Train the Trainers: gender equality training kicks off for eight CNR trainers

In Vigo, Spain, from June 6 to 8, several colleagues will begin the training through which they, in turn, will become trainers for the staff of the National Research Council.
In Vigo, Spain, from June 6 to 8, several colleagues will begin the training through which they, in turn, will become trainers for the staff of the National Research Council. Two days of training for various professional profiles and levels who, having responded to an expression of interest, have chosen to become trainers to facilitate cultural change towards greater gender equality in our research institution. Specifically, the training objectives will include promoting equality in scientific careers, monitoring gender balance in decision-making processes and governing bodies, integrating the gender dimension into research and innovation content, as well as implementing the Gender Equality Plan (GEP). The team is composed as follows:

Natalia Brubo (Cnr-Ino, Florence) Claudia Caddeo (Cnr-Iom, Cagliari) Annalisa Delre (Cnr-Ipcf, Bari)

Monica Favaro (Cnr-Icmate, Padua) Martina Mattiazzi (Cnr-Isem, Milan)

Luisa Neri (Cnr-Nano, Modena) Rosaria Puglisi (Cnr-Imm, Catania) Melanie Timpel (Cnr-Imem, Trento)

In Vigo, they will participate in active and participatory workshops where they will compare best practices and experiences in a heterogeneous context with the other 9 European partners of “MINDtheGEPs – Modifying Institutions by Developing Gender Equality Plans“, the European research project aimed at raising awareness of gender inequalities in the world of scientific research and implementing the Gender Equality Plan, which involves the participation of the CNR with a group of researchers from the Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies (CNR-IRPPS). This will be the first training appointment, and next summer there will be a second one in Belgrade (Serbia). We wish our colleagues the best of luck and thank them for choosing to get involved for everyone!