Advancing Gender Equality in Research: Insights & Synergies from the Elsevier 2024 Gender Report

Hosted by Elsevier and MINDtheGEPs, this Open Forum will delve into critical findings from Elsevier’s 2024 Gender Report, which examines two decades of gender equality progress in research and innovation. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with research leaders on reshaping evaluation practices to further support gender equality.

When: 27 November 15:00-16:45 (CET)
Where: Online via Zoom
Speaker: Ylann Schemm, VP Corporate Responsibility and Executive Director of the Elsevier Foundation
Moderator: Max Voegler, Vice President for Global Strategic Networks (DACH) at Elsevier

This Open Forum session will highlight practical strategies to address ongoing challenges, focusing specifically on how traditional evaluation methods may hinder gender equality and how they can be reformed to create a more inclusive research environment.

Ylann Schemm will present key data from the 2024 Elsevier Gender report, followed by a distinguished panel of research leaders. The panel will explore innovative approaches to reshaping evaluation processes within research institutions, aligning them with gender equality goals. Central themes will include promoting career advancement for women, enhancing women's participation across the research-to-innovation value chain, and creating institutional support for multidisciplinary and impactful research.

Special attention will be given to the role of Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) and lessons from the MINDtheGEPs project, emphasizing how structural and cultural reforms can challenge entrenched biases in evaluation systems and foster sustainable change.

About the panelists

• Ylann Schemm, VP Corporate Responsibility and Executive Director of The Elsevier Foundation.
• Angela Balzano, Researcher in Sociology of Law at the University of Turin & MINDtheGEPs Trainer.
• Silvia Penati, Professor of Theoretical Physics at University of Milano-Bicocca and Chair of CoARA’s TIER group.
• Marina Calloni, Professor of Social and Political Philosophy and Director of the research center Against Domestic Violence (ADV) at the University of Milano-Bicocca.

Register to join the Open Forum

Join us for this timely conversation as we examine actionable ways to advance gender equality by rethinking evaluation frameworks and promoting systemic transformation in research. This event will bring together stakeholders from academia, research management, and industry to ensure a comprehensive and impactful dialogue.

Register to receive a Zoom link: https://uu-se.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5ckd-iqqT0qH9HCgjrxZOg4VBXOsRQ0BH-p#/registration