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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">On the occasion of International Women’s Day, you are warmly invited to join our event
<b>“Beyond Gender Inequalities @ VU: Safety and Success”</b> on <b>Monday 9 March, 13:00–17:00</b> in the
<b>Atrium of the Medical Faculty</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">This afternoon brings together staff and students to reflect on social safety, especially in light of recent events, inclusive education, and academic success from an intersectional perspective. Through talks and
roundtable discussions, we will explore how we can move beyond gender inequalities and work towards more intersectionally inclusive and socially safe policies and practices at the VU.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Programme:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Welcome and opening (13:00 )</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
Opening remarks</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Keynote on why moving towards intersectional equality matters in academia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Session 1 – Student safety and inclusive education (13:30- 15:00)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Talk by the <i>Beyond Gender Inequalities
</i>course coordinator on designing intersectional courses</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Roundtable with student representatives on social safety at the VU<br>
Talk by the Centre for Teaching and Learning on inclusive classrooms</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Break</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Session 2 – Academic success and safety (15:30- 17:00)</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
Rethinking academic success from an intersectional perspective<br>
Roundtable on concrete intersectional policies for the VU<br>
Presentation on existing gender equality initiatives at the VU<br>
Reflections on the experiences of women of colour in academia</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Closing discussion (17:00)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please find the flyer with the full programme attached. We would be grateful if you could share this invitation within your department or team.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We hope to see you on 9 March.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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up for this event</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://vu.nl/en/news/2026/wo-men-vu-international-womens-day-beyond-gender-inequalities-vu" title="https://vu.nl/en/news/2026/wo-men-vu-international-womens-day-beyond-gender-inequalities-vu">More info about the programme</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Marina de Regt<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chair WO&MEN@VU<o:p></o:p></p>
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