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Activities include raising awareness meetings, training sessions, and workshops for exchanging best practices and mutual learning on gender equality policies. Read the latest news about the ongoing and upcoming activities.
annaknapinska
Mon, 11/27/2023 - 15:01
In the pursuit of academic excellence and societal progress, universities and research institutes around the world are increasingly recognizing the importance of fostering inclusivity and breaking down barriers. One crucial aspect of this effort is...
annaknapinska
Tue, 10/31/2023 - 15:44
In our recent pre-holiday gathering in May 2023, members and supporters of GEinCEE CoP came together to delve into a discussion on female academics’ careers. It was a session that shed light on the challenges, achievements, and ongoing efforts...
annaknapinska
Thu, 03/30/2023 - 20:56
International Women's Day, celebrated on 8 March, is an occasion for an even louder reminder of the importance of gender equality in building the prosperity and well-being of societies. Members of our community of practice have also engaged in...
annaknapinska
Mon, 02/27/2023 - 13:36
Community of Practice for Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe supports all actions taken to fight for a more friendly academia. In February we joined the #SafeAcademia campaign on Twitter, initialized within the GENDERACTIONplus...
annaknapinska
Wed, 11/30/2022 - 12:14
In November, Lithuanian members of our community co-organised a very interesting international conference entitled Gender studies and activism 2022: (Re-/de-/-?) institutionalization in changing realities.A number of gender scholars and experts...
annaknapinska
Wed, 11/30/2022 - 10:05
During the November meeting of our Community of Practice, Jan Galkowski from the University of Rzeszow was talking about the educational component of gender equality plans (GEPs) prepared and implemented by Polish higher education institutions (HEIs...
annaknapinska
Mon, 10/31/2022 - 14:28
As members of the Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe Community of Practice, we contribute to numerous scientific conferences and other events by presenting our research conducted within the framework of various projects. Here are some...
annaknapinska
Mon, 10/31/2022 - 13:49
In the autumn of 2022, the GEinCEE Community of Practice was expanded by the addition of two Polish institutions that signed the Memorandum of Understanding: the University of Rzeszów and the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of...
annaknapinska
Thu, 09/29/2022 - 16:37
Over the spring and summer months, as the GEinCEE Community of Practice we hosted (and of course participated in!) several online meetings/webinars. Delving into the topic of university sustainability and preparing gender equality plans in Czechia...
annaknapinska
Thu, 09/29/2022 - 13:33
Author: Anna M. Górska, PhD (GEP project co-leader)Kozminski University (KU) is a private university founded in 1993. The values of equality, inclusion and solidarity has always been as part of the university identity. Already in 1993 KU...
annaknapinska
Wed, 08/17/2022 - 10:56
This year’s spring and early summer were a fruitful time for the renewed Community of Practice for Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe. Elections for the Steering Committee were held in March. The fourteen voting members decided on...
paulina.sekula
Thu, 03/31/2022 - 10:18
We are happy to announce that we have developed a policy brief Towards More Equal, Diverse and Inclusive Research. This document is a short fundamental outcome of the activities taken by the GEinCEE CoP and presents the conclusions adopted on the...
paulina.sekula
Thu, 12/23/2021 - 16:21
Our Community of Practice GEinCEE was created already almost three years ago within ACT project funded by Horizon 2020. After the successful functioning of our community during those years, as well as due to growing efforts towards...
paulina.sekula
Fri, 10/29/2021 - 11:36
Authors: Ewelina Ciaputa, Paulina Sekuła, Ewa Krzaklewska and Marta Warat The Community of Practice for Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe (GEinCEE CoP) has been officially created in May 2019 as a response to particular needs of...
paulina.sekula
Thu, 10/28/2021 - 18:17
Early Autumn 2021 was intense for the GEinCEE CoP, filled with meetings, including a webinar on GEPs and a series of trainings. We were also working on results and conclusions from GEAM survey conducted at member organisations and on sustainability...
