Gender Contact Point

The Gender Contact Point contributes to stronger interaction between universities, business and other social actors in practical gender mainstreaming.

Collaboration

We offer collaborations to companies, universities and other organizations interested in developing their business and operational processes and organizational structures from a gender and diversity perspective.

Methods & initiatives

The Gender Contact Point at Luleå University of Technology is a platform that aims to promote collaboration between academia, industry and public organizations with a focus on integrating gender and diversity perspectives in research and innovation. The platform aims to enhance quality in these areas by providing tools, methods and initiatives that promote gender mainstreaming in practice.

Gender Contact Point is part of the university's broader efforts to create a gender equal society, where a gender perspective is applied in all areas of societal development. The initiative is linked to various research projects and educational programs at the university, working for inclusive and norm-critical practices in design and technology.

The tools

You are welcome to use the tools below.

• Gender equality for better business External link, opens in new window.
  This is a tool for companies and organizations that want to become more inclusive and at the same time more competitive, by taking advantage of a greater diversity of skills and drivers in the development of new products and services. By working with scenarios in six different areas, you can make your business model more competitive.
  
• Gender mainstreaming in practice External link, opens in new window.
  This gender app is useful to test how a project performs in terms of gender and diversity.
• Creating sustainable change External link, opens in new window.
  A toolkit for integrating gender and diversity into research and innovation systems. Available in both Swedish and English.
• How to boost and measure change External link, opens in new window.
  The aim of the handbook is to provide guidance on how to promote a gender and diversity perspective in the ICT and education environment.
  
  The handbook provides answers to questions such as - how to measure the impact of gender equality and diversity activities in ICT (both academia and industry)? What we mean by change and how to measure it? How to promote a more sustainable change process? The handbook not only highlights the need for change but describes the change that has taken place in two pilot experiments.

Aims and functions of the platform

1. development of tools and methods
The Gender Contact Point works on developing and implementing different tools and methods for gender mainstreaming in practice. These tools are used to improve work processes and outcomes in both academic and industrial settings.

2.Cross-sectoral cooperation
The platform facilitates cooperation between different sectors, including academia, industry and public organizations. Bringing together experts and stakeholders from different fields creates opportunities to exchange knowledge and experiences that can lead to innovative solutions with a strong gender perspective.

3. Support for research and education
The Gender Contact Point supports research that focuses on gender issues and gender equality, and offers educational programs and workshops to increase awareness and competence in these areas.

4. Impact on societal development
The platform is part of the University's broader ambition to contribute to a more equitable and inclusive societal development. By integrating gender and diversity perspectives in research and innovation, Gender Contact Point contributes to creating a society where all individuals have equal opportunities to participate and influence.