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Gendered Citizenship in Multicultural Europe: Issues, Challenges, Visions - FEMCIT Research Dissemination Seminar

23 September 2010, Brussels, Belgium
European Commission building MADOU, place Madou, 1 (Amphitheater)










FEMCIT, a four-year project (2007-2011) on Gendered Citizenship in Multicultural Europe supported by the EC 6th Research Framework Programme, is organising a Research Dissemination Seminar on 23 September 2010 in Brussels.

FEMCIT aims at exploring the relationship between the changing forms and practices of gendered citizenship, and women's movements in various European countries over the last forty years. The seminar will therefore bring together policy-makers, politicians, NGOs, and researchers to discuss central questions of current European policy-making, such as:

  • What are the challenges faced by women representatives in political life?
  • How do the categories of ethnicity and gender intersect in work-life?
  • How has intimate life been transformed for those living outside of conventional families?
  • What does citizenship mean for women from specific ethnic backgrounds?

At this seminar, leading scholars from across Europe will present the key findings of the FEMCIT project, drawing on their extensive research exploring six dimensions of citizenship, namely political, social, economic, ethnic/religious, bodily and intimate citizenship.

The presentations will be followed by commentaries from a high profile panel of experts, including:

  • Alison Woodward, Research Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussels;
  • Myria Vassiliadou, Secretary General of the European Women's Lobby;
  • Belinda Pyke, European Commission, Director for Equality between Men/Women, Action against Discrimination, Civil Society;
  • Eiman Hussein, Research Consultant, FORWARD: The Foundation for Women's Health, Research and Development.