CHRISTINA KAILI
E MAIL
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS, NICOSIA, PhD IN SOCIOLOGY Candidate, January 2011- present
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, LONDON, MA IN HUMAN RIGHTS, November 2008
Grade: Pass (Academic Distinction; Human Rights Methods and Research)
Thesis: Title: Discourses Constructed on Trafficking of Women as a Human Rights Issue in Cyprus; the Perspectives of the Public, the NGOs and the Policy Elites
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS, NICOSIA, BACHELOR (HONS) IN SOCIOLOGY WITH POLITICAL SCIENCES (MINOR), June 2007
Grade: 8/10 (Highest Honors)
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS ATTENDANCE
PREVENTING GENDER VIOLENCE, COMPARING EUROPEAN EXPERIENCES, CONFERENCE organized by the Municipality of Modena, Italy, panel speaker, 5 December 2014
CONFERENCE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND SAFETY IN NEW MEDIA, organized by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies in partnership with Cyberethics, co-funded by the European Union, organizing member and panel presenter, Nicosia- Cyprus, 31 October 2014
ADVOCACY WORKSHOP on Techniques, Opportunities and Effective Advocacy Planning on Female Genital Mutilation in the EU, organized by the END FGM European Campaign, Amnesty International, Rome, 21-22 May 2014
EUROPEAN ELECTIONS 2014: TIME FOR QUOTAS? Panel discussion organized by the European Parliament Office and the Ombudsman, Cyprus, attendee, May 14th 2014
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE CONTEXT OF POLITICAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THE EURO-MEDITERRANEAN REGION; TRENDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TOWARDS EQUALITY AND JUSTICE, published by the Euromediterranean Human Rights Network, report contributor and presenter, University of Nicosia, May 7th 2014
EQUALITY POLICIES IN EUROPE, presentation of the poll carried out among the candidate members of the European Parliament by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies in the framework of the EU funded Campaign Parity Democracy in Europe in conjunction with the EU Elections 2014, event co-organised by the European Parliament Office in Cyprus, May 5th 2014
THE DEMAND DYNAMICS OF TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, conference organized by MIGS and the European Parliament Office in Cyprus, in the framework of the European Project “Stop Human Trafficking: Researching Strategies to Discourage Demand for Services from Victims of Sex Trafficking”, coordinated by the Immigrant Council Ireland and funded by the Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme, European Commission, Conference Centre Filoxenia, March 4th 2014
WOMEN IN COMPANY BOARDS: PROMOTION OF THE EU DIRECTIVE, seminar organized by MIGS and the European Parliament Office in Cyprus, in cooperation with the Cyprus Federation of Business and Professional Women, member of organizing team and attendee, Filoxenia Conference Centre, Nicosia, February 21st 2014.
1 BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE, Global campaign to end violence against women and girls, initiated by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, member of the organizing team in Cyprus, February 14th 2014
PARITY DEMOCRACY AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF EUROPEAN CITIZENS, launch event of the European Campaign Parity Democracy, coordinated by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies and co-organised by the European Parliament Office in Cyprus, member of organizing team, September 20th 2013
A READING-PERFORMANCE on Feminist Reflexions @ Maroudia’s by Ellada Evangelou, Christina Kaili and Lia Lapithi, The Ethnological Museum- House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesio, Nicosia, Cyprus. In Crisis: Re-Aphrodite Events, European night of Museums, May 19th 2013
COMBATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN THE EU, conference organized by the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, member of organisers’ team, November 8-9, 2012
MEDIA EDUCATION IN CYPRUS, Seminar organized by the Cyprus Radiotelevision Authority and the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture, October 2012
SHIELD AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA IN SCHOOLS, Conference organized by the Cyprus Family Planning Association and the Pool of Trainers of the Cyprus Youth Council, University of Cyprus, October 2012
TOLERANCE, PLURALISM AND SOCIAL COHESION: RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY IN EUROPE, European Conference organized by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) and funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme, DG Research, Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Nicosia, September 2012
MEETING OF THE HIGH LEVEL GROUP ON GENDER MAINSTREAMING, organized by the European Commission and the Cyprus Presidency, Expert Consultant to the organisers, Nicosia, September 2012
FLYING TEAM AGAINST VIOLENCE; COMBATING HONOUR RELATED VIOLENCE AND FORCED MARRIAGES IN THE EU, Seminar organised by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS), Presentation of Country Research Results, Nicosia, June 2012
EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUAL VOICES: WOMEN IN DECISION-MAKING IN CYPRUS AND THE E.U., Seminar organized by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) and the European Parliament Office in Cyprus, in cooperation with Women of Europe (AIPFE), June 2012
HEARING HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN – Cyprus Parliament, presentation of policy recommendations with regards to Cyprus’ position the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, May 2012
HOW TO GUARANTEE WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN THE POLITICAL TRANSITIONS IN THE ARAB WORLD: DEVELOPING STRATEGIES, Workshop organized by the Euro-Mediterranean Human rights Network (EMHRN), Project coordinator, event organizer and speaker, Nicosia, April 2012
WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS COOPERATING FOR CHANGE EXCHANGE PROJECT FOR WOMEN’S ORGANISATIONS AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION, Exchange Meeting organized by the European Women’s Lobby, Representative of the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, Brussels, March 2012
HEARING HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN – Cyprus Parliament, Presentation of policy recommendations on the ways in which Cyprus can support the pan-European effort to combat Female Genital Mutilation in the framework of the Amnesty International’s European Campaign END FGM, March 2012.
