Synthesis report on gender norms and barriers in (A)KIS

Based on two focus groups with women innovators (per case-study area) we will list and analyse women’s incentives and obstacles for the engagement in innovation, including gender relations, norms, and stereotypes. This will be followed by two focus groups (per case-study area) with men innovators to understand their attitude towards and experience with women-innovators and to understand different gender dynamics in different European regions, and (12) interviews (per case-study-area) with relevant agricultural and rural support organisations, as well as trainers and advisers, scientists, banks and funders, policymakers to identify unconscious bias and identify starting points for improvement