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13 November, Equitable Contraception in Practice

An interprofessional workshop for doctors, social workers, researchers, activists and anyone else who would like to participate.

 

Where: Käte Hamburger Research Centre global dis:connect, Maria-Theresia-Straße 21, 81675 Munich

When: 13 November 2025, 9:15–17:00

 

What’s it about?

 

Preventing sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted parenthood is part of everyday life for many. Nevertheless, challenges in contraception and counselling remain, particularly regarding contraceptive responsibility and involvement of men*. Researchers, doctors, social workers and activists cooperate to improve care and awareness. However, the reasons why certain contraceptive methods are offered to the exclusion of others, as well as to whom and when they are recommended, are seldom discussed in depth.

Together, we would like to discuss what ‘equitable contraceptive practice’ means today and how we can develop it further.

 

The goal of the workshop:

 

This interprofessional workshop brings together researchers, doctors, social workers and activists to discuss and engage with equitable access to and responsibility for contraception. We want to highlight the barriers, opportunities and expectations around contraception. One focus will be on how gendered role models shape medical practice and counselling. We will also address accessibility, social justice and care for all communities. The workshop will develop ideas for concrete projects that help enhance awareness and access to more equitable contraceptive practices.

We are currently seeking speakers and participants from medicine, social work, health education, science, activism, art and other relevant fields. If you are interested, please get in touch (events.gdc@lmu.de).

 

How are contraception and globalisation connected?

 

Contraception and reproductive politics mark a point of tension between local cultural norms surrounding sexuality and reproduction, and global markets for reproductive technologies, pharmaceuticals, and knowledge generation. While this workshop focuses on the interprofessional dimension of contraceptive care and practice in Munich and Germany, it also explores the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion based on gender, age, migratory status and more. Contraceptive healthcare and social practice is an area in which dis:connectivity can be experienced in everyday life – albeit often in an intimate and invisible way.

 

Registration for this workshop is now closed.

Here you can find the programme. Please note that the workshop will be held primarily in German.

 

++ German version here. Deutsche Version der Veranstaltungsankündigung hier. ++