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“Women’s employment, gender equality and demographic policy” at the Delphi Economic Forum -Video

The Director of the Centre for Gender Studies, Professor Maria Karamessini participated as a speaker in the discussion “Women’s employment, gender equality and demographic policy” in the framework of the Delphi Economic Forum on April 11, 2024. You can watch the video of the discussion here.

“Gender dimensions in the labor market” – Photos

The “Gender and Society” Thematic Group of the Hellenic Foundation for European Culture (EKE) successfully held a seminar on “Gender Dimensions in the Labor Market” on April 19, 2024. The event featured presentations by Professor Maria Karamessini, Director of the Centre for Gender Studies, and Professor Georgia Petraki in the section: “Gender Inequalities and Job […]

Maria Karamessini’s Participation in the HFC’s “Gender Dimensions in the Labor Market” Event (19/4/2024)

The Thematic Group of the Hellenic Sociological Society “Gender and Society” invites you to the event on “Gender Dimensions in the Labor Market” which will take place on Friday, April 19, 17.30 – 20.30 at Megaron Kosmos, 6th floor, 125-127 Kifisias Avenue. In the first thematic unit entitled: “Gender Inequalities and Precariousness at Work” participates […]

ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN INITIATIVE AGAINST FEMICIDE (3/4/2024)

ANNOUNCEMENT April 3, 2024 With unspeakable sorrow and pain, overflowing anger, and unanswered questions, we stand for the umpteenth time as witnesses to yet another femicide. Kyriaki Griva is no longer with us. In a tragic irony, this femicide took place right in front of a police station, where just minutes before the victim had […]

Professor Maria Karamessini’s Participation in the 7th Inclusivity Lounge at the Delphi Economic Forum (11/4/2024)

On April 11, Women On Top organizes the 7th Inclusivity Lounge as part of the Delphi Economic Forum. The Inclusivity Lounge, titled “Inclusion: The lost piece in the demographic puzzle”, will focus on inclusion as a possible solution to demographic challenges, in particular the ways in which female employment, integration of migrants, people with disabilities, […]

Participation of the Centre for Gender Studies in the Troodos Academy of Lifelong Learning & Active Citizenship – First Series of Lectures 2023 – 2024 (27/3/2024)

Professor Georgia Petraki and the member of the Gender Studies Laboratory, Voula Touri will participate in the 10th Workshop on “Gender Equality. Elimination of stereotypes and social prejudices” organized by the Troodos  Mountain Areas Social Support Network, on 27/3/2024 in Kakopetria. The event will be attended by Mrs. Kalli Hadjiiosif, Vice-President of the Board of […]

Participation of Professor Maria Karamessini to Women of the World-Athens 2024 (6-8 April 2024 at the SNFCC)

From April 6 to 8, 2024, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, in collaboration with the WOW Foundation, presents for the second year the WOW – Women of the World festival, the largest event in the world for women, femininities and non-binary people. Since the first festival was held in London in 2010, WOW has […]

“Preventing and combating sexual harassment in the workplace” (12/3/2024)

As part of the “Safe at Work” project, an open event entitled: “Preventing and combating sexual harassment in the workplace” is organized on Tuesday 12/03/2024 at 12:15-16:00 at the ActionAid Center in Athens, Petras 93, P.C. 10444 The “Safe at Work” program, which has been implemented for two years, coordinated by ActionAid, aims to inform […]

“Women’s employment, gender equality & development strategy”- Working paper by Maria Karamessini

The ENA Institute for Alternative Policies has published the working paper of the Director of the Gender Studies Laboratory, Professor Maria Karamessini, entitled: “Women’s employment, gender equality & development strategy”. The main points of the text are that: The elimination of gender inequalities in the labor market is a major social & political challenge for Greece Gender […]

Call for Abstracts : LEAVE POLICIES IN CHANGING TIMES: NEW PATTERNS OF WORK AND CARE AND GENDER AND SOCIAL EQUALITY (Athens, June 29-30, 2023)

LEAVE POLICIES IN CHANGING TIMES: NEW PATTERNS OF WORK AND CARE AND GENDER AND SOCIAL EQUALITY The 20th Seminar of the International Network on Leave Policies and Research will take place for the first time in Greece on the 29-30 of June 2023. It is organized by the Centre for Gender Studies of Panteion University, in collaboration with the […]