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Change in the academic environment is inevitable. We are launching a campaign for International Women and Girls in Science Day

Gender and Science department of the Institute of Sociology will celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science for the tenth time this year. Czech science can no longer ignore the structural inequalities that lead to a talent drain and suppression of the potential of women and other marginalised groups. In the spirit of this year’s international motto Accelerate Action, we want to emphasize that change is not only desirable, but necessary. What...

Save the Date! GENDERACTIONplus’ final conference is coming

Towards new Horizons: Inclusive Gender Equality in FP10 and Beyond When: 12 February 2025 | Where: Ateliers des Tanneurs, Brussels & online You can find the registration form here. Over the past three years, Horizon Europe project GENDERACTIONplus has worked to advance inclusive gender equality in the European Research Area. Our work is coming to a close at a time of intense policy negotiations that are shaping the future priorities for research and innovation, including...

The role of sex and gender in (bio)medical research 

This webinar is part of a series of guest workshops organised by the Centre for Gender and Science (Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences) given by international experts intended to mainstream gender dimension in research and bring best practices and interesting examples into the Czech scientific context. The primary target groups are experts and scientists within the particular field. When: 26. 11. 2024, 16:30 – 18:00 CET Where: The interactive webinar will...

Brunch for Expat Women in Czech Science with Zsófia Csajbók

When: 7 May 2024, 10:00 – 12:30Event Address: Kampus Hybernská, Hyberská 4, Prague Registration is closed. At 7th of May, we organised a second Brunch for Expat Women in Czech Science, which we decided to organize in cooperation with Hyb4City after increasing requests. Our invitation was accepted by Zsófia Csajbók, PhD, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Humanities, Charles University, Prague, who was a guest speaker at this event. Photographies from the event: As the...

Join our prevalence study and support a safe environment at universities and the Czech Academy of Sciences

Until the end of November, you can participate in our prevalence study focused on gender-based violence at Czech universities and institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences. People whose institutions did not join the survey can also fill in the questionnaire. If you want to help us with the prevalence study, even if your institution did not participate in our unique survey, you can fill out the questionnaire at this link: https://rebrand.ly/0789dotaznikEN. Thank you for...

Astrid Linder: Vehicle occupant crash safety: Injury data, crash testing and the world’s first crash test dummy of an average female

When: 21. 11. 13:30 – 15:00 Where: Zoom Registration: here till 19. 11. We would like to kindly invite you to a webinar titled Vehicle occupant crash safety: Injury data, crash testing and the world’s first crash test dummy of an average female with Professor Astrid Linder, which is part of educational activities of Centre for Gender and Science focusing on gender dimension in research. On our roads 1.35 million people lose their lives yearly...

The prevalence study of gender-based violence in public universities and institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences is on!

In the autumn of this year, we have launched a study on gender-based violence at public universities and institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences which is the first of its kind in the Czech academic environment. It will be a follow-up to the European study conducted within the Horizon 2020 UniSAFE project. This showed that nearly two in three people (62%) had experienced some form of gender-based violence. The most recent data on gender-based...

Stefanie Lemke: Integrating gender in food systems research

When: 4.10. 16:30 – 18:30 Where: Zoom We would like to kindly invite you to a webinar titled Integrating gender in food systems research – concepts, approaches and experiences from the field with professor Stefanie Lemke, which is part of educational activities of Centre for Gender and Science focusing on gender dimension in research. Abstract: In food systems research as well as in other research areas, a gendered perspective is key to better understand and...

Brunch for International Women in Czech Science with Mariya Shamzhy

14 June 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Campus Hybernská, Hybernská 4, Prague We would like to invite you to our very first Brunch for International Women in Science, which we decided to organize in cooperation with Hyb4City. Our invitation was accepted by Mgr. Mariya Shamzhy, Ph.D., winner of the Neuron 2022 Award for promising scientists, who will be a guest speaker at this event. We aimed to select an inspiring person who has...

Maria Rodó-Zárate: Geographies of Intersectionality

When: 13. 12. 2022 at 5 pm CET Where: online Registration: here This online workshop is part of a series of guest workshops organised by the Centre for Gender and Science (Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences) given by international experts intended to mainstream gender dimension in research and bring best practices and interesting examples into the Czech scientific context. The primary target groups are experts and scientists within the particular field....