ProGender organises an online public discussion on the conditions of work in the health and care sectors and the gender challenges that workers in these sectors face during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants include representatives of nurses’ unions, care workers and specialists from Iceland, Greece and Norway, who will discuss their experiences, struggles and demands during the pandemic.
Speakers include:
From Iceland:
• Kristín Dýrfjörð, Associate Professor at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Akureyri
• Sonja Ýr Þorbergsdóttir, Chair of the Federation of State and Municipal Employees (BSRB)
From Norway:
• Kristine Sommerset Bjartnes, Social worker at IPPF organization, Norway
• Silje Naustvik, Deputy Head of the Norwegian Nurses' Association
From Greece:
• Tzannis Polykandriotis, General Secretary of the Panhellenic Trade Union Nursing Federation of the Hellenic National Health System (PASYNO - ESY)
• Aurora Tabangin, Melissa Network of Migrant Women
Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/96123469447...
Meeting ID: 961 2346 9447
Passcode: 492369
With live streaming on Facebook @ProGenderproject
Οrganisers
Centre for Gender Studies
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Schedule / Poster (PDF)
panel132021.pdf (163.7 KB)