Welcome to RHEA, the Research Centre for Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality at the VUB!
We are an interdisciplinary and internationally networked centre, committed to scientific research and it's valorisation in education, policy-making and public debate.
News
Opinion Piece: Women’s Safety Should Not Be an Excuse for Mass Surveillance
On the 30th of October, the Women's Media center published Danielle Fernandes' opinion piece. “Protect children” “Stop sexual abuse” Who would argue against that? Nobody. And that is exactly what makes the language of protection so politically powerful.
New project: RHEA x VLIR-UOS Kenya
Prof. Hannelore Van Bavel and Prof. Samuel Thuo Kimani (University of Nairobi), together with co-promotors Dr Paulien Broens and Prof Gily Coene were awarded a VLIR-UOS project: "Co-creating Decolonial and Community-Driven Pathways to Strengthen Kenya’s Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Framework".
Events
Practical info01/12/2026 - 10:00 - 01/12/2026 - 15:30Meet the Editors - Hypatia, a Journal of Feminist Philosophy
On December 1st, 2026, Charlotte Knowles and Victoria Browne (the current editors of Hypatia - A Journal of Feminis
Practical info29/10/2026 - 09:00 - 29/10/2026 - 17:00Reimagining Anti-FGM Work: towards an intersectional, decolonial approach to female genital mutilation
Symposium
How can we work to prevent female genital mutilation (FGM) without unintentionally causing other forms of harm?
