Gender & Politics events at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence in February-May, 2026

Some interesting Gender & Politics events will be held at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence in February-May, 2026.

Here are some meetings of the event that can be attended also online: “Equality in accademia: do we have a gender problem?” by speakers: Manuela Naldini (Unito), Anna Bosco (Unifi), Massimo Prearo (UniVr), Aurora Perego (UniTr), Francesca Feo (UniBergen). Chair: Emanuela Lombardo. Discussants: Daniela Piccio (UniTo) on 17 February, 2026, at 11.00 - 13.00 at Palazzo Strozzi, aula Pollaiolo and videoconference online can be attended on this link (Rome time); “The international norm of gender-sensitive parliaments in times of democratic backsliding and anti-gender actors” on 17 March, 2026, at 10:00–12:00 (link) by Dr Petra Ahrens, University of Tampere, Finland (expert on EU gender equality policies, European Parliament, gender-sensitive parliaments, qualitative methods); Informal Q&A sessions with PhD researchers focusing on qualitative research methods and academic publishing and editorial practices on 20 March, 2026, at 10:00-12:00 (link).

More information about the events can be found here.

Furthermore, on March 10th, at the Scuola Normale in Florence, at Sala l'Altana, Palazzo Strozzi Florence, and also online, there will be a roundtable discussion on "Riding the Anti-Equality Tide, Building Feminist Futures"  discussing on the occasion of March 8th, how feminism, in movements and institutions, is today riding the challenge of the anti-gender wave that actively opposes gender equality and the rights of LGBTQI+ people, and is working to build a future of equity and justice. You can see further information about the event here.