Daughters of Themis Network Meeting 2020
The meeting is open to all members of Daughters of Themis – and we welcome new members: anyone identifying as a female business scholar, i.e. undertaking research concerning business, in any discipline or across disciplines, may submit their membership application through this online form. We especially encourage scholars from low-income countries, of diverse backgrounds and in all levels of academia to apply.

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Programme
(All times in the programme are Central European Summer Time)
09.00-09.15: ‘Co-Creation and Solidarity for Institutional Change: The Story of the GEARING-Roles Gender Equality Action Plan at Sabancı University’;
- Welcome by Ayşe Gül Altınay, Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies, SU Gender, Sabancı University
09.15-10.45: Session 1: The story of Daughters of Themis – how it came about and where it is heading
- Presentation by Beate Sjåfjell.
- Plenty of time for discussion. Depending on number of participants, we may split up into break-out groups, with one member in each group reporting back in a plenary session.
10.45-11.00: Convenience break
11.00-12.30: Session 2: Being a woman scholar in business research – on intersectionality and the relevance of our network in times of turbulence
- Presentation by Carol Liao.
- Plenty of time for discussion. Depending on number of participants, we may split up into break-out groups, with one member in each group reporting back in a plenary session.
12.30-12.45: Convenience break
12.45-13.15: Session 3: Selecting the Steering Committee 2020-2021 & AOB
Organising committee
- Melsa Ararat - Director of Corporate Governance Forum, Sabanci University, Turkey
- Diletta Lenzi - Postdoctoral researcher, University of Trento, Italy
- Anne-Christin Mittwoch - Assistant Professor, University of Marburg, Germany
- Beate Sjåfjell - Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, Norway
- Adure Uzo-Peters - Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Any questions may be directed to Beate Sjåfjell.