Ferbopo Era Chair

Sober Thought is back: 📅 27 May · 14:00 (EEST) · Online · Free participation

Join us on Wednesday for an online talk with Prof. Sabrina P. Ramet (Emerita, Norwegian University of Science and Technology) on Religion and Nation — a timely and thought-provoking conversation on the intersections of faith, identity, and political power.

✅ Register here: https://grants.ulbsibiu.ro/ferbopo/event/sober-thought-ramet-religion-nation/

🎬 Sober Thought Session is available on Youtube!

The recording of the first talk, FERBOPO's new online lecture series on state, religion, and body politics can be watched on Yotube!

Our opening speaker was Prof. Ionela Băluță (University of Bucharest), who offered a compelling exploration of feminism in Romania after 1989 — from its post-communist roots to its contemporary challenges and possibilities.

📺 Watch the full talk on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhBKtM9Lcxs

📖 Read the full news post on our website: https://grants.ulbsibiu.ro/ferbopo/sober-thought-ionela-baluta-feminism-romania-after-1989/

More sessions are coming!

Sober Thought - A FERBOPO Forum: Ionela Băluță on Feminism in Romania after 1989 - FERBOPO ERA Chair - EU-Funded Project FERBOPO launches Sober Thought: a free online lecture series on state, religion, and body politics in Romania and Eastern Europe.

The Gender Equality Dashboard for ULBS is now live!

As part of FERBOPO, we developed an interactive tool that maps gender representation across academics, administrative staff, and students at Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu.

🔗 Explore the dashboard: https://grants.ulbsibiu.ro/ferbopo/gender-equality-ulbs/

Read the full press release: https://grants.ulbsibiu.ro/ferbopo/data-equality-ulbs-strategic-dashboard/

The dashboard turns institutional data into actionable insight, helping university leaders make informed, evidence-based decisions in support of gender equality.



This tool was developed under the FERBOPO project (GA No. 101184092), funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe – ERA Chairs programme.

📅 13 May · 14:00 (EEST) · Online · Free participation

We’re launching Sober Thought — a new FERBOPO lecture series.

For the first session, Professor Ionela Băluță (University of Bucharest) will discuss the development of feminism in Romania after 1989: how it emerged, how it has been challenged, and why it remains relevant today.

👉 Register here: https://grants.ulbsibiu.ro/ferbopo/event/sober-thought-baluta-feminism-romania-1989/

See you on May 13!

𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 “𝐒𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐎𝐏𝐎 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦”
We are excited to announce the launch of a new series of free online talks.

🗓 Starting: 13 May 2026
🕒 Wednesdays at 14:00 (EEST)
👉 Register here: https://forms.gle/JgtMY8w8vnEGSkgx7
💻 Join via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/xvj-ogxd-woc

The series aims to bring together leading scholars to explore the intersections of state, religion, and body politics. The events are open to students, researchers, policymakers, and the wider public.

More about this series: https://grants.ulbsibiu.ro/ferbopo/sober-thought-ferbopo-forum-online-lecture-series/

We look forward to welcoming you!

📘 New Resource
The Training Toolkit in Gender Equality is designed to support gender equality, providing practical resources for mentors and mentees, including a mentoring handbook, agreement, and career development plan.

📄 Access the toolkit: https://grants.ulbsibiu.ro/ferbopo/training-toolkit-gender-equality-mentoring/

📘 New FERBOPO Research
We are pleased to highlight a new publication by Mihaela Herciu, Claudia Ogrean, Simona Vinerean, Carolina Țîmbalari, Alexandra Radu, and Radu Șerban, contributing to the growing research produced within the FERBOPO project.

More details on this publication:
👉https://grants.ulbsibiu.ro/ferbopo/ferbopo-research-2026-women-corporate-boards-developed-markets/

Article title: Women on corporate boards in developed markets
Journal: Women’s Studies International Forum
🔗 Full text: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2026.103335

This research explores gender representation in corporate governance and highlights ongoing challenges and progress in achieving inclusive leadership.

👏 Congratulations to the authors for this important contribution to the field and to FERBOPO’s research output!

📸 Highlights from Gender Equality Week at ULBS

project hosted Gender Equality Week, bringing together students and the community for key discussions on this pressing matter.
Read more: https://grants.ulbsibiu.ro/ferbopo/overview-of-gender-equality-week-2026/

Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to these
conversations!

📅The danger comes from grandmothers: Religion and atheist education in socialist women's magazines - Gender Equality Week
👉 Register here: https://forms.gle/61SRSMvFppjapm2G9

This session will focus on how gender roles and religious beliefs have been shaped by history and ideology.
📍 ULBS Library, 5th Floor (Mansard), Room M12
🗓 5 March | 16:00

More details: https://grants.ulbsibiu.ro/ferbopo/event/gender-equality-week-2026-danger-comes-from-grandmothers/