Events

On this page, you will find information about past and future events organised by SPRinG+. Below is a brief overview of the different types of events we have hosted so far:

 

  • Conference Sessions – SPRinG+ has organised various events at multiple conferences.
  • Brown Bag Lunches – These sessions offer updates on gender-related research and provide presenters with constructive feedback in a supportive environment. If you are interested in presenting at one of our brown bag lunches, please contact Julia Spielman at js13508@nyu.edu.

Future Events

Brown Bag Lunch

 Speaker 1:Speaker 2: 

⏰December 9                                                              

📍Zoom

Z. Ferguson,

University of Kaiserslautern-Landau

 

Title: Perceptions of nonbinary people across culture, language, and identity group: A postdoctoral DFG proposal

Lejla Džanko, 

SWPS University/ University of Padova

 

Title: WEIRD Psychological Science - Geographical and Gender Patterns of Knowledge Production

Brown Bag Lunch  
⏰February 2025Speakers to be announced. 
📍Zoom
Brown Bag Lunch  
⏰May 2025       Speakers to be announced. 
📍Zoom

Past Events

Conferences

2025

EASP Meeting on The Social Psychology of Gender Equality in the Digital Era
⏰September 3-5, 2025At the EASP Meeting on The Social Psychology of Gender Equality in the Digital Era, researchers from around the world came together to examine how digital technologies influence gender equality. Focusing on digital media, the workplace, and cross-cultural trends, the meeting provided a platform to share methods, address challenges and opportunities, and strengthen global research networks.
📍Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), Cambridge                                                                       

2024

G-VERSITY – Gender Diversity Across Europe, Bern, Switzerland (June 12-14)
SPRinG+ Networking Lunch

⏰June 12, 2024

12:00-13:30

At the G-VERSITY conference, attendees connected, exchanged ideas, and fostered collaborations in gender research during a dedicated networking lunch.
📍University of Bern                                                                       
SPRinG+ Meeting

⏰June 12, 2024

13:30-15:00

Thirty-seven members of our network gathered to discuss the future of gender research in Europe.

This meeting offered a valuable opportunity to connect, explore our diverse research interests, and collaborate on ideas for future network activities. Through engaging discussions, we strengthened our community and laid the foundation for future initiatives in gender research.

📍University of Bern                                                                                                              

2023

EASP Gender Pre-Conference, Krakow, Poland (30th June)
SPRinG+ Launch
⏰June 30, 2023                                                                     The network was launched in 2023 at the preconference ‘gender’, which was held in Kraków in conjunction with the European Association for Social Psychology.
📍Jagiellonian University

Online colloquiums

2023

Gender & Extremism
⏰Nov. 22, 2023Organizer: Onur Şahin, Utrecht University                                                         
📍Zoom

Brown Bag Lunches

2025

April
 Speaker 1:Speaker 2: 

⏰April 8                                                              

📍Zoom

Maike Braun,

University of Hohenheim

 

Title: Diversity-X: A simple tool to increase citation diversity                                                 

Lisa Luis,

University of Trieste

 

Title: Masculinities at work: How job gender typicality and status shape men's career choices

February
 Speaker 1:Speaker 2: 
⏰Feb. 14                    

Matthew Nielson,

University of Exeter

 

Title: Aging out of stereotypes? Exploring gender norm conformity and wellbeing in older adults                                                    

Hannah Zibell, 

University of Kent

 

Title: The friendzone: Real and imagined dynamics of romantic rejection in cross-sex friendships

📍Teams

     /Zoom                                                            

2024

December
 Speaker 1:Speaker 2:
⏰Dec. 6                                                                                  

Elli van Berlekom,

Stockholm University

 

Title: “No they didn’t!”: The effect of pronoun and face gender on gender categorization and stereotypes.                 

 

Julia Spielmann,

NYU Abu Dhabi

 

Title: Unstable, indistinct, and cohesive: How group cognitions shape attitudes toward transgender and nonbinary people as a function of gender essentialism.

📍Teams                                    
October
 Speaker 1:Speaker 2:
⏰Oct. 16                                                                                            

Dr. Alexandra Lux,

KU Leuven

 

Title: How can we better understand and tackle gendered educational choices across the globe?

 

Vedika Lal,

Free University of Amsterdam

 

Title: The advocate in me: Exploring self-advocacy as a response to navigating identity tensions from performance-oriented workspaces and gendered narratives.

📍Teams                                    
April
 Speaker 1:Speaker 2:
⏰April 17                                                                                                        

Dr. Alexandra Lux,

KU Leuven

 

Title: Gendered educational choices: A review of potential roots and remedies.

 

Stefano Ciaffoni,

University of Bologna

 

Title: Barbie is a doctor, a lawyer and so much more than that!”: The influence of gender inequality perceptions on women's professional aspirations.

📍Teams

 

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