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Trends in Ecology and Evolution recently published an article discussing various definitions of gender equality in science, and their respective limitations and pitfalls. This is one of the reasons why working with equality is difficult, because it can be measured along many different dimensions. You can find the article information here: “What is gender equality in science?”, O´Brien et al. … Läs mer →

IDAHOT 2019 You can find information about IDAHOT 2019 via… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/324058574976605/ Webpage: https://hbtq.blogg.lu.se/ And in LU’s calendar: https://www.lu.se/event/idahot-0 Preliminary program: 08:00 Flag hoisting ceremony (SE/EN)Where: in front of the main university building (“The White House”) in LundagårdWe meet to watch and cheer the hoisting of the flags and listen to a speech by a HBTQ-LU member. 10.00-12.00 Transpersoners möte … Läs mer →

Olle Andersson Brynja, utredare på Diskrimineringsombudsmannen, kommer till Lunds universitet 29 maj kl 14.30-16.30 och berättar mer om diskrimineringsgrunderna och det som DO kallar aktiva åtgärder (det systematiska förebyggande arbetet mot diskriminering, SFAD) ur DO:s perspektiv. Det bjuds på fika! Arbetar du med SFAD i din verksamhet är du varmt välkommen att anmäla dig till träffen, allra senast 17 maj, … Läs mer →

Som en respons på #metoo och #akademiuppropet har Lunds Universitet startat projektet Tellus, som undersöker sexuella trakasserier inom akademin. Som en del av projektet lanseras nu en artikelserie om sexuella trakasserier. Gå gärna in och läs!

Nature has recently published two interesting articles about gender equality. The first one is a review of the book “The Gendered Brain: The New Neuroscience That Shatters The Myth Of The Female Brain”, by Gina Rippon. It discusses the surprisingly poor nature of the evidence for large structural differences between male and female brains in humans. The second article showcases … Läs mer →

An explosive song-and-dance drama about the women who were and who were not awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, Chemistry and Medicine. When? 29 November at 14:30-15:30 Where? LUX Aula In Scandal! we get to meet six of history’s female scientists who have received the Nobel Prize and a couple that were left without. The production is an hour-long, humorous … Läs mer →

Promoting gender equality and equal opportunities and combating discrimination at Lund University The management group for gender equality and equal opportunities extends an annual invitation to employees and students at Lund University to apply for funding for initiatives aimed at moving gender equality and equal opportunities issues forward and combating discrimination at Lund University. The management group for gender equality … Läs mer →

The United States is currently planning to introduce a proposal to enforce a binary definition of sex in the country. Under the proposal, a person will be assigned to a given sex based on genital shape, regardless of whether they have an intersex phenotype or not and regardless of their later gender preference. This proposal has no basis in science: … Läs mer →