Equality and gender perspective plan

An Equality Plan is an ordered set of measurable measures adopted following a situational assessment, aimed at achieving equal treatment and opportunities for women and men within an organisation and eliminating discrimination based on sex.

Accordingly, Equality Plans establish specific objectives, as well as the strategies and practices required to achieve them, together with effective systems for monitoring and evaluating the objectives set.

Within the scope of its responsibilities, the Board of Trustees of the Fundación Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de la Fundación Jiménez Díaz approved, on 19 March 2020, the first Equality Plan between women and men at IIS-FJD, as the result of a process of reflection on the existing needs to ensure effective equality.

This Plan aims to:

• Advance the achievement of genuine equality between women and men within the institution and, by extension, throughout society as a whole.
• Improve labour relations by fostering a positive working environment, enhancing employees’ skills and potential, and consequently contributing to increased productivity and improved quality of life for all.

The entry into force of Royal Decree-Law 6/2019 of 1 March, on urgent measures to guarantee equal treatment and opportunities for women and men in employment and occupation, together with the establishment of the FIIS-FJD Works Council in May 2023, led to the initiation of a process to develop a new Equality Plan. This process was carried out through the establishment of the negotiating committee on 21 March 2024 and the completion of the diagnostic and design phases between December 2024 and October 2025.

IIS-FJD is firmly committed to respect, diversity and equality among its members. In this regard, one of its key objectives is to ensure and promote equal opportunities across all activities, regardless of gender, ethnicity, ideology, age, sexual orientation or religion. The Institute seeks to uphold the principles of equal treatment for women and men at all levels and to ensure fairness in the allocation of resources and opportunities.

IIS-FJD is a signatory to the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers (C&C).

The Institute is composed of 1,347 professionals from a wide range of backgrounds, 61.24% of whom are women. This workforce includes 577 researchers corresponding to the R1, R2, R3 and R4 profiles defined by the European EURAXESS classification, 17 emeritus researchers, 524 clinical researchers, 176 scientific and technical support staff working across the Institute’s platforms and units, and 53 professionals working in administration and management (see HR Figure 1).

The following sections present analyses of IIS-FJD staff distribution disaggregated by gender: by professional category (HR Figure 2), by clinical/basic research profile (HR Figure 3), by age group (HR Figure 4), and by scientific areas and research groups (HR Figures 5, 6 and 7).