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION: CHALLENGES TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN EUROPE AND IN CYPRUS, Participatory professional development training organized by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, training facilitation assistant, Nicosia, February 2012
FROM THE PRESS TO BLOGGING: TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS, Lecture organized by the Mass Media Institute of the University of Nicosia, December 2011
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PARTICIPATION: THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, conference organized by the University of Cyprus, Nicosia, November 2011
HUMAN RIGHTS AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR: THE SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PERSPECIVE, International Conference organized by the UNESCO Chair in gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, POLIS Citizenship Association and the University of Cyprus, Participation as paper author- Presentation of paper entitled Poverty, Social Exclusion and the Gaps in the Domestic Violence Victim Support System, Nicosia, November 2011
ENHANCING TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION IN TRAFFICKING CASES IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE, Transnational workshop organized by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development and USAID, Nicosia, November 2011
AWARENESS RAISING SEMINAR IN THE AREAS OF NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUALITY FOR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS, Organized by the Human European Consultancy and the Migration Policy Group, Nicosia, November 2011
SEMINAR ON EUROPEAN UNION ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSIONS: THE ROLE OF PARTICIPATION OF CYPRUS, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the University of Cyprus, June 2011
THE POLITICAL THOUGHT OF JOHN STUART MILL, International Conference organized by the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus, June 2011
SEXUAL ORIENTATION IN CYPRUS: MAPPING THE SOCIOPOLITICAL CLIMATE OF EXPERIENCES AND NEEDS, Launch of Research Results, organized by the Cyprus Family Planning Association and ACCEPT LGBT Cyprus, April 2011
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: IMPLICATIONS FOR SERVICE AND SYSTEM DESIGN, Professional Development Training organized by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) and the Advisory Committee for the Prevention and Combating Domestic Violence, Presentation of Country Research Report on Mapping the Gaps of Victim Support System in Cyprus, Nicosia, March 2011
OIKOS AND POLIS SYMPOSIUM, organized in collaboration with the Departments of Social and Political Sciences, Education, French Studies and Archaeology, University of Cyprus, November 2010
MEDIA AND EDUCATION, Seminar organized by the Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture in cooperation with the Cyprus Press and Information Office, February 2011
A NEW EU AGENDA FOR INTEGRATION AND THE RELATIONS BETWEEN MIGRANTS AND THE MEDIA, European Integration Forum - 3rd Meeting - European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, June 2010
THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND THE ROLE OF CYPRUS, panel discussion, organized by the European University Cyprus and the Future Worlds Center, European University Cyprus, May 2010
THE LIVING LIBRARY, a mobile library set up as an innovative space for dialogue and interaction to break stereotypes, giving the opportunity to speak informally with “people on loan”, participation as the ‘Feminist Book’, Limassol, May 2010
WOMEN – CYPRUS - MEDIA, panel discussion organized by the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, the Press and Information Office of the Republic of Cyprus and Strovolos Municipality, Nicosia, March 2010
WOMEN, POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION, seminar organized by the European Parliament Office in Cyprus, the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, and the International Organization for the Promotion of Women of Europe, Nicosia, March 2010
END FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION (FGM): DEVELOPING A COMMON EUROPEAN ASYLUM STRATEGY, seminar organized by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies and theEuropean Parliament Office in Cyprus, Nicosia, February 2010
INFORMATION VISIT TO THE EUROPEAN UNION’S INSTITUTIONS in Brussels for Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot members of Women Organisations, including meetings with high level EU officials, organized by the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, Brussels, February 2010
GENDER ISSUES IN THE 21st CENTURY: CONFLICT, MIGRATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING, seminar organized by the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus, November 2009
GENDER AND MEDIA, training workshop organized by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies in collaboration with the Cyprus Journalists Union, Nicosia, November 2009
GENDER EQUALITY IN THE EURO-MED REGION: FROM PLAN OF ACTION TO ACTION?, Conference organized by The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), the Human Rights Association (IHD) and the Euro-Med NGO Platform, Istanbul, 24-25, October 2009
