Newsletter
Diversity & Inclusion
 
  Number 20, December 2021
 
 
D&I-Symposium | Inclusivity with Law: what does it mean to look at diversity and inclusion from a legal perspective?
 
Join us on 13 January 2022 for the annual D&I symposium, where students and staff reflect together on diversity and inclusion: where are we now and what do we want to achieve? There will be various workshops and discussion panels on topics such as bystander intervention, experiences with exclusion, and target group-specific recruitment and selection. In her keynote speech, Ashley Terlouw talks about equality, diversity and the university.
 
Register here
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This newsletter is to inform you of developments, activities and initiatives at our University that relate to diversity and inclusion.
 
If you have any news, let us know.
 
›  Deze nieuwsbrief in het Nederlands
 
 
 
 
Equality as a driver for diversity: 'Seek contradiction and the strange'
 
At the annual D&I symposium, Professor of Sociology of Law Ashley Terlouw discusses the gap between the freedom to be who you are, which is protected by the first article of the Dutch Constitution, and everyday practice.
 
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Gender diversity and intersectionality
 
Column Aya Ezawa, Diversity Officer van de Universiteit Leiden
 
Starting in 2022, Horizon Europe requires that institutions whose researchers apply for grants have a Gender Equality Plan (GEP) in place. Leiden's GEP draws from our existing Diversity and Inclusion workplan. Leiden University has the ambition to increase the share of female professors to 35 percent by 2025. What can we learn from gender policy – and how can an intersectional approach help sharpen D&I policy?
 
These columns are published on the Leiden Inclusion Blog.
 
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Students Ruşen and Rana fight for diversity in higher education
 
Two Leiden students stand a chance of winning the ECHO Award for Higher Education. Rana Kuseyri and Ruşen Koç are two of the six finalists for this annual national prize that is awarded to students who promote diversity and inclusion in their own discipline.
 
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News about diversity and inclusion
 
 
 
Within Leiden University...
 
 
 
 
› For LGBT+ migrants, dating apps are about much more than sex
 
 
 
› Law graduate Jiska Ogier speaks from experience
 
 
 
› Percentage of female professors rises to over 30 percent
 
 
 
› Judi Mesman at BNR Nieuwsradio about 'what is Woke' (in Dutch)
 
 
 
› Karwan Fatah-Black on De Correspondent about slavery (in Dutch)
 
 
 
 
... and beyond
 
 
 
 
› Student exchange widens gap between rich and poor (in Dutch)
 
 
 
› European Commissioner surprised by fierce diversity debate in Dutch higher education (in Dutch)
 
 
 
› Resource: Sexism at Danish Universities - The Academic #metoo Movement
 
 
 
› She figures 2021, Tracking progress on the Path towards Gender Equality in Research and Innovation
 
 
 
› Building an inclusive learning community to deliver a race equality curriculum
 
 
 
 
Events
 
 
 
 
› 13 January: D&I symposium Leiden University
 
 
 
› 11 February: Women and Girls in Science Day
 
 
 
› 25 March - 4 April: Movies that Matter
 
 
 
 
 
Share your story at the Leiden Inclusion Blog
 
Do you have a topic that you’d like to write about? Something that affects you as a student or staff member and that is related to diversity and inclusion? Why not make use of our platform, the Leiden Inclusion Blog? From personal anecdotes to informative articles, the choice is yours. If you are interested in writing a blog, please send an email to inclusionblog@bb.leidenuniv.nl to propose your idea.
 
›  Writing for the Leiden Inclusion Blog
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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