A Community of Practice Approach to Improving Gender Equality in Research (Routledge Research in Gender and Society)

Bringing together the latest research among various communities of practice (disciplinary and place based, as well as thematically organised), this volume reflects upon the knowledge, experience and practice gained through taking a unique community of practice approach to fostering gender equality in the sectors of research and innovation, and higher education in Europe and beyond. Based on research funded by the European Union, it considers how inter-organisational collaboration can foster change for gender equality through sharing of experiences of Gender Equality Plan implementation and examining the role of measures such as change-monitoring systems. As such, it will appeal to social scientists with interests in organisational change, the sociology of work and gender equality. Bringing together the latest research among various communities of practice, this volume reflects upon the knowledge, experience and practice gained through taking a unique community of practice approach to fostering gender equality in the sectors of research and innovation, and higher education in Europe and beyond. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Contents 8 List of Figures 10 List of Tables 11 Notes on Contributors 12 Acknowledgements 16 List of Abbreviations 17 1. Introduction: Reflecting on a Community of Practice approachto institutional change for a greater gender equality in R&I and HE – Policy and practice 20 2. Can a Community of Practice foster institutional change for gender equality?: Conceptualising ‘Community of Political Practice’ 44 3. The development of the Gender Equality Audit and Monitoring survey 63 4. Co-creation methods for Communities of Practice: Towards institutional change 83 5. Communities of Practice and gender equality: Fostering structural change in research and academia in Central and Eastern Europe 101 6. Alternative infrastructure for gender equality in academic institutions in Slovenia: Community of Practice approach 120 7. Disciplinary Communities of Practice for a greater gender equality in physics & life sciences 137 8. A gender budgeting Community of Practice and targeted implementation projects: A potential to challenge gender biases in decision-making in research organisations? 152 9. Sustainability and gender equality: A co-creation and Communities of Practice approach 170 10. Benefits and limits of a CoP approach to promote gender equality in R&I 187 11. Scaling up: From Communities of Practice to the three ERA gender equality and mainstreaming objectives, careers, decision-making and integrating the gender dimension into research and educational content 206 12. Concluding remarks: Towards Communities of Practice for greater gender equality 221 Index 235 Reflecting;,Community;,Practice;,institutional;,gender;,foster;,Political;,Audit;,Monitoring;,Co-creation;,Fostering;,infrastructure;,Slovenia;,Disciplinary;,physics;,life,sciences;,budgeting;,targeted;,Sustainability;,CoP;,Scaling;,ERA Reflecting,Community,Practice,institutional,gender,foster,Political,Audit,Monitoring,Co-creation,Fostering,infrastructure,Slovenia,Disciplinary,physics,life sciences,budgeting,targeted,Sustainability,CoP,Scaling,ERA Introduction: Reflecting on a community of practice approach to institutional change for a greater gender equality in R&I and HE -- policy and practice / Jörg Müller and Rachel Palmén -- Can a community of practice foster institutional change for equality? Conceptualising community of political practice / Aleksandra Thomson, Sarah H. Barnard, Tarek M. Hasssan and Andrew Dainty -- The development of the gender equality audit and monitoring survey / Kevin Guyan, Amanda Aldercotte, Jörg Müller, Maria Caprile and Sergi Yanes -- Co-creation methods for communities of practice towards institutional change / Aleksandra Thomson, Kathrin Rabsch, Sarah H. Barnard, Tarek M. Hasssan and Andrew Dainty -- Communities of practice and gender equality : fostering structural change in research and academia in Central and Eastern Europe / Paulina Sekula, Ewelina Ciaputa, Marta Warat, Ewa Krzaklewska, Sarah Beranek and Sybille Reidl -- Alternative infrastructure for gender equality in academic institutions in Slovenia : community of practice approach / Jovana Mihajlovic Trbovc -- Disciplinary CoPs for a greater gender equality in physics & life sciences / Sonja Reiland, Rachel Palmén and Lisa Kamlade -- A gender budgeting community of practice and targeted implementation projects : a potential to challenge gender biases in decision-making in research organisations? / Laufey Axelsdóttir, Finnborg Salome Steinþórsdóttir and Þorgerður J. Einarsdóttir -- Sustainability and gender equality : a co-creation and communities of practice approach / Areti Damala, Chloé Mour and Anne-Sophie Godfroy -- Benefits and limits of a CoP approach to promote gender equality in R&I / Sybille Reidl, Sarah Beranek and Florian Holzinger -- Scaling up : from communities of practice to the three ERA gender equality and mainstreaming objectives, careers, decision-making and integrating the gender dimension into research content / Kathrin Rabsch, Rachel Palmén, Maria Caprile, Claartje Vinkenburg and Karolina Kublickiene -- Conclusions: Towards communities of practice for greater gender equality / Rachel Palmén and Jörg Müller "Bringing together the latest research among various communities of practice (disciplinary and place based, thematically organised, or type of organisation) - this volume reflects upon the knowledge, experience and practice gained through taking a unique community of practice approach to fostering gender equality in the sectors of research and innovation, and higher education in Europe and beyond. Based on research funded by the European Union, it considers how inter-organisational collaboration - can foster change for gender equality, through the sharing of experiences of Gender Equality Plan implementation and examining the role of measures such as change-monitoring systems. As such, it will appeal to social scientists with interests in organisational change, the sociology of work and gender equality"-- Provided by publisher