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In this section of the blog, you can find out more about the topics and debates that are at the center of our work!

Vlog: Social Media & Identity 23. February, 2024 Hanna Dorottya Szabó offers a brief introduction into the topic of social media and identity, starting off with Mark Zuckerberg's stance on…

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Social Psychology Glossary (10): Heuristics 4. February, 2024 In these blog posts, the author explains Social Psychology terms and theories and adds some examples from research. These terms…

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Postcolonial Feminist Concepts – Key Terms (Part 2) 14. January, 2024 In this blog post, the author continues addressing some key terms (link to the first article) that one would come…

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Baerbock unwillingly kissed:  A case of sexualized workplace harassment 16. December, 2023 Croatian Foreign Minister kisses Annalena Baerbock on the mouth during a group photo without her consent. Annalena Baerbock quickly turns…

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Film and Content Creation for Social Media & Masculinity 26. November, 2023 In this exciting new podcast episode, we explore the ever-evolving landscape of film and content creation for social media, all…

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Social Psychology Glossary (9): Ecological Theory 18. November, 2023 In these blog posts, the author explains Social Psychology terms and theories and adds some examples from research. These terms…

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Don’t go with the flow – Why period products haven’t been tested with blood until now? 6. November, 2023 The first study ever to test absorption levels of menstrual products using blood was conducted this year. The study was…

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How to write about trans* people? (Part 2) 14. October, 2023 Two years ago, for my first blog post, I discussed how to correctly write about the trans and gender diverse…

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Social Psychology Glossary (8): Resilience 16. September, 2023 In these blog posts, the author explains Social Psychology terms and theories and adds some examples from research. These terms…

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Postcolonial feminist concepts – Key terms 9. September, 2023 In this blog, the author talks about some key terms that one would often come across in postcolonial feminist readings.…

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Life as a social cognition researcher: Interview with Rosandra Coladonato 31. July, 2023 Rosandra has recently completed her PhD in social cognitive psychology at the University of Trieste, Italy, under the supervision of…

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Toys for all: expanding opportunities for development 7. July, 2023 Imagine that you want to buy a toy for a child. You get into a toy store and a toy…

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Of caring covens and crafting voices: A personal reflection 29. June, 2023 We, that is Tatjana Graf and Rasika Mahajan, attended a workshop on “doing feminist, gender, and diversity research in and…

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What defines our identities? 8. June, 2023 Who are you? To answer this question, you need to gather all your identities, evaluate them, and decide on their…

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Social Psychology Glossary (7): Attributional and Explanatory Styles 1. June, 2023 Welcome to the Social Psychology Glossary! In these posts, I will explain Social Psychology terms and theories and add some…

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It’s a wild (and queer) world: Jack Halberstam’s impact on Queer Theory 24. May, 2023 In March I had the opportunity to travel to Uppsala, a tiny university town close to Stockholm (Sweden), to meet…

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Why we need Solidarity 20. April, 2023 "One of the most important things is solidarity between women". I don't think there is another sentence that has burned…

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What you need to read: Recommendation on gender-related literature 27. March, 2023 In this video, ESR Sofia Bracco illustrates reading recommendations on gender-related literature by G-VERSITY supervisors. Professors Yvonne Benschop, Peter Hegarty, Carola Richter, and…

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Pitfalls of adapting measurements to other cultures 6. February, 2023 In this podcast, ESR Clara Plückelmann interviews researcher Ali Amiri about the challenges and pitfalls of adapting psychological measures to…

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Social Psychology Glossary (6): Attribution 2. February, 2023 Welcome to the Social Psychology Glossary! In these posts, I will explain Social Psychology terms and theories and add some…

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The Importance of Research on Men and Masculinity 23. January, 2023 In this podcast episode, ESRs Vladislav Krivoshchekov and Serena Haines discuss their associations with masculinity, the goals of their research…

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Talking with children about discrimination 16. January, 2023 From a very early age children develop awareness about social categories and groups and learn to categorise themselves and others…

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Who experiences the most victim blaming? 9. January, 2023 Van der Bruggen, Madeleine & Grubb, Amy (2014): A review of the literature relating to rape victim blaming: An analysis…

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Be present, hold space, and stay curious:  Advice for qualitative interviews 5. January, 2023 As a qualitative researcher investigating the lived experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (LGBQ) people in leadership, it is…

