Speaker
Description
GENERA Network is the collaboration in advancing gender equity and further promoting diversity and inclusion throughout physics research communities in Europe. This network originated from the GENERA project, which was funded by the European Commission from 2015-2018. In this project 11 physics research institutions and two support organizations received funding to developed and implemented Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) together. The basic idea for a continuous networking beyond this project was, first, to monitor the long-term impact of the GEPs. Second, to organize a continuous exchange of good-practice and, third, to perform common activities.
This contribution presents the motivation, goals, and activities of the GENERA Network and outlines opportunities for participation. In particular, the presentation will focus on the ERASMUS+ project GENERA-COPA, which was launched last year and addresses the question of the existence of a gender or diversity perspective as well as developing innovative approaches in education and mentoring in physics and other math-intensive STEM fields.