First EU gender equality champions awarded

In recognition of noteworthy strides towards gender equality carried out by academic and research organisations, the European Commission announced on the 8 March 2023 the winners of the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions:

• Trinity College Dublin from Ireland, as a Sustainable Gender Equality Champion.
• Karolinska Institutet from Sweden, as a Sustainable Gender Equality Champion
• Maynooth University from Ireland, as a Newcomer Gender Equality Champion.
• South East Technological University from Ireland, as an Inclusive Gender Equality Champion..

The awards are given across the categories listed above, with each winner receiving a prize of €100,000.

The prize, funded under the WIDERA programme part of Horizon Europe, aims to raise public awareness of the importance of addressing gender equality through institutional change, but also the necessity of a high degree of commitment to the inclusive GEPs implementation. It is also intended to create a community of champions that can inspire other academic and research organisations to become gender equality champions themselves.

The EC press release is here and the official web of the EU prize for Gender Equality Prize where you can follow the recording of the award ceremony is here.