The Building Blocks of Gender Studies

Foundational Concepts to navigate a complex field of study

Gender Lecture Series 2024
 

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 - 13:3; Zoom Webinar
  Gender Mainstreamin, Prof. Vera Lomazz, University of Bergamo
   

• 03 July 202: 12:30 - 13:3; 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 - 13:3; 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

The Gender Lecture Series is organized by Prof. Elisa Fornalé as part of the HEurope Project HRJust (States’ Practice of Human Rights Justification: A Study in Civil Society Engagement and Human Rights Through the Lens of Gender and Intersectionality) and the SNF funded project GEM (Gender Equality in the Mirror) housed at the World Trade Institute, University of Bern.

Participation is open to the public and free of charge. The hybrid events will be held at the Anna Nussbaum Auditorium of the World Trade Institute, at Hallerstrasse 6, 3012 Bern. It will be possible to attend them remotely via Zoom.
For further information please email Dr Nicolò Alessi (nicolo.alessi2unibech).