18 ENE 2021 - 20:14 CET

CONTEXT
Power is a fundamental concept in social science in the same sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics (Russell). In all societies, power is distributed unequally between people: they have different influence over decisions, different rights and duties (Eriksen). Gender is one of the dimensions that seems to organise this inequality of power distribution, with women tending to have lower rank and less power than men, across different times and places. Though in many European countries there was a perception that these differences have been overcome, the explosion of the #MeToo movement showed even in Europe, the subject is not quite settled. What’s more, previously muted gender minorities have highlighted new forms of exclusions and discrimination.
PARTICIPANTS
Primary target group: 100 youngsters (from 18 to 30) from different cultural and social backgrounds, from gender minorities and of heterosexual identity.
Secondary target group: 300 youth workers, (museum) facilitators, art educators.
OBJECTIVES
1. Offer young people creative and appealing ways to understand the concepts related to gender
2. Raise awareness about how gender is connected to power: how people today still live discrimination and oppression because of their gender identity
3. Empower young people to develop their gender identity in safe and creative ways, to face challenges, oppressions related to their gender identity
4. Develop understanding, empathy and solidarity towards others with different types of gender identities and sexual orientations to step up against oppressions that others suffer. Gain
tools to communicate about gender related inequalities and challenges.
5. Offer youth workers and youth leaders comprehensive tools to address issues of gender and power with young people in safe and appealing ways.