As some Implementation Managers or Implementation Team members may not be directly involved in gender equality issues, or may be new to the organisation, learning about GEP related organisation structures and national context is paramount for successful gender equality efforts.
Before you can start with the GEP implementation process, inform yourself about the national laws and policies regarding gender equality. This knowledge will strengthen the strategic function of a GEP. Further on, you have to know how your organisation works: the hierarchical structures, personal relations and communication, as well as the local context aligned with the organisation's objectives and principles (cf. GENERA Report on how to improve the research cultural environment).
The aim of the first step is to identify the national, local and cultural characteristics of your organisation, and the specific context due to the connection to the field of physics, to understand them and to consider them in the GEP design and implementation process.
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