EVENTS: Scotland and UK wide

In this post you will find a selection of up and coming events and programmes relating to gender and women's participation in the labour market.

HUMAN RIGHTS CONSORTIUM SCOTLAND

Applying Human Rights in Scotland - Free training for NGOs

This free training is for Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who are interested in learning more about human rights principles and standards which apply in Scotland. Organisations involved in social care, combatting poverty, housing and access to justice may find this particularly useful.

Friday, 11th April, STIRLING, 9.30am – 1pm

Tuesday, 15th April, GLASGOW, 9.30am – 1pm

Wednesday, 16th April, EDINBURGH, 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Tuesday, 22nd April, INVERNESS, 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Thursday, 24th April, DUMFRIES, 1.30pm – 4.30pm

This training is designed to build knowledge and capacity on human rights so that people routinely use human rights standards in their work and raise discussions about the equal enjoyment of human rights in everyday places. We also want to encourage and enable members to raise the practical application of human rights in Scotland during the referendum debate. Whatever the outcome of the vote, we hope that respect for human rights will be better mainstreamed in the design, delivery and funding of public services in Scotland. http://digbig.com/5bjsgq

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Scottish Women’s Convention

SCOTLAND’S REFERENDUM

Do you have enough information to make an informed decision?

Have the two campaigns addressed your issues?

Come along to this FREE event on Saturday 12th April 201, 10am - 1pm

Queens Hotel

160 Nethergate

Dundee, DD1 4DU

There will be representatives from both Better Together and YES Scotland

Lunch provided

To Register

Telephone: 0141 339 4797

or Email: info@scottishwomensconvention.org

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Scottish Resource Centre for Women in SET

Developing and Supporting Your Female STEM Staff and Students Wednesday, 14th May 2014, Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus, 219 Colinton Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1DJ

This inspiring one day conference organised by the Scottish Resource Centre for Women in SET will address the key issues around gender in STEM education and employment, focussing on outcomes set by the Scottish Funding Council and highlighting the actions and measures that higher education institutions are taking.

Aimed at academic staff and human resources professionals, the event will highlight how HEIs can increase diversity in their STEM workforce, making use of the Athena Swan Charter and sharing practice on developing female STEM staff and students.

We have an exceptional line up of guest speakers who will share with you their expertise including:

• Professor Andrea Nolan, Principal and Vice Chancellor, Edinburgh Napier University
• Professor Alice Brown, Chair, Scottish Funding Council
• Professor Lesley Yellowlees, Vice-Principal University of Edinburgh and President of theRoyal Society of Chemistry
• Professor Yvonne Galligan, Queens University Belfast
• Dr Sean McWhinnie, Oxford Research & Policy

The event also comprises 3 interactive workshops covering:

• Taking action to support your students
• Sharing ideas to progress your Athena Swan Action Plan
• Supporting the career development of female researchers

Please note delegates will have the opportunity to attend two out of the three workshops.

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The event is free. However, registrations are being taken to confirm your attendance, workshop selections, special access and dietary requirements.

All enquiries regarding the event should be made to Joanna Glenfield on 0131 455 2267 or email j.glenfield@napier.ac.uk

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Engender

Engender hosts a range of conferences, seminars, round-tables and discussions to explore women’s inequality, and share strategies to challenge it.

Some of events are members only, but all are welcome at their public events.

Inspiring Women: Intersectionality

May 17, 2014, 11.00 – 13.30

The Melting Pot, Edinburgh

Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.

Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.

This Inspiring Women will be discussing intersectionality. The concept of intersectionality came from Kimberle Crenshaw, an academic scholar, in 1989. It describes the connections between different forms of oppression such as sexism, racism, ableism, classism, homophobia, transphobia and xenophobia and the need to recognise that these are interconnected and cannot be considered separately.

This session allows Engender members the opportunity to get together to discuss how intersectional approaches would be useful for Scottish feminism in 2014, and to identify any challenges that intersectionality presents.

 

Inspiring Women: Masculinities

September 20, 2014, 11.00 – 13.00

Room 3, STUC, Glasgow

Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.

Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.

This Inspiring Women will be discussing masculinities.

Masculinities and men are not the same thing. Masculinities refer to gender relations, the position of men and how people engage with that position. It is a commonly held belief that masculinity is innate and cannot be changed but there is significant evidence that there are multiple masculinities and that these change over time and that they are subject to influence.

This session gives Engender members an opportunity to reflect on the predominant masculinities in Scotland to day and how feminists can best engage with theories and practice around masculinities.

 

Inspiring Women: Pornography and new media

November 15, 2014, 11.00 – 13.00

The Melting Pot, Edinburgh

Only members can book this event. If you are a member of Engender, please sign in now to book.

Inspiring Women events bring Engender members together consider and discuss feminist issues. They are women only spaces, and give women the opportunity to talk about their own ideas and perspectives.

This Inspiring Women will be discussing pornography and new media.

The rise of the Internet and increased use of social media has provided millions of consumers with the opportunity to purchase and view pornography almost anonymously, and to share and abuse personal images.

This session offers an opportunity for Engender members to discuss the implications and consequences of pornography in the digital age.