Presentation held by Tara Marini (Autonomous Region of Sardinia - RAS) during the webinar "Gender Equality in RFOs, two experiences", organised by SUPERA on 13 November 2020. More infos are available here: https://www.superaproject.eu/experience-exchange-between-research-funding-organisations/

1. Gender Equality plan in
Sardinia: a successful system
of alliances
Tara Marini
Autonomous Region of Sardinia -RAS

2. THE LAW FOR RESEARCH AND
INNOVATION IN SARDINIA
REGIONAL LAW 7
OF 2007
A specific provision for
research and innovation in
Sardinia
Scientific culture
Human capital
Internationalization
Rationalization
Integration between basic
and applied research
NO REFERENCE
TO GENDER
180 million
euro over 12
years

3. WHY A GENDER EQUALITY PLAN -GEP?
34% projects submitted and
funded by women
66% by men
Gender Equality Plan (GEP) in the framework of the
SUPERA project
Similar ratio of
male and female
reseachers in
Sardinia

4. ASSUMPTIONS
Lack of specialization in
gender issues
Uncertainty of political
support due to elections
Potential of expertise
of stakeholders
Possibility to expand the
experience to other sources of funding
Sardinia, one of the first Regions
in Italy in the creation of a GEP
Uncertainty
on how to proceed
Consolidated
experience in relations with
political level and stakeholders

5. THE SYSTEM OF
ALLIANCES
LEVEL 1
The Regional
Programming
Centre
LEVEL 2
The whole
Regional
Administration
LEVEL 3
Outside the
Regional
Administration
Key for
effectiveness
Ensures
awareness
to a wider system
Provides a larger
basis of
consensus

6. LEVEL 1 - THE REGIONAL
PROGRAMMING CENTER
Gender HUB
stakeholders
Gender HUB
Regional
Law 7 team
Information and constant
awareness raising of RAS
Political and Technical leadership on
gender issues through informal
meetings
Report
with
stakeholders
suggestions
Drafting reference
to the GEP in
official
documents
Drafting the
GEP

7. LEVEL 1 - THE
STAKEHOLDERS
Giulia Giornaliste
Sardegna
Ricerche
Counsellor for Equal
Opportunities
Commission
for Equal
Opportunities
University
of Cagliari
Counsellor for
Equality -
Metropolitan
Area Cagliari
Corecom
(Regional
Committee for
Communication)
CRS4
Formez

8. LEVEL 1 – THE CREATION OF THE
GEP

9. LEVEL 2 - THE REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATION
Interaction with
other offices in
the Region that manage
different Funds
Principles inserted in
the Regional
Development
Plan
Interaction with the
Staff office
Training offered
to different branches
Interaction with
Agency
involved in the
call for tenders
Interaction
with Counsellor for Equal
Opportunities and Commission
for Equal Opportunities
Opportunities with
other funds (eg.
ERDF technical
assistance)

10. LEVEL 3 - OUTSIDE THE REGIONAL
ADMINISTRATION: THE NETWORKS
CINECA –
responsible for R.L
7 evaluators
External
stakeholders
NOP
Research
Research
Funding
Organizations
Regional
Research
Council
ERDF
Regional
Authorities for Equal
Opportunities
SUPERA

11. THE BENEFITS
Insertion of principles
in the
programming
system, thus
making it a rule
Best practices
spread to ERDF
and other
programmes
Continuous chance of
improvement
from the exchange from
the SUPERA Consortium
and networks
Shared Gender Equality plan
that can be diffused to other
programmes
Technical
Assistance
from other funds,
ERDF
Many supporters and
«guardians» of
the
effectiveness
of the GEP
Formal approval
by the Regional Council
for Research
Provision from the
Executive
Government that
inserts the GEP in
the Law

12. THE REFERENCES
GEP Approval: DET n. 5300 30 of July 2020
1- Structural change - Increase awareness on gender issues
2- Actions for ensuring gender equality in research projects
3- Promote gender sensitivity in the evaluation process of
research projects
Acknowledgement of the GEP and
of SUPERA principles in the Report
of the Council for
Research
Integration of SUPERA
principles in the Regional
Development Plan: DGR
n. 9/15 of 5
March 2020
Acknowledgement of the GEP e
of SUPERA principles in the
DGR 2020 for LAW
7/2007: in progress
Implementation
of the GEP: in
progress for the next 3
years

13. HINTS FROM OUR EXPERIENCE
Shared
goals in
the alliance
Highest possible empowerment
to each member
Continous
communication
with stakeholders and
partners
Shared
activities and
reponsibilities
Not being limited to what was
planned: consider window of
opportunities
Value to
diversity
Feedback
to allies
Informal
dialogue as
important as formal
Visibility
Formal
documents
open the doors

14. Thank you very much for your attention.
And thanks to
Autonomous Region of Sardinia TEAM
AND OUR «ALLIES»
SUPERA partners
OUR STAKEHOLDERS
OUR NETWORKS
For any question, please contact
Tara Marini
tmarini@regione.sardegna.it