Gender Equality and Diversity Committee
Promoting an inclusive, respectful and equitable environment for everyone studying and working at ICMAB.
Equality, diversity and inclusion as shared priorities
Gender equality, diversity and inclusion are cross-cutting priorities in research and innovation. The Committee aligns its work with the approach reinforced by Horizon Europe and helps embed these priorities throughout ICMAB.
Created within the framework of the Severo Ochoa project, the Committee works to recognise and strengthen equal opportunities at the institute and to support an inclusive and respectful working environment.
From priorities to institutional action
The Committee develops, supports and monitors actions that advance equality, diversity and inclusion across ICMAB.
Develop actions
Identify and develop actions that strengthen equality, diversity and inclusion across the institute.
Support implementation
Help put agreed actions into practice through working groups, training, workshops and awareness activities.
Monitor progress
Follow the implementation of committee actions and support their continued development within ICMAB.
Six working groups
The Committee organises its work through six focused groups that address wellbeing, prevention, professional development, awareness and inclusion.
Health and Work-Life Balance
Work addressing health, wellbeing and work-life balance from an equality and inclusion perspective.
Prevention of Harassment and Microaggressions
Work focused on prevention, awareness and respectful environments across the institute.
Career Development
Work examining equality and inclusion throughout research and professional career development.
Training and Awareness
Training, workshops and awareness activities for the ICMAB community.
LGTBIQA+ Inclusion
Work supporting the inclusion and visibility of LGTBIQA+ people at ICMAB.
Intersectionality and Other Diversities
Work addressing intersectionality and forms of diversity that shape inclusion and equal opportunities.
Building awareness and participation
Working groups translate committee priorities into practical activities for the ICMAB community.
Workshops and training
The Committee promotes learning opportunities that help staff recognise and address equality and diversity issues.
Awareness activities
Committee-led activities support an inclusive, respectful and equitable working environment.
Confidential support
The equality mailbox offers a contact route that can be used confidentially when needed.
Confidential and institutional contact routes
Questions can be addressed to Committee members individually or through the equality mailbox. Confidential contact is available when needed.
Equality mailbox
People studying or working at ICMAB can contact the Committee through the equality mailbox, confidentially when needed.
EDI Officer
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer provides an additional institutional point of contact.
Committee members
The current membership is loaded dynamically from ICMAB People records. The former layout provides one consolidated members list and does not identify separate coordination roles.
Contact the Committee
Contact the Committee regarding equality, diversity, inclusion, its working groups or confidential support routes.
ICMAB-CSIC
Campus de la UAB
08193 Bellaterra
Barcelona, Spain
Telephone
+34 935 801 853
Extension 436197