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Intersectionality & Stereotypes – Images of the Black woman – Part II 19. December, 2022 In my last post I introduced you to the term intersectionality and explained how the entanglement of gender and ‘race’…

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Who or what needs to be “fixed”: People or a system? 5. December, 2022 Ever since I started my academic journey, I have struggled with many things despite being passionate about research and pursuing…

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My way to Science Communication 28. November, 2022 As a PHD student supervised by Sabine Sczesny and Peter Hegarty, I had the opportunity to be invited to the…

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Sex and Gender in Psychological Research – Modern and contemporary history 24. October, 2022 In this video, Sofia Bracco gives an overview on the modern and contemporary history of Sex and Gender in Psychological…

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Scientific journals about men and masculinities 17. October, 2022 It is not easy to navigate among the plurality of scientific journals and figure out which of them would contain…

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Social Psychology Glossary (5): The Contact Hypothesis 4. October, 2022 In our last post of the Social Psychology Glossary, we discussed the definition of prejudice from a Social Psychological perspective.…

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Metaphors describing Women’s Paths to Leadership 12. September, 2022 Research on women’s paths to leadership and the obstacles they encounter seems to have a certain affinity for metaphors to…

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Mentoring in the workplace 25. August, 2022 In this video, Federica Case analyzes the features and benefits of mentoring relationships in the workplace. 

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LGBTQ+ Children’s books 18. August, 2022 LGBTQ+ children’s books can not only be useful tools to educate youngsters about different gender and sexual identities, human rights…

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Intersectionality & Stereotypes - Images of the Black Woman Intersectionality & Stereotypes – Images of the Black Woman 4. August, 2022 Ana-Nzinga Weiss illustrates how intersectionality is manifested by reviewing the stereotypical images of the Black woman in the U.S.

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Social Psychology Glossary (4): Prejudice 21. July, 2022 Unlike the term stereotype or the even more uncommon stereotype threat, many have probably heard, read, or used the word…

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Men applying for positions in childcare work 11. July, 2022 In attempts to achieve gender equality in the workplace, the underrepresentation of men in women-dominated careers is often overlooked. Men…

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Why are most “flying people” men? 4. July, 2022 What pops into your mind when you think of the word “pilot”? In a collaboration project with the Finnish Aviation…

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The “rainbow plague”: gender conspiracies theories 20. June, 2022 Conspiracy theories are alternative explanations for important events that center around secret plots by powerful and ill-intentioned groups. According to…

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Prototypes. Article photo Prototypes: The Gender and Racial Biases That Are Too Obvious To Notice 27. May, 2022 In less than one second, we effortlessly and automatically categorize a person according to gender and race. It’s useful to…

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Social Psychology Glossary (3): Stereotype threat 19. May, 2022 What if a person with a stigmatized identity acknowledges some negative stereotypes associated with their identity? Negative stereotypes represent the…

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Androcentrism: Featured Picture Androcentrism: Learning to see the invisible 14. April, 2022 As a child, I had already internalized that the “neutral” representation of a person is male. 

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Social Psychology Glossary (2): Stereotype 30. March, 2022 In Social Psychology, a stereotype is defined as the descriptive, cognitive component of our knowledge about groups. This knowledge, like…

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Understanding Anti Gender Movements Understanding Anti-gender Movements 23. March, 2022 On April 3, 2022, the Hungarian general election takes place, and alongside the election, there is a national referendum on…

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Covid Workplace Gender Equality Covid-19 and workplace gender equality 18. March, 2022 Research by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) indicates that the long- and short-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic…

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The New Normal 17. February, 2022 Normality is a made-up construct, and it is constantly changing and updating itself. People ditch stigmatized old terms and come…

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Is traditional Masculinity still valued? 10. February, 2022 Some scholars argue that the norms of traditional masculinity are “dying out” as a result of the movements that advocate…

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Gender and Superhero Movies Gender diversity and Superhero films 24. January, 2022 Societal and media discourse are linked and strongly influence each other. Hence, societal gender discourse can be observed within different…

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Social Psychology Glossary (1): Categorization 13. December, 2021 Categorization is a process that helps people simplify their perception of the social and physical world. With categorization, a perceiver…

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Understanding diversity and intersectionality to challenge inequality in organisations 13. December, 2021 Keynote lecture by Professor Mieke Verloo, Radboud University Nijmegen during the G-Versity Summer School in Berlin

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