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"Combining research and practice: a lever for transformative action for equity, diversity and inclusion" - Entretiens Jacques Cartier
08/10/2025 from 09h00 to 17h00 Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) de Lyon, Room D8001The International Francophone Network of Higher Education and Research for Equality/Equity Diversity Inclusion (REFEDI) is co-organizing, with the ENS de Lyon and HEC Montréal, a one-day event on the theme: " Combining research and practice: leveraging transformative action for equity, diversity and inclusion". Researchers and EDI professionals from ENS Lyon, HEC Montréal and several other institutions will be taking part. Through the intersection of scientific approaches and field experience, participants will find keys to supporting the case for EDI and driving sustainable, transformative action.
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Summary of the IGÉSR report on sexual assaults at ENS Lyon
Following testimonies published in the press denouncing acts of sexual assault and harassment within the ENS de Lyon, the Inspection générale de l'éducation, du sport et de la recherche (IGÉSR) was seized on March 24, 2021 by the cabinet director of...
CP - National action plan to combat sexist and sexual violence in higher education: a welcome step, but questions still unanswered
On October 15, Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, announced a "new stage" in the fight against sexist and sexual violence (SGBV): "a global plan of 7 million euros to ensure that fear...
Deployment of a national action plan against gender-based and sexual violence in higher education and research
On October 15, Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, announced a "new stage" in the fight against sexist and sexual violence (SGBV): "a global plan of 7 million euros to ensure that fear...
GEAR Tool - Gender Equality in Academia & Research
Last year, CPED began a French translation of the Gender Equality in Academia and Research - GEAR Tool, published in October 2016 by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), and available online in its original version....
IGÉSR report on the fight against sexist and sexual violence in political studies institutes
Last February, the hashtag #SciencesPorcs (#SciencesPorcs) emerged on social networking sites, with many female students reporting incidents of sexist and sexual violence (SGBV) at the Instituts d'études politiques. The Minister's chief of staff...
International Day against LGBTI+phobia: find out what schools are doing
See full screen Higher education and research establishments are once again reaffirming their commitment to combating LGBTI+phobia on May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia....
Report and videos from the 6th national day of ESR equality missions (INSA Rouen, November 20, 2020)
On November 20, the 6th edition of the national day of equality missions in higher education and research (ESR) took place. This event - exceptionally online - was hosted by INSA Rouen and co-organized by CPED and the French Ministry of...
The actions of our Equality-Diversity missions in universities suffer from a lack of resources, not from "Islamo-leftism".
CPED brings together the Equality-Diversity officers of higher education establishments. Since its inception 10 years ago, it has been committed to working with the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI) on the...
6th national day of equality missions in higher education and research
Policies to combat sexual and gender-based violence and discrimination are gaining ground in higher education and research (ESR), and are initiating a genuine structural change in French establishments. This change...
Press release: Sandrine Rousseau resigns as President of CPED
Due to her candidacy in the Europe Écologie - Les Verts primaries for the presidential elections, and in order to avoid any conflict of interest with her position as head of CPED, Sandrine Rousseau has decided to resign from the presidency. In order to...
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