EVGENIA IVANOVA
Master of Arts in Gender Studies, Master of Arts in Sociology of Law
Coordinator of the Center for Gender Studies at European Humanities University

Education: 
Long-time study
October 2002 – April 2003
International Institute of the Sociology of Law, Spain, Onati
International MA Program in the Sociology of Law
Master Thesis: Legal Nihilism as Social and Discursive Practice in Contemporary Belarus

October 2001 – July 2002
Center for Gender Studies at European Humanities University, Minsk, Belarus
MA Program in Gender Studies
Main fields of concentration: Gender in Law.
Master Thesis: Feminist Critique of the Human Rights Theory

January 1996-July 2001
Vitebsk State University, Vitebsk, Belarus
Law faculty. (Diploma with Honors)

Short-time study
July 2004 – Course on Social Anthropology of Contemporary Society, Saratov, Russia.
1st- 20th of September 2003 - Summer School “Distance Education in Gender Studies: Perspectives of development”, Foros, Ukraine.
4th  - 25th of August 2002 - Summer School “Gender and Culture”, Yerevan, Armenia
February 2001 – June 2001 - Course of Anthropology of Communication (Dr. Alec Leonhardt). Language – English, Grade – A+.
16th -26th October 1999 - School for Leaders, Constitutional Studies and Human Rights. Warsaw, Poland.

Work experience: 
October, 2004 – Present – Coordinator of the Center for Gender Studies at European Humanities University
June 2005 – April 2006 - Project Manager (National Gender Expert) at the UNDP Belarus project “Moving Gender Equality to the Center of Development Work”
2004 – Present – Lecturer on Feminist approach to Human Rights at the Master Program in Gender Studies, European Humanities University 
2003 – 2005 – Lecturer on Women’s rights and Human Rights within the frameworks of Master Program «Women Leadership” (Project of the UNDP Belarus “Gender in Development: Support to expanding public space for women in Belarus). 
February, 2005 – Member of the organizational committee of the international conference “Anthropological Expertise of Legislation” (Kazan’, Russia); moderator of the panel on Jurisprudence of Social Groups: Philosophical, Legal and Gender Approaches. 
2001, 2003-2005 – Teacher of Basics of Law and Human Rights at Vitebsk State Professional Lyceum N 5 (Vitebsk, Belarus).
2004 – Present – a constant participant of a volunteer project on popularization of gender theory among people of different age, sex, and occupation. Within the project series of public lectures, trainings, screenings have been carried out in Minsk, Gomel, Brest, Orsha, Vitebsk for women’s NGOs (YWCA Minsk, Cooperation of Business and Creative Women, Organization for Working Women in Belarus etc.), teachers of kinder gardens, youth organizations (Seventh Side, Belarusian Debate Movement) etc. Full list of lectures and organizations can be delivered upon request.
 
Conferences: 
2004 – International conference “Anthropological Expertise of Legislation” (Paper: Embodied diversity: law and body.) (Kazan’ Law and Economic University, Russia).
2003 – International Conference “Modern Legal State: Theory, Problems and Perspectives of Development” (Paper: Toward Conception of Legal State, Human Rights and Women’s Rights: Feminist Critique).  Belarussian Institute of Law, Minsk, Belarus.
2003 – International Conference “Languages of fear: male and female strategies of behavior” (Paper: “If "Woman" is Just an Empty Category, Then Why I am Afraid to Walk Alone at Night?” Law, women and fear”).  St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
2003 – International Conference “Women’s Human Rights in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities” (Paper: “Representation of Gender in the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus”). International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Onati, Spain.
2002 – International Student Forum “Europe -2002” (Paper: “Representation of Gender in Modern Choreography. Case Study of The International Festival of Modern Choreography in Vitebsk” and “English as Key to Gender studies: Advantages/Disadvantages”). European Humanities University, Minsk, Belarus.
Paper “English as Key to Gender studies: Advantages/Disadvantages” (in English) was awarded “Best Paper” title.
1999-2000 - a constant participant of national and regional conferences of Civic Education Project.
In February 2000 paper “Legal Nihilism as a Problem of the Contemporary Belarussian Society” was awarded Best Paper and Best Presentation titles.
1997 - student conference “Role of person in the contemporary society” (Paper: “The reflection of Christian Moral at the Middle Ages Belarussian Legislation”). Vitebsk Institute of Contemporary Issues, Vitebsk, Belarus.

Articles: 
Ivanova, E. On the other hand… Review of a book “Feminism and Gender Equality” by Voronina, O. // Gendernye issledovaniya (Gender Studies), 2005 # 13.
Ivanova, E. On the Way to Gender Equality.// My – zhenschiny (We are women), 2005, #  25/9. Pp. 33-34.
Ivanova, E. Gender Aspects of School Education.// My – zhenschiny (We are women), 2005, #  25/9. Pp. 34-36.
Ivanova, E. Gender Aspects of School Education in Belarus./ Sex. Gender: Manual for Civil Servants. Ed. by Evgenia Ivanova, Natallia Kulinka, Olga Yanchuk, Minsk: Propilei, 2005. Pp.43-49.
Ivanova, E. Gender Stories.// Perekrestki (Crossroads), 2005. # 3-4. Pp. 206-217. 
Ivanova, E. Body politics in Law as Feminist Jurisprudence Issue./ Anthropologic expertise of the Russian legislation. Materials of Russian scientific conference, 11-12 of  February, 2005. Ed. by G.Galanova, Kazan: Izd-vo “Taglimat”, 2005. Pp. 103-105. 
Galanova, G., Ivanova, E.  Anthropological Expertise of Law: fundamental and applied aspects./ Phenomenon of nature and ecology of human being. Kazan: OOO “Ekscluziv”, 2004. P. 5 - 9.
Gapova, E., Ivanova, E. Gender equality as problem of Law/ Sex/Gender: Guidance for lawyers. Minsk: European Humanities University, 2004. Pp. 3-9.
Ivanova, E. Toward Conception of Legal State, Human Rights and Women’s Rights: Feminist Critique/ Modern Legal State: Theory, Problems and Perspectives of Development: materials of International Conference for under- and postgraduate students, teaching stuff and experts. Minsk, 12 of December 2003. Pp. 116- 119.
Ivanova, E. Representation of Gender in Modern Choreography. Case Study of The International Festival of Modern Choreography in Vitebsk. //Collection of Articles from the International Student Forum of the 4th of June “Europe - 2002”. Ed. by  Kurochkina S. D. Minsk: EHU Publishing, 2003.
Ivanova, E. Women rights and Human Rights./ Women Solidarity. Ed. By Gapova, E. and Sirosh, N. Minsk: Propilei, 2002.