• Location: Doelenzaal, library of the University of Amsterdam
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On Tuesday January 23 Professor Maxine Molyneux (UK) will give the second Rosa Manus Lecture titled Latin American Feminism: A new Wave?. There will be a comment by Professor Giselinde Kuipers. Latin American Feminism: A new Wave? Latin America is notable for the strength and variety of its women’s movements and for the widespread activism 

• Location: Atria, library
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Is the public image of who contributes to science diversifying? Over the last years various types of media are disavowing traditional narratives of men in locations of power as the sole generators of knowledge, such as the movie Hidden Figures in theatres last year, starring African-American mathematicians working in the U.S. space program during

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Film and Discussion Night: Sexual Violence And Masculinity: How Can Men Do Better? JOIN US NEXT WEDNESDAY 28TH OF NOVEMBER TO DISCUSS “SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND MASCULINITY: HOW CAN MEN DO BETTER?” BY VIEWING THE SHORT FICTION FILM “A NICE GUY” AND PARTICIPATING IN THE FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION. On the 25th of November, the world marks the

• Location: Atria, library
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After the summer hiatus, the Feminist Club Amsterdam has decided to kick off the Discussion Nights on a lighter, but nonetheless, important note: Feminism In Music.The music industry is infamous for its abysmal treatment of women: disenfranchisement, sexual harassment, sexual assault, fat shaming… the list is long. We believe that one of the best

• Location: Atria, library
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Atria turns pink during Pride Amsterdam 2017! Atria’s library and archive, situated in the heart of Amsterdam, hold one of the world’s largest collections on women, gender, and diversity. During Pride 2017, Atria offers a varied and exciting programme: Pink Tour: Under the guidance of an information specialist, visitors explore Atria’s archive to learn

• Location: Atria, library
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Migration issues are a hot topic in the Netherlands, and in Europe as a whole. While migrants and refugees are portrayed as “a problem”, there is very little attention for the ways in which they struggle with the increasingly restricted laws and procedures of Fortress Europe. In addition, there is little attention for the various

• Location: Atria, auditorium
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Dancing Backwards in High Heels | Book presentation Virginia García Beaudoux assesses the topic of female political participation not only rigorously, but also with humour and, above all, with human understanding. She takes us through the existing psychosocial and socio-cultural obstacles barriers that hamper gender equality and analyses how the way women and men are

• Location: Atria, library
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Discussion Night: Violence against women is a men’s issue Violence against women is a human rights problem of pandemic proportions. It affects women of all backgrounds, across all cultures, in all countries in both public and private spaces. It includes physical, sexual and psychological forms of abuse. Although the vast, vast majority of cases