The gender dimension and gender are becoming increasingly important issues as they are anchored in the sustainability management of companies and in the application for and implementation of research projects (e.g. EU Horizon). The aim is to ensure equal participation of equal participation of men and women in teams, including in STEM disciplines and in management positions. Within the framework of Horizon Europe, a balanced gender ratio among researchers is a ranking criterion for applications with equal evaluation results. In addition, the inclusion of the gender dimension is now a mandatory requirement for all research and innovation projects under Horizon Europe. within Horizon Europe, unless explicitly stated otherwise in a topic.

The gender dimension implies analysing and taking into account possible differences between men and women (biological characteristics as well as social and cultural characteristics), boys and girls or men and women in the project's research and development work. and women in the research and development work of the project. ABCircular analyses the gender dimensions of the EU CLASCO project. This includes this topic in connection with the composition of the project teams and the participating companies and all relevant aspects of the technological technological developments.