PLOTINA - Open Call For Contributions

The application period is over.

The Consortium of “PLOTINA. Promoting gender balance and inclusion in research, innovation and training” is pleased to invite you to take part in the conference “ReGendering Science. For an Inclusive Research Environment” (27-28 January 2020). Özyeğin University, a partner in the PLOTINA Project, is one of the co-organizers of the conference.

The conference will be in English and it will be hosted by the University of Bologna, Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences (viale Fanin 44-46, Bologna, Italy).

The subpanel “Gender and psychology: how to do it right?” under the title “The Inclusion of the Sex/Gender Variables in Research” will be co-chaired by Assoc. Prof. Paola Villano of the University of Bologna and Assist. Prof. Alper Açık of Özyeğin University.

The purpose of the conference is to present the PLOTINA Project outcomes and to discuss with academics, key-actors from Research Performing Organizations and invited speakers about gender equality. The event will provide a unique venue to share experiences, case-studies and best practices in the following domains:

1. Structural and cultural change: Gender Equality Plans and efforts
2. The inclusion of the sex/gender variables in research - Subpanels:
   • Mainstreaming diversities in agro-food research
   • Gender in social sciences and humanities
   • Economics, business and finance
   • Gender and psychology: how to do it right?
   • Design and engineering
   • Gender-inclusive material sciences and engineering
   • Gender and (mental) health
3. The inclusion of the sex/gender variables and of gender equality issues in teaching
   curricula
4. Assessing gender equality in Research Performing Organizations. Gender Report: indicators and tools

To this end, the PLOTINA Consortium has launched a call for contributions: https://www.plotina.eu/final-conference-call-for-papers/. To submit a proposal, please use the template for poster or abstract and the submission form available on the call webpage.

Contributions will be accepted until 8 December 2019.

The participation is free, but registration is required – please register online by visiting the website: https://www.plotina.eu/plotina-final-conference/