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The EU-funded GenderSAFE project promotes zero tolerance for gender-based violence in the European Research Area and supports research and higher education institutions in establishing safe, inclusive and respectful environments by setting up comprehensive
The new GenderSAFE Institutional Assessment Tool will help universities and research organisations assess their capacity to prevent and respond to #GenderBasedViolence.

📅 26 November 2025 | 11:00 CET
Join our upcoming webinar to discover the tool: gendersafe.eu/events/new-w...
New webinar: Introducing our Institutional Assessment Tool - GenderSAFE
Introducing the GenderSAFE Institutional Assessment Tool. Join us on Wednesday 26 November, 11.00 am CET, to learn how to use the tool and how it can support institutional transformation!
gendersafe.eu
October 28, 2025 at 9:49 AM
“Addressing gender-based violence will harm the university’s reputation.”
In fact, the opposite is true.
In this week’s #WeeklyDebunk, GenderSAFE explores how to reframe fear into leadership and how transparency strengthens institutional reputation:
gendersafe.eu/blog/argumen...
Argument 5: “Addressing gender-based violence will harm the university’s reputation.” - GenderSAFE
gendersafe.eu
October 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
GenderSAFE is soon launching its Institutional Assessment Tool, a practical resource to guide higher education and research institutions toward real, measurable change in addressing #GenderBasedViolence.

📅 26 November | 11:00 CET
🔗 Find out more and register: gendersafe.eu/events/new-w...
New webinar: Introducing our Institutional Assessment Tool - GenderSAFE
Introducing the GenderSAFE Institutional Assessment Tool. Join us on Wednesday 26 November, 11.00 am CET, to learn how to use the tool and how it can support institutional transformation!
gendersafe.eu
October 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
❓Have you ever come across an institution resisting the need to address #GenderBasedViolence because they already have a policy in place?
👉 A #policy on paper isn’t enough. Our latest #WeeklyDebunk article explores how institutions can move from policy to practice: gendersafe.eu/blog/argumen...
October 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
📌 Save the date!
📅 26 November, 11 am CET

👉 Join our webinar to discover the GenderSAFE Institutional Assessment Tool: a practical framework to help institutions evaluate their capacity to address #GenderBasedViolence and move towards sustainable institutional change.
gendersafe.eu/events/new-w...
New webinar: Introducing our Institutional Assessment Tool - GenderSAFE
Introducing the GenderSAFE Institutional Assessment Tool. Join us on Wednesday 26 November, 11.00 am CET, to learn how to use the tool and how it can support institutional transformation!
gendersafe.eu
October 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📺 replay now available!
Catch up on our webinar on technology-facilitated abuse in academia with Arpita Chakraborty and Ayşe Gül Altınay:
gendersafe.eu/events/new-w...
Webinar replay: Technology-Facilitated Abuse in Academia - GenderSAFE
gendersafe.eu
September 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
"Gender-based violence doesn’t happen here" is a common resistance in academia and research institutions. But silence ≠ safety.

This week’s #WeeklyDebunk shows how to reframe denial into commitment & transparency
👉 gendersafe.eu/blog/argumen...
Argument #1: "Gender-based violence doesn't occur in our institution." - GenderSAFE
https://gendersafe.eu/blog/argument-gender-based-violence-doesnt-occur-in-our-institution/”
September 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
💡 GenderSAFE is developing a Baseline Policy Framework for Addressing #GenderBasedViolence, a practical resource for #HigherEducation and #research institutions.

🔗 Read the draft document and share your feedback with us: gendersafe.eu/project-news...
September 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
🎓 A new #academic year is the right time for universities and research institutions to commit to creating safe and inclusive campuses, adopting a zero-tolerance approach to #genderbasedviolence.
Take action now for a #SaferCampus:
👉 gendersafe.eu/the-gendersa...
👉 zenodo.org/records/1488...
September 3, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Join us after the summer break to discuss how to tackle a growing issue: Technology-Facilitated Abuse in #Academia

💻 Online webinar with Arpita Chakraborty & Ayşe Gül Altınay
📅 18 September 2025, 11:00 - 12:30 CEST
✍ Info & registration: gendersafe.eu/events/new-w...
New webinar: Technology-Facilitated Abuse in Academia - GenderSAFE
gendersafe.eu
August 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
🆕 New from #GenderSAFE

#GenderBasedViolence remains widespread in academia, but resistance to change is real.

