Construction of Gender Equality: Experiences in Turkey and Sweden rence will take place on October 5-6 at Boğaziçi University to share, ask and solve more experience, questions and problems than above.

 The conference with four forums aims to share and meet concrete experiences of women and women organizations working in similar areas about economical and political participation, inequality, fight against violence and experiences in contruction of equality.

 Conference is organized by Filmmor, MEDİAR, KA.DER, Purple Roof.

 Conference is open to all participants and has English-Turkish simultaneous translation.

 Place: Boğaziçi University, Ayhan Şahenk Salonu ( Garanti Kültür Merkezi) 

Uçaksavar Kampüsü Bebek / İstanbul

Press Bulletin
In current inequal circumstances, may gender equality be constructed without any special measures?

 What should be the special measures and policies to construct gender equality?

 How should the gender equality implemantations, laws, special measures and policies take place in Turkey and Sweden?

 What should the policies in political, economical, social and cultural areas be to construct gender equality as a whole?

 Construction of Gender Equality: Experiences in Turkey and Sweden conference will take place at Boğaziçi University on October 5-6 to share, ask and solve more experience, questions and problems than above.

 The conference with four forums aims to share and meet concrete experiences of women and women organizations working in similar areas about economical and political participation, inequality, fight against violence and experiences in contruction of equality.

 Conference is organized by Filmmor, KA.DER, MEDİAR and Mor Çatı.

 Conference is open to all participants and has English-Turkish simultaneous translation.

 Hope to meet in the conference in which we make efforts to construct gender equality all together.

Conference Program:
1. Day- October 5, Friday

09:30-09:45 – Registration

09:45-10:00 – Opening Speeches: Filmmor, MEDİAR, General Consulate of Sweden

1. Forum: Gender Equality in Political and Economical Participation

Participants: Sweden: Esabelle Dingizian-The Swedish Green Party, Moa Roshanfar-Feminist Initiative, Turkey: Çiğdem Aydın-KA.DER, İlknur Üstün- Women’s Coalition, Nazik Işık-CHP, Nükhet Sirman-KA.DER, Özlem Danacı Yüce-MEDİAR, Öznur Çalık-AKP, Woman-Man Equal Opportunities Commission (KEFEK)

Time: 10:00-13:00 / Moderator: KA.DER

2. Forum: Construction of Gender Equality in Media, Cinema and Cultural Areas

Participants: Sweden: Aase Högfeldt-Doris Film, Asa Elden-Swedish Research Institute, Marianne Broddesson -Feminist Perspective, TUrkey: Ayşe Düzkan-Pazartesi, Berna Ekal-EHESS-Paris, Emel Armutçu-Hürriyet, Hülya Uğur Tanrıöver-MEDİZ, Melek Özman-Filmmor, Zeynep Karahan Uslu-AKP,KEFEK

Time: 14:30-17:00 / Moderator:Filmmor

 – Film Screening: Women’s Rebellion / 58’

2. Day- October 6, Saturday

1. Forum: Gender Inequality, Body Politics and Experiences About Fight Against Violence Against Women

Participants: Sweden: Debbie Nujen-Terrafem, Malin Olsson-ROKS, Turkey: Ayça Kurtoğlu- Association for Gender Equality Monitoring (CEİD), Canan Arın-Mor Çatı, Ebru Hanbay Çakır- Women Solidarity Foundation, Meriç Eyüboğlu-İstanbul Feminist Collective, Özgün Akduran-Socialit Feminist Collective, Özlem Özkan- Purple Roof, Sebahat Tuncel-BDP,KEFEK, Zozan Özgökçe- Van Women’s Association (VAKAD)

Time: 10:00-13:00 / Moderator: Purple Roof

2. Forum: Contruction of Gender Equality: Policies, Laws and Special Measures

Participants: Sweden: Erik Scheller-Gender Equality Ministry-Advisor, Turkey: Ayşe Keşir-Family and Social Policies Ministry – Policies Advisor, Azize Sibel Gönül-AKP,KEFEK, Binnaz Toprak-CHP,KEFEK, Hülya Gülbahar-Eşit-iz

Time: 14:30-17:00 / Moderator: MEDİAR 

Evaluation / 17:15-18:15

Yer: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi

 Ayhan Şahenk Salonu – Garanti Kültür Merkezi

 Uçaksavar Kampüsü

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