The 13th DiGENet Network Meeting on “Gender & Diversity in STEM” addressed structural biases and pathways for integrating gender and diversity perspectives into scientific research, teaching, and institutional development. In her opening, TU President Prof. Dr. Geraldine Rauch emphasized the enduring gender gaps in research - from biased clinical studies to algorithmic discrimination in AI - and called for institutional accountability in tackling these issues. Dr. Sigrid Schmitz (HU Berlin) delivered a keynote on embedding gender into STEM epistemologies, highlighting the persistence of a white, male-dominated scientific framework and advocating for a shift in how “sex” and “gender” are conceptualized in knowledge production. Discussions explored the need for discipline-specific approaches, cross-cutting practices, and community-building within STEM. The meeting showcased the BUA Certificate Program “Gender & Diversity in Science & Technology Studies”, presented by Prof. Dr. Petra Lucht and Prof. Dr. Martina Erlemann (FU Berlin), which supports students and early-career researchers in critically engaging with diversity in STEM contexts. The program aims to expand across BUA partners and welcomes interdisciplinary collaboration. In her talk, Prof. Dr. Martina Schraudner (Fraunhofer CeRRI) emphasized the European framework’s call to integrate gender into research funding, innovation, and societal impact strategies. She underlined the role of co-design, inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration, and the need for professionals trained in gender-sensitive research.