GENDERACTIONplus Position Paper 13: A new ERA for GEPs: Challenges for GE practitioners

This position paper is one of three that support GEPs as the main policy instrument in the ERA to implement institutional and cultural changes to advance gender equality. These position papers underline the importance of GEPs as an eligibility criterion for Horizon Europe, especially in advancing the development of Framework Programme 10 (FP10). The Warsaw Declaration(2025) endorsed by all 27 EU member states, stresses the need to continue “empowering women and underrepresented groups in R&I”.1 The first position paper (A New ERA for GEPs: An Active Role for the European Commission) and the second position paper (A New Era for GEPs: National Level Monitoring and Evaluation) define monitoring and evaluation in this context.GENDERACTIONplus outlines the importance of institutional monitoring and evaluation and the role of gender equality practitioners in making the required interventions, collecting and analysing the data and identifying how to progress in the context of their own institutions and experience.