Youth and Gender Equality

AN EXCHANGE BETWEEN YOUTH ORGANISATIONS

28-30 May, 2004 ISTANBUL

To increase the possibilities for cooperation between youth organisations in Sweden and Turkey and to increase awareness in the organisations about gender equality issues “Youth and Gender Equality” exchange was organized by Kvinnoforum (Women Forum) and Youth Association for Habitat and Agenda 21 at Consulate of Sweden in Istanbul.

 

5 Swedish organizations working on youth and women, Sweden National Board and Swedish Institute and youth representatives of the LA21 National Youth Parliament from the provinces of Adana, Bartın, Batman, Bingöl, Isparta, İstanbul, Kars, Malatya ve Samsun participated in this seminar.  

 

Following the welcoming speaches of Swedish Consulate Ingmar Carlsson, Ayşe Mutlu Güler from Kvinnoforum and Interational Relations Coordinator Pelin Ayan from Youth Association for Habitat and Agenda 21 presentations were made and at various working groups participants shared experiences and developed projects.

 

 

  • What is gender?

  • Sweden and gender equality

  • Youth Rights

  • What is gender inequality to you? What is gender equality? Why work with gender equality within the organisations?

  • How to bring up gender equality on the agenda within the organisations?

  • How to measure gender inequality/equality?

  • Concrete methods for a change towards gender equality

  • 5 domination techniques and sexual harassments

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