INSPIRE (EU-funded project)

💬 “There is still so much to do to wash away centuries of prejudice against women.” In our latest Q&A, Stephen Curry explores leadership, accountability, redefining “excellence” and “merit”, and the culture change needed for inclusive gender equality. inspirequality.eu/article/cult...

“Our capacity to nurture intersectional solidarity within academia is a collective survival strategy.” 💪 In our latest blog, Molly Occhino reflects on supporting each other amid rising anti-gender movements—and what INSPIRE’s Communities of Practice can teach us. inspirequality.eu/article/nurt...

💬 Lasting change isn't created by policies alone—it happens through people working together, across institutions, countries and differences. Our latest blog explores how INSPIRE's research and Communities of Practice can help drive sustainable change. Read it: inspirequality.eu/article/chan...

💭 How can inclusive R&I environments withstand political & social shifts? Dr. Rachelle S. Heller says resilience is key: treat gender equality as an ongoing effort, embrace change and act locally. Read our latest Q&A 👇 inspirequality.eu/article/resi...

🧐 What’s the recipe for lasting institutional change? Hard evidence. In our latest Q&A, Dr. Miyoko O. Watanabe discusses tackling the root causes of bias, intersectional gender equality and equal representation in decision-making. Read the full interview: inspirequality.eu/article/buil...

🎧 How are nationalism and neo-authoritarianism reshaping higher education? In our latest #UnpluggedDialogues, Prof. Jo-Anne Dillabough discusses ideological capture, academic freedom and curricula. Listen on YouTube or Spotify 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSgH...

In our latest Q&A, Lucio Pisacane discusses redefining excellence, embracing interdisciplinarity, supporting Gender Equality Offices and challenging the "ideal researcher" notion. 🔗https://inspirequality.eu/article/structural-reform-more-equitable-academic-cultures-inspire-interview-lucio-pisacane

💬 “Education, transparent statistics & leadership support are key to tackling bias.” Karolina Kublickiene of @ki.se shares why lasting change in research and academia requires coordinated, top-down institutional action, and more - full interview below! inspirequality.eu/article/gend...

🔸More women leaders 🔸Flexible careers 🔸Better mentoring 🔸Gender equality at the heart of research. In our latest Q&A, Jonathan Dawes (University of Bath) shares practical ideas for building a more inclusive R&I ecosystem. Read more: inspirequality.eu/article/how-...

🌈🎧 New podcast recommendations are here! From queer culture and love to politics and representation, these shows offer insightful and engaging perspectives from across the LGBTQ+ community. Share your favourites below! 👇

🍿 Looking for your next movie night? 🌈 Our latest #PrideThroughCulture recommendations feature feel-good films about identity, love and being unapologetically yourself. Which LGBTQIA+ film would you add to the list? 🎬

🗣️ New INSPIRE Q&A! This time, we spoke with Prof. Curt Rice about reducing bias, advancing gender equality, and building fairer research environments through cultural shifts and institutional reform. Read the full conversation 👇

🍿 Looking for your next binge-watch? Our #PrideThroughCulture series continues with TV show recommendations celebrating LGBTQIA+ stories, history and representation. 🌈 Check them out—and tell us your favourites! 📺

🌈📚 Looking for your next Pride Month read? Our latest discoveries celebrate diverse stories, identities and experiences. What's next on your summer TBR? Let us know! 😊👇

💡Know your words: the following guide includes more than 300 terms (updated this year) referring to diversity and inclusion, a must for any professional in this field! Check it out: blog.ongig.com/diversity-an...

⚖️ Harassment, stereotypes and hate speech don't happen in a vacuum—they are symptoms of wider inequalities. INSPIRE is working to create a fairer, more inclusive research & innovation ecosystem through lasting institutional change. Check out what we're doing here: 👉 inspirequality.eu

💬 “Change is slow... but there is progress.” In our latest Q&A, Prof. Catherine Mavriplis shares insights on fairer career pathways, institutional change and collaboration in R&I. A conversation on what it takes to advance inclusive gender equality. ♀️💪👇 inspirequality.eu/article/chan...

🎙️ You asked, we listened: Unplugged Dialogues is now on Spotify! 💚 Explore expert conversations on equality, inclusion, intersectionality & institutional change—now easier than ever to listen to on the go. 🎧👇 open.spotify.com/show/7tCjLt1...

