On Wednesday the 21st of September Dilma Rousseff, the President of Brazil has become the first ever woman to open the General Assembly’s annual general debate. The Brazilian President told world leaders that women are now occupying the place they deserve in the world.

This is a 1st Call for Papers for a conference on the contemporary and historical role played by women in the film, television and video industries in Africa. From the Arab North Africa, West Africa, Central and East Africa, through to Southern Africa, women have emerged from the double oppression of patriarchy and colonialism to become the unsung heroines of the moving image as producers, directors, actresses, script writers, financiers, promoters, marketers and distributors of film, television and video in postcolonial Africa. Sadly, such immense contributions by women are underrepresented, both in industry debates and in academic research.

Virginja Langbakk, Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and Eva Fabry, Director of the European Centre for Women and Technology (ECWT) met 29 June 2011 in Vilnius, Lithuania to discuss areas of collaboration between the two organizations.

The European Gender Summit is held under the auspices of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and is supported by the European Commission through the Science and Society Programme (FP7). The event is supported by a range of high-level partners and patrons from different sectors and backgrounds (see our list of Patrons and Partners). The European Gender Summit is organised jointly by genSET - gender in science, the European Science Foundation and the European Cooperation in Science and Technology.

Empowering Arab women in the ICT sector, Morocco 6-7 December 2011.

Call for Papers: Women’s participation in film-making and television production