The GenTIC research group is organising a new annual seminar to share its latest research findings and the work plan of ongoing projects. Entitled “Feminist Intersectional Perspectives on Gender Inequalities, Power Relations, and Well-being in the Digital Age“, the 2024 event is open to students, researchers, academics and anyone interested in addressing gender inequalities to overcome existing barriers to equality and inclusion in the digital society.

When: Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Time: 10:00 h – 14:00 h

Venue: UOC’s Interdisciplinary R&I Hub (room C0.6, basement floor – Rambla del Poblenou, 154 Barcelona) and online (link will be provided after registration).

Languages: English and Spanish (no translation available).

Registration: To participate, please register here.

In this seminar, we will discuss how to promote inclusive gender equity in the science and innovation system, and explore different theoretical and methodological approaches related to applying an intersectional and decolonial feminist perspective to end current inequalities and social structures of power and domination.

Check out the programme below:

10:00 – 10:05 h Welcome

10:05 – 10:35 h Mujeres inspiradoras de profesiones y roles contra-estereotípicos en ciencia y tecnología. Milagros Sáinz

10:35 – 11:05 h Estereotipos y juego en la infancia: actitudes hacia juguetes, roles de género y distancia social. Rocío Segura-Nebot 

11:05 – 11:35 h Gender and Background Differences in Upper Secondary Students’ Well-being Across STEM and Non-STEM Study Choices. Miruna Bivol

11:35 – 12:00 h Break

12:00 – 12:30 h Facilitating and hindering factors for organisational change in higher education – comparing an Irish and Finish case study. Rachel Palmén & Jörg Müller

12:30 – 13:00 h Pastoras: ecofeminismo y nuevas representaciones de las mujeres rurales en Cataluña y España. María José Romano & Enric Castelló 

13:00 – 13:30 h Mujeres indígenas entrelazando saberes: cuerpos, territorios y tecnologías para la vida. Presentación general del proyecto INDIWOMINT/MSCA. Ana María Noguera Durán

13:30 – 14:00 h Reproductive Health under Algorithm Surveillance: An Overview of the MSCA’s Research Project THELMA. Luana Mathias Souto

14:00 h Closing of the seminar