Helsinki conference, March 2019
Conference
“Tackling Gender Stereotypes and Sexism”
Helsinki, 28-29 March 2019
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Thursday 28 March 2019
Friday 29 March 2019
PRESENTATIONS
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
Interactive session
Session 3: Tackling gender stereotypes and sexist images - online and in the media