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Forum for Gender Studies and Equality

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Meeting place for researchers, teachers, students and others interested in gender studies and gender equality.

The aim of Forum for gender studies and equality (Forum) is to contribute to gender awareness in order to achieve gender equality. In our work we contribute to the spreading of knowledge and results from gender research to the public, and facilitate communication within the field of gender research.

Forum

  • forms an arena and meeting place in order to create relevant meetings between research and practice within the field of gender studies and gender equality
  • cooperates actively with other actors and functions within the field of gender studies and gender equality within LiU
  • works with all faculties within LiU and is a strategic resource for the courses and study programmes at LiU
  • offers open seminars and lectures in order to facilitate knowledge development and communication within the field of gender studies and gender equality
  • contributes to the development of knowledge and stimulate the debate within gender studies and gender equality
  • performs an active monitoring of our field initiates and runs projects and assignments, internal as well as external, within our field.

Forum was started in 1985. We have a long experience of working with events for LiU and the public. We cooperate with several functions and actors within the field of gender studies and gender equality.

Contact

Acting Director

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Eva Bolander

Associate Professor

Chairperson

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Ann-Charlotte Nedlund

Senior Associate Professor

Secretary

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Björn Pernrud

Senior Coordinator
 
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Malin Arvidsson

Associate Professor
 
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Charlotte Fridolfsson

Associate Professor, Docent

Forum for Gender Studies and Equality

Linköpings university SE-581 83 Linköping Visiting addresse: T-huset, Campus Valla,Linköping

Board

Forum's Board (at the latest until 31 December 2024)

Chairman of the board

  • Ann-Charlotte Nedlund, Senior Associate Professor, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

Regular members

  • Promporn Wangwacharakul, Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)
  • Lisa Ferm, Associate Professor, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)
  • Hanna Alleman, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)
  • Eva Blomqvist, Associate Professor, Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA)
  • Camilla Forsberg, Senior Lecturer, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)
  • Marie Jansson, Faculty council, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)
  • Mathias Martinsson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)
  • Emilia Åkesson, Associate Professor, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

Deputy members

  • Jan-Eric Stehr, Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM)
  • Claes Algström, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Science and Technology (ITN)
  • Therese Asplund, Associate Professor, Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA)
  • Eva Bolander, Senior Lecturer, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)
  • Katarina Isotalo, Study Adviser, Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FILFAK)
  • Colm Nestor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV)
  • Björn Sjögren, Postdoc, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)
  • Mats Lintrup, Associate Professor, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV)

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