Imagine seven big European universities decided to figure out, together, how to make their workplaces truly fair for everyone — not just on paper, but in daily practice. They built gender equality plans by actually asking the people affected — researchers, managers, students — what needs to change, like a company running focus groups before redesigning a product. They created online courses, a database of training materials, and a data pipeline to measure whether things are actually improving. The whole idea is that equality isn't just the right thing to do — it makes research better because diverse teams produce better science.
Organizations across Europe — universities, research centers, and increasingly private companies — face growing pressure to implement gender equality measures. EU funding now requires Gender Equality Plans, and many institutions lack the tools, training materials, and data infrastructure to build effective ones from scratch. Without tested blueprints, organizations risk creating checkbox-compliance plans that fail to drive real change.
RESET produced 36 deliverables including: co-designed Gender Equality Plans tested at 7 universities, online training courses for PhD and Master's students, a generalizable data collection and processing pipeline for tracking gender equality metrics, and a database of teaching materials shared via EIGE's GEAR tool covering topics from gender mainstreaming to preventing workplace harassment.
If you are an HR consulting firm helping clients implement gender equality policies — this project developed co-designed Gender Equality Plans tested across 7 universities in 6 countries, plus a reusable data collection and processing pipeline that measures progress. You could license or adapt these tested tools instead of building your own from scratch.
If you are a university or research institution that needs a Gender Equality Plan to qualify for Horizon Europe funding — this project produced 36 deliverables including ready-to-use training courses for PhD and Master's students, a teaching material database shared via EIGE's GEAR tool, and a proven co-design methodology tested at 7 institutions across 6 countries.
If you are an EdTech company looking to expand your catalog with evidence-based diversity training — this project created online courses for graduate-level students covering gender mainstreaming, intersectionality, preventing workplace harassment, and gender-sensitive language. These materials were designed for academic settings but could be adapted for corporate audiences.
RESET was a publicly funded Coordination and Support Action, so most outputs — including the teaching material database shared on EIGE's GEAR tool — are likely freely available. The online courses and data pipeline may require adaptation costs for your specific context. Contact the coordinator for licensing details.
The tools were designed for and tested at 7 large multidisciplinary universities across 6 European countries. The co-design methodology and data collection pipeline are described as 'generalizable,' but corporate deployment would require adaptation since all testing happened in academic settings with zero industry partners in the consortium.
As a CSA (Coordination and Support Action) funded by the EU, deliverables are typically subject to open access requirements. The teaching database was specifically designed to be shared via EIGE's GEAR tool. Specific IP terms should be confirmed with the coordinator at Université de Bordeaux.
Yes. Since 2022, Horizon Europe requires all applicant institutions to have a Gender Equality Plan in place. This makes RESET's outputs directly relevant to any organization seeking EU research funding. National regulations in several EU member states are also increasingly requiring equality reporting.
Based on the project timeline, RESET co-designed GEPs during the first year and revised them during the fourth year based on early implementation assessment. Expect at least 1-2 years for meaningful implementation, with the co-design phase requiring active involvement from management and staff at all levels.
The GE Data Collection and Processing Pipeline, led by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, implements heterogeneous data collection and processing. Based on available project data, it is designed to be generalizable across institutions but specific technical requirements should be confirmed with the development team.
The project closed at end of 2024. The teaching database on EIGE's GEAR tool should remain accessible. For direct support, the consortium of 7 universities may continue related work through follow-up initiatives. Contact Université de Bordeaux as the coordinating institution.
The RESET consortium is entirely academic — 7 universities from 6 countries (France, Germany, Greece, Finland, Poland, Portugal) with zero industry partners and zero SMEs. The coordinator is Université de Bordeaux in France. For a business looking to adopt these tools, this means the outputs are well-tested in academic environments but have not been validated in corporate or industry settings. The 6-country spread gives good geographic diversity across Western, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Europe, including 2 'Widening countries,' which suggests the tools work across different institutional cultures and regulatory environments.
Université de Bordeaux (France) — reach out through the project website or university's research office
Want to adapt RESET's gender equality tools for your organization? SciTransfer can connect you with the research team and help translate academic outputs into corporate-ready solutions.
