Gender Equality Matters (GEM) Conference Timetable - 11th and 12th of February 2021
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#GEMConf21
Gender Equality Matters (GEM) Conference Timetable
11th and 12th of February 2021
Hosted online by DCU Institute of Education
Social Connection Rooms Gallery
This symbol will appear throughout the This gallery features work samples from the GEM
conference. It is a Zoom room where conference project participants from Ireland, Spain, Greece
attendees can chat online with each other over a and Italy. These photos are available to view here.
tea or coffee. It is an opportunity to share research
and exchange innovative practice with each other
in relation to gender equality.
GEM Participant Testimonials GEM Classroom Materials Launch
This video-clip includes the voices of GEM The GEM classroom materials were launched on
participants: teachers, parents and trainers. These the 30th of November 2020 by former Irish
participants share their experience of the GEM President Dr. Mary McAleese and the DCU
training modules and delivering the GEM Chancellor, Dr. Martin McAleese. This launch
classroom materials to their pupils. includes a fireside chat with the McAleeses with
a focus on gender equality. The video is
available to watch here.
#GEMConf21GEM MOOC GEM Classroom Materials
This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is made up The GEM classroom materials were piloted in Ireland, Spain,
of four modules: Greece and Italy in 2019 - 2020. They have been designed for
1. Rights and Equality 5th/6th class pupils and lower post-primary students. They adopt
2. Gender Stereotyping and the Media an equality and rights-based approach, are age appropriate and
3. Gender-based Bullying and Gender-based Violence grounded in the SPHE curriculum and existing school policies such
4. Responding to Gender-based Bullying and as anti-bullying, wellbeing and child protection. The GEM
Gender-based violence classroom materials were also reviewed by an Advisory Group.
There are 5 lessons in total: Rights and Equality; Gender
It is an interactive and engaging MOOC. The Stereotyping and the Media; Gender-based Bullying and GBV;
free course is available here. and Making a Difference. They are free to download here.
Graphics Harvesting GEM Conference Whiteboard
The two days of the GEM Conference will be This interactive whiteboard provides attendees
captured visually by Maia Thomas. At various with opportunities to share their research, ideas,
points throughout the conference, the spotlight thoughts and pedagogy in the area of gender
will be shown on this piece. The completed visual equality, gender stereotyping, gender-based
will be displayed at the end of the conference. bullying and gender-based violence. There is a mix
between sentence stems and words to stimulate
contributions.
#GEMConf21Thursday, 11th Feb
15:30 - 16:00
Social Connection Room
16:00 - 17:00
Welcome Address
Dr. Seline Keating (Principal Investigator, GEM project)
Prof. James O’ Higgins-Norman (UNESCO Chair on Tackling Bullying in Schools and Cyberspace)
Keynote Address
Prof. Anne Looney, Executive Dean of the Institute of Education, DCU
GEM Preliminary Findings
DCU; KMOP; GITE UM; FMD
GEM Participant Testimonials
Teachers; parents; trainers
#GEMConf21Friday, 12th Feb
08:45 - 09:15
Social Connection Room
09:15 - 10:15
Welcome Address
Dr. Seline Keating (Principal Investigator, GEM project)
Keynote Address
Prof. Kathleen Lynch, Emeritus Full Professor of Equality Studies, UCD
“Why Caring and Affective Equality Matter for Gender Justice”
#GEMConf2110:15 - 11:15
Friday, 12th Feb
Parallel Sessions
School Environments Gender Stereotyping Gender Stereotyping:
STEM Lens
A Gender Perspective on Examining Irish primary school Women in STEM: Research among