BREAK GENDER STEREOTYPES, GIVE TALENT A CHANCE, Workshop organized by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the International Labor Organization and the European Commission, Nicosia, October 2009
CYPRUS FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION- HOTLINE 1455, Series of training workshops for young volunteers, Nicosia, March-June 2009
WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCESS IN LIFE, Conference Organized by the National Machinery for women’s rights, Ministry of Justice, Nicosia, March 2009
WOMEN IN DECISION-MAKING: OVERCOMING BARRIERS, CREATING CHANGE, Event organized by the Cyprus Women’s Lobby, the European Parliament Office in Cyprus, and the EC Representation in Cyprus, February 2009
SERVING THE CITIZEN: PROMOTING NGO-PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP- Regional Conference organised by the UNDP-ACT and the Planning Bureau, Nicosia, November 2008
TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, Conference Conducted by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, October 2008
LEADERSHIP IN NGOs, Conducted by the NGO Support Centre, Nicosia, October 2008
DIVERSITY AMBASSADORS, Workshop organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Nicosia, June 2008
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE – GAUGES AND REALITY, Conducted by The Cyprus Family Planning Association and The Ministry of Justice, Public Order and The National Machinery for Women’s Rights, Nicosia, June 2007
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY FAIR: “OPEN VOICES – ACTIVE CITIZENS”, Conducted by the United Nations Development Program in Cyprus, Action for Cooperation and Trust, Buffer Zone Nicosia, May 2007
ANNUAL TRAINING OF THE CYPRUS FAMILY PLANNING VOLUNTEERS, Conducted by The Cyprus Family Planning Association, Nicosia, April 2007
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TWO NATIONAL PLANS: TRAFFICING IN PERSONS AND MINOR’S SEXUAL ABUSE. REPORT FOR THE SOCIAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION STRATEGIES, Conducted by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, Nicosia, March 2007
CREATION OF CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S ORGANIZATIONS NETWORK, Conducted by The Center for the Study of Childhood and Adolescence, Nicosia, March 2007
YOUNG WOMEN: FIT FOR POLITICS, Training Workshop conducted by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, Nicosia, 24-25 March 2007
COUNCIL OF EUROPE REGIONAL SEMINAR FOR ACTION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS, Conducted by The Council of Europe, Nicosia, February 2007
LAUNCH OF THE YSAFE NETWORK, IPPF EUROPEAN YOUTH EVENT, Conducted by the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Brussels, February 2007
THE PROMOTION OF GENDER EQUALITY IN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, Conducted by The Ministry of Justice, Public Order and The National Machinery for Women’s Rights, Nicosia, November 2006
ANTI-TRAFFICING IN PERSONS, Conducted by the Capacity Building Services Group of Pact (CBSG), Nicosia, October 2006
LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, Conducted by the Cyprus Family Planning Association (CFPA), Nicosia, October 2006
ALL DIFFERENT – ALL EQUAL, Conducted by the Youth Board of Cyprus, Nicosia, June 2006
DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE TOWARDS YOUNG MINORITY WOMEN IN EUROPE: CURRENT REALITIES, CHALLENGES AND GOOD PRACTICES, Conducted by the Directorate of Youth & Sport of the Council of Europe, Budapest, April 2006
WORK EXPERIENCE
January 2011- Present MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE OF GENDER STUDIES
PROJECT Coordinator
· Actively participate in the coordination and implementation of projects which are undertaken by MIGS;
· Identification of funding resources and preparation of proposals/applications for funding;
· Draft reports on gender related issues including analysis of government policy on gender equality issues;
· Conduct research related to gender equality, violence against women;
· Segmentation and analysis of data;
· Represent MIGS in specific events and/or meetings with speeches, papers and other presentations;
· Represent MIGS in the media;
· Ensure effective partnerships and strategic alliances with relevant local, national, European and international NGOs;
· Preparation of press releases, media interventions and other announcements.
November 2008- December 2010 MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE OF GENDER STUDIES
PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR
· Identification of funding resources and preparation of proposals/applications for funding;
· Represent MIGS in specific events and/or meetings with speeches and other presentations;
· Actively participate in the implementation of projects which are undertaken by MIGS;
· Contribute to MIGS dissemination strategy through the preparation and dissemination of project results and reports;
· Organization of intercultural events, lectures and awareness raising activities/events related to gender equality, violence against women, trafficking in women, gender and migration;
· Segmentation and analysis of data;
· Prepare gender glossaries, and bibliography related to gender in Cyprus;