Gender Equality Week 2025

PROGRAMME

Abortion rights in Europe (by VUB Dilemma)
Explore the evolution of abortion legislation in Europe and discuss societal challenges.
🕒 11:00 - 12:00
📍 Building D 2.01, Promotion Hall
📍 Language: Dutch
🎯 For VUB staff and students
💡 Free, registration required
City Confessions board game©
Play and discuss boundary-crossing behavior in public spaces through this unique board game. We provide a tasty lunch for you!
🕒 Time: 12:00 - 14:00
📍 Location: To be announced
📍 Language: English
🎯 For VUB students
💡 Free, registration required

© The board game City Confessions was developed with RHEA, under the leadership of project manager Danielle Fernandes, and ZijKant as subcontractor.
Listening Cushions: "Not Tonight, Honey"
Listen to intimate audio stories about consent within relationships in a cozy setting.
📍 Central Library Campus Etterbeek (3-7 March) - Library Campus Jette (10-14 March)
📍 Language: Dutch
🎯 For VUB staff and students
💡 Free, during library opening hours

Training: Dealing with boundary - crossing behavior
Learn how to effectively respond as a bystander and offer support.
🕒 09:00 - 12:30
📍 Building M, M.0.55
📍 Language: Dutch
🎯 For VUB staff
💡 Free, registration required
The wealth gap between women and men in Belgium
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Alofs explains how law contributes to the growing wealth gap between men and women.
🕒 13:00 - 14:00
📍 Building D 2.01, Promotion Hall
📍 Language: Dutch
🎯 For VUB students
💡 Free, registration required (limited seats)
Things you can start today to improve gender diversity (by RESEARCH Dept))
Discover simple actions you can take today to improve gender equality in research. During this session, discover practical steps you can take as a VUB researcher, big or small, to reduce gender imbalance, promote diversity, and enrich research with a gender dimension. From advice on gender-sensitive research to science communication with school pupils and fellow researchers, and a Belgian inter-university mentoring program - there’s something for everyone.
🕒 14:00 - 15:00
📍 Building M, M.0.55
📍 Language: English
🎯 For VUB staff
🍴 Includes: Coffee and tea
💡 Free, registration required (limited seats)

TechTransfer Talk “Bridging Research & Business”
Join us for a TechTransfer Talk featuring Anneke Hunninck and Annick Hubin, where they discuss the Business Developer’s role in connecting applied research with the business world. In this engaging duo-interview moderated by Cristina Garcia Timermans, they explore challenges and opportunities in bridging academia and industry, translating cutting-edge research into innovations, and fostering industry collaborations to drive technological advancements to market.
🕒 12:00 - 14:00
📍 Where: Learning Theatre, Learning & Innovation Center (LIC), VUB Main Campus
🎯 For VUB researchers interested in connecting applied research to business
🍴 Includes: Sandwich lunch
📍 Language: English
💡 Admission: Free, but registration is required

Workshop: Embrace your female hormonal cycle (by VUB Dilemma)
Learn to better understand and monitor your menstrual cycle during this interactive session.
🕒 Morning: 11:00 - 12:00
🕒 Afternoon: 15:00 - 16:00
📍 Location: Room D.1.07
📍 Language: Dutch
🎯 For VUB staff and students
💡 Free, registration required - 15 spots per session
City Confessions board game©
Play and discuss boundary-crossing behavior in public spaces through this unique board game. We provide a tasty diner for you!
🕒 Time: 18:00 - 20:00
📍 Location: To be announced
📍 Language: Dutch
🎯 For VUB students
💡 Free, registration required

© The board game City Confessions was developed with RHEA, under the leadership of project manager Danielle Fernandes, and ZijKant as subcontractor.

The wealth gap between women and men in Belgium (online)
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Alofs hosts an online session on gender inequalities in family settings. 🕒 12:30 - 14:00
📍 Teams (online)
📍 Language: Dutch
🎯 For VUB staff
💡 Free, registration required

Women in IT
Get inspired by groundbreaking women in technology and learn how to promote gender diversity in IT.
🕒 14:00 - 16:00
📍 Building D 2.01, Promotion Hall
📍 Language: English
🎯 For everyone, including people outside VUB
💡 Free, registration required (limited seats)
- Programme
  - 14:00 - 14:15: Welcome and introduction by Elke Jorens (Director P&O HR Department)
  - 14:15 - 14:30: Presentation on women who had an invisible yet crucial impact on IT (e.g., Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper & Barbara Liskov) – Karin Voets (Director ICT-department)
  - 14:30 - 14:40: Videos featuring female IT professionals at VUB and their backstories (Produced by AV Services)
  - 14:40 - 15:45: Panel discussion with female IT professionals from VUB and other organizations (moderated by Women’s HUB BXL)
    - Lynn Houthuys ( professor at the AI Lab of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
    - Jenny Ambukiyenyi Onya ( a digital transformation expert and founder of Neotex; a company specializing in AI-driven solutions and IT strategy in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
    - Danielle Jacobs (CEO van Beltug; Belgium's largest association of CIOs and digital leaders)
  - 15:45 - 16:00: Q&A

Registration is required for all activities, so sign up now. Together, we are building an inclusive future!