Equality Week 2019 Athena SWAN's President Symposium on Gender Equality and lntersectionality

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• Title

  Equality Week 2019 Athena SWAN's President Symposium on Gender Equality and lntersectionality

• Code

  CPD1689

• College

  Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences

• Teaching Mode

  Part-Time

• Fees

  0 See Fees and Costs for full details.

• Entry Requirements

  See Requirements for full details.

• Venue

  Aula Maxima, UCC Main Campus

• Start Date

  8th March 2019

Outline

Symposium to be held in the Aula Maxima, UCC

The Symposium aims to provide participants with an overview of ongoing debates in the fields of women's and gender studies, deepening their awareness of issues of gender equality and intersectionality, as well as their competences on the role played by higher education in fostering gender equality and diversity at a societal level.

Friday March 8th

6 p.m.  President to open symposium with invited keynote speaker (Pat O'Connor, UL) plus award of Equality Award 2019 to UCC Alumna.

Saturday March 9th 

9:30 Opening of symposium with brief address of welcome

9:45-11:00 Roundtable discussion with MAWS founders and alumni about the programme and its applicability, academic contribution to gender equality and the changing landscape of gender equality since the inception of the course

COFFEE - 15 minutes

11:15-13:00 Workshop on Ethnicity/Gender lntersectionality facilitated by Advance HE (Clare Pavitt from Advance HE coordinating this segment)

LUNCH - 60 minutes

2:00-4:00 Keynote (Maggie O'Neill, Sociology, UCC) with panel discussion

Practicalities

Date: Friday 8th March at 6pm to Saturday 9th March 4pm

Venue: Aula Maxima, UCC, Main Campus 

Requirements

Fees and Costs

No attendance fee

How Do I Apply

Symposium to be held in the Aula Maxima, UCC

The Symposium aims to provide participants with an overview of ongoing debates in the fields of women's and gender studies, deepening their awareness of issues of gender equality and intersectionality, as well as their competences on the role played by higher education in fostering gender equality and diversity at a societal level.

Friday March 8th

6 p.m.  President to open symposium with invited keynote speaker (Pat O'Connor, UL) plus award of Equality Award 2019 to UCC Alumna.

Saturday March 9th 

9:30 Opening of symposium with brief address of welcome

9:45-11:00 Roundtable discussion with MAWS founders and alumni about the programme and its applicability, academic contribution to gender equality and the changing landscape of gender equality since the inception of the course

COFFEE - 15 minutes

11:15-13:00 Workshop on Ethnicity/Gender lntersectionality facilitated by Advance HE (Clare Pavitt from Advance HE coordinating this segment)

LUNCH - 60 minutes

2:00-4:00 Keynote (Maggie O'Neill, Sociology, UCC) with panel discussion

1. Study
2. Continuing Professional Development
3. Browse CPD Options
4. CPD General Interest
5. CPD1689 Symposium on Gender Equality and lntersectionality

About

Explore This Section

Fact File

• Title

  Equality Week 2019 Athena SWAN's President Symposium on Gender Equality and lntersectionality

• Code

  CPD1689

• College

  Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences

• Teaching Mode

  Part-Time

• Fees

  0 See Fees and Costs for full details.

• Entry Requirements

  See Requirements for full details.

• Venue

  Aula Maxima, UCC Main Campus

• Start Date

  8th March 2019

Outline

Symposium to be held in the Aula Maxima, UCC

The Symposium aims to provide participants with an overview of ongoing debates in the fields of women's and gender studies, deepening their awareness of issues of gender equality and intersectionality, as well as their competences on the role played by higher education in fostering gender equality and diversity at a societal level.

Friday March 8th

6 p.m.  President to open symposium with invited keynote speaker (Pat O'Connor, UL) plus award of Equality Award 2019 to UCC Alumna.

Saturday March 9th 

9:30 Opening of symposium with brief address of welcome

9:45-11:00 Roundtable discussion with MAWS founders and alumni about the programme and its applicability, academic contribution to gender equality and the changing landscape of gender equality since the inception of the course

COFFEE - 15 minutes

11:15-13:00 Workshop on Ethnicity/Gender lntersectionality facilitated by Advance HE (Clare Pavitt from Advance HE coordinating this segment)

LUNCH - 60 minutes

2:00-4:00 Keynote (Maggie O'Neill, Sociology, UCC) with panel discussion

Practicalities

Date: Friday 8th March at 6pm to Saturday 9th March 4pm

Venue: Aula Maxima, UCC, Main Campus 

Requirements

Fees and Costs

No attendance fee

How Do I Apply

Please note you will be required to provide additional information as part of the online application process for this programme. This will include the following questions:

• You may enter the details of professional or voluntary positions held. We strongly encourage you to complete this section with all relevant work experiences that will support your application.

• In addition to your previously declared qualifications, please outline any additional academic courses, self-learning and professional training relevant to this programme.

• Please describe your motivation and readiness for this programme.