October 2022
WG2 held its September its third virtual meeting in September, 2022
WG2 led by prof. Christine Cross and prof. Liudvika Leišytė welcomed the new members who joined WG2 meeting. Several new members have joined the WG2 and it has now reached more than 100 members. The general objectives of the WG2 were underlined, with the focus on collecting empirical data in various member countries and preparing a research publication in 2023. The core of the meeting discussed the extent to which early career researchers voices are [...]
WG3 begins preparations for the 2023 summer school in Athens
WG3 met virtually on October 5th with the task of planning for the second grant period ahead. It will certainly be a challenging year as we are taking on the organization of the 2023 VOICES Summer School in the beautiful city of Athens, in close collaboration with the Athena Research Centre. This will be the highlight of our mission for the year ahead and represents an invaluable opportunity to share and discuss the integration of [...]
September 2022
COST Academy organizes a webinar on Integrating the gender dimension in research & innovation
The COST Academy organizes a webinar on Integrating the gender dimension in research & innovation. The webinar will be held on 13 October 2022, between 11:00-12:00 CET, and it is open to all COST Action participants. The aim of the webinar is to raise awareness on how to effectively integrate gender and sex analysis when carrying out research. The webinar will be presented by Prof. Ineke Klinge, Rapporteur for the Horizon 2020 Gendered Innovations 2 project, and Chair of the Horizon 2020 Advisory Group [...]
August 2022
Call for submissions for a joint international research project on gender equity
JOINT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECT IN THE FIELD OF GENDER EQUITY The Gender Equity Unit and the Gender Law Forum at the University of Haifa and Université Lille invite submissions for a joint international research project on gender equity.The project aims to provide complementary perspectives on gender equity. It will consist of two international meetings and result in international publications. This two-part international research project will comprise 2 international meetings with complementary gender equity foci: the [...]
July 2022
Successful summer school on intersectionality in Krakow
The Intersectionality, Research, and Action International Summer School (IRAISS) was held on the 12-15 of July 2022 in Krakow, Poland, at the Jagiellonian University. More than 40 people participated for a week in Krakow in discussions and reflections on intersectionality in research. The Welcome and Opening Session was in charge of Beata Kowalska (Ombudswoman Jagiellonian University), Anne-Sophie Godfroy (VOICES Chair), Victoria Showunmi (IRAISS leader), and Marta Warat (coordinator university host). During the IRAISS, they had [...]
The first Voices summer school will be held in Krakow (Poland)
Everything is ready for the start of the first VOICES training school. The Intersectionality, Research, and Action International Summer School (IRAISS) will be held on the 12-15 of July 2022 in Krakow, Poland, at the Jagiellonian University. IRAISS is organized within the Working Group 5 Intersectionality, led by Victoria Showunmi and Jennifer Dahmen-Adkins, and with the support of the organizing team led by Marta Warat. The IRAISS is designed as a focused and innovative opportunity [...]
June 2022
Working Group 6 meeting in Vilnius
On June 9, 2022, a Management Committee meeting, and parallel meetings of all working groups in hybrid format took place in Vilnius, including a meeting of the working group 6 “Monitoring & evaluation” chaired by leader Maria Brown. In the meeting the WG6 discussed what has already been done in the framework of the WG6 on the practical monitoring and evaluation of knowledge on gender equality, and what still needs to be done to conduct [...]
WG3 held its second virtual meeting
WG3, led by Clemens Striebing and Anita Thaler, held its second virtual meeting on June 22. Anita Thaler reported back from Vilnius Annual Meeting for members who didn’t have the chance to attend the in-person meeting, underscoring the need to bring clarity to the crucial goal of WG3: to integrate gender in knowledge production, both in research and in teaching. To that end, we’ve inaugurated a Case Study Discussion Series which will allow members from [...]