Valentina Bodrug-Lungu

Valentina Bodrug-Lungu
Born (1961-02-24) 24 February 1961 (age 63)[2]
Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union[2]
NationalityMoldovan
OccupationAcademic
Academic background
Alma materMoldova State University[1]
ThesisTheory and methodology of gender education (2009)
Academic advisorsVladimir Guțu
Academic work
DisciplineGender studies
Sub-disciplineGender and the family

Valentina Bodrug-Lungu (born 24 February 1961) is a gender studies scholar from Moldova, who is the founder and President of Gender Centru, which is a non-governmental organisation that seeks to educate Moldovan society on gender issues. She is also Associate Professor in the Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy at Moldova State University and pioneered gender studies as a discipline there.

Career

Educated at Moldova State University, Bodrug-Lungu was awarded her PhD in 2009 with a thesis entitled 'Theory and methodology of gender education'.[3] In 2006 she co-produced the Shadow Report submitted to the 36th Session of Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.[4]

Bodrug-Lungu founded and became President of Gender Centru, which is a non-governmental organisation that seeks to educate Moldovan society on gender issues.[5][6][7][8][9] She is also the co-founder of the Platform for Gender Equality, Moldova.[10][11] She is a member of Moldova's National Council for Participation.[12]

UN Women credits Bodrug-Lungu with the establishment of gender education in Moldovan universities through her role in establishing a MA course which incorporates the topic.[7] In the 1990s she also developed pre-university syllabi for schools focussing on „Educaţiei pentru viaţa de familie” (Education for family life).[12] She is also Associate Professor in the Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogy at Moldova State University.[4] She has published six monographs and over fifty articles on gender and the family in Moldova.[13][12] Her work has also been cited as part of a group of scholarship that argues that gender identity is impacted by the school environment, as well as the family.[14]

From 2010 to 2015, Bodrug-Lungu participated in the development of Moldova's National Program for gender equality.[12] When discussing the gender wage gap, Bodrug-Lungu has described how the country is caught between "patriarchy, traditionalism and modernism".[15] She has also been outspoken on the need for young people to be educated about sexual harassment,[16] as well as how the political climate in the country is not conducive to women's participation in politics - despite their female president, Maia Sandu.[17] In 2012 she visited Austria at the invitation of Südwind Association to discuss the potential for closer relationships between the countries.[18]

Recognition

In 2012 she was awarded the Moldovan Ordinul "Gloria Muncii" (Order of Work Glory).[19]

Selected works

  • Bodrug-Lungu, Valentina. "Families in Moldova." Families in eastern Europe. Vol. 5. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2004. 173-186.[20]
  • Bodrug-Lungu, Valentina. "Gendering Higher Education Curricula at Moldova State University." UNESCO-CEPES (2011): 73.
  • Bodrug-Lungu, Valentina, and Erin Kostina-Ritchey. "Demographic Trends and the Healthcare System in Moldova: Reforms and Challenges." Family and Health: Evolving Needs, Responsibilities, and Experiences. Vol. 8. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014. 105-130.[21]
  • Ganea, Eugenia.; Bodrug-Lungu, Valentina. Addressing Inequality in Vocational/Technical Education by Eliminating Gender Bias. Romanian Journal for Multidimensional Education [s. l.], v. 10, n. 4, p. 136–155, 2018. DOI 10.18662/rrem/78.
  • Bodrug-Lungu, Valentina, and Mihaela Robila. "Family policies in Moldova." Handbook of family policies across the globe (2014): 211-222.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Theory and methodology of gender education / June / 2009 / Theses / CNAA". www.cnaa.md. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  2. ^ a b https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/683509/files/CEDAW_SP_2010_3-EN.pdf
  3. ^ "Theory and methodology of gender education / June / 2009 / Theses / CNAA". www.cnaa.md. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. ^ a b "International Board". Karat. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  5. ^ Mironic, Ala. "Anul de studii 2004-2005: o nouă orientAre. Particularităţi gender ale Politicii de Personal." Administrarea Publică 43.3 (2004): 8-16.
  6. ^ "Gender-Centru". www.gender-centru.md. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  7. ^ a b "In the words of Valentina Bodrug-Lungu: "Viewing women primarily through a maternity and family life perspective limits their social and political activism"". UN Women – Europe and Central Asia. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  8. ^ "Valentina Bodrug Lungu, expertă gender, într-un interviu cu Ambasadorul UK la Chișinău: "Solidaritate între femei există! Ea se învață" (VIDEO)". AGORA (in Romanian). 2021-03-05. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  9. ^ "Cât inegalitate este între femei şi bărbaţi în Moldova". www.bbc.co.uk. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  10. ^ "Valentina Bodrug-Lungu | Department of Economic and Social Affairs". sdgs.un.org. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  11. ^ Gușan, Nicu (2017-03-10). ""Se caută femeie de serviciu, poate fi și bărbat"". Radio Europa Liberă (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  12. ^ a b c d Goraş-Postică, Viorica. "Doamna VALENTINA BODRUG-LUNGU, dr. hab., conf. univ., protagonista pedagogiei de gen în Republica Moldova, la aniversare…." Studia Universitatis Moldaviae (Seria Ştiinţe ale Educaţiei) 39.9 (2010): 246-246.
  13. ^ Rudolf, Carolin; Nauck, Bernhard (2007). "Review of Families in Eastern Europe: Contemporary Perspective in Family Research. Volume 5". Journal of Comparative Family Studies. 38 (2): 359–360. doi:10.3138/jcfs.38.2.359. ISSN 0047-2328. JSTOR 41604151.
  14. ^ Popescu, Svetlana, and Nadejda Ovcerenco. "Formarea reprezentărilor gender la vârsta școlară mică în familia completă și cea monoparentală: studiu comparativ." Cercetarea și inovarea educației din perspectiva exigențelor actuale ale pieții muncii. 2021.
  15. ^ "Decalajul salarial dintre femei și bărbați este de 14% sau 17 mii de lei anual". 12 November 2022.
  16. ^ Răileanu, Diana (2021-04-15). "Școala nu-i pregătește pe tineri pentru viață (studiu ONU)". Radio Europa Liberă (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  17. ^ Răileanu, Diana (2021-02-10). "Femeile în politică – ținta cea mai atractivă pentru atacuri discriminatorii". Radio Europa Liberă (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  18. ^ irmgard.kischko (2012-08-21). ""Die Sowjet-Mentalität muss aus unseren Köpfen"". kurier.at (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  19. ^ "Decret Nr. 559 ... privind conferirea de distincţii de stat". lex.justice.md. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  20. ^ Families in Eastern Europe. Mihaela Robila. Amsterdam: Elsevier JAI. 2004. ISBN 978-0-08-047274-4. OCLC 132690846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  21. ^ Family and Health : Evolving Needs, Responsibilities, and Experiences. Sampson Lee Blair, Jennifer Higgins McCormick (First ed.). Bingley [UK]. 2014. ISBN 978-1-78441-125-1. OCLC 895047469.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  22. ^ Bodrug-Lungu, Valentina; Robila, Mihaela (2014), Robila, Mihaela (ed.), "Family Policies in Moldova", Handbook of Family Policies Across the Globe, New York, NY: Springer New York, pp. 211–222, doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6771-7_14, ISBN 978-1-4614-6770-0, retrieved 2023-04-11