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Programme

The Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research celebrated 25 years in 2023! Here you can find the programme for our jubilee event in Gothenburg 8 September the same year.

General information

We talked about what has happened in research, education and gender equality during these  25 years - and what we see when we look ahead. We also celebrated the release of our Nordic anthology Re-Imagining Sexual Harassment – Perspectives from the Nordic Region.  

The invitation to this event was sent to our cooperation partners. The event was fully booked and only this who had registered could participate . The programme was divided into two parts, taking place in two different locations in Gothenburg. For those who couldn't attend in person: The programme session in English was broadcast live and some of the programme sessions were filmed.

Programme Part 1:
25 years of:

  • Gender inequality in Sweden and the Nordic Region

  • Gender Research and Gender Studies in Sweden and the Nordic region

  • Gender Dimension in EU Research Policy

09.00 – 09.30 Coffee
09.30 – 09.40

Welcome
Malin Broberg, Vice-Chancellor, University of Gothenburg
09.40 – 10.00

The Secretariat's activities for 25 years, what, how and why?
Fredrik Bondestam, Director 
 

THEME: 25 years of Gender Inequality in Sweden and the Nordic region
Language: Swedish
10.00 – 10.25

The changing working life - challenges and opportunities
An unequal and rapidly changing working life requires new perspectives and solutions. What is the role of research and what research is needed?

Participants:

  • Lena Abrahamsson, Professor of Human Work Science, Luleå University of Technology
  • Paula Mulinari , Associate Professor of Social Work, Malmö University.

Moderator:
Ulrika Jansson, PhD in Working Life Science and senior analyst, at Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research
10.25 - 10.50

Gender mainstreaming - a contemporary strategy?
For almost 20 years, the Swedish public sector has been developing gender mainstreaming as a strategy for change. Is it a success story or a dead end?

Participants:

  • Malin Rönnblom, Professor of Political Science, Karlstad University
  • Kerstin Alnebratt, PhD in gender studies and former director of the Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research, University of Gothenburg.
    Together they have published the book "Feminism as Bureaucracy" which analyses gender mainstreaming as a political strategy in a neoliberal era.

Moderators:
Ulrika Jansson, PhD in Working Life Science and senior analyst, at Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research
10.50 – 11.10 Coffe break, mingle 
 

THEME: 25 years of Gender Research and Gender Studies in Sweden and the Nordic region
Language: Swedish
11.10 – 12.00

The conditions of gender research: from feminist researchers to the decolonisation of Academia
The relationship between gender research and research policy is constantly changing. What choices have been made and why? What is the present and future of feminist research?

Participants:

  • Evelina Johansson Wilén, PhD in gender studies, Örebro University 
  • Anna Lundberg, Associate Professor in Gender Studies, Analyst at Swedish Higher Education Authority
  • Lena Martinsson, Professor of Gender Studies, University of Gothenburg.Moderator:

Kajsa Widegren, PhD in gender studies and senior analyst  at Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research
12.00 – 13.00 LUNCH
 

THEME: 25 years of Gender Dimension in Research Policy
Language: English
13.00 – 14.00

Epistemic injustices in times of anti-democratic challenges
This session was broadcast live for those who had registered
The agenda for an inclusive European Research Area (ERA) relies on bold researchers, policy makers and activists. Currently, the push for integrating gender dimensions in research and policy face a strong pushback from multi-faceted, anti-democratic forces. What is the current state of play, and what can we expect for the future?

Participants:

  • Marcela Linkova Head of Department and researcher at the National Contact Centre för Gendre and Science, Czech Academy of Sciences, coordinator for EU Horizon2020 projects (GENDERACTION, GENDERACTIONplus) and the subgroup of the ERA Forum on Action 5 of the ERA Policy Agenda 2022-2024.
  • Sofia Strid, Associate Professor in Gender Studies and Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University of Gothenburg

Moderator:
Susanna Young Håkansson, analyst at Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research

14.00 – 14.15

 Summary of the day
Fredrik Bondestam, Director

14.15 – 15.15

Mingle

15.15 – 16.00

 Walk or tram for those who have registered for to part 2, starting at 16.00 in Litteraturhuset: 
Re-Imagining Sexual Harassment, perspectives from the Nordic region 
 

 

Practical information

When: 9.00-15.30 (CEST time)

Where: Gothenburg, Main buildning of University of Gothenburg in Vasaparken, Universitetsplatsen 1 , Torgny Segerstedtsalen, second floor.

