Gender Equality Standards for AHMSSBL Research Institutions throughout Europe

9 November 2023
ESADE Forum, Av. de Pedralbes, 60-62 · 08034 Barcelona

Four years after the beginning of our project, the members take a look back on what has been achieved during this incredible journey.

Our final conference will reflect on the most innovative outputs of the project and provide a platform to advance on gender equality in research institutions in Europe.

Online registration is mandatory. Please, register here.

We hope you can join us on the EQUAL4EUROPE conference and help us advance in gender equality in research institutions throughout Europe!


Conference Agenda

9:30 – Opening

  • Anna Ginès i Fabrellas, Associate Professor of Labor Law at Esade Law School and Project Coordinator of the EQUAL4EUROPE project
  • Katharina Buse, Project Officer European Commission
  • Athanasia Moungou, Policy Officer European Commission DG R&I

9:50 – Presentation of EQUAL4EUROPE’s methodology and key findings

  • Anna Ginès i Fabrellas, Associate Professor of Labor Law at Esade Law School and Project Coordinator of the EQUAL4EUROPE project
  • Daisy Pollenne, Research Associate at INSEAD and member of the EQUAL4EUROPE project
  • Karen La Macchia, ESMT member of the EQUAL4EUROPE project
  • Tamara van Steeden, Senior Consultant at Nehem B.V. and member of the EQUAL4EUROPE project

10:30 – Gender and diversity within organizations

  • Mark Smith, Director of Stellenbosch Business School (Cape Town, South Africa) and member of the EQUAL4EUROPE Advisory Board

11:45 – Roundtable: How to attract and retain female talent in academia?

  • Anna Ginès i Fabrellas, Associate Professor of Labor Law at Esade Law School and Project Coordinator of the EQUAL4EUROPE project
  • Kaisa Snellman, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD and member of the EQUAL4EUROPE project
  • Zuzana Lisoňová, Head of Scientific Research Project Office at Comenius University Bratislava, and member of the EQUAL4EUROPE project
  • Hanneke Takkenberg, Professor of Management Education at RSM and member of the EQUAL4EUROPE project
  • Tjaša Cankar, Research Assistant at IEDC – Bled School of Management and member of the EQUAL4EUROPE project
  • Karen La Macchia, ESMT member of the EQUAL4EUROPE project

12:30 – Creating synergies on gender equality throughout European research institutions

  • Matteo Avogaro, Postdoctoral researcher at Esade Law School and member of the Gender Equality and Diversity Officer Network and of the EQUAL4EUROPE project
  • Dani Glazzard, Head of Athena Swan
  • Manaz Javaid, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Global EDI Forum, Cambridge Judge Business School

13:15 – Lunch

14:15 – Poster presentations from sister projects

14:45 – Presentation EQUAL4EUROPE Handbook

  •  Christophe Terrasse, Director of International Projects at EFMD and member of the EQUAL4EUROPE project

15:10 – Using comics to integrate the gender dimension in teaching

  • Andrea Fábiková, Researcher at the Centre for Gender Studies at Comenius University and member of the EQUAL4EUROPE project

15:30 – How to tackle sexual harassment and inappropriate sexual behavior at universities?

  • Brigitte Mantilleri, Consultant and Referent UNIGE – LERU Equality and & Diversity, Director Equality Diversity Office at the University of GeneveUNIGE 2008-2021

16:00 – Mainstreaming gender equality

  • Sharon Brooks, Leadership Coach & DEI Consultant, former administrative leader at INSEAD and member of the EQUAL4EUROPE project
  • Georgi Apostolov, Rector of the International Business School and member of the SPEAR, FESTA and ADVANCE projects
  • Eileen Drew, Fellow Emeritus, Former Director of the Centre for Gender Equality and Leadership of the Trinity College Dublin and Coordinator of the SAGE project
  • Maria Caprile, Research director at NOTUS and member of the TARGET project
  • Gabriel Dima, Professor at the National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest and Coordinator of the EU-USR project

16:45 – Conclusions

  • Victoria Cochrane, EQUAL4EUROPE Project Manager

17:00 – Farewell


Posters Session

The EQUAL4EUROPE consortium is pleased to host, during its Final Conference, a poster session dedicated to other gender equality projects sharing its main aim and goals.

You can find all the specifications at the following link.

Proposals for posters should be sent to the email address equalforeurope@esade.edu no later than 30th October 2023.