What can organisations do to enhance the diversity, including the position of women and other under-represented groups, in their organization? How do we combat the discrimination and devaluation of minority groups? Researchers join forces with societal partners to solve complex gender and diversity issues, as well as to develop strategies for implementing diversity in order to achieve societal inclusion and change. 
The Gender, Diversity and Global Justice is part of research expertise area Institutions for Open Societies.

Why is inclusion important?

Research has demonstrated that building a society that is inclusive for all genders, ethnicities and other group dimensions alike, is crucial from a fundamental rights and individual fairness perspective, from a societal perspective and an economic perspective.

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    • Care as a human right

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      UCERF provided legal comment at Argentina's request to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on care as a human right, based on national and European law.
    • Call: Open Cities Reading Circles

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      If you are starting a new research project and want to read specific scholarship, we invite you to suggest a reading circle within our Open Cities events.
    • Work-life Balance in EU Member States: considerable work still to be done

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      On International Women’s day, the European Equality Law Network publishes its second report on the transposition of the Work-life Balance Directive in EU Member States.
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    • Open Cities Reading Circle: Reading for Sudan

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      Join this reading circle concerning the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan.
    • Open Session on Democracy

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      Research network Institutions for Open Societies invites everyone with an interest in democracy and especially early career researchers to Tuesday 28 May. In this meeting, we aim to build on current discussions and provide an open space to work on joint initiatives and collaborations between different IOS platforms and beyond.
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