Gendered & Diversified innovations
Impulses for integrating gender and diversity aspects in research
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In addition to explicit research on gender-, sex- and diversity-related questions, there is now increasing evidence to show that including aspects of sex, gender and social diversity can have a moderating or mediating effect on research in the humanities, social sciences, economics, life sciences, as well as natural sciences and applied technology. Examining whether gender and diversity are relevant dimensions in addressing certain research questions, and integrating them if the answer is yes, has produced more differentiated, comprehensive and consequently better research results.
The German Research Foundation and the European Commission consider the inclusion of sex, gender, and diversity aspects as an excellence criterion that improves the quality of research and avoids so-called ‘blind spots’. This is why they recommend to reflect on the relevance of gender and diversity when preparing project proposals. Applications for research grants should therefore always include this information. Learn moreExternal link
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Structural development project "Gender in Focus" at the University of Jena (2024-2029)
The University of Jena sees the systematic examination of the relevance and the integration of gender and diversity aspects in research projects in disciplines areas as a quality feature of excellent science and part of good scientific practice. The resulting broadening and differentiation of the scientific perspective on the object of research contributes to an improvement in the precision and reliability of the results.
In the BMBF-funded project "Gender in Focus", structures are being developed at the university to support researchers from all disciplines in exchanging ideas on the topic and integrating relevant aspects of gender and diversity into their research in a profitable way.
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