Flýtilyklar
Tea for two final conference
The final conference of the TFT project was held on November 16, 2007 in Reykjavík, Iceland. The findings of the TFT research were presented and discussed. Speakers from all the partner countries gave presentations and took part in panel discussions.
The chairperson of the meeting was Hildur Jónsdóttir, head of the Equal Status Council, and Dagur B. Eggertsson, mayor of Reykjavík, chaired the panel discussion. The conference was open to all free of charge.
The agenda for the conference was as follows:
Tea for two
Illustrating Equality
Final conference Friday November 16
Hotel Loftleidir, Reykjavik
Chairperson: Hildur Jónsdóttir, Equal Status Council
13:00 Opening Speech
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Minister of Social Affairs .
13:10 The Tea for Two project in a nutshell
Svala Jónsdóttir, Centre for Gender Equality
13:20 Competing in gender equality – results from the TFT project
Kjartan Ólafsson, University of Akureyri Research Institute
13:50 Gender equality in Norway in view of the TFT project
May Endresen, Norwegian Association of Regional and Local Authorities
14:10 Gender equality at local level in Finland in the light of statistical indicators
Mikola Sinikka, Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
Marjut Pietiläinen, Statistics Finland
14:30 Equality issues for women in Greece: Project results
Maria Ifou, Mayor, Municipality of Farsala, Greece
14:50 Gender policy in Bulgaria and the impact of the TFT Project
Lily Abadijeva, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria
15.10 Coffee break
15:40 TFT from a user’s perspective
Katrín Björg Ríkarðsdóttir, Town of Akureyri
16:00 Panel Discussion – Where do we go from here?
Chairperson: Dagur B. Eggertsson, Mayor, City of Reykjavík
Panel members:
Kjartan Ólafsson, University of Akureyri Research Institute, Iceland
Kristín Ólafsdóttir, Town of Kópavogur, Iceland
Isto Karjalainen, City of Kuopio, Finland
May Endresen, Norwegian Associaton of Regional and Local Authorities, Norway
Katerina Karapa, Municipality of Tamineon, Greece
Tatiana Georgieva, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Bulgaria
17:00 Reception hosted by the Ministry of Social Affairs
Bulgaria
Finland
Greece
Iceland
Norway
