We are pleased to announce a joint workshop organized by LSE’s WiSPPRH,  Bocconi's Axa Gender Lab, and NYU AD’s Inequality Cluster, on “Gender Inequality: Navigating New frontiers And Paradigm Shifts”. 

The workshop will take place at the London School of Economics and online, on March 12th 2025. We invite you to attend the workshop online or in person in London. 

To participate, please register using the following links:

•  In-person attendance link 

•  Online attendance link

This workshop will explore emerging policy challenges and cutting-edge research on gender inequality in a rapidly changing world. It will examine how transformative forces like Artificial Intelligence, technology and climate change, alongside evolving issues such as fertility, labour participation, and caregiving, impact progress towards gender equality.

Find more details on the program attached and on the event website. For questions, contact us at kenza.elass@unibocconi.it or m.suteau@lse.ac.uk.

We hope to see many of you in London or online in March!

Join us for WISPPRH new events Women in the Workplace on March 13th! 

The events will delve into various facets of gender inequality in professional settings, including sexual harassment, the motherhood penalty, and women's leadership. 

First, starting at 8:30 am, a workshop featuring 9 presentations from scholars during four sessions: sexual harassment, the motherhood penalties, and women in leadership. 

Find the preliminary program HERE!  (lunch is on invitation only)

📍 Location: Old Building 5.11, London School of Economics and Political Science. 

To attend the event, you can fill the form HERE! 

Second, starting at 6 pm,  a public panel will take place in the evening, featuring two academics and two practitioners

🎤 Caroline Coly - Researcher at the University of Barcelona & IEB

🎤 Alesha De-Freitas - Director of policy, research and advocacy at the Fawcett Society

🎤 Alice Marchionno - Manager for Diversity and Equality, EQUILIBRES

🎤 Paola Profeta - Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Sustainability & Full Professor at Bocconi University

Leading our discussion is Almudena Sevilla.

📍 Location: Wolfson Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku building, London School of Economics and Political Science. More information: here.  

Come and Spread the Word 📢

Women In Social and Public Policy Research Hub (WISPPRH) Launch event

Hosted by the Department of Social Policy on Wednesday 8 March 2023

The Department of Social Policy hosted the launch of the Women in Social and Public Policy Research Hub (WISPPRH)) on 8 March, with an open roundtable discussion as the centerpiece of the event. This event brought together renowned scholars, representatives of the civil society, and stakeholders in the fields of gender, climate change, and policy. The purpose of the roundtable discussion was to start a conversation on the potential benefits of collaboration and knowledge sharing among centers and programs dedicated to gender issues, with the ultimate goal of making progress on this critical topic. 

Speakers: 

• Emma Codd - Deloitte

• Professor Paola Profeta - Bocconi University. 

• Begoña Ramos - KPMG 

• Professor Johanna Rickne - Swedish Institute for Social Research at Stockholm University  

Chair: Professor Naila Kabeer

The panel were introduced by Professor Almudena Sevilla, Co-Director of the WISPPRH.