As a federal administration, BELSPO is committed to fighting all forms of discrimination. Since 2016, BELSPO has had a General Gender Mainstreaming Coordinator, who is also in charge of equal opportunities, disability and diversity issues.
In addition to complying with the legal obligations imposed on all institutions, BELSPO also has a social responsibility: to promote, through its operations and missions, the cultural changes that are essential for the democratic equality targeted by our legislation.
Promoting such changes implies that every institution must evolve, change itself and set an example that can move the power lines.
Becoming a more open and inclusive place to work and live is an asset for research and knowledge itself, but it is also a challenge.
With this Gender Equality Plan, BELSPO addresses this challenge by setting out actions to contribute to the goal of equality between women and men in BELSPO and through the science that BELSPO promotes.
