SPEAR's Cycle of Policy Reflections

This deliverable presents SPEAR’s policy recommendations for EU-level policy makers and university alliances and networks – stakeholders with a deep and wide range of influence. As we present these from the perspective of gender equality practice at universities and research performing organisations, we put these recommendations forward as a set of reflections on four clustered themes highly relevant for the daily practice of gender equality consultants, experts and scholars. Our intention is to strengthen and lend our support to already ongoing and important developments in the political arena in EU concerning inclusive gender equality.
The timely and important discussions at SPEAR’s final conference pointed to an intimate link between inclusive gender equality and a wider democratic agenda. In this spirit, these recommendations are presented in acknowledgement of an urgent need for a strong and resilient advocacy and a concerted capacity to foster and provide practice- and research-based input.
Gender equality work in Academia is multifaceted and complex and requires a holistic approach and a honed reflective capacity. In respect of this reason, we have called our recommendations: SPEAR’s Cycle of Policy Reflections