Lessons Learned from TARGET – Meeting the challenge of structural change in difficult contexts

The European Commission (2021) as well as the Council of the European Union (2021) are committed to promoting gender equality in research and innovation. In Horizon Europe, having a gender equality plan (GEP) in place has become an eligibility criterion for many legal entities in Member States and Associated Countries. TARGET has been funded within Horizon 2020 (Science with and for Society programme – SwafS) and aimed to contribute to the advancement of gender equality in research and innovation (R&I) by supporting a reflexive gender equality policy in seven institutions. The policy brief summarizes the lessons learned from TARGET and related recommendations.