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International conference

Gender Equality Creates Democracy
September 21, 2006,  Hotel “Takioji Neris”, K. Donelaičio g. 27, Kaunas

AGENDA

10.30

Registration of participants

 

11.00

Opening of the conference.

Welcome speeches

Adelė Echodienė,
Deputy mayor of Kaunas city

Rimantas Kairelis, State Secretary of the Ministry of Social Security and Labour, Chairman of Commission of Equal Opportunities

Aušrinė Burneikienė, Ombudsperson of Equal Opportunities, Lithuania

11.15

“Gender Equality Creates Democracy”. Presentation of project’s results

Liudmila Mecajeva, Co-ordinator of project, Director of Social Innovation Fund, Lithuania

11.35

Quantitative indicators on gender equality in project partners’ countries

Laima Vengalė, Adviser at Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson

11.50

Gender equality planning as a tool for implementing gender equality and democracy in practice

Dr. Kaisa Kauppinien, Finnish Institute of Occupation Health

12.10

Gender equality achievements in Lithuania in the EU context

Vanda Juršėnienė, Representative of Ministry of Social Security and Labour

12.25

Lithuanian initiatives on promoting gender equality and democracy in cooperation with NGOs

Aušrinė Burneikienė, Ombudsperson of Equal Opportunities, Lithuania

12.45

Questions and discussions

 

13.30 -15.00 Lunch

15.00

Group work: Gender equality aspects in different spheres

Group I

 

Political and public life;

 Labour market;

Education.

Moderators: Laima Vengalė, Office of Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson (LT), Dr. Georgeta Chirlesan, University of Pitesti (RO), Dr. Georgij Todorov, Association of Spread of Knowledge “Missal” (BG)

Group II

 

Heath;

Family life;

Violence issues.

Moderators: Dr. Kaisa Kauppinien, Finnish Institute of Occupation Health (FI), Robert Cartwright, Stockport College (UK), Hana Danihelkova, ATHENA – Association for Education and Development of Women (CZ)

Group III

Economical development;

Rural areas;

Social life.

Moderators: Ritva Nyberg, Women's Enterprise Agency (FI), Loreta Golubevaite, Social Innovation Fund (LT), Christine Hahn, The state college of education in Vienna (AT)

16.30

Presentations from group work

 

17.00

Closing of conference

 

 

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