Projects
Can gender autonomy be reconciled with gender equality? Reforming law on sound normative bases Ghent University
While gender equality is still an unachieved reality for many women, much legal attention has recently gone to struggles that transgender and non-binary persons face in present day society. Many among those persons call for a profound reform or even abolishment of gender as a legal category. Focus has therefore been seemingly shifting from gender equality towards gender autonomy. One might expect feminism not to be sceptical of gender ...
Sabbatical Veerle Draulans: Co-creation of a gender mainstreaming policy in academia, with a special focus on gender & STEM KU Leuven
Collaboration with academic partners such as University of Limpopo (SA), African Doctoral Academy, Stellenbosch University (SA), Arba Minch, Bahir Dar & Mekelle University (Ethiopia), University of Rwanda: Rwandan Association for Women in Science & Technology, Rawise the great need for exchange on updated, clear criteria for a sustainable gender mainstreaming policy, in which the scientifically important concept of intersectionality ...
The activation of political gender stereotypes: an experimental test of the effect of the information environment on the use of political gender stereotypes in Flanders. Ghent University
The position of women in politics has captured the attention of scholars for decades. Also today, women continue to face difficulties when penetrating this male-dominated domain. Gender stereotypes are one of the factors impeding women’s entrance in politics. By investigating the conditions under which political gender stereotypes are activated in voters’ minds, this project moves beyond a description of the presence of these stereotypes and ...
Gender budgeting in the European Structural and Investment Funds: the need change towards gender equality. University of Antwerp
Erasmus+ Key Action2: PROmoting Gender mainstrEaming iN acaDemia through thE enhancement of gendeR equalIty and iNclusion in hiGher education (PRO GENDERING) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
the capacity of Universities to build inclusive education communities through the provision of know-how to implement GEPs
and educating university students on the topic of GEPs are key objectives. The project aspires to build the capacities of
Universities’ staff to promote gender equality and enhance ...
The activation of political gender stereotypes: an experimental test of the effect of the information environment on the use of political gender stereotypes in Flanders. Ghent University
The position of women in politics has captured the attention of
scholars for decades. Also today, women continue to face difficulties
when penetrating this male-dominated domain. Gender stereotypes
are one of the factors impeding women’s entrance in politics. By
investigating the conditions under which political gender stereotypes
are activated in voters’ minds, this project moves beyond a
description of ...
'Gender as a multi-layered issue in journalism.' A longitudinal, multi-methodical study of gender inequality in the field of journalism in Flanders. Ghent University
In recent years, the numerical inequality between male and female journalists is increasingly eliminated. However, the field of journalism remains divided along gender lines and subtle mechanisms maintain gender inequality. The aim of this research project is to study whether and how two rencent trends in the media sector – commercialization and digitization – influence the underlying mechanisms of gender segregation in journalism.