender+ Action Plan (P-GAP), which integrates gender+ in the work plan of R&I projects and tries to fulfil the EU requirement to include a gender+ perspective in all phases of research. Therefore, REMAP foresees the implementation of several micro-actions that also relate to the project’s dissemination and outreach activities. The initiative aims to overcome the resistance to the implementation of a gender+ perspective in STEM disciplines and to create a fruitful and positive cross-fertilisation between STEM and social sciences, especially gender and diversity studies. The next step is to consolidate this initiative at local level and through collaboration with other EU-funded projects.
2025
978-3-99161-033-5
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