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Numerous events were organized at our university during the week encompassing International Women’s Day. Guests and participants in the events, coordinated by the AFSU Coordination Committee for Combating Violence Against Women, expressed their determination to fight against all forms of discrimination that exclude women.
Dr. Timuçin Aktan, Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Experimental Psychology at the AKU Faculty of Arts and Sciences, delivered a seminar titled “Overlooked Sexism.” In his speech, Dr. Aktan highlighted that negative attitudes towards women have become more covert with the spread of egalitarian attitudes in society. He discussed the concepts of “hostile sexism” and “benevolent sexism” within the framework of stereotypes and prejudices.
AFSU students and staff gathered for the event titled “Career Talks with Successful Businesswomen,” led by Assistant Professor Dr. Jale Akgöl. During the event, they met with Melike Akkent, President of the International Association of Entrepreneurial Businesswomen, and Dentist Nihal Öç Korkmaz. In their talks, Akkent and Korkmaz shared their experiences in business and civil society activities, and they also offered advice to our students for life after graduation.
With the support of the AFSU Women’s Studies Club, the event titled “Role Model Women in Academia” was held in the Faculty of Medicine Blue Hall under the direction of Assistant Professor Dr. Jale Akgöl. AFSU Faculty of Medicine members Prof. Dr. Tülay Köken, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Özer Gökaslan, Assistant Professor Dr. Mehlika Bilgi Kırmacı, and AFSU Health, Culture, and Sports Department Head Filiz Özden Yılmaz shared their knowledge and experiences. The speakers candidly discussed the challenges they face as female employees, managers, spouses, and mothers in the workplace, particularly in the university environment, and how they overcome these challenges. They also answered questions from their colleagues and students.
In the talk titled “Violence in Media and Health from Different Perspectives,” organized in collaboration with the AFSU Press and Public Relations Coordination (BYHİ), it was emphasized that communication language, empathy, and media literacy life skills should be more effectively included in educational curricula to mitigate the impact of various types of violence that harm our social life. The event featured speakers Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Camcı from the AFSU Faculty of Dentistry and Lecturer Dr. İbrahim Şamil Köroğlu from Atatürk Vocational School of Health Services. The event was moderated by Lecturer Nesrin Gülcü from BYHİ.
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the AFSU Cinema Club, in collaboration with the AFSU Women’s Studies Club, organized a series of film screenings. Attendees watched feature films “Hidden Figures (2016)” and “He Named Me Malala (2015),” which depict real-life stories of women facing similar types of discrimination, despite being in different times and geographically distant locations. Additionally, short films with themes of migration and women, including “The Shore (2021),” “The Wall (2015),” and “A Glimpse of a Life (2016),” were also screened.
International Women’s Day on March 8 was celebrated at AFSU with a cocktail event. The cocktail, held on the ground floor of the Medical Faculty building, was attended by our Vice Rector, Prof. Dr. Ümit Dündar, along with academic and administrative female staff members of the university. The event, which featured a lively atmosphere, also included a music performance for the enjoyment of the participants.
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Güncelleme Tarihi: 10 Temmuz 2024
