Upcoming events

Gender Conference hosts the 3rd Global Conference on Gender Studies. The event will engage participants from across the globe in the exploration of multidisciplinary topics such as social construction and role of gender within various societies, the meaning of gender and sex in the past and modern societies, women’s contemporary and historical experiences, and the multiple social identities. 

The UArctic network "Gender Disparities in Health and Early Education in the Arctic" invites you to an interdisciplinary conference addressing men’s underrepresentation in communal occupations, with a particular focus on nursing and health care. Among the featured speakers Professor Colette van Laar (University of Leuven) will explore the social psychological mechanisms keeping men in and out of communal occupations and roles. Assistant Professor Christopher Smith (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) will present on the underrepresentation of men in the nursing profession.

Nordic gender equality actors gather to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and to discuss the intersections of safety and gender. The Gender Equality Days is intended for everyone working with or interested in gender equality issues, including policymakers, public officials, researchers, students and specialists in labour market organisations, CSOs, the private sector and projects. The objectives of the event are to: bring together actors promoting gender equality, share information, exchange experiences, discuss the goals of promoting gender equality, develop coordination and working methods in gender equality efforts and enhance participants’ own expertise.