Table 2 Recommendations to include and strengthen analysis of gender equity in research impact assessment
From: A global call for action to include gender in research impact assessment
Stakeholders | Recommendations |
|---|---|
Research funders | • Conduct retrospective and prospective observational gender-based research impact assessment to inform implementation of gender equity policies • Adopt policies to ensure that researchers address relevant sex and gender issues in their research designs and analyses • Identify and apply evidence-based approaches to integrating gender equity into research funding criteria • Where appropriate, support theoretical and applied research on the scientific, societal and economic impact of gender equity in research |
Research institutions | • Establish information systems for collecting and analysing gender-based information on the research process • Work towards improving and refining the quality of gender-based data • Train and support interested students and staff to include gender in research impact assessment • Establish gender equity activity as a criterion for performance management and annual appraisal and promotion |
Research evaluators | • Engage with the research impact assessment literature with a view to identifying and applying evidence-based tools and approaches to gender-sensitive research impact assessment • Identify, investigate and address gender differences in research production and impact, including commercialisation • Increase the objectivity of research impact assessment by conducting evaluations in gender-balanced teams using an appropriate mix of methods • Collaborate and share knowledge through gender-balanced networks and communities of practice • Engage impact assessment users and the public in debate on gender bias and recommend actions for change |