The European projects (Horizon 2020) in which ISEG is a partner, the RELOCAL in conjunction with the PLOTINUM , organize on the day January 22, 2020 an workshop on the role of women as agents of local transformation. The session will take place at ISEG's Closed Terrace (Quelhas Building), from 9h00 to 12h30.
The RELOCAL project (Resituating the local in cohesion and territorial development) focuses on issues of spatial justice and territorial cohesion, with a particular focus on local and community-based development models.
The PLOTINA project (Promoting gender balance and inclusion in research, innocation and training) focuses on gender equality issues in science, with a focus on universities and research.
The workshop is organized in two panels: the first panel addresses the challenges and obstacles to women's participation and representation in local governance; the second panel, aims to showcase some good practices, programs and initiatives to promote women's participation and representation in local leadership and transformation.
Participation is free but subject to registration on this link.
For additional information about the workshop, co-organizers Elsa Fontainha (elmano@iseg.ulisboa.pt) or Patrícia Melo (pmelo@iseg.ulisboa.pt).
PROGRAM (download the program here)
Opening Session (09h00- 09h30)
- Clara Raposo, President of ISEG's Department of Mathematics, Lisbon School of Economics & Management, University of Lisbon (Ulisboa)
- Patrícia Melo, Coordinator of the h2020 project at ISEG RELOCAL
- Elsa Fontainha, Coordinator of the h2020 project at ISEG PLOTINUM
Panel 1 - Challenges and obstacles to women's participation and representation in local governance (9.30-10.45)
- Maria Teresa Almeida, President of the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-LVT)
- Representation of women in Portuguese municipal councils: practices and policy programs, Maria Antónia Pires de Almeida, researcher at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-IUL) and lecturer at the University Institute of Lisbon (IUL)
- Review of the implementation of the Parity Law at different levels of government, Ana Espírito-Santo, a researcher at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-IUL) and lecturer at the University Institute of Lisbon (IUL)
Moderator: Maria Lucinda Fonseca, Coordinator of the h2020 project GEARING ROLESresearcher, lecturer and member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning (IGOT)-ULisboa
Coffee-break
Panel 2 - Good practices, programs and initiatives to promote women's participation and representation in local leadership and transformation (11:00-12.30)
- Teresa Fragoso, President of the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (IGC)
- Alexandra Alves Luis, Women without Borders Association and CICS.Nova - Faces of Eve
- Paula Miranda/Ana Catarino, Cooperative Working with the 99% and Ateliermob
- Catarina Sales Oliveira, Intermunicipal Equality Plan (municipalities of Belmonte, Covilhã and Fundão) link, Municipal Plan for Gender Equality (Covilhã), UBIgual: Gender Equality Plan of the University of Beira Interior (UBI)
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