Casper

The CASPER (Certification-Award Systems to Promote gender Equality in Research) project will examine the feasibility of establishing a European award/certification system for gender equality for Research Performing Organizations. Based upon an extensive assessment of available systems and needs across Europe and beyond, the project will develop and evaluate three possible scenarios that pave the ground for a realistic EU wide award/certification framework. 

The project has three main objectives:

• Map and assess existing award and certification systems for gender equality (and related schemes) and to identify existing needs for such a system on the European level.
• Design three different award/certification scenarios and assess the feasibility of these scenarios plus a fourth no-action scenario along several dimensions.
• Prepare the ground for a successful roll-out of a European award/certification scheme.