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Calls for Papers: Gender-Based Violence: Structural Roots and Transformative Responses

Guest editors: Alessia Donà (University of Trento), Bailey Gerrits (St. Francis Xavier University), Sveva Magaraggia (University of Milano Bicocca), Giovanna Vingelli (University of Calabria). The call's complete text is available in English and Italian.Deadline by which to receive proposals:

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Fireside Chat: Celebrating Joanna Rostek's 2023 Suraj Mal and Shyama Devi Agarwal Book Prize for her book Women’s Economic Thought in the Romantic Age

On June 24, 2024 03:00 PMJoanna's work earned her the 2023 Suraj Mal and Shyama Devi Agarwal Book Prize, and we're excited to hear her insights on the often-overlooked contributions of women economists during the Romantic Age. Edith Kuiper will moderate the conversation, exploring how Joanna's

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Breaking the binary mold: Understanding social representations of nonbinary gender identities among the LGBTQIA+ Italian population.

Rosati, F., Lorusso, M. M., Albanesi, C., Baiocco, R., Pistella, J., & Compare, C. (2024) To comprehend nonbinary identity, it is necessary to incorporate new and more inclusive social representations (SRs). Transnormativity, cisnormativity, and genderism may characterize lesbian, gay, bisexual,

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News deserts and Local Media State of Play

06 June 202414:00 - 17:15 CESTThe event will discuss the results of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom's research on news deserts and other studies on the local media landscape.Local media outlets face several challenges, ranging from economic instability to political influence. These

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Are we getting there? A synthesis of UN system evaluations of SDG 5

Publication year: 2024As we cross the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and amidst stalled progress on achieving gender equality, the independent evaluation offices of UN Women, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, and WFP saw an opportunity to conduct an inter-agency synthesis of UN system

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