Lectures and seminars Bites of Learning lunch webinar: Gender perspectives in education

26-11-2026 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm Add to iCal
Online
[Gender glasse]
Illustration: Amanda Berglund

 This webinar invites educators to explore how sex and gender perspectives can be meaningfully integrated into teaching across health and life science education. The session will introduce tools to strengthen educators’ and students’ capacity to embed gender-sensitive and inclusive approaches in course design and teaching materials. Participants will gain insights into evidence-based pedagogical practices to integrate sex and gender perspectives into teaching and learning.

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Welcome to an inspiring session on gender perspectives in education with with Mariano Salazar from the Department of Global Public Health!

This session aims to:

  • Increase awareness of the importance of integrating sex and gender perspectives in education 
  • Introduce tools that enhance educators’ capacity for inclusive and equitable teaching 
  • Demonstrate practical approaches for embedding gender-sensitive content in curricula and teaching materials 
  • Encourage reflective practice and institutional alignment with international standards and guidelines (such as FAWE’s gender responsive pedagogy by UNESCO, UNICEF’s gender transformative education) 

Target audience

 Teaching staff, course leaders, programme directors, educational developers, and researchers involved in education at KI 

Why should a person attend?   

  • Gain practical strategies for integrating gender perspectives into teaching and learning 
  • Learn how to support inclusive curriculum design and pedagogical development 
  • Stay aligned with evolving scholarship of teaching and learning on sex and gender integration 
  • Be inspired by innovative practices that promote equity, diversity, and responsible education 

Speaker

Mariano Salazar is a docent and mixed-methods social epidemiologist at KI, specialising in gender, health, and social inequalities. His research focuses on how gender norms, power relations, and structural inequalities shape health outcomes, with particular attention to issues such as gender-based violence, sexual and reproductive health, and youth perspectives. With over 15 years of experience conducting research across diverse global contexts, he brings a strong interdisciplinary perspective that bridges gender theory, public health, and education. 

Moderator

Jennifer Valcke is an educational developer at the Unit for Teaching and Learning and researcher at the Department of LIME. Her work focuses on advancing inclusive and equitable pedagogical practices in health professions education, with expertise in internationalisation of the curriculum, cultural learning, and education for sustainable development. Through her leadership of teacher training initiatives such as Teaching in the Glocal University and Two2Tango, she supports educators in integrating global, cultural, and equity perspectives - including gender - into their teaching and curriculum design. 

Registration

  1. Register for the bites of learning.
  2. You will receive a link to the webinar on Novmber 26.
  3. Click on the link and join the online webinar.