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RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference is a leading institute in the field of women’s, gender and equality research in Iceland. Founded in 1991, RIKK promotes interdisciplinary gender research and the dissemination of research results and information.
Evaluation of Bjarkarhlíð – Center for Adult Survivors of Violence
RIKK has published an evaluation of Bjarkarhlíð – Center for Adult Survivors of Violence, a cooperative project between the City of Reykjavík, the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Reykjavík Metropolitan Police, the Women’s Shelter,...
Climate Change, Gender Equality and Development Cooperation
Auður H. Ingólfsdóttir is the third lecturer of the RIKK and GEST Lecture Series for Spring 2020 with a lecture entitled “Climate Change, Gender Equality and Development Cooperation.” The lecture will be held Thursday 5 March, 12:00-13:00, at the Lecture Hall of the...
RIKK and GEST Lecture Series Spring 2020
RIKK and the GEST Programme Lecture Series in spring 2020 is devoted to gender and climate change. The lecture series is held in partnership with the National Museum of Iceland. The lectures take place at noon, usually on Thursdays, in the Museum’s Lecture Hall, and...
LECTURE SERIES
The RIKK – Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference Lecture Series allows scholars to present and discuss new research in the field of gender and equality studies. The lecture series aims for an interdisciplinary approach with diverse themes and topics. The lecture series in spring is organized in cooperation with the GEST Programme. The lectures are at noon, usually on Thursdays at the lecture hall of the National Museum of Iceland. The Lecture Series is held in partnership with the National Museum of Iceland and the lectures are conducted in either English or Icelandic. Program.
EVENTS
RIKK organises conferences, symposiums and other events in the field.
GENDER CALENDAR
Women’s organisations for feminist futures - Webinar on the state of gender eq...
Monday 21st September 2020 at 4pm – 6pm (UTC+3). The webinar will be held in English.
The politics and intersections of COVID-19: critical perspectives from gender st...
24 scholars from the interdisciplinary field of gender studies will present their research on the political and social dimensions of the Corona pandemic.
The politics and intersections of COVID-19: critical perspectives from gender st...
In two one-day events, the Centre for Gender Studies at Karlstad University will tackle questions regarding how social inequalities structure the current corona crisis.
NEWS FROM EDDA – RESEARCH CENTER
Political Agency after COVID-19: Representation, Power, Constitutions
Political Agency after COVID-19: Representation, Power, Constitutions is an online conference on the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic presents and its consequences that are bound to be enormous: Economies may collapse, political leadership will com...
SOGIE workshop
People who flee persecution because of their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression (SOGIE) constitute a particularly vulnerable group of migrants in both asylum and in...
Democratic Constitutional Design Summer School
A group of 23 students from Iceland, Russia, Canada, Argentina and the UK took part in a week-long summer school organized by EDDA in cooperation with Democratic Constitutional Design and the Escapes from Modernity project. The group discussed demo...
NEWS FROM GEST
First GRÓ Center - University of Iceland Host Institution Agreement
Today, representatives of the University of Iceland and GRÓ International Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Societal Change, under the auspices of UNESCO, met at the University of Iceland to sign a new host in...
Extended Deadline for Nominations for Candidates from the Arctic
The GEST calls for applications from nationals and residents of the Arctic. The deadline for nominations has been extended only for candidates from the Arctic. The deadline is 30 June 2020 and the nomination form can be found here.
Congratulations to the 2020 GEST Cohort!
The graduation of the GRÓ GEST class of 2020 was celebrated as 20 fellows graduated with a postgraduate diploma in international gender studies at the University of Iceland.