Ending gender-based violence in academia
TOWARD GENDER-EQUAL, SAFE AND INCLUSIVE RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION
24 – 25 November 2022
Prague, Czech Republic
recordings from Day 1
recordings from Day 2

Ending gender-based violence in academia
TOWARD GENDER-EQUAL, SAFE AND INCLUSIVE RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION
24 – 25 November 2022
Prague, Czech Republic
About the conference
The Centre for Gender and Science at the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences organised this international conference under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, within the framework of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU.
With 140 participants and over 400 people attending online, the conference brought together representatives of student and early-career researchers, Research Performing Organisations and their umbrella organisations, Research Funding Organisations, and national authorities.
The goal was to advance the debate on the actions needed to improve the protection of students and staff from all forms of violence in academic settings, including issues of internationalisation, intersectionality, and epistemic injustices.
By signing a Call for Action endorsed by the Czech Minister of Education Vladimir Balas, anyone can join the effort for gender-equal, safe and inclusive research and higher education.
MoreCall for Action
The harmful impacts that gender-based violence in all its forms, including sexual harassment, has on victims, survivors, and bystanders have been known for more than fifty years. During that time, gender-based violence has moved from being an unnamed problem to one that is named and framed. Yet it persists as a part of academic culture. As a result, the well-being and participation of students and academics are being put at risk and this negatively affects the quality of research and teaching. Gender-based violence directly impedes access to academic freedom, which means that higher education and research as democratic institutions are consequently at stake.
Leaders and managers have a vital role to play. Those in positions of power need to take responsibility, accept accountability, and lead the way in creating and maintaining safe and inclusive study, training, and research environments built on respect, dignity, and recognition.
MoreSpeakers & Moderators
More informationModerators: Colette Schrodi, European Science Foundation & Zdeněk Sloboda, Palacký University Olomouc
09:00 – 9:30
Welcome addresses
09:30 – 11:00
Mobilisation and support for safe academia for all
Moderator: Colette Schrodi, European Science Foundation
Speakers:
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 – 12:00
Keynote: No More Excuses. Moving beyond Gender-Based Violence in Academia
(the slides are available here)
Speakers:
12:00 – 13:00
UniSAFE: prevalence, consequences and determinants of gender-based violence in academia and the tools to eradicate it
Moderator: Sofia Strid, Gothenburg University, SE
Speakers:
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch
14:30 – 16:00
Gender-based violence and epistemic injustices
Moderator: Zdeněk Sloboda, Palacký University Olomouc
16:00
End of Day 1
19:00
Networking dinner at Café Louvre (Národní 22, 110 00 Nové Město)
Programme:
Moderators: Colette Schrodi, European Science Foundation & Zdeněk Sloboda, Palacký University Olomouc
9:00 – 10:30
Institutional change as a tool to end gender-based violence
Moderator: Colette Schrodi, European Science Foundation
Speakers:
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00
The steering role of RFOs in ending gender-based violence
Moderator: Moa Persdotter, Vinnova
Speakers:
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 14:00
The role of umbrella organisations in the ERA in combatting gender-based violence
Moderator: Zdeněk Sloboda, Palacký University Olomouc
Speakers:
14:00 – 14:30
Coffee break
14:30 – 15:30
Policy frameworks and measures to end gender-based violence
Moderator: Marcela Linková, Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
Speakers:
15:30 – 15:40
Call for action
15:40 – 16:00
Final Remarks
Speakers:
16:00
Close of conference
Sustainability
Our aim is to make this conference as eco-friendly as possible.
More about sustainabilityResources
Here you can find policy documents and information about projects related to gender-based violence in academia.
MoreScientific
committee
Local organising committee
Fredrik Bondestam, Uppsala University, SE
Ana Maria Fonseca de Almeida, University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, BR
Jeff Hearn, Hanken School of Economics, FI
Ruth Lewis, Northumbria University, GB
Sara Pilia, Eurodoc, IT
Sofia Strid, Gothenburg University, SE
Kathrin Zippel, Free University of Berlin, DE
For the Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences:
Marcela Linková, Head of the Centre for Gender and Science
Ananké Nebeská, CZ PRES Event Organiser, Centre for Gender and Science
Jana Gabrielová, Communication Coordinator, Centre for Gender and Science
Jarmila Lancošová, Team Assistant, Centre for Gender and Science
For the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports:
Lucie Núñez Tayupanta, Head of Unit of the European Research Area
Zuzana Weisgärberová, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
e-mail: gbv2022@soc.cas.cz
Centre for Gender & Science
Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Jilská 361/1
110 00 Prague 1
Czech Republic