🔎 How do anti-gender movements impact equality work? Our Open Training Unit 10, developed with FIERCE & RESIST, explores backlash, resistance & intersectional strategies for advancing diversity, equity & inclusion. Check it out for yourself 👇 inspire.europamedia.org/e-learning/c...

🎉 We’re launching the INSPIRE Q&A series! 💬 First up: Dagmar Simon, member of our Scientific Advisory Board, shares insights on leadership, institutional change, and addressing backlash against gender equality. Read the full interview 👇 inspirequality.eu/article/sust...

✍️ New research from Rachel Palmen & Javier Quirós Gómez looks at how higher education & research institutions address LGBTIQ+ inclusion. The findings? Current policies are still fragmented and lack intersectionality - important reflection ahead of Pride Month. 🌈 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🎙️Our latest #UnpluggedDialogues episode dives into intersectionality in practice—from Central & Eastern Europe to Latin America. How can this perspective shape public policy & institutional change? Listen to the discussion 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=iThY...

👋 Ahoj from Bratislava! Yesterday, Rachel Palmen and Jörg Müller ( @gentic-uoc.bsky.social ) presented INSPIRE’s findings on intersectionality at the Fair Academy conference on gender equality in research in Slovakia 🇸🇰 A great opportunity to exchange with experts and spotlight our work. 😊

💫 Full house for our INSPIRE Brussels conference next week—thank you! In-person spots are now closed, but you can still join online 💻 Register to receive the streaming link here: inspirequality.eu/conference

✨ Meet our speakers! Kicking off: Rachel Palmen, INSPIRE coordinator and senior researcher at @uocuniversitat.bsky.social 💫 She’ll open our Brussels conference (16–17 April) with key insights from the project. More speakers coming soon—register now 👉 inspirequality.eu/conference

🔎 INSPIRE Open Training Unit 8 spotlights the legacy of GENDERACTIONplus 📚 Explore key resources on intersectionality, gender-based violence, the gender dimension in R&I, monitoring & institutional change—supporting a more inclusive European Research Area. inspire.europamedia.org/e-learning/c...

🎥 Missed the inspiring @inspireproject.bsky.social event in Barcelona? Watch the recording of the keynote by Prof. Victoria Showunmi (UCL) on embedding intersectionality in research practices, followed by a roundtable with Rachel Palmen, Yvonne Galligan, moderated by Sara Clavero.

💻 Event alert! On 24 March, SuSTEM CoP hosts an online conference on intersectional equality in higher education & research across Europe. Knowledge exchange, strategies & expert speakers! Register 👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

This #InternationalWomensDay, we join sister projects to say: vulnerability is #NotRandom. Inequality stems from entrenched power structures—and it deepens where gender intersects with migration, disability, ethnicity, care roles & more. Intersectional change in R&I is essential. #IWD2026 💪

📢 Registration is open for our Brussels conference (16–17 April 2026)! Join us to explore the progress & future of inclusive, intersectional gender equality in R&I. Attend in person or online! Register here: 👉 inspirequality.eu/conference/r...

📢 CoP spotlight! SuSTEM gathers in Barcelona for a 2-day event on inclusive Gender Equality Plans & intersectionality in R&I. Join the open roundtable (6 Mar, 14:00–16:00 CET) featuring Prof. Victoria Showunmi— live on YouTube 👇https://www.youtube.com/live/ESef6DaJXLo

In 1927, Marie Curie was the only woman at the Solvay Conference. In 2022: 17 women. ⚖️ Progress worth celebrating—while pushing for more. As #InternationalWomensDay nears, we reflect on how far we’ve come in STEM 💪

✨ The WIGE Community of Practice is hosting an online workshop this Friday! 💻 Led by Dr. Silvia Fierascu, it will explore how to implement Gender Equality Plans in practice, bringing together equality & HR experts across CEE. We'll report back! More about the WIGE CoP at: inspirequality.eu/cop4

✍️ Have your say on the first EU Action Plan for Women in Research, Innovation & Startups 📄 Share what prevents women from joining R&I, what drives STEM careers & the impact of underrepresentation. Deadline: 23 Feb ❗ Contribute here: research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...