🔗 Our new guide helps changemakers navigate the process: gendersafe.eu/outputs/stra...
August 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Join us after the summer break for a webinar on Technology-Facilitated Abuse in Academia:
📅 18 September 2025, 11:00–12:30 CEST
🎙️ With Arpita Chakraborty & Ayşe Gül Altınay

This session will unpack how #genderbasedviolence plays out in digital spaces within #academia: gendersafe.eu/events/new-w...
July 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🎓 The GenderSAFE training on #GenderBasedViolence in academia and the 7P framework is now available with subtitles in English, #Hungarian and #Italian!

▶️ youtu.be/pG6Njm2tPyk

Thanks to our colleagues at Knowledge & Innovation and @agrigep.bsky.social‬ for their translations 🙏
GenderSAFE introductory training [available with English, Hungarian and Italian subtitles]
YouTube video by GenderSAFE
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June 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This #IWD2025, it's time to #AccelerateAction for #GenderEquality!

Institutions must act. GenderSAFE is pushing for real change with a #ZeroTolerance approach in research & higher ed.

📖 Read our policy brief: gendersafe.eu/outputs/gend...
✍️ Pledge today: gendersafe.eu/the-gendersa...
March 10, 2025 at 9:40 AM
📢 New GenderSAFE webinar: Towards a Zero-Tolerance Approach

🗓 11 March 2025 | ⏰ 11:00–12:30 CET

Join Aoife Grimes & Sara Hassan to discuss trauma-informed strategies to tackle #GenderBasedViolence in academia: gendersafe.eu/events/webin...
March 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🆕 Policy Brief! Beyond Symbolic Commitment: Taking a Zero-Tolerance Approach to Counteracting Gender-Based Violence

Institutions must do more than just condemn #GenderBasedViolence: they must act. GenderSAFE outlines concrete steps to implement a #ZeroTolerance approach: gendersafe.eu/deliverables/
March 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Reposted by GenderSAFE
🌍💡 Brainstorming session in Prague for @gendersafe-eu.bsky.social

The team is working on strategic framing for advocacy discussing how the competitiveness of Europe cannot be achieved without addressing #genderbasedviolence

#GenderEquality #GenderBasedViolence @ec.europa.eu @horizoneu.bsky.social
February 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The @ec.europa.eu highlights the UniSAFE project’s findings: 62% of respondents faced #GenderBasedViolence in research, yet reporting remains low.

As a follow-up project, GenderSAFE turns evidence into action, helping institutions build safer environments with a #ZeroTolerance approach.
Tackling gender-based violence in EU research institutions
Despite previous studies hinting at the profound impact of gender-based violence (GBV) in research institutions, there has been a lack of comprehensive understanding of the issue. As Sofia Strid, scie...
projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu
February 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
10 years of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
Safe, inclusive spaces are key to gender equality. GenderSAFE helps institutions tackle #GenderBasedViolence, a barrier in academia & beyond.
👉Let’s ensure everyone can study, work & innovate without fear: gendersafe.eu/the-gendersa...
The GenderSAFE pledge for zero tolerance to gender-based violence - GenderSAFE
Call to research and higher education institutions, stakeholders, and individuals to pledge for a zero tolerance approach to gender-based violence, committing to the principles in the European Commiss...
gendersafe.eu
February 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🎉 Happy New Year!
The GenderSAFE team is excited to connect with you here on BlueSky as we advance our mission to make academia and research safer for everyone.

✅ Let’s make 2025 the year of Zero Tolerance to gender-based violence. Sign the pledge: gendersafe.eu/the-gendersa...
January 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM