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In response, Higher Education Institutions have been implementing measures to promote gender balance. To evaluate the prevalence of current recruiting, promotion and retention practices, as well as to identify new strategies, we conducted a survey with 57 respondents, mostly from EU countries. The respondents reported various measures adopted by their Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and the percentages of female representation. Our findings show that women are typically more represented at Ph.D. level compared to senior positions, such as associate or assistant professors. Our study reveals that some institutions are already implementing numerous effective practices to achieve gender balance in the recruitment, retention, and promotion of women in informatics academia, which can serve as exemplary models. 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