Call for participation: Manifeseto for Integrated Action on the Gender Dimension in Research and Innovation

The Manifesto for Integrated Action on the Gender Dimension in Research and Innovation that is available to read and sign at  http://bit.ly/rLS7cn, which was presented to the EC Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn on December 16th, 2011.  The Manifesto is the product of an extensive public consultation and discussion conducted as part of the 1st European Gender Summit (http://www.gender-summit.eu), which took place on 8-9 November 2011 in Brussels, under the patronage of the Polish EU Presidency, the European Commission, and the European Parliament. 3400 scientists from across Europe, US, and beyond have already added their names to the list of signatories since the Manifesto was launched on-line on December 19th.  I very much hope that you will consider joining them.  The timing is important because right now  policy makers at national and EU level are debating post-FP7 research directions and R&D spending within HORIZON 2020, as well as the proposed European Research Area.   Included in the framework proposals for both are explicit requirements for addressing gender issues in research content, cultures and participation.  Through the Manifesto we can persuade policy makers that scientists support these actions.