Advancing Gender Equality in Research Performing Organizations: LeTSGEPs Project in Serbia
This project, funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 program, focuses on implementing Sustainable Gender Equality Plans in research organizations in Serbia. The initiative aims to promote gender equality through various national policies, institutional frameworks, and the efforts of entities like the Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MISANU). Key aspects include the National Context overview, Gender Equality Index comparison, and insights into the institutional context of MISANU.
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LeTSGEPs Leading Towards Sustainable Gender Equality Plans in research performing organisations This project received funding from the European Union s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement n 873072 MISANU SERBIA: THROUGH LeTSGEPs AND JOINT EFFORTS TO GENDER EQUALITY or e Barali , Marija egan-Radonji International Conference: Gender equality in CEE countries: Policies and practices, November 12, 2020
Presentation Agenda 1. Introduction 2. Description of National Context 3. Description of Institutional Context 4. LeTSGEPs 5. Lessons learnt and the next steps
Introduction Legend Capital Major cities Subotica Novi Sad Belgrade Mileva Mari Ajn tajn Nikola Tesla Kragujevac Ni Isidora Sekuli Mihajlo Pupin Milutin Milankovi Milena Pavlovi Barili
National Context 2002 Gender Equality Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia 2009 Law on Gender Equality 2009 Budget System Law, Art. 2 Gender Responsive Budgeting 2014 Coordinating Body for Gender Equality 2015 Commissioner for the Protection of Equality 2016 National Strategy for Gender Equality (2016 - 2020) 2017 Department for Anti-Discrimination Policy and Improvement of Gender Equality established with the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs 2018 Draft of a new Law on Gender Equality
National Context Gender Equality Index, Republic of Serbia 2014 and EU-28 Member States 2012 comparison (Source: Gender Equality Index for Serbia)
Institutional Context The Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (MISANU) consists of 3 departments, 4 research centers and as many as 16 seminars, at which members exchange views and ideas through lectures and discussions. As an institutional member of the European Mathematical MISANU is a unique mathematically-oriented research in Serbia, with more than 70 full-time researchers and 250 part-time collaborators. MISANU considered the second institution in Serbia. scientific research Society, center for is best research
Institutional Context The first women authors published in the journals of the Mathematical Institute MISANU was founded in 1946. The first woman, as an administrative employee, was employed in 1947. The first female researcher was employed in 1950. In MISANU publications, the first research paper by a female author was published in 1953. In 1962, a female researcher was selected as a member of one of the MISANU governing bodies for the first time. The first chairwoman of the MISANU Council was elected in 1975. So far, there were no women who hold the positions of the MISANU Director or Deputy Director.
LeTSGEPs https://letsgeps.eu/ LeTSGEPs is a participative project that wants to produce a change in the Research Performing Organizations (RPOs) where Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) and Gender Budgeting (GB) will be applied, ensuring more fairness and justice and eventually higher degree of excellence.
LeTSGEPs https://letsgeps.eu/ A few weeks before the global pandemia surprised the whole world, the LeTSGEPs community met in Modena for Kick off meeting, 20-21.01.2020 (photo source: LeTSGEPs)
LeTSGEPs Timeline M1 M12 M1 - M4 M7 M12 M7 M12 M4 M6 GEP WGs, State of the Art, GB Methodology Context and Gender Auditing GEP and GB Trainings, Internal events Preparation Current Progress
LeTSGEPs MISANU Establishment of GEP Working Group and Development of Engagement Strategy ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FEED-BACK MISANU GEP WG is gender balanced, and currently consists of 4 male and 4 female members. To ensure the participation of relevant actors at all levels, WG includes the key representatives of top management: the Director of MISANU and the President of the Scientific Council, who are willing to support the WG activities. It will be proposed to the MISANU Scientific Committee to elaborate on the recognition of the engagement of employees in institutional reforms and capacity building, such as the introduction of GEP and GB, and to suggest to the responsible Ministry to consider this type of engagement in future evaluations of researchers work.
LeTSGEPs MISANU Establishment of GEP Working Group and Development of Engagement Strategy CHALLENGES History Corner Our organization does not have experience and expertise among its employees in GE and GB. Moreover, MISANU cannot, currently, offer its GEP WG members other rewards and incentives than the opportunity to learn, take part in training, and participate in the change of culture in our RPO. (MISANU GEP WG Report) Women sMovement , the first Yugoslav feminist journal founded in 1920, in Belgrade. (photo source: University Library Svetozar Markovic ).
LESSONS LEARNT AND THE NEXT STEPS Internal, local and national awareness rising events on GE and GB. The exhibition Women of Mathematics throughout Europe A gallery of portraits was presented to the public in September and October 2020, as part of the national science engagement event May Month of Mathematics, organized by MISANU and Center for the Promotion of Science. (photo source: CPN)
LESSONS LEARNT AND THE NEXT STEPS Thanks to the courtesy and generous help of Noel Tovia Mattoff, a famous photographer, and the support of Prof. Silvie Paycha from the University of Potsdam, the exhibition Women of Mathematics throughout Europe A gallery of portraits was organized in the beautiful ambient of the Belgrade Fortress.. (photo source: CPN)
CONTACT US www.letsgeps.eu @letsgeps Link up with us on Twitter Thank you! LeTSGEPs Leading Towards Sustainable Gender Equality Plans in research performing organisations This project received funding from the European Union s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation program under Grant Agreement n 873072
