Gender Inequalities in the EU - Perspectives in the Light of the Digital and Green Transitions

Afterwork discussion

Topics covered will include:

• A presentation of key findings of the newly published book ‘Inequality and the European Union. New frontiers in Political Science and Law’ edit. by Amandine Crespy and Chloé Brière
• A series of academic presentations covering EU’s intersectionality efforts and challenges, AI biases and potential solutions, and gender inequalities/environmental justice within the context of EU climate policies
• Panel discussions by distinguished policymakers, followed by a Q&R with the audience

Practical information

When: March 27 | 17.30–19.00 

Where: OSE | Nordic House Building | 3 rue du Luxembourg |1000 Brussels 

Publication of the book “Inequality and the European Union – New Frontiers in Political Science and Law”

The book, edited by prof. Chloé Brière and prof. Amandine Crespy, follows from the 2022 IDEAS conference.

By gathering cutting-edge research by specialists of inequalities across Europe, the volume pushes conceptual frontiers as to the EU’s role in fighting or fuelling inequalities pertaining to antidiscrimination, mobility and migrations, and the European welfare model.

Visit the editor’s website

PROGRAMME

Welcome & Introduction with Slavina Spasova (Director, OSE)

|  Introduction of the Book

• Amandine Crespy (Professor in Political Science & EU Studies, ULB)
  Presentation of key findings of the book on inequalities

|  Short Academic Presentations – Chair: Amandine Crespy

• Serena D’Agostino (Senior Researcher in Political Science, UA and Senior Associate Researcher BsoG-VUB)
  A Union of Equality: A Promising Step Forward or a Missed Opportunity to Be Truly Intersectional?
• Fabian Lütz (PhD candidate, University of Lausanne, Legal Officer at Equinet)
  Revisiting Gender-Based Discrimination in the Algorithmic Age
• Chiara Armeni (Professor of European Environmental Law, Director of the Centre for European Law, ULB)
  Inequality in EU climate policies and regulation

|  Policy Panel Discussion – Chair: Slavina Spasova

• Ana Carla Pereira (Director, Equality and Non-Discrimination, DG JUST)
  The European Commission’s perspective on gender inequalities in the digital and green transitions
• Isabelle Schömann (Deputy General Secretary, ETUC)
  Labor rights and social policies in the gender inequality debate
• Elizabeth Gosme (Director of COFACE Families)
  Policy recommendations for more gender equitable EU transitions
• Dainius Žalimas (MEP, Renew Europe, Vice-chair FEMM – tbc)

Q and R with the audience
Closing Remarks with Amandine Crespy & Slavina Spasova

19.00– 20.00 Buffet