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Where is gender After the 2007 EYEO : Intersectionality to the Rescue ?

Where is gender After the 2007 EYEO : Intersectionality to the Rescue ?. Presentation Mundes Mujeres 2008 Madrid Round Table Athena 3A July 7th. What is Athena ?. Advanced Thematic Network in European Women’s Studies Created in 1996 by AOIFE Selected as a Socrates Thematic Project in 1998

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Where is gender After the 2007 EYEO : Intersectionality to the Rescue ?

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  1. Where is gender After the 2007 EYEO : Intersectionality to the Rescue ? Presentation Mundes Mujeres 2008 Madrid Round Table Athena 3A July 7th

  2. What is Athena ? • Advanced Thematic Network in European Women’s Studies • Created in 1996 by AOIFE • Selected as a Socrates Thematic Project in 1998 • Central Coordination Utrecht University • Different Workinggroups • http://www.athena3.org

  3. Workinggroup 3A of Athena • “The Societal Impact of Women’s Studies” • Think Tank • > 40 participants from 19 countries • http:// www.rosadoc.be/athena

  4. Agenda • Introduction Martha Franken • Anti-discrimination policies in Nordic countries dr. Rikke Randorff Hegnhoj- N) • The Politics of Backlash : from Gender mainstreaming to Mainstreaming Equality for All (prof. Dr. Maria Stratigaki - Gr) • Intersectionality as a Model & Methodology for and discimination : a case of UK (prof. Dr. Barbara Bagilhole – UK)

  5. Goals and Objectives 2007 EYEO • Generally : awareness-raising • Specific : 4 R’s Rights, Representation, Recognition, Respect • Why : challenge discriminatory attitudes and behaviour and information about rights and obligations

  6. What happened ? • Meetings and Events; • Information – promotion and educational campaigns; • Research projects (eurobarometer surveys)

  7. Evaluation • Not looking at effects of EYEO as such • What happened to gender that year ?

  8. What happened to gender ? • Terminology : Confusion of ideas ? • Equality machinery : targetgroups • The pitfall of Gender Mainstreaming • Gender one of 6 = minority ?

  9. Conclusions • EYEO closing conference November, Lisbon : Achievements : • > 430 National activities • Balanced treatment of grounds – multiple discriminations • Application Gender Mainstreaming • Dialogue initiated with all actors • Comprehensive commitment all actors • Comprehensive media campaign • Establishment cooperation in EQUINET

  10. Future work on anti-discrimination • Need for reliable data = prerequisite • Positive measures required • Sustaining of government mechanisms that are established • Continued EU awareness-raising 4 R’s • Immediate and full implementation of existing legislative framework • Fill in the legislative gaps • Strong link between social exclusion, poverty and unequal opportunities

  11. What do we remember ? • Multiple discriminations as a threat or an opportunity ? • Gender as a Red Thread ? (omnipresent concept) • New EU legislation

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