892 search results for “women s rights” in the Student website
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professors, students and alumni played a crucial role in Leiden’s women’s rights movement
PhD candidate Agnes van Steen researched the history of the Leiden women’s rights movement (1860-1990) and found that the university produced many feminists.
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S. HoutermanScience
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The Importance of International Women’s Day: ‘Gender equality worldwide is nowhere to be found’
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. This day has been celebrated in the Netherlands since 1912, usually centring around a specific theme. This year’s theme: solidarity, the power for change.
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Lies PunselieFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Afrooz Kaviani JohnsonFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Symposium Women's Rights
Symposium
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S. ValdezFaculty of Humanities
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Keyring in your hand when walking down the street alone? 'Many women are always on guard'
A cover over your drink in the pub, deodorant as pepper spray or headphones to avoid hearing catcalling: many women use everyday objects to feel safer in public spaces. Student Anne van der Linden made an online exhibition about this.
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Apollonia BolscherFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jill SteinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Andrew GawthorpeFaculty of Humanities
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Suzy DuivenvoordeFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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The UN Commission on the Status of Women CSW: Over 75 years of making women’s rights human rights
Lecture, INVISIHIST event
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Children’s Rights Scholarship 2
Master
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Children’s Rights Scholarship 1
Master
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Nina van CapelleveenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rehana DoleFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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International Women's Day: the visibility of women in archaeology
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. For years, the role of women in the past has been nearly invisible. Four archaeologists reflect on this inequality of focus, from hunter-gatherers in the palaeolithic to…
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The right diagnosis and faster for women with heart problems
It often takes longer for women with heart problems to get the right diagnosis. In her Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, Professor Hester den Ruijter will talk about how hormones influence the heart and the importance of medical research that focuses specifically on women.
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Sabine WittingFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Denise VerkroostFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rick LawsonFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ann SkeltonFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mariëlle BruningFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ursula KilkellyFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sophy BairdFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Lucy OpokaFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Katrien KlepFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ton LiefaardFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Luisa -Pinto E NettoFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Women’s Day for Biology students
‘It was not always accepted, but I just wanted to be a researcher. Now, I am as happy as can be.’ It is one of the quotes from the International Women’s Day presentation for Biology students. Seven women, working as researchers and teachers at the CML, IBL, and Naturalis, shared their experiences with…
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Mirjam Sombroek-van DoormFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leiden Classics: Leiden University’s first women students
It was not until 1878 that the first female students enrolled at Leiden University, but the discussion on whether women were suited to study was by no means over. 8 March is International Women's Day. BBC correspondente Kim Ghattas will deliver a lecture on 6 March on the struggle by Arabic women for…
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Orange the World: Visible and invisible violence against women
On 25 November, the global 16-day campaign 'Orange the World' against violence against women and girls started. Leiden University will also be paying attention to this campaign. On Friday 9 December, Renate van der Zee and Marieke Liem will give a lecture at the Campus The Hague (Spanish Steps, Wijnhaven)…
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Caroline ArchambaultFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Narin IdrizFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Vasiliki KostaFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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While the men are away, the Scheveningen women do it their way
Women confined to the kitchen? Not in Scheveningen around 1900. There, some women ran entire shipping companies. This is according to new research by history student Sjors Stuurman. He compiled the results in a book he wrote for Muzee Scheveningen.
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Jasmijn Rana on women's football and emancipation in Morocco
Explore the captivating world of women's football in Morocco through Trouw's insightful report, examining the intersection of Islam, popularity, money, and role models, as emphasized by cultural anthropologist Jasmijn Rana.
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Lecture on 'Visible and invisible violence against women' by Marieke Liem and Renate van der Zee
On Friday 9 December, Renate van der Zee and professor Marieke Liem held a lecture on 'Visible and invisible violence against women' at the Campus The Hague.
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Workshop 'Localizing the Women Peace & Security Agenda Across Multiple Governance Challenges'
Workshop
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Women collecting the Middle East: collaborators and collections
Who assembled the collections of museums? The answer to this question seems to point to men as collectors. Apart from for rare exceptions, female collectors hardly seem to exist. Yet there were indeed women collectors. For the project Museums, Collections and Society, researcher Holly O'Farrell will…
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Tarlach McGonagleFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Award-winning thesis reveals gender gap in reactions to women’s sexual assault stories
Research master student Linda Bomm found in her thesis that men, compared to women, believe female sexual assault survivors less, blame women more, and judge them more negatively – especially if they identify strongly with their male gender.
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Why more women have ADHD than you think
When we think of ADHD, we often think of highly creative, hyperactive boys. But does this mean that girls don’t have ADHD at all?
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Dan SaxonFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Linda LouisFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jenneke EversFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Natashe Lemos Dekker awarded Distinguished Women Scientists Fund
Natashe Lemos Dekker has been awarded the Distinguished Women Scientists Fund 2021. This travel grant for female postdocs allows her to spend a period as a visiting fellow at the UCLA Department of Anthropology in the United States.