The European Commission named today three Irish universities out of a total of four winners of the newly established EU Award for Gender Equality Champions in recognition of noteworthy strides towards gender equality carried out by academic and research organisations.
The winners from Ireland are:
- Trinity College Dublin, as a Sustainable Gender Equality Champion.
- Maynooth University, as a Newcomer Gender Equality Champion.
- South East Technological University, as an Inclusive Gender Equality Champion.
They are joined by Karolinska Institutet, from Sweden, as a Sustainable Gender Equality Champion.
The awards are given across the categories listed above, with each winner receiving a prize of €100,000.
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth said:
Promoting and ensuring gender-equal and safe working environments are a priority for the European Research Area. Today, we are rewarding EU Gender Equality champions, and thanking them to be an inspiration to other organisations to close the gender gap. Congratulations to our winners!
The award ceremony was chaired by Commissioner Gabriel and Peter Dröll, Director in the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation and it was organized in the framework of the first EU Female Founders Forum Summit.
More details:
EU Award for Gender Equality Champions
Gender equality in research and innovation
Details
- Publication date
- 8 March 2023
- Author
- Representation in Ireland