Strengthening Gender Equality Plans in Post-Industrial Cities through University Collaboration.

Universities can drive sustainable cities and communities by listening to local challenges and taking a collaborative and active approve to solving them. The project to be submitted under the WIDERA call aims to promote gender equality in academia within post-industrial cities universities and research centres through the implementation of four Gender Equality Plans (GEPs). Recognizing the persistent gender disparities in academic institutions, particularly in urban areas transitioning from industrial to knowledge-based economies, the project seeks to identify the potential of institutional change to foster inclusivity and diversity.