» Published on
2. Oktober 2020
Emerging Contestations of Women’s and Gender Rights
Inaugural conference for research group at Center for Interdisciplinary Research
Equal
rights for people of all genders: this was, for a long time, considered
an unrealized but undisputed goal. This understanding, however, has
recently begun to show cracks, with a commitment to equality being
maligned as “gender ideology”. How did it come to pass that women’s and
gender rights have become controversial topics in different countries
around the world? Starting in October, the new research group “Global
Contestations of Women’s and Gender Rights” at Bielefeld University’s
Center for Interdisciplinary Research (Zentrum für interdisziplinäre
Forschung, Zif) will be exploring these questions. The research group
will launch its work with an international kick-off conference held at
the ZiF – both on campus and online – from October 7th-9th, 2020.
»
read more