On Friday, February 16, 2018, the first informal session of “SHETalks” was held at the International University of Sarajevo (IUS). This event was organized as part of the IUS Gender Equality Plan which has in its focus gender equality in higher education. Coordinator of SAGE project, dr. Jasminka Hasic Telalović welcomed all participants and gave brief introduction to the dynamics of the session. SHETalks is an opportunity for academic and administrative staff to exchange experience, discuss, develop and share new ideas. Also, it is planned to invite guests from outside the IUS, who would open new perspectives on the situations that we encounter in higher education with their stories or lectures. SHETalks is also a useful opportunity for a better and stronger connection between academic and administrative staff. At the first session, there were 13 participants, representatives of management, academic and administrative staff. SHETalks is intended to be held every second Friday of the month. It will offer 60 minutes of a very pleasant and stimulating atmosphere, without condemnation and prejudice, so that everyone feels free to share their ideas.
Sessions:
A workshop was held at the IUS Conference room, whose goal was to contribute to the empowerment of women and to encourage them to take up managerial positions. The workshop was given by Prof. Dr. Nüket Yetiş who was visiting the University at that time. At the workshop, there were many members of academic and administrative staff. Prof. Dr. Nüket Yetiş shared her experience and talked about her own path of success, in which she went from scratch to the position where she made the outstanding results in improving research in Turkey. (https://news.ius.edu.ba/news/shetalks-leadership-training-women)
A lecture was held at the IUS Conference room by Emeritus Professor Branislava Perunicic Drazenovic, Faculty of Electrical Engineering at University of Sarajevo. The Lecture was titled: My life in Academia.
At the workshop, there were many members of academic and administrative staff. Emeritus Professor Branislava Perunicic Drazenovic shared her experience and talked about her own path of success in industry and academia.
Professor Emeritus Branislava Perunicic is a member of BiH Academy of Sciences and Arts. (https://news.ius.edu.ba/news/4th-shetalks-session-my-life-academia)
A workshop titled: Implicit Gender Bias was held at the International University of Sarajevo. The workshop was held by PhD candidate in Psychology at the University of Belgrade, Alma Jeftic. The workshop was attended by: doc. dr. Ervin Kovačević, Program Coordinator of the Department of English Language and Literature (FASS), Assoc. prof. dr. Aliye Fatma Mataraci, Program Coordinator, Department of Social and Political Sciences (FASS), Assoc. prof. dr. Kenan Zekić, Program Coordinator of Visual Arts and Visual Communication Visual Design (FASS), Assoc. prof. dr. Giovanni Misceo, program coordinator of Department of Psychology (FASS), doc. dr. Peter Plenta, Program Coordinator, Department for International Relations and Public Administration (FBA), doc. dr. Emin Tahirovic, program coordinator of Department of Software Engineering (FENS), doc. dr. Joseph John Kaminski (FBA), Senior Assistant, Endris Mekonnen Faris (FBA), doc. dr. Alma Hudović-Kljuno (FENS) and HR representative, manager Irma Mešić and associate assistant Naida Kurt. The participants were able to hear the concept of gender bias, how to recognize it, and how to pay more attention to its prevention. Alma Jeftić, in her presentation, presented examples of studies, as well as statistical data on the research on this topic. (https://news.ius.edu.ba/news/5-shetalks-workshop-program-coordinators)
A lecture was held at the IUS Conference room by Jasmine Shells. The Lecture was titled: What is your Five to Nine. At the lecture, there were many members of academic and administrative staff.Jasmine Shells is an experienced project manager and results-driven professional. She is a proud graduate of the University of Notre Dame and current MBA candidate at Chicago Booth. She is also the CEO/Co-Founder of Five to Nine, a culture engagement platform that increases employee connectivity and inclusion while providing analytics to drive people strategy. She serves the community by teaching students about entrepreneurship through volunteering and speaking engagements. (https://news.ius.edu.ba/news/6th-shetalks-session-what-your-five-nine)
The seventh SHETalks session was held at the conference room, where the co-ordinator of the SAGE project hosted our alumna Emina Bašić. Emina Bašić graduated from ERMA (a joint master's program from the University of Sarajevo and the University of Bologna), whose thesis was proclaimed the best and will soon be published. Thesis theme was gender budgeting. The attendants had the opportunity to discuss after the presentation. (https://news.ius.edu.ba/news/7-shetalks-ius-alumna-emina-basic)