Approach: interactive and experience-based, short presentations as reminder of theory, practical exercises in small groups, case studies.
Language of the training session: English
Registration: 9.00
Morning session: 9.30 - 13.00
1. Introduction
2. Short pre-training questionnaire and expectations of participants
3. Concepts: gender/sex, gender equality, equalt participation, equal opportunities, gender mainstreaming
4. Relevance and added value of gender and gender mainstreaming in EU research policy and the 7th Framework Programme (FP7)
5. Elements of gender mainstreaming in FP7
Lunch: 13.00 - 14.00
Afternoon session: 14.00 - 17.30
6. For both fields: examples of sex / gender relevance
7. A practical approach to assisting project applicants and projects teams towards gender equality in EU research projects
8. For both fields: gender issues in FP7 workprogrammes
9. Evaluation of the day.