European universities aim to eliminate gender bias
The 21 members of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) are set to implement strategies to eliminate gender bias in scientific research. Women, Research and Universities: Excellence Without Gender Bias, a LERU report published on 10 July, outlines recommendations for universities, funders, policy-makers and publishers to improve gender balance across the European Union. Institutions have agreed to create and launch action plans to mitigate bias, and set up gender-equality offices. A LERU target group will meet this November and annually from next spring to monitor progress, says Kurt Deketelaere, secretary-general of LERU in Leuven, Belgium. The European Commission is using the report in its construction of the European Research Area (see 'Research area first steps').
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Action plans for equality. Nature 488, 122 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7409-122a
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