Common use of GENERA implementation Clause in Contracts

GENERA implementation. At the time of the interviews the process of engaging stakeholders within an organization seemed to have only started and it was described as an important next step to identify the relevant institutional actors and involve them in GENERA. From an evaluator’s perspective it seems of specific importance to establish cooperation between GENERA and local gender equality officer. Responsibilities and common interests should be clarified. Targets and benefits of GENERA for the organization were unclear to stakeholders, and the project was partly perceived as a research project, which is not really a part of the organizational activities to promote gender equality at DESY. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ has contributed to a higher awareness of the topic at DESY, but still, concerns were raised by several interview partners that GENERA is not so visible and well known within DESY so far. More efforts need to be invested in making GENERA and its objectives as well as activities more visible within the organization. The GENERA team is aiming to develop a GEP for DESY, but internal stakeholders were not (yet) convinced of the benefits of introducing a GEP as there already exist a lot of measures for gender equality and the top management is already committed to the topic. If no decision on a GEP can be achieved, there should still be an extended version of the employee development plan with some new measures/policies implemented that improve gender equality at DESY and which are complementary to the already existing policy mix.