Less than 3 months to go until the INSPIRE final conference in Brussels! 📢 After nearly 4 years advancing inclusive, intersectional gender equality in the ERA, we’ll share key findings, tools and reflections—and discuss how to sustain change and tackle backlash. Agenda coming soon—stay tuned! 🫶

Women remain underrepresented at the top of academic careers in Europe. A new study by Jörg Müller and Rachel Palmen ( @gentic-uoc.bsky.social ) analyses 31 European countries, showing how national context factors shape gender-fair career progression in academia. ⬇️ academic.oup.com/spp/advance-...

INSPIRE Support Package 4 is out! 🚀 The final package offers practical tools to strengthen equality work for lasting change. It covers monitoring inclusive Gender Equality Plans, understanding intersectionality, and addressing backlash. Explore it here 👉 inspirequality.eu/support/spkg...

Spotlight on a new article by Paola Chaves and Yvonne Benschop! Their article explores barriers to intersectional gender equality in academia, arguing neoliberal systems hold progress back. They propose “Communities of Change” rooted in care, solidarity and justice. www.emerald.com/edi/article/...

🎞️ Our last reel from the INSPIRE Knowledge Exchange Event in Krakow - the afternoon session, which we dedicated to discussions in various working groups on (1) tackling resistance and (2) sustaining change 💪 Read more on how the event went and what was discussed: inspirequality.eu/article/insp...

Check out our completely free Open Training Unit 5, featuring our May workshop and the new Statistical Analysis for Inclusive Gender Equality handbook. Learn about GEAM, key statistical tools, and insights for stronger GEPs and inclusive policies. 💻 inspire.europamedia.org/e-learning/c...

New Unplugged Dialogues episode! 🎙️ Jörg Müller talks with Anne Pépin of @cnrs.fr about progress in gender equality, the need for Gender Equality Plans compliance checks, tackling gender-based violence, and insights from her work at the European Commission. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9q4...

A look back at our 10 Oct Knowledge Exchange Event in Poland! We gathered gender equality experts and practitioners to discuss tackling resistance and driving sustainable change in R&I. Inspiring talks, a great panel, and a stunning venue at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social. Recordings coming soon! ✨

Great to hear from our Communities of Practice! Gaia, led by @sdu.dk, is advancing climate innovation. On 19 Nov, they held a session on gender–climate links, stressing the need for intersectional perspectives. Read the key insights in our latest blog ✍️🌍🌱 inspirequality.eu/cop-article/...

𝗦𝗘𝗘-𝗘𝗥𝗔 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿-𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. On November 21 SEE-ERA convened the 3rd online meeting with our sister projects 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗘 @includeprojecteu.bsky.social 𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗥𝗘 @inspireproject.bsky.social Inspirequality, 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 @gendersafe-eu.bsky.social &𝗚𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗖

INSPIRE publication in the spotlight! ✨ This @gesis.org-led mixed-method study covering over 6,000 organisations focuses on the *actual implementation* of Gender Equality Plans across Europe - and remaining gaps. Read it here: www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclus...

✍️ SAVE THE DATE: 16–17 April 2026! 📅 The INSPIRE final conference is coming to Brussels. We're working behind the scenes and can’t wait to share more soon. Mark your calendar and join us to discuss the future of inclusive, intersectional gender equality in Europe! 🙌

✴️ We continue with our INCLUDE Thematic Hubs ✴️ Huge thanks to UCL, Prof. Victoria Showunmi and Dr. Rakibe Külcür for an excellent session on collecting and using intersectional data. Brilliant insights, participatory methods, and rich knowledge exchange. #includeGEPs #intersectionalGEP #HorizonEU

🫶 Mutual respect, open minds & intersectionality — key attitudes for inclusive mentoring highlighted by the VOICES project. At our Kraków Knowledge Exchange Event at @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social, we loved their T-shirt exhibition promoting gender-equal research cultures. More at: gendervoices.eu

🌈 Celebrating LGBTQIA+ contributions to STEM! Despite barriers and discrimination—especially where rights are eroding—queer scientists keep pushing innovation forward. Today we honour their impact and advocate for true inclusion in research. 🧑‍🔬

💻 Last day to join the online Gender Summit! INSPIRE is hosting a virtual booth and ready to chat about our work. Excited to exhibit alongside our colleague Portia @dfg.de, @elsfoundation.bsky.social & more - and hoping to catch some keynotes too. See you there? 😉 gender-summit.com/event/gs25/