paulina.sekula
Thu, 09/02/2021 - 12:20
Gender equality in Higher Education and Research policy is given a growing attention as the data confirms persisting gender inequalities in science. Also, researchers themselves demand more engagement on the level of organizations for assuring equal...
paulina.sekula
Mon, 08/02/2021 - 10:09
Last few months were very busy at our Community of Practice with the meetings and tasks of working groups, general meetings, update of an online map and sharing experiences with other CoPs and wider public. Three working groups started operation in...
paulina.sekula
Tue, 06/15/2021 - 17:06
In a series of posts we present the current developments in gender equality in the GEinCEE CoP’s member organisatons. Read a post written by Petroula Mavrikiou from Frederic University.Frederick University is an energetic and vibrant...
paulina.sekula
Fri, 04/16/2021 - 13:12
On the 19th of March the members of the GEinCEE CoP took part in the training on implementing Gender Equality Plans with the focus on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) organised by Gender Equality Academy. With the assistance of Jovana Mihajlović...
Olga A. Kotowsk...
Tue, 03/09/2021 - 14:25
Team for Best Practices is presented by PhD Olga A. Kotowska-Wójcik, from Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland This is the team for women scientists, who are before achieving their academic career progression and furthermore are...
paulina.sekula
Tue, 03/02/2021 - 11:32
Why should we conduct research on discrimination and equal treatment in academia? What should we investigate further and by what methods? Can we design Gender Equality Plan without a proper diagnosis of situation at the institution and of employees...
paulina.sekula
Thu, 02/18/2021 - 11:32
In a series of posts we present the current developments in gender equality in the GEinCEE CoP’s member organisatons. Read a post written by Magdalena Stoch from the Pedagogical University of Krakow. The Pedagogical University was...
paulina.sekula
Tue, 12/08/2020 - 15:20
The international hybrid conference “Gender equality in CEE countries: Policies and practices 2020 / Institutional change through implementation of GEPs at the RPOs and RFOs in the CEE countries” was hold on 11 and 12 November 2020 by...
paulina.sekula
Tue, 11/17/2020 - 13:36
An online meeting of the GEinCEE CoP on 20.10.2020 was a good opportunity to reflect on our recent activities and draw plans for nearest future. The majority of our member organisations decided to carry out a survey based on the GEAM tool to assess...
paulina.sekula
Tue, 09/08/2020 - 11:30
On 3 September 2020 we had a seminar on GE Policies in Research and Academia organised by the ACT Consortium team from Jagiellonian University (Marta Warat, Ewa Krzaklewska, Paulina Sekuła). The seminar was convened within the framework of the...
paulina.sekula
Tue, 07/14/2020 - 09:22
The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic precluded a face-to-face meeting of the GEinCEE CoP scheduled for April 2020 in beautiful Prague. A 2-day consolidating workshop was designed as a forum for exchange of experience and ideas between the...
paulina.sekula
Tue, 06/02/2020 - 14:10
In a series of posts we present the current developments in gender equality in the GEinCEE CoP’s member organisatons. Read a post written by Eliška Handlířová and Jill Batdorf from the Central European Institute of Technology – Masaryk...
Ewa Stoecker
Thu, 05/14/2020 - 22:08
In this text I will present the new unit at Jagiellonian University, that is strengthening the struggle for equity and safety at university. I will present the duties of the department and describe two aspects in which we see the need to fight for a...
paulina.sekula
Fri, 05/08/2020 - 09:20
In a series of posts we present the current developments in gender equality in the GEinCEE CoP’s member organisatons. Read a post written by Rūta Ruolytė-Verschoore and Aurelija Novelskeite. Why is the participation of the Vilnius...
paulina.sekula
Tue, 04/28/2020 - 09:41
In a series of posts we present the current developments in gender equality in the GEinCEE CoP’s member organisatons. Read a post written by Julija Mazuoliene and Aurelija Novelskeite. Why is the participation of the Lithuanian Social...
