Amid the discussions on the new education laws, the Coalition for Gender Equality and other non-governmental organizations and university representatives have sent a letter to Minister Ligia Deca requesting the involvement of the Ministry of Education in the promotion of gender equality, non-discrimination of women and the prevention of gender-based violence. What sparked this demand […]
Starting today, secondary school teachers may use a guide for teaching and integrating gender equality during their classes. It includes theoretical foundations and concrete suggestions for activities in order to talk about gender equality in the classroom, from an inclusive and intersectional perspective. The textbook was created by a team of experts and researchers made […]
The first workshop to write Wikipedia pages about women and events in the Romanian history of women's emancipation took place on July 19, 2022, in Cluj Napoca. The event was organized within the EGALIS project: Gender equality through social change and education. The workshop was attended by 14 young people aged between 17 and 25, […]
92% of young Romanians want to discuss gender equality at school, according to a UNICEF survey in 20201. They would like to receive information about situations of discrimination and harassment and to learn more about health and the human body. To get better prepared to face challenges in including gender equality in the classroom, two […]
On May 20 and 21, 2022, a training session is being organized in Bucharest for teachers and support staff (school counselors, psychologists, etc.) in order to increase their abilities to integrate gender equality in the classroom. The training will contain both theoretical information - fundamental concepts, indicators of gender equality, legislation in the field, etc., […]
On May 5, 2022, the exhibition "10 years of feminist street activism" had its grand opening at the Arthub Gallery in Bucharest. The exhibition brings together images and texts from the most representative feminist public events in the last 10 years, in Bucharest, Cluj, Sibiu, Iasi, Timisoara, Seaca Valley, Giurgiu, Alba Iulia, Targoviste. The exhibition […]
Front Association, together with the non-governmental organizations within the Coalition for Gender Equality, invites you on Thursday, May 5, 2022, from 6.30 pm, to the opening of the photo-video exhibition "10 years of feminist street activism" which will take place at ARTHUB Gallery in Bucharest, str. General Constantin Budișteanu no. 10. From protests and marches, […]
Hello! I read “Why Love Hurts: A Sociological Explanation”, by Eva Illouz, published in 2013. For Eva Illouz, the idea of suffering is inextricably linked to the experience of loving. In this book, she emphasizes the added dimension that gender brings into romantic relationships and shows that cultural scripts related to romantic love have a […]
Hello! I have more things to say about the essay „Hipster, sinecdocă. Erou al clasei de mijloc sau țap ispășitor” or “Hipster, Synecdoche. Middle Class Hero or Scapegoat”, by Ciprian State, published in 2019, in the book “Hipsteri, bobos și clase creative”, or “Hipster, Bobos and Creative Classes”. The text itself doesn’t contain a lot […]
