Drawing on examples from the Gender Certification project at the Physics Department in Lund University, and the Gendered Innovation project of Stanford University and the European Commission, Professor Brage will discuss the importance of including a gender perspective when working with quality assurance, excellence in research (and teaching) and an improved work environment in Physics institutes. This talk will describe the background reasoning and motivation for advancing equality, and will provide an outline of the process at different levels within the university. Prof Brage will offer a number of concrete examples of what can happen in a Department that is engaged in addressing gender equality in Physics.