Gender Equality Plan

As a public body in Ireland we have a responsibility to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of our employees, customers, service users, stakeholders and everyone affected by our policies and plans. This is a legal obligation - the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty, and it originated in Section 42 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Act 2014. This work also forms part of our Gender Equality Plan (GEP) which is an eligibility criterion of the Horizon Europe Framework Programme.

Our people are important and central to everything we do. We foster a Culture of passion for our work, collaboration, inclusion, fairness, respect and transparency with clear, honest and inclusive communications. Celebrating our people and achievements where we can and highlighting our diverse and high performing organisation is a top priority for the Marine Institute. 

Details regarding our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy Statement and Action Plan 2021 to 2023 – including Gender Equality can be found here.