36 search results for “gender” in the Staff website
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Caroline ArchambaultFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jojanneke van der ToornFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Psychology Connected over gender differences: 'More research done on extraterrestrial life than the female body'
In medical and psychological sciences, little research has been specifically conducted on women. Hormonal fluctuations were considered too intricate. Yes, research into sex and gender differences is complex, acknowledge neuroscientists Ellen de Bruijn and Lara Wierenga, but that’s precisely why it's…
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Lennie GeerlingsFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Syeda ShawkatFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Simay CetinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jasmijn RanaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marleen GroeneveldFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Mojan SamadiFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hanum AtikasariFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ratna Saptari Soetikno Slamet
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Elsa CharletyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Suzanne NaafsFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Stefanie van EsveldFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Janna GoijaertsFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Lotte van der PolFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jan JansenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Woman, man or somewhere in between? You decide (and not just your body)
A female body equals a woman. Nonsense, says Professor by Special Appointment to the Socrates Chair Annemie Halsema. She argues that our sense of identity and social environment also determine our identity. ‘We should stop assigning people’s sex at birth.’
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Textbooks not inclusive: roles are stereotypical, heterosexuality is the norm
Mum works in healthcare, dad in engineering and everyone is straight: many textbooks still show men and women in stereotypical roles, PhD candidate Tessa van de Rozenberg has discovered. She also found that children’s views on these topics often closely resemble those of their parents.
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Man, woman and more: 'Why does my passport have to say I'm a woman?'
Protests against textbooks on trans persons in America and against a reading hour by drag queens in Rotterdam: it has been raining protests recently against people with a gender expression that does not match their birth sex. Why does this evoke such resistance? We asked Professor by special appointment…
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Tessa MinterFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Diana SuhardimanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Annemarie SamuelsFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Aya EzawaFaculty of Humanities
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Carlotta RigottiFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ashley WilkinsonFaculty of Humanities
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Sylvana Simons to give Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture
Every year on or around International Women’s Day on 8 March, Leiden University holds its Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture. This year’s lecture will be given by Sylvana Simons, MP and leader and parliamentary chair of the BIJ1 party. What does International Women’s Day mean to her and which challenges…
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Belittling and threats are part of everyday life for outspoken women
In a fiery Annie Romein-Verschoor lecture, Sylvana Simons opened up about her experiences as a woman in politics. The leader of the BIJ1 party is regularly the subject of belittling comments and threats. Writer Aafke Romeijn, who reflected on the Simons’ lecture, has also been threatened frequently…
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
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Vanessa NewbyFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Leiden Leadership Lunch – Do male or female leaders score better with employees?
How does gender of public leaders relate to employees’ satisfaction with the leadership of their direct supervisor? In the online Leiden Leadership Lunch on Friday September 24, Dr. Max van Lent (Assistant Professor of Economics) presented the results of his recent research on the differences between…
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Kind, clever and hardworking: school reports are not without bias
White girls receive significantly more positive comments from their teachers in their primary school reports than white boys and children from migrant backgrounds. PhD candidate Antoinette Kroes researched subtle biases in different contexts and saw how harmful these can be.
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In conversation with Annetje Ottow and Hester Bijl: ‘Decide what you want, and go for it’
What can we learn from female colleagues who are the first to hold top positions within the university? On International Women’s Day, President of the Executive Board Annetje Ottow and Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl talked with a group of university staff from all levels within the organisation, and…
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Logging in tropical forests has a major social impact on local people
Exploring logging's real impact: Insights from Anthropologist Tessa Minter in the Solomon Islands.
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Jojanneke van der Toorn presents in front of a full house during Workplace Pride Symposium
Professor by special appointment Jojanneke van der Toorn organised a symposium in cooperation with Workplace Pride, hosted by the university in the academy building on 18 May. Jojanneke van der Toorn occupies the chair of LGBT workplace inclusion, a special appointment that Van der Toorn and Leiden…
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Reimaging Peace Democratization in Yemen: Women, Transnationalism and Activism in Exile
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series