Athena 3A 3A From Madrid to Utrecht (via Barcelona) Utrecht meeting June 3-4, 2009

Results Madrid 2 sessions WG meeting 3A Round Table at WW08 Participants contribution in WW08 Updated website Athena 3A

Madrid meeting July 2008 Athena 3A

Utrecht meeting december 2008 Martha invited to informal meeting with EC and secretariat Athena; Actually preparation for evaluation of Athena network Athena 3A

Barcelona seminar and meeting February 12-14, 2009 : WG meeting 3 sessions + open lecture by Judith Squires + Seminar “Intersectionality : Gender as a Red Thread” Athena 3A

Barcelona meeting and seminar Athena 3A

Barcelona meeting and seminar Athena 3A

Results of Barcelona Teaching Module part of Athena series Teaching Intersectionality : Putting Gender at the Centre Athena 3A

TEACHING INTERSECTIONALITY: PUTTING GENDER AT THE CENTRE. Edited by Martha Franken, Alison Woodward, Anna Cabó and Barbara M. Bagilhole.

Teaching Intersectionality : Putting Gender at the Centre Introduction : Alison Woodward, Barbara Bagilhole, Martha Franken 1. Tackling Multiple Discrimination’: Gender and Crosscutting Inequalities in Europe :Johanna Kantola 2. Multiple Inequalities, Intersectionality and Gender Mainstreaming: Potential and Pitfalls : Judith Squires 3. For Diversity Against Discrimination: From Gender Mainstreaming, Through Multiple Discrimination, to Intersectionality. Barbara Bagilhole 4. The Ignored Aspects of Intersectionality : Lydia La Rivière Zydel 5. Into the Promised Land : Gloria Wekker 6. The Women's Movement & the Challenge of Interculturality The case of Belgium : Nadine Plateau 7. An Intersectional Approach to Gender and Communication : beyond a Media Gaze ? : Giuseppina Pellegrino 8. visions for the Politicians : opportunities and threats of intersectionality :Martha Franken 9.Equality, Diversity and Intersections : Problems in putting it into Policy Practice and the Place of Gender :Alison Woodward and Joz Motmans 10. Gender Policies in Spain, the challenge of intersectionality : Maria Bustelo (Translated to English : Soledad Bravo) 11. Intersectionality in Italy: State of the Art: Giovanna Vingelli Athena 3A

3A Title Strengthening the Societal Impact of Women Studies

Athena 3A 3A position : objective 3 Objective 3: Strengthening cooperation between academic and social and/or civil organizations addressing women or gender differences

Athena 3A 3A output area Aims : analyse bottlenecks, advantages and disadvantages in implementation of EO policies, Building up dialogue between the actors Evaluating existing framework Investigate new strategies and tools for modern EOP

Athena 3A 3A output area subthemes Transformation of legal framework and their impact From rethoric to practice : investigating the gaps between design and implementation in gender equality policies The contribution of intersectionality to the sustainability of gender, women as carriers of socio-economical progress The role of international actors (transnational movements and international organisations)

Athena 3A 3A coordination Martha Franken Chris Zwaenepoel Barbara Bagilhole Anna Cabo Alison Woodward

Athena 3A 3A Outputs expected 3 years and 3 activities per year : Activity 1 : projects meetings with stakeholders in EO Activity 2 : identify new non-academic partners outside Athena Activity 3 : dissemination of results

Athena 3A 3A Activities and Results Seminar “EU Equal Opportunities Year” in Budapest Dissemination papers in athena7 Seminar “Gender After the EU Equal Opportunities Year : Intersectionality at the rescue ?”

Athena 3A 3A OUTPUT Year 1/Activity 1 Develop a European platform for the discussion and evaluation of equal opportunities policy Yearly international seminar in one of the participating universities (geographical spread in Europe) about one of the subthemes of the project; Concrete output: discussion papers (electronically available and printed documents) International seminar

Athena 3A 3A OUTPUT Year 1/Activity 2 Identify new non-academic partners outside Athena Concrete output : reports on contacts

Athena 3A 3A OUTPUT Year 1/Activity 3 Dissemination of results Online publications Panel or seminar at conference

Athena 3A 3A Output Year 2/Activity 1 selection of good practices of policy tools on equal opportunities and mainstreaming; selection of best practices of training possibilities on equal opportunities Yearly international seminar in one of the participating universities (geographical spread in Europe) about one of the subthemes of the project Concrete output: Reports on policy-making tools and educational prototypes geared to the needs of equal opportunities in Europe today. International seminar

Athena 3A 3A OUTPUT Year 2/Activity 2 Invite non-academic partners to session of plenary meeting of Athena3 and to the international seminars of 3A

Athena 3A 3A OUTPUT Year 2/Activity 3 Online publications Panel or seminar at conference

Athena 3A 3A OUTPUT Year 3/Activity 1 Yearly international seminar in one of participating institutions about one of the subthemes of project Development of policy recommendations on EO Concrete output : Specific events or specific seminars Report on policy recommendations Report on policymaking tools and educational tools geared to the needs of EO in Europe today

Athena 3A 3A OUTPUT Year 3/Activity 2 Database of experts and stakeholders in women’s studies and in the field of EO (theory; policy development;training, implementation, information and evaluation)

Athena 3A 3A OUTPUT Year 3/Activity 3 Online publications Panel or seminar at conference

Athena 3A Results Year 1 Actually we will continue to work with tools that have been started up in Athena2 which means that we will continue with the special website developed by the RoSadocumentation Centre to publish our discussionpapers Progress available at website Expertdatabase continues

Athena 3A Results Year 1 Activity 1 : international seminar at Budapest Athena plenary meeting : “A European Year ‘Equal Opportunities for All’ June 1st, 2007; Two workinggroup meetings in Budapest Activity 2 : invited members of civil society and policymakers Activity 3 : expertdatabase

Budapest seminar & WG Athena 3A

Results Year 2 Round Table at WW08 in Madrid : After the EUEOY” Three sessions of WG Reports and discussions ongoing research Members active in panels WW08 Online publications

Results Year 3 Barcelona seminar Intersectionality Gender as a Red Thread 3 sessions WG meeting Book : Teaching Intersectionality Utrecht meeting 3 WG sessions Updated website

Still to DO Update website further : send in your past years interesting papers, activities, research projects… presentations Utrecht conference? Update expertdatabase!!!!! Fill in your evaluation forms Fill in your timetables and hours spend for the project Those who did not ask for reimbursement of barcelonameeting should do so asap! Athena 3A

Future Dissemination year Athena 4 Athena 3A