Gender Days
Exploring Gender in a Changing World
Since 2022, Gender Days has been an annual event series organized by the University of Luxembourg to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on contemporary issues at the intersection of gender, society, and technology. Each edition brings together leading experts and thought leaders to examine how gender shapes—and is shaped by—our evolving world.
Past themes have included Gender and the Pandemic (2022), Gender and Conflict (2023), Gender and the Brain (2024), and Gender and Economic Insecurity (2025). The series has attracted hundreds of participants globally and is honored to have the patronage of the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
Upcoming edition
Gender and the Evolution of Desire: From Mating Strategies to Dating Apps
This year’s edition explores how biology, culture, and markets influence attraction in the modern world. Through a video podcast-style conversation moderated by BBC journalist Tanya Beckett, four featured experts will discuss how digital infrastructures transform desire and relationships in contemporary societies.
Join us for an engaging 90-minute online event that combines cutting-edge research with critical perspectives on intimacy, technology, and gender.
The live stream will be available on this page on the day of the event.
The video displayed now is last year’s webcast, and you can explore the past editions in the section below.
Past editions
Read the event summaries of the Gender Days past editions.
Organisers
The Gender Days series is organized by a multidisciplinary committee of the University of Luxembourg and sponsored by the Gender Equality Office.
Prof Claus VÖGELE
Full professor Health Psychology – Head of the Institute for Advanced Studies