The summer school is already a traditional JurFem event for female law students.
The JurFem Summer School for female law students is an initiative of the Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association “JurFem”, which was implemented for the first time in Ukraine on August 6-9, 2018 in Kyiv.
Studying in the Summer School focuses on the development of soft skills in law students. Soft skills are social skills: the ability to persuade, negotiate, find an “approach” to people, work in a team, leadership, creativity etc. that are decisive for successful work in the legal field.
This year’s JurFem Summer School will pay considerable attention to the development of hard skills of participants in combating gender discrimination and gender-based violence in addition to soft skills.
Feedback on the IV Summer School
Recently, I was a participant of the Summer School for female law students from the Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association “JurFem”, which is probably the best event this summer.
I gained new knowledge, a lot of acquaintances and communication with like-minded people. It is so nice that you can talk to those who understand you and support your views.
These three days were extremely informative. We discussed a lot of problematic topics, such as: domestic violence, gender-neutral language, stereotypes, etc. Thanks to the school, I recharged my energy and set myself up for new achievements.
My thanks to the Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association “JurFem” for the opportunity to attend this event.
3 busy days, 5 wonderful speakers, 30 participants and many ideas and projects that may be realized in the near future. I am very glad that I qualified. The school exceeded all expectations.
We were told and talked about feminism, discrimination, gender equality and the fight against stereotypes. No less important was the class on the protection of victims of domestic violence. We learned to distinguish the uniqueness and value of each person, conduct negotiations and show leadership qualities. The Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association “JurFem” is just the beginning.
As a bonus, we were given two tours. One of them was dedicated to outstanding women from Lviv who inspire us with their stories to this day.
Wonderful memories from the IV Summer School of the Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association “JurFem”. An incredible interactive event that will forever remain in my heart.
For three days, I immersed myself in urgent topics: domestic violence and risk assessment, gender-sensitive language, the Biarritz partnership, gender stereotypes and trends in influential communications. We also joined informative tours: “Women’s Faces of Lviv”; “Former House of Justice”.
Our trip ended with a motivational meeting, reflection and presentation of certificates. I would like to express my gratitude to the organizers and speakers.
V Summer School
August 21-25
Lviv region
3 topical units
30 participants
the number of participants is limited
participation in the event is free of charge (training, accommodation and meals are covered by the organizers)
for registration, you need to fill out the registration form and provide two contacts of reference
registration deadline: July 31, 2023
The V JurFem Summer School will unite transformers of the academic world and the legal community. Our goal is for the participants to study and teach gender equality, spread the ideas of non-discrimination and combating sexual violence, make the educational space safe and gender sensitive. Everyone’s contribution and role is extremely valuable. Therefore, the theme of this year’s Summer School permeates the program of the event: “My efforts matter.”
Female students of 3-4 years of study from different regions of Ukraine who master legal specialties (081 Law, 293 International Law, 262 Law Enforcement) in higher education institutions of Ukraine can become participants.
We feel that each of us has the potential to influence the environment in which we live. Even the smallest steps change the place in which we study or work.
Ukraine is a democratic state that values and ensures human rights, in particular, in the summer of 2022, it ratified the Istanbul Convention, and in October 2020, it adopted a decision on approval of the National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 “Women, Peace, Security” for the period until 2025.
Proper education is one of the guarantees of ensuring gender equality and eradicating stereotypes. Educational institutions should be a space where there is no place for any kind of discrimination, including sexism. The summer school is designed to network participants from different cities of Ukraine, to unite them with common goals, to help them maintain the space of their academic studies on the way to tolerance, safety and respect.
As a result of participation in the Summer School, the participants will, inter alia, become ambassadors of JurFem values and implement project ideas in their educational institutions with our warm support. A project idea can be a lecture to fellow students, the creation of an information campaign on combating sexism in education, initiating the creation of a policy to prevent discrimination and sexual violence in the university or other participants’ ideas
Ключові теми програми
Leadership of female lawyers and points of influence
Gender stereotypes, discrimination, sexism: identification and protection algorithms
Barrierlessness, tolerance and why it is important to use sensitive language
Gender-based violence. Domestic violence
Cyber violence. Stalking
Sexual violence. How to protect victims and combat sexual violence, in particular at the university
We strive to make the training of Summer School participants as effective as possible, and at the same time interesting. The theoretical content of the program will be accompanied by case studies, analysis of the practice of the ECtHR and national courts, and work in groups.
The program is designed in such a way that the participants strengthen their hard skills on the topics of combating discrimination and gender-based violence, find inspiration in the stories of practicing female lawyers, and also receive bright emotions. Therefore, the school will consist of the following topical units:
The event is held by the Association of Women Lawyers of Ukraine “JurFem” in partnership with Lawyers Without Borders Canada (LWBC).
We care about each of you. Therefore, we would like to warn that this event will include conversations about violence, including sexual, as well as consideration of cases close to real ones. School topics can make you sad or anxious.