Building Europe’s Centre of Excellence on Inclusive Gender Equality in R&I
Creating Knowledge and Engaging in Collaborative Action
INSPIRE develops innovative tools and knowledge to address intersecting inequalities across the public and private sectors and geographical regions in Europe.
Our work
Knowledge
Produce high-quality research on inclusive gender equality in Research and Innovation
Tools & Services
Develop methods, indicators and services to drive and steer change towards inclusive gender equality
Support
Create a sustainable and effective support eco-system for equality practitioners
Policy
Provide evidence to facilitate effective dialog among research, practitioners and policy makers
Knowledge & Support Hubs
Four thematic Knowledge and Support Hubs provide a bi-directional gateway between research and equality practitioners. Each Hub will carry out dedicated research and support three Communities of Practice.
Sustaining change
Sustaining and deepening change in the R&I ecosystem.
Widening participation
Widening participation and reach of GEPs
Intersectionality
Integrating an intersectional approach to equality
Innovation
Promoting gender sensitive innovation communities and policies in the private sector
About us
We are a group of leading academic institutions and research organisations with extensive experience and knowledge of Gender Equality policies and practices.
Meet the partners
Meet the Advisory Board
Meet the Change Catalysts
INSPIRE aims to build up the knowledge base and provide support for inclusive gender equality plans, providing the know-how on how to take an intersectional approach to gender equality in research organisations.
Rachel Louise Palmén, INSPIRE Coordinator and senior researcher at UOC
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Knowledge and Support Hubs
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Communities of Practice
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Institutions contribute to INSPIRE goals
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Equality Change Catalysts
Latest news and events
17.07.24
INSPIRE featured in the "Intersectionality and Inclusion in Health" conference in Antwerp (2-4 July 2024)
Summer may be in full swing in Europe, but our partners are still as active as ever in promoting the valuable work we are doing in INSPIRE!
02.07.24
Creating inclusive Gender Equality Plans: key ideas and recommendations
The political priorities and joint actions of the European Commission in research and innovation have seen a shift in focus from ‘gender equality plans’ to ‘inclusive gender equality plans’ in recent years.
13.05.24
Join the INSPIRE training sessions on the GEAM (Gender Equality Audit and Monitoring) Tool
INSPIRE will host a workshop consisting of two training sessions dedicated to the Gender Equality Audit and Monitoring (GEAM) tool, on 29 and 31 May 2024, from 2 to 5 PM CEST, via Zoom. The link will be provided to participants upon registration via email.