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Current Projects

Project duration:  01.10.2022 - 30.09.2026

Project lead: Dr. Andrea Löther, Dr. Lena Weber, Dr. Anke Lipinsky

Funded by: Horizon Europe, funding number 101058537

INSPIRE – Centre of Excellence on Inclusive Gender Equality in Research & Innovation: Creating Knowledge & Engaging in Collaborative Action

The European project INSPIRE aims to develop a sustainable center that develops innovative, inclusive and research-based gender equality policies and tools for the academic world. The subproject of INSPIRE, located at CEWS, aims to conduct methodological research in the field of monitoring gender equality plans. 

News from the project:

  • The pilot study to test the method of web scraping for the Europe-wide monitoring of gender equality plans has been analyzed
  • Publication of the monitoring indicator framework

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Project duration:  01.11.2024 - 30.06.2026

Project lead: Dr. Andrea Löther

SIGIS – Study on Intersectional Gender Inequalities in Structural and Cultural-Normative Organizational and Working Conditions at Universities

This study examines the structural and cultural-normative organizational and working conditions for the intersectional gender inequalities they contain. It is conducted at eight German universities with a primarily natural science and technology orientation.

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Project duration: 01.12.2024 – 28.02.2026

Project lead: Dr. Anke Lipinsky

Funded by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research, funding number 16RBM1015

GendAReview – Systematic Reviews. Gender Research Perspectives on Science and Academia

The research project is investigating how the latest perspectives, theoretical models and findings from international, power-critical gender research can be taken up in science and higher education research and utilized for a deeper examination of established approaches, theories and methods.

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Project duration: 01.04.2024 – 13.12.2024

Project lead: Syspons; Substitute: Dr. Nina Steinweg (CEWS)

Eval EK NRW - Evaluation of the experimentation clause of section 6a of the Equal Opportunities Act (LGG) in North Rhine-Westphalia

On behalf of the Ministry for Children, Youth, Family, Equality, Refugees and Integration of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Syspons is evaluating the experimentation clause in accordance with section 6a LGG. As a partner of Syspons, CEWS is conducting document and database analyses as well as interviews, in particular with those responsible at the participating universities. In addition, experts from state and nationwide networks of gender equality work will be interviewed. ​​​​​​​

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Project duration: 01.02.2021 - 31.01.2024

Project lead: Dr. Anke Lipinsky

Funded by: EU, Horizon 2020

UniSAFE – Gender-based violence and institutional responses: Building a knowledge base and operational tools to make universities and research organizations safe

The research project UniSAFE will produce robust knowledge on gender-based violence (GBV) in universities and research organizations and translate the knowledge into operational tools and recommendations for universities, research organizations and policymakers to reduce GBV. UniSAFE examines the mechanisms of GBV, its determinants, antecedents and consequences. A holistic 7P model, covering prevalence, prevention, protection, prosecution, provision of services, partnerships and policy, is used to collect and analyze data on different levels.

News from the project: Launch of the UniSAFE toolkit and second European policy brief

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