18 May 2016
Women's Human Rights Education Institute (WHRI) seeks volunteer research contributors for global study on women's human rights
WHRI invites researchers to join a research project on “good practices” in ending discrimination and promoting women’s self-empowerment for the UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and Practice (UNWGDAW).
3 May 2016
2015 UNU-GEST Fellows attend Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) session in New York
Two 2015 GEST Fellows, Limbani Phiri and Victor Maulidi from Malawi, were privileged to attend the 60th annual session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60) at United Nations Headquarters in New York in March this year.
22 April 2016
UNEP GGEO expert meeting
UNU-GEST hosted the Final Book Sprint of the Global Gender and Environmental Outlook (GGEO) on 22-26 February 2016 at the University of Iceland, in Reykjavík.
8 April 2016
UNU-GEST & RIKK Lecture Series 11 April - "Making women invisible: What gets counted, counts"
Prof. Joni Seager, Bentley University gives the lecture "Making women invisible: What gets counted, counts", on Monday, 11 April, in room 101 in the Lögberg building, University of Iceland.
31 March 2016
Call for papers on gender-responsive methodologies and gender research in the African context
UNU-GEST is organizing a panel on Nordic Africa Days 2016 which will be held in Uppsala, Sweden 23-24 September. Paper proposals, not exceeding 300 words shall be submitted no later than 3 May
29 March 2016
UNU-GEST Lecture Series 31 March - Men of the World ... and what to do about them: resistance, responsibilities and responses
Professor Jeff Hearn will give the lecture “Men of the World ... and what to do about them: resistance, responsibilities and responses”, on 31 March at 12 o’clock in The National Museum’s lecture hall.