Equality Days Conference

Equality Days 2023 will end with a one-day conference on "Power, Privilege, and Microaggression”, the theme of this year's days.

The conference includes three seminars, each examining the theme from a different perspective, with the first held in UA, and the other two in UI. The conference will also be streamed. At the same time, various organizations will display their work outside Akureyri and Reykjavík.

At the conference, two new projects will be presented: the report "Stereotypes in Universities," exploring the gender ratio in higher education, and the report "Fötlunarstrit: Experiences of Disabled Students at the University of Iceland".

Schedule:

10:00 – 11:30: Being queer in studies and work

Universityof Akureyri Aula, and streaming

Speakers: Ingileif Friðriksdóttir (she), TV-presenter and journalist, María Rut Kristinsdóttir (she), publicity manager for UN Women and Vilhjálmur Hilmarsson, economist at BHM.The moderator is Kristín Jóhannesdóttir, Director of the Department of Education and Public Health in Akureyri.

12:30 – 14:00: Imbalance of power in training and teachingUniversity of Iceland Aula, and streaming

Speakers: Anna Soffía Víkingsdóttir (she), researcher at the University of Akureyri, Ingi Þór Einarsson (he), assistant professor at the University of Reykjavík and Þóra Einarsdóttir (she), head of film, music and performing arts at Reykjavík University of the Arts.

14:30 – 16:00: Diversity in learning: In the shadow of power, privilege and micro-aggressionUniversity of Iceland Aula, and streaming

Address: Jón Atli Benediktsson (him), Rector of the University of Iceland

Speakers: Birta Ósk Hönnudóttir (they/she), master's student in gender studies, Chanel Björk Sturludóttir (she), activist and TV-presenter, Embla Guðrúnar Ágústsdóttir (she) and Sigríður Jónsdóttir (she) at Tabú, and Laufey Axelsdóttir (she), postdoctoral fellow in gender studies

The moderator is Þorgerður Einarsdóttir (she), professor of gender studies at the University of Iceland

Light refreshments after the program in Aula at the University of Iceland