Toscana II.
COMMUNITY
May 26, Friday
11:30 – 13:30
Budapest (CEST)

From Equal Rights to Gender Trouble

IEC Conference: 2023

Disputes about women’s rights, gender based violence, LGBT have become one of the most controversial topics worldwide. On the one hand, the demands for gender equality and the acceptance of queer and trans rights are advocated strongly mainly in Western countries. At the same time, we see a backlash on basic gender rights in many countries worldwide (like exclusion of women & girls in Afghanistan, fight over abortion rights in USA, criminalisation of homosexuality in Kenya, …).

We will be using the tools of AQAL to gain a deeper understanding of the complex field of sex, gender, identity, orientation, roles, behaviour, … unfolding with the stage development of consciousness from pre-modern value systems through the feminist equal rights movement up to today’s gender and LGBT politics.

What learnings can we take for an integral Gender Awakening 2.0?

FISMER, Raymond

Germany

Raymond’s special focus is on masculinity and gender relations. For 16 years his research into an integral understanding of gender development has resulted in several workshops, articles, lectures and a book on the development and future of masculinity (in German). For the last five years he has been working in the field of gender policy at the Bundesforum Männer in Berlin (German umbrella organisation for equality-oriented men’s policy). He is a long-standing board member of Integrales Forum, the hub for integrally-minded people in the German-speaking countries. Originally a physicist, his professional trajectory has gained him experiences in adult education, ecological engineering, NGO administration, personal coaching and couples counselling.