Conference

“Tackling Gender Stereotypes and Sexism”

Helsinki, 28-29 March 2019

Report

Programme

Concept paper

Speaker's Biographies

List of participants

Thursday 28 March 2019

• Opening Session
• Session 1

Friday 29 March 2019

• Session 2
• Interactive session
• Session 3
• Closing session

Babyfoot mixte

Pin Cushion

NOWNESS

Ukraine without sexism

“Agentinnen des Wandels / Agents of change”

Opening session

• Annika Saarikko, Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services, Finland
• Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General, Council of Europe
• Kat Banyard, Founder of UK Feminista, United Kingdom

Session 1: Countering stereotypical forces at work and in the public space

• Roswitha Bocklage, Head of Gender Equality Office, City of Wuppertal, & Gabriele Wenner, Head of the Office for Women, Frankfurt municipality, Germany
• Salvatore Marra, member of the European Trade Union Confederation Executive Committee/Italian General Confederation of Labour Adviser

Session 2: Violence, sexual harassment and sexist hate speech as manifestations of the harmful effects of gender stereotypes

• Gareth Sansom, Deputy-Director, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice, Canada

Interactive session

• Dil Wickremasinghe, broadcaster and mental health service provider, Ireland

Session 3: Tackling gender stereotypes and sexist images - online and in the media

• Sári Halász, Hungarian Women’s LobbySári Halász, Hungarian Women’s Lobby
• Martine Simonis, Secretary General, Professional Journalists Association of Belgium