OUR AIM

The Gender Group (GG) aims to strengthen gender-sensitive research at ZEF and to promote interdisciplinary collaboration on gender issues among ZEF researchers. The group focuses on supporting senior and junior researchers in integrating gender perspectives in their research projects, addressing gender differences as researchers, developing gender studies curricula and material for inter- and transdisciplinary courses, and sharing publications and ideas on gender-sensitive research.

WHAT DOES GENDER MEAN AND WHY DOES IT MATTER TO US?

Gender equality and women’s empowerment have been defined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG5) as a fundamental human right and a key aspect of a prosperous and sustainable world. Despite improvements in gender-related indicators during the last decade, there are still pervasive social norms in place that prevent women to execute their full potential and consequently hinder social progress. Moreover, women’s experiences and particular vulnerabilities tend to be invisible and excluded from research and policy implementation.

LATEST NEWS

ZEF Gender Group receives Bonn University's Maria von Linden Prize

University of Bonn awarded several prizes for research and activities dedicated to gender issues at the University's premises on Friday, April 26, 2024.

We, the ZEF Gender Group received the Maria von Linden Prize. 

The Maria von Linden Prize is awarded on a biennial basis to honour extraordinary commitment to the cause of gender equality at the University of Bonn and we are pleased to receive the accolades. We hope to keep up with the honour and focusing on supporting senior and junior researchers in integrating gender perspectives in their research projects. 

ZEF senior researcher Dr. Eva Youkhana gave the laudatory speech in which she highlighted the Gender Group's activities such as International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, 2023 and the event about Arab Feminism and Politics on World Women's Day on March 8, 2024. She then raised the issue that women (and children) are always suffering most from armed conflicts and war on the globe, especially in Ukraine, Sudan and Gaza.

Click here for further information and the Press release by the University of Bonn.

Co-coordinators

Dr. Dennis Lucy Avilés Irahola
+49-228-73-1722

Dr. Tina Beuchelt
+49-228-73-4922

Dr. Sundus Saleemi
+49-228-73-1841

PD Dr. Eva Youkhana
+49-228-73-4909

Purti Sadhwani
Research Assistant
+49-228-73-6707

 

Gender at ZEF

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