Equal funding of innovations

Vinnova will work to ensure that the knowledge and needs of the entire population are taken into account and that initiatives supported by us will benefit both women and men. Statistics show that innovation projects where men and women have the same power to influence are more successful.

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For those of you who participate in our initiatives, this means that gender equality must be integrated into both how your project group is composed and in the intended outcome of your project.

How do I get started?

How do I get started integrating gender equality into our project group and into the results of the project? And what is meant by gender aspects in our project?

Here you will find support and guidance in gender equality work.

A prerequisite for innovation

Gender equality is a prerequisite for sustainable social development and crucial for the ability to innovate. The experiences, skills and knowledge of the entire population are needed to fully exploit society's innovation potential. The tax funds we manage should benefit both women and men equally.

Women and men should have equal power to shape society

I Vinnovas instruction from the government, it is clear that we will integrate a gender equality perspective into the agency's activities and promote gender equality when distributing funds for research and innovation. We will also work to ensure that sex and gender perspectives are included in the project we finance, when applicable.

To do this, we work actively with gender mainstreaming. This means that all activities in authorities must be permeated by a gender equality perspective and that operations must be developed so that they contribute to the gender equality policy goal that women and men should have the same power to shape society and their own lives.

How gender equality is integrated differs in Vinnova's various initiatives and is evident from the respective program's call texts.

Be inspired by facts and research

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Reports on gender equality

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