Gender Lab of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory deals theoretically and empirically with gender issues through the interdisciplinary and applied research. Lab’s special interest lies in improving the position of women in academia. To enable the networking of academic women at the University of Belgrade, Gender Lab established UdruŽene za znanje. The Lab monitors global and local developments related to anti-gender politics and develops active cooperation in the area with university centers, especially in the Southeast European region.
The Gender Research Laboratory of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, independently or in collaboration with other institutions, approaches the study of gender and its conceptual and literal interaction with other socio-political categories in an academic and interdisciplinary way, as well as the study of gender-based violence and anti-gender politics.
Combination of continuous empirical research and theoretical analysis, as well as application of research results in the field of practical policies, professional development of education staff and researchers and international cooperation with various professional networks in the field of humanities and social sciences, differentiates the Gender Lab from the other similar research centers in the country and region.
The Gender Research Laboratory is aimed at:
- Conducting applied and theoretical multidisciplinary research in order to improve and disseminate corpus of knowledge on gender, anti-gender politics and gender-based violence in different socio-political, cultural and historical contexts;
- Improving university curricula on gender at the masters and doctoral level of studies;
- Developing international cooperation in the field of gender studies and gender research;
- Improving exchange and cooperation between academic community and other social spheres in order to support gender equality practices;
- Supporting local professional associations and experts in their application of gender-related knowledge.
In line with these goals, the Gender Research Laboratory’ associates are implementing the following research projects:
- Establishment of the National dialogue mechanisms: Connecting women members of the academic community in order to have a stronger impact on the achievement of gender equality Gender in academia: researching inequalities at the early stages of scientific careers from comparative perspective (2019-)
- Gender in academia: fighting inequality at the early career stage (2020-2022)
- UniSAFE – Ending Gender Based Violence (GBV) (2022-)
- University and Gender Mainstreaming (UNIGEM) (2022-2025)
Coordinator:
Secretary:
Members:
Tijana Matijević
External associates:
Selena Špica (Universite Paris 8, Laboratoire d’etudes de genre et de sexualite (LEGS))
Biljana Stanković (Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade)
Bosiljka Đikanović (Institut for Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade)
Đurđa Trajković (Reconstruction Women’s Fund)
Dušan Maljković (“Dositej” Professional School)
Bojan Todorović (Eight Grammar School)
Melita Ranđelović (School of Pharmacy and Physiotherapy, Belgrade)
Ana Bukvić (Institution for Children and Youth “Sremčica”, Belgrade)
Violeta Bogdanović Šutković (Fifth School of Economics “Rakovica”, Belgrade – School of Economics “Nada Dimić”, Zemun)