| Rates of specific psychopathologies and the related symptomatology (e.g., pain) profile may vary by gender. Therefore, it is important to study the links between gender, sex, and psychopathology. Understanding gender- and sex-specific experimental research is beneficial to provide us with insight into this complex web. As a social level, sex and gender differences may also be expressed in academia and perhaps already during your PhD studies – you might have already encountered the ugly face of stereotypical expectations. Understanding and acknowledging the impact of these stereotypes is key to start a change agency. In this two-day symposium we aim to cover a wide range of topics on this relevant and topical theme of sex and gender differences, from its impact on brain development to sexual behaviour, to stereotypes.
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Date
May 12-13, 2022
Location
Hotel Kapellerput, Heeze
www.kapellerput.nl
Organization
Marieke De Witte (UM), Charmaine Borg (RUG), Ann Meulders (UM, KU Leuven)
| Thursday May 12th |
Day 1: |
| 10.30 – 11:00 | Welcome and walk-in – coffee/tea |
| 11.00 – 12:00 | Ed Keogh (University of Bath, UK): Sex, Gender and Pain: Past, Present and Future |
| 12:00 – 13.00 | Lunch break |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Jim Pfaus (Charles University, Czech Republic): Sex and gender differences in experimental designs for sexual behavior: A storied past with a multistoried future |
| 14.00 – 14.15 | Short break – coffee/tea |
| 14.15 – 15.15 | PhD talks 1. Fabian Wolters: ‘Conditioning the cortisol awakening response’ 2. Christiane Wesarg: Efforts towards gaining a better understanding of psychophysiological correlates of childhood adversity |
| 15.15 – 15.30 | Short break – coffee/tea |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Christian Merz (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany): Let’s talk about sex … differences in emotion and cognition |
| 16.30 – 17.30 | Walk, run and…relax |
| Friday May 13th |
Day 2: |
| 9.00 – 10:00 | Thomas Steensma (Amsterdam University Medical Center): Transgender health in a non-binary world |
| 10:00 – 10.15 | Short break – coffee/tea |
| 10.15 – 11.30 | Thomas Steensma (Amsterdam University Medical Center): small group discussion on how gender stereotypes are implicated in your own PhD project |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Lara Wierenga (LU): Beyond mean sex difference: sex differences in variability and vulnerability of brain development |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 – 14:30 | Constance Sommerey (UM-FEM): Gender equity in academia: of glass ceilings, revolving doors and leaky pipelines |
| 14:30 – 15.30 | 1. Mandy Woelk 2. Yoki Mertens |
15.30 END
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