Understanding and Addressing the Intersections of Sexism and Racism in Higher Education

This year, the Austrian network of university gender equity departments (Genderplattform) is hosting an online event as part of our contribution to the Orange the World campaign to combat violence against women. The event will consist of an online talk by Bontu Guschke (she/her) entitled "Who Gets to Feel Safe? Who Gets to Speak Up? Understanding and Addressing the Intersections of Sexism and Racism in Higher Education." The talk will be followed by a Q&A that will be moderated by Josephine Apraku (no pronouns; use name). Questions can be submitted during the event using Zoom's Q&A functionality. The event will be held in English with live transcription to ensure accessibility for deaf or hard-of-hearing participants. During the event, Matthäa Ritter-Wurnig (she/her) will act as an awareness and support person.

If you are associated with the University of Graz, you can register here.

The link for the Zoom meeting will be sent out via email in November to everyone who registered. The event will be held in English.

Time: Thursday, 27. November 2025, 13:00-14:00
Place: Zoom (The link will be sent to all registered participants in November) 

With: Bontu Guschke (she/her) & Josephine Apraku (no pronouns; use name)

The event is free for everyone associated with the University of Graz.