paulina.sekula
Fri, 04/17/2020 - 12:53
In a series of posts we present the current developments in gender equality in the GEinCEE CoP’s member organisatons. Read a post written by Agata Rudnicka-Reichel and Patrycja Chudzicka-Dudzik from University of Lodz.The University of...
paulina.sekula
Thu, 04/09/2020 - 12:24
Since our Community last face-to-face meeting in November 2019 in Vilnius the the Community of Practice for Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe ‘On the way to GEP’ (GEinCEE CoP) has further developed its’ activities....
paulina.sekula
Thu, 03/26/2020 - 09:24
The implementation of gender equality policies at Polish universities takes place both at the level of legislation and at the level of activity of specific institutional bodies. Read the second part of the analysis carried out by Patryk Sierpowski...
paulina.sekula
Tue, 03/10/2020 - 08:25
In a series of posts we present the current developments in gender equality in the GEinCEE CoP’s member organisatons. Read a post written by Magdalena Żadkowska and Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka from University of Gdansk. How do we...
paulina.sekula
Fri, 02/28/2020 - 08:47
In a series of posts we present the current developments in gender equality in the GEinCEE CoP’s member organisatons and their motivations to join the CoP. Read a post written by Hanna Achremowicz from University of Wroclaw. ...
paulina.sekula
Tue, 02/18/2020 - 09:29
In a series of posts we present the GEinCEE CoP members’ rationale for joining our Community and their current developments in gender equality. Read a post written by Anna Knapińska from National Information Processing Institute. ...
paulina.sekula
Fri, 01/24/2020 - 17:03
Polish universities are slowly becoming a space for implementing gender equality policies. The legal solutions are most often limited to the national provisions in force, they do not go beyond the conventional solutions of committees dealing with...
paulina.sekula
Tue, 12/17/2019 - 15:40
GEinCEE CoP’s members met in Vilnius. The Community of Practice for Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe (GEinCEE CoP) met for the third time live on 20th of November 2019! 17 participants from 3 countries arrived to chilly...
paulina.sekula
Mon, 11/04/2019 - 09:14
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for GEinCEE CoP signed
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishing the Community of Practice for Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe ‘On the way to Gender Equality’ (GEinCEE CoP) has been...
Ewa Krzaklewska
Thu, 10/03/2019 - 11:33
We invite you to follow the Twitter account of the GEinCEE Community of Practice @ACTonGEinCEE. All CoP members are invited to post through our Twitter account!
paulina.sekula
Wed, 09/11/2019 - 23:23
A presentation on the findings of the Community Mapping survey at the 14th ESA Conference Paulina Sekuła and Marta Warat, researchers from Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland and the members of the ACT consortium, gave a presentation on...
eciaputa
Tue, 09/03/2019 - 12:08
The Gender Studies Centre at the Faculty of Communication of Vilnius University is organizing an international conference to commemorate the 100 years anniversary of women’s right to vote in Lithuania and many other countries.
It seeks to bring...
eciaputa
Tue, 08/20/2019 - 15:32
Ewa Krzaklewska and Katarzyna Jurzak, researcher and ACT local coordinator with Rector's Proxy for Students Safety and Security, talking about gender equality measures in academia, including ACT and Communities of Practice idea and activities: https...
eciaputa
Mon, 07/29/2019 - 09:18
Jagiellonian University’s Alma Mater on gender equality in the academia
In one of the issues of Jagiellonian University’s periodics Alma Mater has been published an article on projects in the academy that has been realized within European Union’s...
paulina.sekula
Mon, 07/22/2019 - 17:56
An Inauguration and Networking Event of the ACT GEinCEE CoP in KrakowAfter weeks of intense consultations the Community of Practice for Gender Equality in Central and Eastern Europe ‘On the way to GEP’ (GEinCEE CoP) has been launched....