SUPPORTER: Securing sports education through innovative and inclusive gender equality plans

The EU is committed to gender equality in all sectors and industries, including the European Research Area. Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) are considered an important policy instrument in achieving this in research and innovation. Consequently, having a GEP is now an eligibility criterion for EU funding. However, GEPs are rarely inclusive or intersectional, and they do not address gender-based violence. The aim of SUPPORTER is therefore to advance inclusive gender+ equality in research and innovation in the European Research Area by developing inclusive and intersectional GEPs, with specific reference to gender-based violence. The project supports institutions to develop intersectional, innovative, inclusive and impactful GEPs, tailored towards sports higher education institutions and explicitly addressing gender-based violence. The project co-creates an innovative capacity-building and mutual learning programme, and delivers support and mentoring towards the development of the GEPs. SUPPORTER implements a twinning-inspired approach, methodologically based on three interlinked processes: analytical, reflective, and implementation.