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Towards Gender Equality in Europe
26th and 27th September 2023, Hotel Sorea Regia, Bratislava
The ambition of the conference is to help identify common strategies for achieving work-life balance in various professional spheres while ensuring gender equality. The goals of the conference are also to explore the possibilities of work-life balance in research and academic professions and to find ways to prevent discrimination of beginning female scientists; identify measures to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, with an emphasis on different sectors and the educational environment, while also addressing wider discrimination based on gender identity; as well as explore different approaches to work-life balance in different countries and identify barriers and solutions to gender equality.
Conference programme
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26th September 2023
08.30 - 09.00
09.00 - 09.30
09.30 - 10.30
10.30 - 11.00
11.00 - 12.15
SECTION I
SECTION II
SECTION III
12.15 - 13.30
13.30 - 14.30
14.30 - 15.45
SECTION I
SECTION II
SECTION III
15.45 - 16.00
16.00 - 17.00
19.00
Registration
Conference opening
PANEL DISCUSSION: Work-life balance as a policy priority within Europe
Dr. Miguel de la Corte-Rodríguez | Spanish social security auditor, affiliated senior researcher at KU Leuven
PhDr. Silvia Porubänová | sociologist and gender equality expert, Executive Director of Slovak National Centre for Human Rights
Tatjana Pladere, MSc, PhD. | Assistant Professor of the University of Latvia in Riga, member of the board of directors of the Association of Latvian Young Scientists
Coffee break
PARALEL SECTIONS
WORK-LIFE BALANCE IN RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC PROFESSIONS
Discrimination of new female scientists - a case study
Anete Ilves, MA, PhD. | Lawyer, The Ombudsman's Office of the Republic of Latvia
Gender equality in scientific and academic professions
PhDr. Kamila Koza Beňová, PhD. | Assistant Professor of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Faculty of Arts, Department of Social Studies and Ethnology
EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH OF WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Discrimination of parents in employment relations
Mgr. Michaela Šinaľ | Anti-discrimination Lawyer, Public Defender of Rights in Czechia
Mgr. Jakub Konečný | Head of Research, Public Defender of Rights in Czechia
Work-life balance in teaching professions
Mgr. Veronika Michvocíková, PhD. | Assistant Professor, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Faculty of Arts, Department of Education
doc. Mgr. Mariana Sirotová, PhD. | Dean, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava, Faculty of Arts, Department of Education
Work-life balance in Slovakia
Mgr. Anna Máriássyová | Researcher, Slovak National Centre for Human Rights
Mgr. Michaela Ujházyová, PhD. | Head of Research, Slovak National Centre for Human Rights
Mgr. Radka Vicenová,PhD. | Researcher, Slovak National Centre for Human Rights
SEXISM AT WORK, SEXISM IN BUSINESS
Gender discrimination in the workplace in the context of the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU
JUDr. Viera Petrášová, PhD. | Association of Female Foresters
Gender balance in governing functions in EU politics
JUDr. Mária Havelková, PhD. | Deputy Director, Institute of Clinical Legal Education, Faculty of Law, Comenius University in Bratislava
Mgr. Magdaléna Musilová, PhD.,LL.M. | Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava
Gender and artificial intelligence
Mgr. et Mgr. Jana Novohradská | Consultant for the agenda of artificial intelligence and women in the digital age, Ministry of Investment, Regional Development and Informatics of the Slovak Republic
Focused on sexism in the helping professions
PhDr. Zuzana Draková, PhD. | Vice Dean for Gender Equality, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
Lunch
PANEL DISCUSSION: Cooperation in the promotion of gender equality in the field of work
Mgr. Zuzana Pavlíčková, LL.M. | Head of Policy and International Relations, Slovak National Centre for Human Rights
Antra Boča, MSc., PhD. | Researcher at the University of Latvia in Riga, Assistant Professor of the University of Latvia in Riga, member of the board of directors of the Association of Latvian Young Scientists
Mgr. Dalimila Solnická | Head of Labour Relations Department, State Labour Inspection Office of Czech Republic
