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1,486 search results for “women s rights” in the Staff website

• World Heritage Status for Letters from Indonesian Women's Rights Advocate Kartini News - 11 April 2025

  UNESCO has recognized a large collection of handwritten letters and the archive of Raden Ajeng Kartini (1879-1904) as documentary world heritage. Kartini opposed gender inequality in feudal Javanese society, including forced marriages, polygamy and lack of education for women.

• professors, students and alumni played a crucial role in Leiden’s women’s rights movement News - 17 November 2023

  PhD candidate Agnes van Steen researched the history of the Leiden women’s rights movement (1860-1990) and found that the university produced many feminists.

• Symposium Women's Rights Event - 17 May 2023

  Symposium

• Reporting Reality: Women’s Rights in India Event - 6 March 2025

  Debate, Leiden Asia Academy

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  S Snieder

  Faculteit Geneeskunde

  s.g.snieder@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 2434

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  Lies Punselie Emeritus professor Family Law

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  e.c.c.punselie@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Women's Rights in the New Geopolitical Landscape Event - 14 March 2025

  International Women's Day 2025 - Seminar

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  Afrooz Kaviani Johnson PhD candidate / guest

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.kaviani.johnson@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ruhama Yilma Abebe PhD candidate

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.y.abebe@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Apollonia Bolscher Lecturer/Researcher

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  k.g.a.bolscher@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3925

• The UN Commission on the Status of Women CSW: Over 75 years of making women’s rights human rights Event - 25 April 2024

  Lecture, INVISIHIST event

• Women, gig work, & Techno-Fixes in the Gulf Platform Economy Event - 22 May 2025

  Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar

• Children’s Rights Scholarship 2 Scholarship

  Master

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  Jonathan Powell Postdoc in ERC Consolidator Project FEATHERS

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.d.powell@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5586

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  S. Houterman Trainee

  Science

  s.houterman.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Suzy Duivenvoorde PhD fellow

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.c.g.a.duivenvoorde@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3557

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  Anne Klootwijk Education and research staff member

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.j.klootwijk@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Diana Davila Gordillo Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

  d.l.davila.gordillo@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

• The right diagnosis and faster for women with heart problems News - 27 February 2024

  It often takes longer for women with heart problems to get the right diagnosis. In her Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture, Professor Hester den Ruijter will talk about how hormones influence the heart and the importance of medical research that focuses specifically on women.

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  Rehana Dole Programme Manager UNICEF Chair in Children's Rights

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.r.s.dole@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• International Women's Day: the visibility of women in archaeology News - 8 March 2024

  On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. For years, the role of women in the past has been nearly invisible. Four archaeologists reflect on this inequality of focus, from hunter-gatherers in the palaeolithic to…

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  S.C.A. Lefebvre Communication adviser

  Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen

  s.c.a.lefebvre@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  S. Valdez University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.valdez@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Narin Idriz Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.f.idriz@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Vasiliki Kosta Associate Professor

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  v.kosta@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8540

• Women’s Day for Biology students News - 9 March 2022

  ‘It was not always accepted, but I just wanted to be a researcher. Now, I am as happy as can be.’ It is one of the quotes from the International Women’s Day presentation for Biology students. Seven women, working as researchers and teachers at the CML, IBL, and Naturalis, shared their experiences with…

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  Sabine Witting Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.k.witting@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838

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  Nina van Capelleveen Assistant professor

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.u.van.capelleveen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7607

• Children's rights under pressure in a changing world: Need for a new research agenda? Event - 16 October 2025

  Conference

• Open Access and access rights

  Complete open access may not be possible because of various reasons: research ethics, privacy legislation, intellectual property, continuing research. The Easy archive at KNAW/DANS provides various access levels to deal with these issues.

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  Katrien Klep Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  k.f.m.klep@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1325

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  Maëlle Picout Education and research staff member

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.j.picout@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Leiden Classics: Leiden University’s first women students News - 18 February 2014

  It was not until 1878 that the first female students enrolled at Leiden University, but the discussion on whether women were suited to study was by no means over. 8 March is International Women's Day. BBC correspondente Kim Ghattas will deliver a lecture on 6 March on the struggle by Arabic women for…

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  Rick Lawson Professor of European Law

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.a.lawson@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7741

• Orange the World: Visible and invisible violence against women News - 1 December 2022

  On 25 November, the global 16-day campaign 'Orange the World' against violence against women and girls started. Leiden University will also be paying attention to this campaign. On Friday 9 December, Renate van der Zee and Marieke Liem will give a lecture at the Campus The Hague (Spanish Steps, Wijnhaven)…

• Earlier treatment of PTSD symptoms in women staying in the women’s shelter in Amsterdam at LUBEC Leiden News - 9 September 2024

  Veel vrouwen in een opvanghuis kampen met een posttraumatische stressstoornis (PTSS). Deze PTSS-klachten herkennen en direct behandelen biedt volgens het Leids Universitair Behandel en Expertise Centrum (LUBEC) de meeste kans op succes. Daarom werkt LUBEC per 1 september samen met vrouwenopvangorganisatie…

• Jasmijn Rana on women's football and emancipation in Morocco News - 20 December 2023

  Explore the captivating world of women's football in Morocco through Trouw's insightful report, examining the intersection of Islam, popularity, money, and role models, as emphasized by cultural anthropologist Jasmijn Rana.

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  Luisa -Pinto E Netto Assistant professor

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.c.pinto.e.netto@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Lucy Opoka PhD candidate

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.a.opoka@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6438

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  Ann Skelton Professor Children's rights in a sustainable world

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.m.skelton@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Pinar Ölcer Associate Professor

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  f.p.olcer@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7520

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  Dan Saxon Assistant Professor

  Faculty Governance and Global Affairs

  d.r.saxon@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9503

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  Jenneke Evers External PhD candidate

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.h.evers@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8838

• The Importance of International Women’s Day: ‘Gender equality worldwide is nowhere to be found’ News - 8 March 2022

  On 8 March, International Women’s Day, equal opportunities for women worldwide, empowerment, and gender equality take centre stage. This day has been celebrated in the Netherlands since 1912, usually centring around a specific theme. This year’s theme: solidarity, the power for change.

• Lecture on 'Visible and invisible violence against women' by Marieke Liem and Renate van der Zee News - 12 December 2022

  On Friday 9 December, Renate van der Zee and professor Marieke Liem held a lecture on 'Visible and invisible violence against women' at the Campus The Hague.

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  Tarlach McGonagle Professor Public Law

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  t.e.mcgonagle@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Punishment or refuge? ‘Women sometimes aimed to be convicted’ News - 28 January 2025

  Over a thousand women ended up in a State workhouse between 1886 and 1934. This was a place for vagrants, beggars and drunkards: people who were said to be too lazy to work. Who were these women who were sent there? PhD candidate Marian Weevers found out.

• Vanessa Newby on Breaking Barriers and Women in Peacekeeping News - 15 March 2021

  On 8 March 2021, International Women’s Day, Vanessa Newby was a panelist at the online discussion ‘Breaking Barriers – Women in Peacekeeping’, organized by A4P WPS Champions Ireland, Germany, South Africa and Bangladesh together with UNSCR 1325 architect, Namibia.

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  Jan-peter Loof Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.p.loof@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Women collecting the Middle East: collaborators and collections News - 30 July 2021

  Who assembled the collections of museums? The answer to this question seems to point to men as collectors. Apart from for rare exceptions, female collectors hardly seem to exist. Yet there were indeed women collectors. For the project Museums, Collections and Society, researcher Holly O'Farrell will…