Athena 3A

Presentation 3ABudapest meeting 1-4 June

2007

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3A position : objective 3 Objective 3: Strengthening

cooperation between academic and social and/or civil organizations addressing women or gender differences

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3A output area Aims :

analyse bottlenecks, advantages and disadvantages in

implementation of EO policies, Building up dialogue between the

actors Evaluating existing framework Investigate new strategies and tools for

modern EOP

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3A output area Great number of participants Split according to a number of

themes One separate subgroup on libraries

and documentationcentres All subthemes and subgroup will be

closely connected and work towards same aims

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3A output area subthemes Transformation of legal framework and

their impact From rethoric to practice : investigating

the gaps between design and implementation in gender equality policies

The contribution of intersectionality to the sustainability of gender, women as carriers of socio-economical progress

The role of international actors (transnational movements and international organisations)

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3A Participants Consult the list on website

ATHENA3.org Merging of former 3A, 3B and 2C

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3A coordination Martha Franken Chris Zwaenepoel Barbara Bagilhole Anna Cabo Last two will be representing us in

Athena3Task Force

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3A Outputs expected 3 years and 3 activities per year : Activity 1 : projects meetings with

stakeholders in EO Activity 2 : identify new non-

academic partners outside Athena Activity 3 : dissemination of results

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3A OUTPUT Year 1/Activity 1 Develop a European platform for the

discussion and evaluation of equal opportunities policy

Yearly international seminar in one of the participating universities (geographical spread in Europe) about one of the subthemes of the project;

Concrete output: discussion papers (electronically

available and printed documents) International seminar

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3A OUTPUT Year 1/Activity 2 Identify new non-academic

partners outside Athena Concrete output : reports on

contacts

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3A OUTPUT Year 1/Activity 3 Dissemination of results

Online publications Panel or seminar at conference

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3A Output Year 2/Activity 1 selection of good practices of policy tools on

equal opportunities and mainstreaming; selection of best practices of training

possibilities on equal opportunities Yearly international seminar in one of the

participating universities (geographical spread in Europe) about one of the subthemes of the project

Concrete output: Reports on policy-making tools and

educational prototypes geared to the needs of equal opportunities in Europe today.

International seminar

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3A OUTPUT Year 2/Activity 2 Invite non-academic partners to

session of plenary meeting of Athena3 and to the international seminars of 3A

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3A OUTPUT Year 2/Activity 3 Online publications Panel or seminar at conference

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3A OUTPUT Year 3/Activity 1 Yearly international seminar in one of

participating institutions about one of the subthemes of project

Development of policy recommendations on EO

Concrete output : Specific events or specific seminars Report on policy recommendations Report on policymaking tools and educational

tools geared to the needs of EO in Europe today

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3A OUTPUT Year 3/Activity 2 Database of experts and

stakeholders in women’s studies and in the field of EO (theory; policy development;training, implementation, information and evaluation)

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3A OUTPUT Year 3/Activity 3 Online publications Panel or seminar at conference

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Results Year 1 Actually we will continue to work with

tools that have been started up in Athena2 which means that we will continue with the special website developed by the RoSadocumentation Centre to publish our discussionpapers

Progress available at website www.rosadoc.be/athena

Expertdatabase continues www.rosadoc.be/athena

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Results Year 1 Activity 1 :

international seminar at Budapest Athena plenary meeting : “A European Year ‘Equal Opportunities for All’ June 1st, 2007;

Two workinggroup meetings in Budapest Activity 2 : to be discussed Activity 3 : to be discussed

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3A planning 2nd year Reports on contacts with identified

new partners; input for database of experts

International seminar : where? When? Topic?

Reports and discussions ongoing research

Online publications Looking for extra funding! Who ?