The 6th Annual Gender Equity Conference is a day-long event with presentations from multiple speakers that will cover a wide variety of topics related to gender equity and intersectionality. Other topics may include leadership, diversity, advocacy, social justice, or community interest topics.
The schedule of the event is designed with accessibility for students in mind, as the 20- and 30- minute sessions allow them to pop in and out between classes all day. This will also allow staff, faculty, and community members to attend sessions when they are able to.
This year we are encouraging presenters to talk about topics that they are knowledgeable and passionate about, focusing on the intersections of gender equity, leadership, community interests, and advocacy. The hope is that talks centering these topics will be thought provoking and more engaging than they might be if we only allowed empirical research to be presented. The conference will be a similar structure to that of "TedTalks." We will have space for about 8 speakers, whose proposals will be reviewed by a committee that will select who will be presenting during the conference.
Some highlights of the conference include a panel with faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences to discuss how western perspectives of gender equity misconstrue gender equity efforts in non-western nations, as well as talks from Dominique Morgan, the Executive Director of Black and Pink National, and Cinnamon Dokken, the owner of A Novel Idea Bookstore, and a keynote address from State Senator Megan Hunt.
To submit a proposal or register to attend, visit go.unl.edu/GEC21. Proposals must be submitted by October 25th, and the last day to register is November 3rd.
More details at: http://go.unl.edu/GEC21