On 14 October 2021, the second day of the KIX Education Policy Innovation Conference (EPIC) focused on gender equality and social inclusion. Zsuzsa Millei, Professor of Early Childhood Education at Tampere University, delivered the keynote address titled “Becoming with a (gendered) world”. Building on research findings from the Hungarian context, she examined how histories, politics, hierarchies of power, new relations of economic and social life shape children’s lives and can lead to gender discrimination or denial of individual rights. When asked how policymakers could promote gender equality and social inclusion, she referred to the importance of listening to researchers and said, “keep in touch with what is happening on the ground, talk to communities and see what their issues are… look at the connection between everyday lives and what policies do”.
Following the keynote address, discussions on the topic continued with the following thematic sessions:
- Access to Education
- Gender Inclusive Education in the post-Soviet space
- Policy Lessons on Inclusive Education
- Inclusive Education from Policies to Practice
Learn more about the second day of EPIC by exploring the following EPIC resources:
- Presentations from all thematic sessions (KIX EPIC Day 2)
- Session recordings:
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