GENDERACTIONplus Position Paper 4: Ending Gender-based Violence through Research Funding

Funding research and innovation (R&I) creates the foundation for science and education to strive towards excellence. But there is no excellence if research and education rest on the potential for and actual experiences of gender-based violence. Research Funding Organisations (RFOs), in collaboration with other R&I stakeholders in their national contexts, have the power to have a vital impact on ending gender-based violence in the European Research Area (ERA). By acknowledging their responsibility for ensuring that R&I does not support potential perpetrators of gender-based violence, RFOs will directly help to protect potential victims and, because of this, will foster high-quality research and education. This policy brief summarises the core knowledge on gender-based violence in the ERA, including examples of best practices and recommendations for RFOs.