The Push*Back*Lash*  research consortium cordially invites you to the Forum on Democracy and Gender Equality on September 25, 2025, in Salzburg, Austria. The Forum will take place from 9:00-19:30 and bring together leading academic experts on gender equality and democracy, civil society organizations and policymakers to discuss and contextualize project findings and impact, showcase toolkits, and co-create evidence-based solutions and recommendations.  

The Forum will feature a series of thematic panels and roundtable discussions with researchers, civil society organizations, and policymakers. It will provide ample time for discussion and audience engagement during the panels and throughout the day to create space for an interactive exchange of diverse perspectives.

Click here to have a look at our tentative agenda. A more detailed programme will follow shortly.

At this time, we kindly ask you to save the date of 25 September 2025, and fill out  this RSVP form.
While we would love to have you with us for the entire day, you are welcome to attend only specific sessions.
We would greatly appreciate it if you could RSVP by 4 April 2025.

The following link provides an overview of the Push*Back*Lash’s achievements and findings to date:  https://pushbacklash.eu/dissemination/. There, you’ll find a range of resources, including policy briefs, educational cartoons, podcasts, and scientific publications produced by our teams.

If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

We look forward to welcoming you to Salzburg!

With kind regards,
Zoe Lefkofridi on behalf of the Push*Back*Lash research consortium

*About the Project

Gender equality is an ongoing struggle, and there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality of rights and opportunities between men and women. At the same time, movements against gender equality are gaining traction globally, weakening democracies. The EU-funded  Push*Back*Lash project looks at the backlash against feminism and gender equality and its impact on democracy in the EU and the UK. It examines anti-equality debates in party discourses, government agendas and social media, as well as citizens’ attitudes towards democracy and feminism. The project develops evidence-based strategies that can effectively counteract anti-gender and anti-feminist discourses.