Upcoming events

Lecture by Jennifer McWeeny, Professor II at the Centre for Gender Research at the University of Oslo and professor at Emerson College. The question underlying the lecture is that of The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir: What is a woman? McWeeny uses Beauvoir’s phenomenological approach to trace the meaning of woman beyond the alternatives of biological determinism and social constructionism. According to this theory, being female is a practical and experiential category, not an empirical one. McWeeny will also show how the phenomenological notion of female opens the door to other phenomenological theories of other sexed locations including male, non-binary, agender, queer, and trans.

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.