Why talk about discrimination and sexual harassment?
Based on the KIP Project’s multistakeholder roundtables in its first year, the themes of discrimination and sexual harassment were identified as overlapping areas where knowledge-production and dissemination should focus in the Lebanese landscape. Focusing on this theme, the KIP Project held a two-day multidisciplinary conference on March 31 and April 1, 2017 at the Olayan School of Business at AUB and aimed to:
- Encourage multi-stakeholder dialogue about gender and sexuality, and more specifically, discrimination and sexual harassment in Lebanon.
- Support the production and dissemination of knowledge related to these issues in the Lebanese landscape
- Generate policy recommendations for sexual harassment in the Lebanese landscape
- Build lasting networks which cut across disciplines and sectors
Over 800 members from academia, civil society, private and public sector as well as independent researchers, students, activists, among others, attendedthis two-day event. A total of 25 panels, workshops, poster sessions, and exhibitions tackled issues pertaining to sexual harassment and discrimination in healthcare, businesses, public and private spaces, education, art, media, politics, activism, and more.
Read press about the KIP Conference
Student soapbox performances around campus tackle discrimination
Students chat with Mashrou’ Leila as part of KIP conference
KIP conference a forum for diverse voices tackling big issues
KIP panel: Marginalized groups in the political sphere
Saadawi: Women are more than hymens
Tackling sexual harassment positive, but progress slow
مؤتمر عن التمييز والتحرش الجنسي من داخل الجامعة الاميركية
افتتاح مؤتمر حول التمييز والتحرش الجنسي في الجامعة الاميركية
Women, homosexuals, and artists as politicians in Lebanon – @thekipproject
Why Is Sexual Harassment In Lebanon Still A Laughing Matter?
Check out the dialogue from the sessions by clicking through the Storify below: