1. EVAN Gender Board January 2007 Katrin Schaefer Sarah Elton Katerina Harvati

2. What is the role of the Gender Board? Oversees ‘gender-related’ issues: Monitor gender equality Ensure gender equality Co-ordinate measures to promote equality between men and women Make links to existing initiatives promoting women in science Reports to Co-ordinator

3. Gender Board website http://www.evan.at/consortium/gender … please take a look!

4. Monitoring gender equality: Staff participation in EVAN by sex – excluding Fellows Last updated July 31 st 2006

5. Monitoring gender equality: recruitment and appointments process Last updated July 31 st 2006

6. Ensuring gender equality Extensive briefing notes at: http://www.evan.at/gender/ensuring-equal-opportunities Sexual harassment/discrimination - list of institutional HR contacts at: http://www.evan.at/gender/sexual-harassment-discrimination The Gender Board hopes to work closely with the Training Administrator in 2007 to ensure gender equality in training

7. Co-ordinating measures to promote gender equality Welcome letters to new Fellows EVANWOMEN mailing list: EVANWOMEN@JISCMAIL.AC.UK See the archives at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/EVANWOMEN.html Mentoring offered to female Fellows EVAN Discussion Forum for Women’s Issues EVAN Female Participants list

8. Making links to existing initiatives Contact made with the Center for Gender Equality, University of Vienna Specialist support at home institution of project Links made to various other Europe-wide and country-specific organizations (e.g. the European Platform of Women Scientists and Women into Science, Engineering and Construction, UK) Full list of resources at: http://www.evan.at/gender/links-to-other-organizations

9. What else we need from SICs Many thanks for providing information Please continue to complete Recruitment Monitoring forms Please also complete Annual Monitoring forms Links at: http://www.evan.at/gender/monitoring-gender-equality