Full programme of the Gender Lecture Series 2024 now avaialble!

The Gender Lecture Series aims to provide some instruments to understand the complexity stemming from increasing awareness of and research on gender issues, as well as manifold action at the international and domestic levels in this area. To do so, this year’s series focuses on the key words of gender studies, to give some fundamental points of reference and build an updated glossary of this area of study.

PROGRAMME 2024

12 JUNE 2024
12:30 – 13:30
ZOOM WEBINAR

Gender Mainstreaming
Prof. Vera Lomazzi
University of Bergamo

03 JULY 2024
12:30 – 13:30
ZOOM WEBINAR

Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination
Prof. Marie Mercat-Bruns
Sciences Po Paris

07 AUGUST 2024
12:30 – 13:30

ZOOM WEBINAR

Gender Migration
Dr Sarah Scuzzarello
International Migration Research Network and University of Sussex

04 SEPTEMBER 2024
12:30 – 13:30
ZOOM WEBINAR

Empowerment
Prof. Sonalde Desai
University of Maryland

18 SEPTEMBER 2024
12:30 – 13:30
HYBRID EVENT

The CEDAW Committee and the General Recommendation no. 40
Ms Parinaz Tofighi
University of Bern

02 OCTOBER 2024
12:30 – 13:30
HYBRID EVENT

Gender Quotas
Prof. Nenad Stojanović
University of Geneva

09 OCTOBER 2024
12:30 – 13:30
ZOOM WEBINAR

Gender Regimes
Dr Laure Sizaire
Université Libre de Bruxelles

16 OCTOBER 2024
12:30 – 13:30
ZOOM WEBINAR

Algorithmic Discrimination
Mr Fabian Lütz
University of Lausanne and Equinet

30 OCTOBER 2024
12:30 – 13:30
ZOOM WEBINAR

Gender Equality and Participation in Public Life
Dr Diana Højlund Madsen
The Nordic Africa Institute

06 NOVEMBER 2024
12:30 – 13:30
HYBRID EVENT

Intersectionality
Dr Jody Metcalfe
European Centre for Minority Issues

20 NOVEMBER 2024
12:30 – 13:30
ZOOM WEBINAR

Gender and Family Law
Dr Miyako Hayakawa
Université Libre de Bruxelles

04 DECEMBER 2024
12:30 – 13:30
HYBRID EVENT

Reproductive Rights
Prof. Susanna Mancini
University of Bologna

18 DECEMBER 2024
12:30 – 13:30
HYBRID EVENT

Sorority
Prof. Rosario Espinosa Calabuig
University of Valencia

Please consult the full programme of the new Gender Lecture Series 2024 entitled “The Building Blocks of Gender Studies: Foundational Concepts to Navigate a Complex Field of Study” organized by the Observatory Co-director Prof. Elisa Fornalé and Dr Nicolò Alessi (World Trade Institute, University of Bern)

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The Fragmented Regulatory Puzzle for AI

16 October 2024 (12:30 – 13:30 CET)

Join us 16 October 2024 (12:30 – 13:30 CET) for another exciting gender lecture on “The Fragmented Regulatory Puzzle for AI, Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination: Comparing Approaches of the EU, the Council of Europe and the UN” by Mr Fabian Lütz (Equinet / University of Lausanne)

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