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Call for Papers: Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Research Award – 2025 Edition

The Single Guarantee Committee of the University of Padua is once again offering, for 2025, the Award for research on gender identity and sexual orientation issues aimed at combating discrimination.This award is aimed at researchers (PhD students, research fellows, and scholars with a PhD obtained

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Call for papers: 8th conference of the Swiss Association for Gender Studies (SAGS)

The 8th conference of the Swiss Association for Gender Studies (SGGF/SAGS) will take place on September 8 and 9, 2025, at the University of Basel, under the theme "wissen – savoir – sapere – know(ledges)". The conference invites contributions from the field of gender studies, providing a platform

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Call for papers: Thinking Agriculture from the Margins: Intersectional Perspectives

This call for papers invites scholars and practitioners to rethink agriculture from the margins, exploring how marginalized perspectives reshape agricultural practices, sustainability, and social justice. Traditional farming has often been portrayed as male-dominated, but the growing visibility of

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Gender Equality Index 2024: Tackling violence against women, tackling gender inequalities

The 2024 Gender Equality Index Thematic Focus by EIGE highlights the widespread and severe issue of violence against women in the EU, which remains under-reported. Despite legal progress, including the 2024 EU Directive and the 2023 Istanbul Convention, gaps persist with five Member States yet to

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''For an Ethics of Vulnerability''. Judith Butler and Adriana Cavarero in Dialogue

Judith Butler and Adriana Cavarero will be guests, on April 30, from 2 p.m to 5 p.m., in an open dialogue in English that will provide a unique opportunity to explore issues related to the ethics of vulnerability, starting with their thinking.The event will take place in Aula Magna of Santa Marta

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