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GEM Symposium 2026: From boys to men

A journey through gender expectations

GEM 2026

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2026
Location: Paris Brain Institute

Registration is free but mandatory.

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Building on the success of previous editions, this multidisciplinary event organized by the Gender Equity Movement (GEM) aims to raise awareness about the significance of diversity, equity, and inclusion within scientific communities and society at large.

This year, we invite you to explore the construction of gendered expectations through a scientific lens, bridging neurobiology, psychology, and the humanities. Our sessions will traverse the human lifespan and the animal kingdom, examining the emergence of stereotypes in the education of boys, the biological and social reality of paternal instinct, and the diversity of leadership styles across species.

The event will be accessible live online (with simultaneous English-to-French translation available). Replays will be available on the GEM YouTube channel.

Note on Attendance:
Onsite seating is strictly limited to 150 participants. If you are unsure of your ability to attend in person, please register for Online attendance to allow others to participate onsite. A waiting list will be active once the gauge is full.

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Education of Boys and Emergence
of Stereotyped Roles

Lisa Fourgassie
Université de Lille, France
Gendered Expectations for Boys and Men: From Early Socialization to Life Outcomes

Pauline Martinot
Doctolib, France
What makes girls lose their skills in math so quickly

Philippe Faure
ESPCI, France
Dopaminergic mechanisms of emergent sex-specific social specialization in mouse microsocieties​

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Paternal Instinct and
Fathers' Brains

Darby Saxbe
University of Southern California, USA
The fathering brain and body: ​How great dads are made, not born

Wendy Saltzman
University of California Riverside, USA
Sensory plasticity in the paternal brain

Marian Bakermans-Kranenburg
ISPA Lisbon, Portugal & San Sebastián University, Chile
Men in the transition to fatherhoo

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Leadership
Across Species

Lou Safra
ENS & Sciences Po Paris, France
Dominance in the voting booth: It’s not just a question of gender​

Cédric Sueur
Université de Strasbourg, France
Female Power in Animal Societies

Melina Packer
University of Wisconsin, USA
Breaking Gender for Better Science

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Diversity in Leadership
Round Table

Elisa Caberlotto
Laboratoires VICHY, France

Francesca Cirulli
Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Italy

Mariana Mesel-Lemoine,​
Institut Pasteur, France ​

Nelly Quemener
Sorbonne Université, France​

Mathieu Arbogast
CNRS, France

 

Join us on April 2, 2026, at the Paris Brain Institute (or online) for a day of insightful talks and round-table discussions.

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This symposium is organized with the support of the Paris Brain Institute and Inserm.

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