In today’s world, discussions on gender equality require going beyond visible representation and also questioning psychological barriers, power relations, and invisible cultural codes. In her speech, Evrim Kuran approaches gender equality as a field of systemic transformation rather than individual effort, supported by research from Türkiye and around the world.

In this meeting, Evrim Kuran addresses the impostor phenomenon, the psychological barriers that make it difficult for women to internalize their achievements, and how cultural narratives such as the Cinderella Complex shape women’s perceptions of career and self-confidence. She also questions institutional and social norms through invisible forms of discrimination that begin in language, such as mansplaining, benevolent sexism, and other subtle forms of bias. At the same time, she emphasizes the critical role of male allyship in advancing gender equality and underlines that achieving equality is a shared responsibility in building a more just, more inclusive, and more sustainable society.

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