Helle Ruusing | Communication Adviser, Office of the Gender Equality and Equal Treatment Commissioner in Estonia
PARALEL SECTIONS
WORK LIFE BALANCE
The role of equality bodies in the strengthening of the idea of work-life balance on the example of the involvement of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the process of implementation of Directive 2019/1158 in Poland
prof. AJP, dr hab. Aleksandra Szczerba | Chief Expert on gender equality at the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Poland, professor at the Jacob of Paradies University in Gorzów Wielkopolski
Political Attitudes Preventing Family Policy Reform Towards Gender Equality in the Czech republic
Mgr. Lucie Novotná, MA | Researcher, Department of Social Policy and Social Work at Masaryk University in Brno
Impact of gender division of family and household chores on professional lives of working women in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ivona Ražnatović, MA, PhD. | Communication and International Relations Advisor, The Institution of Human Rights Ombudsperson Bosnia and Herzegovina
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Case studies of resolved complaints
JUDr. Iva Palkovská, PhD. | Lawyer at the Department of Equal Treatment, Public Defender of Rights in Czechia
Monitoring and advocacy activities for more effective prevention of sexual harassment
Anastasia Chalkia, PhD. | Human Rights Advisor, The Greek National Commission of Human Rights
Cases of sexual harassment in education
Mgr. Michal Horváth | Lecturer, Slovak National Centre for Human Rights
Mgr. Veronika Michelčíková | Lawyer, Slovak National Centre for Human Rights
Military sexual harassment
JUDr. Mária Blehová | Právny poradcaNATO Force Integration Unit Slovakia
GENDER, INTERSECTIONALITY AND DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT
Intersectionality of gender identity and health disability
Mgr. Viera Hincová | Psychologist and Lecturer in the field of inclusion in education, A Centrum
Employment of LGBTIQ people in the public sector
Mgr. Karel Suda | Equal Treatment Lawyer, Public Defender of Rights in Czechia
How old are you? Experiences of women with discrimination at work in older age
Mgr. Michaela Ujházyová, PhD. | Head of Research, Slovak National Centre for Human Rights
Coffee break
PANEL DISCUSSION: Do we (really) want to stop sexual harassment in the workplace?
Mgr. Veronika Valkovičová, PhD. | Social Scientist, Institute for Sociology SAS, Faculty of Education at Comenius University in Bratislava
Mgr. Andrea Fábiková, PhD. | Scientific Research Worker, Centre for Gender Studies, Comenius University in Bratislava
Mgr. Tamara Čipková, PhD. | Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law at Comenius University in Bratislava
JUDr. Eva Janovičová | Defender of Rights at Masaryk University in Brno
Ing. Oľga Pietruchová, MA | national expert on gender-based violence, UNHCR
Evening programme
THIS! is the story of illustration - a guided tour through the story of illustration and the place of women in it; Bratislava City Gallery, Pálffy Palace, Panská 19, Bratislava
More at: https://bit.ly/47N8wJT
27th September 2023
8.45
09.00 - 10.30
10.30 - 10.45
10.45 - 12.00
12.00 - 12.30
Opening of the second day of the conference
PANEL DISCUSSION: Has the European labor market learned to be fairer to all women?
Mgr. Monika Uhlerová, PhD. | President, The Confederation of Trade Unions of the Slovak
Republic
Mgr. Nikoleta Slavíková | Employment Coordinator, Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities
Mgr. Mikuláš Lakatoš | Health Coordinator, Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities
Saša Uhlová | Investigative Journalist, online newspaper Alarm
Frohar Poya | Research and Outreach Lead, European Network of Migrant Women
Coffee break
Utilizing the potential of gender equality plans and gender audits
Findings from the implementation of the UCM gender equality plan
doc. Mgr. Ildikó Matušíková, PhD. | Vice-Rector for Science and Research, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava
A case study of a gender audit
Mgr. Zuzana Očenášová, PhD. | Scientific Worker, Institute for Research in Social Communication SAS
doc. PhDr. Gabriel Bianchi, PhD. | Deputy Director, Institute for Research in Social Communication SAS
Comprehensive solutions for sustainable change
Mgr. Michaela Jankovičová | Gender Expert, RISOTO
Summary of findings and conclusion of the conference