Moderator for the session: Fredrik Bondestam, Director Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research

Language: Swedish in the morning, English in the afternoon

 

Accessible entrance and parking spaces for people with disabilities

At the back of the main building you will find an entrance with a ramp and four parking spaces, for those with a parking permit for people with disabilities.

The room Torgny Segerstedt has hearing aid support, technicians will help. Accessible bathroom can be found on the first floor, next to the elevator to the second floor.

Programme Part 2:
Re-Imagining Sexual Harassment. Perspectives from the Nordic Region

About the anthology

In April, the anthology Re-imagining Sexual Harassment: Perspectives from the Nordic Region was published. In the book, 19 writers contribute to nuance and deepen understandings of, for example, violence in working life, sexual harassment in academia and the legal system's challenges and opportunities. Academic text is interspersed with more fiction contributions.

Here you can read more about the book, buy it or download Open Access.

Here you can read the news about the boook on our website

Welcome to an afternoon filled with interesting and important perspectives, conversations and reflections on sexual harassment, violence and justice in the Nordics.

16.00 –16.10

Welcome
Moderator: Fia Adler Sandblad, Artistic Director, ADAS teater
16.10 –16.25

Re-Imagining Sexual Harassment. Perspectives from the Nordic Region    
Maja Lundqvist, analyst at National Secretariat for Gender Research and one of the book's three editors gives a presentation about the background, hopes and content of the book.
16.25-16.45

At the AGM 
The first text in the book, At the AGM, is a fictive chapter written by Mads Ananda Lodahl. We will listen together to the author's own reading of the text.
16.45-16.55

Short break
16.55-17.40

'Trusted to manage on your own’ – a conversation about the Nordic region, paradoxes, borders and violence.
How can sexual harassment be understood within the framework of violent regimes? Is there a 'Nordic paradox', what does 'sextortion' mean in a Nordic context? And what does exposure to violence and harassment, and resistance and solidarity around the same, look like in workplaces and in the public space? Meet four of the book's authors and listen to their reflections on their respective chapters and on the overall issue of sexual violence and harassment in the Nordic region.

Participants:

  • Paulina de los Reyes, Professor of Economic History at Stockholm university, author of Depleted bodies: intersectional perspectives on workplace violence
  • Silje Lundgren, Senior Lecturer at Tema Genus, Linköpings university, one of the authors of Sextortion:linking sexual violence and corruption in a Nordic context.
  • Heta Mulari, post-doctoral researcher at the Unit of Social Research, Tampere university, author of Negotioating sexual harassment and young urban femininities in Helsinki
  • Sofia Strid, Associate Professor in Gender Studies and Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Gothenburg university, one of the authors of The violently gender-equal Nordic welfare states

Moderator:
Angelica Simonsson, PhD in Educational Work and senior anlanlyst at Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research, co-editor of Re-imagining Sexual Harassment: Perspectives from the Nordic Region
17.40 –17.50

Short break
17.50-18.30

Knowledge and change - a conversation about the significance of the book
Throughout the book, questions are raised about knowledge building and what it means to do something, to understand and to change. Research as doing, writing as practice and the recognition of different experiences as knowledge run like a red thread through the book. In this conversation, we weave together knowledge from practical work with the content of the book and ask ourselves the question: What can change mean and in what ways can this book contribute to a work of change?

Participants:

  • Deepati Forsberg, Analyst at Swedish Gender Equality Agency
  • Beatrice Löfström, former Human Resources Specialist Work Environment and Equal Treatment, University West and University of Gothenburg, now Analyst at Swedish Gender Equality Agency

Moderator:
Maja Lundqvist, Analyst at Swedish Secretariat for Gender Research, co-editor of Re-imagining Sexual Harassment: Perspectives from the Nordic Region

18.30 –18.40

 Closing remarks
Moderator: Fia Adler Sandblad, artistic director, ADAS teater
18.40 –19.00 Mingle

 

Practical information

When: 16.00-19.00 (CEST time)

Where: Gothenburg Litteraturhuset, Heurlins plats 1B (the entrance door at the far end of the house, facing the river)

Language: Swedish, with some English 

Moderator for this session:  Fia Adler Sandblad, Artistic Director, ADAS teater

 

Accessible entrance and parking spaces for people with disabilities 

The main entrance has a ramp. Outside of Litteraturhuset there are spaces for those who have a parking permit for people with disabilities. However, there is major construction at the site right now, so to be sure of accessible parking spaces, it is recommended that you contact us a few days before the event. Accessible bathroom can be found on the first floor. 

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