Children's Rights within Peace children’s perceptions towards female university students in Italy
Agreements gender and gender roles in history Valentina Guerrini
Benjamin Mallon and Ashling Peter Whelan
Bourke Findings from an Early Childhood
Ensuring gender equality and Education STEM Initiative to Target
Context Matters: A Sociological optimal sexual health and the Under-Representation of
Analysis of Gender-based Bullying well-being for girls and women Women in STEM
and Gender Inequality in Schools through comprehensive sexuality Sinéad McNally, Eilish McLoughlin,
Audrey Bryan education, grounded in human Clíona Murphy, Odilla Finlayson,
rights. Judy Lovett, Therese Farrell,
Education on gender and sexual Ashling Bourke, Benjamin Mallon Therese Gilligan, Weiyi Liu
diversity as a political battlefield. and Catherine Maunsell
The experience of implementing An investigation of the impact of an
the GEM project in Greece An investigation into Early Years industry-focused gender
Margarita Gerouki Educators' Attitudes, Beliefs, and intervention on the confidence
Views on Gender levels and STEM career knowledge
Finn Bourke of female undergraduate students
Gender Equality in Primary in the STEM disciplines
Schools: Student’s perspectives
Tracey O’Connell
María Jesús Rodríguez, María Paz
Prendes Espinos, Francisco José
Montiel Ruiz and Pedro Antonio Investigating the impact of adopting
García Tudela a three-strand approach to tackle
the gender imbalance in physics at
lower second level in Ireland
Deirdre O’ Neill and Eilish
McLoughlin
Break 11:15 - 11:45 Social Connection Room
#GEMConf2111:45 - 12:30
Friday, 12 Feb th
Parallel Sessions
Challenging School Settings and Sexuality and
Gender Inequality Gender Equality Gender Equality
The Anger that Moves. The Developing whole-school Gender Women’s Talk, Women’s Work and
Affirmative Dimension of Rage in Equality Charter Marks in order to Men …. Do
the Italian Movement against overcome gender stereotyping in Mel Duffy
Gender Violence Lucha y Siesta education across Europe
Nicoletta Mandolini and Valeria Maria Tsouroufli Initial Teacher Educators’ insights
Venditti on gender and sexual equality
Gender discrimination and when preparing teachers to teach
Fairness and inclusivity for Women ethnic-religious discrimination at Relationships and Sexuality
in Transport school in Italy: Research in the Education RSE: Preliminary
Secondary School findings from the TEACH-RSE
Maria Chiara Leva, Mary Kinahan,
Yvonne Hail, Ron McQuaid, Elena Valentina Guerrini Research Project
Garcia, Sara Poveda, Francisco Catherine Maunsell and Ashling
Santaremiggia, Alberto Caimo, Gender Equality in Primary Bourke
Carol Bruce, David Lainado, Chris Schools: Teacher’s perspectives
Blanche
María Jesús Rodríguez, María Paz Trans Children and the Necessity
Prendes Espinos, Francisco José to Complicate Gender in Primary
WakeUpIrishPoetry: campaigning Montiel Ruiz and Pedro Antonio Schools
for acceptable standards in the arts García Tudela Aoife Neary
sector
Kathy D’Arcy
12:30 - 13:15
Keynote Speaker Mr Peter Dankmeijer, Director of EduDivers and GALE
“Getting rid of the Gender See-Saw”
Lunch 13:15 - 14:00 Social Connection RoomFriday, 12th Feb Workshops
14:00 - 14:45
Workshop 1 Workshop 2
Gender Based Violence as a Cause and Inclusive Classrooms: Supporting Gender Diverse
Consequence of Gender Inequality Youth in Post-Primary Schools
Sarah Benson, Women’s Aid Hannah Solley, TENI
14:45 - 15:30
Workshop 3 Workshop 4
Gender Equality: “That’s the Name of the Video Changing the Temperature: SASS & the School
Game!” Climate for LGBTI+ Students in Ireland
Derek Laffan and Catherine Friend, DCU; IADT Matt Kennedy, BeLonG To
Break 15:30 - 16:00 Social Connection Room
Graphic Harvesting Display By Maia Thomas
16:00 - 15:30
Closing Remarks Dr Seline Keating
#GEMConf21 We hope you enjoy the GEM Conference! The GEM TeamYou can also read
