Spring 2008: A conference launching the project
Working title: Gender and social justice.
The main theme of the conference would be the normative basis for gender budgeting, in other words: what GRB is meant to achieve? Internationally well-known keynote speakers will be invited. Representatives of existing GRB researchers in the UK and Lithuania will be invited to present their work, and share experiences. In addition to the plenary sessions, there will be separate sessions to launch the three proposed Nordic/Baltic working groups on tax, welfare benefits, and labour market issues.
The main theme of the conference would be the normative basis for gender budgeting, in other words: what GRB is meant to achieve? Internationally well-known keynote speakers will be invited. Representatives of existing GRB researchers in the UK and Lithuania will be invited to present their work, and share experiences. In addition to the plenary sessions, there will be separate sessions to launch the three proposed Nordic/Baltic working groups on tax, welfare benefits, and labour market issues.
Autumn 2007 - Autumn 2008: Working groups - workshops
The network plans for two workshops for each working group during autumn 2007 and 2008.
Knowledge bases and research capacities within the research area of each working group will be mapped, which will be valuable for trans-national and comparative analysis. This will also enable the identification of gaps and areas of further research. New participants will be identified and invited to fill these gaps and join the network.
Knowledge bases and research capacities within the research area of each working group will be mapped, which will be valuable for trans-national and comparative analysis. This will also enable the identification of gaps and areas of further research. New participants will be identified and invited to fill these gaps and join the network.
Autumn 2009: Follow-up conference
This conference will present the findings and results of the working groups. The conference will be open to participants from research and from relevant public and private services and organisations. We aim to publish the papers from this conference including a synthesising chapter/article, as a book or as a special issue of a refereed international journal, e.g. Feminist Economics.
Other proposed activities
Other proposed activities include forging the links between government research institutes and academic institutions, research training in this field, and to explore the possibilities of Internships at research institutes and relevant government departments for young researchers and students.