Integrating Gender Equality Objectives into Energy and Deep Tech Fields for Inclusive and Sustainable Future

This conference brings together two Horizon Europe projects that are promoting integration of gender equality objective into technologically focused solutions to societal challenges. gEneSys tackles gendered power relations in energy transition and NET4Air is building capacity for applying nanoelectronics in the monitoring of air pollution.

The aim of the conference is to report on new research findings produced by the two projects and discuss what lessons can be drawn to advance implementations of the EU policy on mainstreaming gender into research and innovation, and specifically for Horizon Europe and the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027.

Women are significantly underrepresented in both the deep tech and energy transition fields as researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, decision makers, and leaders. The average share of women in the R&I workforce in energy sector companies in the EU27 is 22%. Only 14% of founders in deep tech startups are women. Results from gEneSys suggest that knowledge-making for energy transition is dominated by men and this may impact on what research is prioritised, and how it is communicated and valorised.

The event should be of interest to science policy and decision makers, technical and policy advisers, domain experts, researchers and innovators, and practitioners promoting knowledge for social progress.

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