Professor Máiréad Dunne gives keynote address at Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
By: Eve Wilcox
Last updated: Wednesday, 17 December 2025
On 15 November 2025, Professor Máiréad Dunne (ISS-CSF) gave the keynote address entitled ‘Persistent patriarchy and epistemic violence: gender entanglements in education and work’ to the ‘Voices from the Margins: Rethinking Gender, Labor and Belonging conference in Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan. This conference was jointly supported by: Nazarbayev University president, Professor Waqar Ahmed; leader of the Nazarbayev University Research Centre for Entrepreneurship, Professor Shumaila Yousafzai; and the Gender, Work and Organisation journal. It was part of the fifteenth anniversary celebrations of Nazarbayev University which is located in Central Asia and continues to make a significant contribution to the global higher education landscape.
The conference drew participants from all corners of the globe and included academics, policy makers and practitioners in all stages of their careers as well as entrepreneurs, educators, activists and entertainers from the local area. This gave rise to many intersecting conversations about gender equality, economic challenges, work and the burdens of care within different historical and contemporary geographical contexts.
Congratulations Professor Dunne!