Gender Asymmetries in Research Centers: Addressing Gender Fatigue and Promoting Gender Equality Plans

Gender Equality Plans have become increasingly important in both public and private work organizations. This paper aims to identify the challenges, limitations, and opportunities of implementing Gender Equality Plans in research centers in Italy. This will be achieved through a literature review, as well as by identifying successful strategies employed by innovative organizations through stakeholder perspectives. Among the best practices, in particular for promoting work-life balance, the article highlights the use of quali-quantitative tools to identify gender intersectional disparities, participatory training methods, and the negotiation of shared, context-specific goals and actions with a phased approach to incentive identification. Finally, measures encouraging substantive equality will be discussed.