EMMELO was part of the event Research on Gender Equality and Intersectionality: Networking for Strengthened Societal and Policy Impact

On 29 and 30 September 2025, the event titled “Research on Gender Equality and Intersectionality: Networking for Strengthened Societal and Policy Impact” brought together researchers, policymakers from the European Commission and other EU institutions, and stakeholders to discuss the latest developments and challenges in the field of research on gender equality and intersectionality.

The event aimed to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to advance gender equality and intersectionality, and to provide insights that can inform the development and implementation of key EU initiatives, including the forthcoming new EU Gender Equality Strategy and the Action Plan for Women in Research and Innovation (R&I).

Organised by the Gender Sector at RTD.D4 “Democracy, Equality & Culture” and REA.C1 “Inclusive Societies”, this event featured a participative program, including updates on EU policies, networking opportunities, and roundtable discussions. The first day of the event started off with keynote speeches by Director for Health and Society, Pilar Aguar, DG RTD and by Director for Equality and Non-discrimination, DG JUST, Ana Carla Pereira. Following that, two panel discussions took place on promoting gender equality in Research & Innovation and on projects’ journey with collaborative research in Gender and Intersectional Studies. The second day of the event was structured over two sets of participative parallel sessions on shaping projects and influencing EU policies with project results and recommendations.

This event brought together a total of 95 participants on site over the two days, comprising 36 colleagues from DG RTD, JRC, REA, other executive agencies, policy DGs (incl. JUST, EAC, EMPL) and EU institutions, along with 30 projects funded under Horizon Europe (MSCA, ERC, Cluster 2 and 3 projects) and the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme (CERV), as well as members of the ERA Subgroup on Inclusive Gender Equality, winners of the past editions of the EU Award for Gender Equality Champions, and representatives from Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).