TSUULL Hosts a Public-Talk on Promoting SDG 5 ‘Gender Equality: The Power of Language’ with Ms. Elena Botanina, 19 May
TSUULL University contributes to the UN SDGs through its teaching and community projects. Our Public Lecture Program TSUULL Talks is a part of the University's efforts to contribute knowledge, thought-leadership and innovative ideas to the region.
Gender equality as SDG 5 is considered to have its wide-reaching effects that only when it is achieved can humankind hope to be on a secure footing to accomplish the rest of SDGs.
A guest lecture on ‘Gender equality: The power of language’ was held online on 19 May 2023 by Ms. Elena Botanina (Belgium), an expert with over 10 years of experience working in various roles in the non-profit sector across Ireland, Cambodia, Russia and Belgium, runs her own project aimed at empowering young people with a particular focus on young women to pursue a career in the non-profit sector in international organizations, including the United Nations (UN).
During the lecture, Ms. Gulnoza Juraeva, Head of TSUULL Women’s Committee and students discussed the gender stereotypes issues and were encouraged to refuse or agree with them in the form of a quiz. Later, the stereotypes were proven false or true based on the statistics driven by the world's researchers. The current topic has also been closely looked at from the World vs. Uzbekistan perspective. The statistics were provided on gender equality in relation to leadership, poverty and unpaid work.
The talk kicked off with a discussion on the cases where the participants have encountered gender inequalities on their daily-basis. The talk leaders along with the participants analyzed the cases individually and commented on each of them. In particular, ending gender identity-based discrimination, violations of all forms and harmful practices, recognizing the contribution of all women in all spheres of life, ensuring equitable representation, providing equitable access to technology and economic resources have been mentioned as some of the tenants of the UN’s SDG 5 on achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls.
The audience demonstrated great enthusiasm towards the issues arisen in the society and the causes and potential resolutions were suggested by both parties - the lecturers and the audience. A few participants were excited to share their female role models with the audience as a source of their inspiration. In addition, the following topic of the power of language to promote gender equality has been introduced to the audience and the neutral means of communication were displayed to spread the awareness of gender-neutral language.
The lecture was finalized with the suggestions on how to learn more on the topic and a few online courses and books were recommended.
Area: Gender Equality, Sustainability, United Nations, Gender Studies, Human Rights, Non-Discrimination
Useful Links:
UN SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
TSUULL SDG Hub
TSUULL Events Page
UN Women
The Spotlight Initiative
Credit: TSUULL Press Center