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Gender Equality Plan 2026-2028

GLEICHSTELLUNGSPLAN

Diese Seite ist die oeffentlich kontrollierte Fassung des Gender Equality Plan von Aegis SafeForge. Die englische Fassung ist die massgebliche Arbeitsfassung fuer Horizon-Europe-Nachweise.

Effective
23 June 2026
Plan period
2026-2028
Review
Annual, and on material change
Reporting
At least every two years

Scope and principles

Purpose

This plan applies to Aegis SafeForge personnel, founders, managers, contractors, recruitment, research, product development, partnerships, and organisational decision-making. It is proportionate to the organisation's current size and will mature as the team grows.

Aegis SafeForge commits to equal opportunity, fair treatment, inclusive participation, evidence-based monitoring, privacy, and freedom from discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and gender-based violence. Gender equality is treated as an operational responsibility, not a statement of intent alone.

Horizon Europe process requirements

Mandatory foundations

01

Public document and top-management adoption

This Gender Equality Plan is a formal public document adopted by Aegis SafeForge top management and published on the organisation website. The controlled public version records its effective date, owners, review cycle, and adoption statement.

02

Dedicated resources and expertise

Top management is accountable for implementation. A designated GEP coordinator maintains actions and monitoring, supported by management time, staff participation, and an annual implementation and training budget. External gender-equality expertise may be commissioned when specialist review or training is required.

03

Data collection and monitoring

Aegis SafeForge will collect proportionate sex/gender-disaggregated personnel data, recruitment and progression indicators, leadership representation, training participation, reported incidents, and action completion. A monitoring report will be prepared at least every two years, with privacy-preserving suppression where small groups could make individuals identifiable.

04

Training and awareness

Gender-equality and unconscious-bias awareness are included in onboarding and recurring learning for staff. Decision-makers and people involved in recruitment, promotion, performance review, or complaints handling receive role-relevant training. Participation is recorded and reviewed annually.

Measures and targets

Action areas

Work-life balance and organisational culture

  • Maintain flexible working arrangements where role and operational needs allow.
  • Plan meetings and important decisions within reasonable working hours and support caregiving responsibilities.
  • Review staff feedback annually for inclusion, belonging, workload, and barriers to participation.

Target: Annual culture review, with documented corrective actions for material gaps.

Gender balance in leadership and decision-making

  • Monitor representation in leadership, advisory, hiring, and material product or research decisions.
  • Use transparent selection criteria and actively broaden candidate and expert networks.
  • Avoid single-gender selection panels where organisational size and available expertise make this practicable.

Target: Demonstrable year-on-year progress toward balanced participation, without tokenism or unlawful positive discrimination.

Gender equality in recruitment and career progression

  • Use inclusive job descriptions, structured interviews, consistent scoring, and documented decisions.
  • Advertise roles through channels capable of reaching diverse candidates and review pipeline composition.
  • Apply transparent expectations for pay, performance, development, promotion, and access to high-impact work.

Target: 100% of formal recruitment processes use structured criteria and receive an equality check.

Gender dimension in research and product development

  • Assess whether sex or gender is relevant to research questions, datasets, user studies, safety assumptions, and AI evaluation.
  • Test for avoidable gender bias where models, datasets, personas, or product decisions could affect people differently.
  • Document when the gender dimension is relevant, how it was handled, or why it is not applicable.

Target: 100% of new research initiatives and material AI evaluations complete the gender-dimension check.

Prevention of gender-based violence and sexual harassment

  • Maintain zero tolerance for harassment, retaliation, discrimination, and gender-based violence.
  • Provide confidential reporting routes, prompt impartial assessment, proportionate action, and protection against retaliation.
  • Explain expected conduct and reporting options during onboarding and recurring awareness activity.

Target: All reports acknowledged promptly, handled confidentially, and tracked to resolution under the applicable procedure.

Implementation

Accountability and review

Top management reviews progress annually. The GEP coordinator maintains an action register, records training and monitoring evidence, raises material gaps, and proposes updates. Personnel can provide feedback or raise concerns through management or the published contact channel. The plan will be updated when monitoring, law, organisational growth, or project obligations require it.

Formal adoption

Management statement

Adopted on 23 June 2026 by Aegis SafeForge top management: Muhammad Aashir, Founder and AI / Safety Lead; and Waleed Aman, CTO. Management accepts responsibility for implementation, resourcing, monitoring, and periodic review of this plan.

Charitable giving

TWO CENTS FROM EVERY DOLLAR

Aegis SafeForge commits to donating two cents for every dollar earned, equivalent to 2% of revenue received, to charitable organisations. Donations will be calculated and reported annually. The initial list of eligible charities, selection criteria, and allocation will be published after due diligence is complete.

This commitment begins with the 2026 financial year. Updates will identify recipient organisations and aggregate contributions without disclosing confidential customer information.