Good practice Imported

Transforming Gender Roles in Research: The GEARING-Roles Project and ETAG's Involvement

Estonia · Tallinn · Transnational · See the Estonia profile

The GEARING-Roles initiative is a forward-thinking project that aims to reshape gender roles in the realm of professional careers, focusing specifically on research institutions. It is a collaborative effort involving a diverse consortium of 10 European entities, both academic an

Details

Promoter: Foundation Estonian Science Agency (ETAG) — website
Power domain: Political Power, Social Power
Methods / tools: Monitoring, Networking
Keywords: Gender Equality Plans, Institutional Transformation, Research Institutions, ETAG (Estonian Research Council), GEAR Tool

Context

GEARING-Roles was a Horizon 2020 project in which a consortium of 10 European academic and non-academic organisations designed, implemented and assessed six Gender Equality Plans following the GEAR tool phases (define, plan, act, check), aiming to transform entrenched gender roles in research institutions; the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) took part as a GEP-implementing body.

Implementation

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Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

ProPEGE — Equal Leadership catalogue — accessed 2026-06-14
Practice website — accessed 2026-06-14
Promoter website — accessed 2026-06-14

Quality score: 91/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported

Top 16% in this catalogue (719 scored practices)

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Evaluation

Evaluated by ProPEGE consortium (Equal Leadership)

Score profile — the dimensions behind the score — how it's computed

Transferability / replicability2/3

How readily the practice can be replicated or transferred to other contexts (graded 0–3).

Impact on gender equality1/1

Whether the practice demonstrably improved gender-equality outcomes.

Effectiveness1/1

Whether it achieved its intended objectives.

Efficiency1/1

Whether results were achieved at a reasonable cost and effort.

Evaluated outcomes1/1

Whether the outcomes were formally evaluated or measured.

Achievement / evidence1/1

The strength of documented evidence that the practice worked.

Sustainability1/1

Whether the practice is ongoing or has lasting institutional structures.

Gender-mainstreaming embedding1/1

How well gender equality is embedded across strategy, continuity and financing.

Curator validation1/1

The ProPEGE curators' validation of quality, scope and final approval.

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