Common use of GENERA implementation Clause in Contracts

GENERA implementation. Since the Head of Diversity management and one of her staff are part of the team, the activities in GENERA are directly linked to existing structures. At the time of the ex-ante assessment, the team had already held a Gender in Physics workshop and GENERA progress was communicated internally. As there exists already a valid institution-level GEP the team decided to focus on the implementation of new measures, which are tailored to physics/physicists. Recruiting and networking will be the focus of these activities. Within the scope of GENERA the aim is to identify and integrate selected appropriate measures in the next GEP. It was described as a challenge to get people involved and motivate them to actively participate and contribute to GENERA. However, it could be an opportunity to use GENERA to strengthen internal networks and the link between the central and divisional levels. Another challenge is an increasing “gender fatigue”. As there has already been done a lot to promote gender equality, people are getting tired of the topic and opposition is increasing. This makes it challenging to implement further measures even though gender equality is not reached yet.