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THE SUCCESS STORY OF #WCWS2019

The 5th World Conference on Women’s Studies 2019, was held on 25th – 27th April 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand under the theme “Activism, Solidarity and Diversity: Feminist Movements Toward Global Sisterhood.” The conference was organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Bridgewater State University, USA and Flinders University, Australia and The State University of New York as the Hosting Partners while Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Turkey and Fathima Jinnah Women University, Pakistan remained as the successful, collaborative academic Partners of the Conference.

INAUGURATION CEREMONY

The opening remarks of WCWS 2019 were made by the Conference Chair Prof. Diana Fox (Department of Anthropology, Journal of International Women’s Studies, Bridgewater State University, USA) together with Mr. Isanka P. Gamage (Managing Director, The International Institute of Knowledge Management).

KEYNOTE FORUM AND PLENARY SPEAKERS

The Keynote forum was one of the significant sessions of the Conference and it was enlightened by Ritu Grover (CEO, TGH Lifestyle Services Pvt. Ltd, India) and Dr. Nawal El Saadawi (World Renowned Writer, Egypt). Ritu Grover delivered the keynote speech on the topic “Gender Disparity in the Indian Corporate World” whereas Dr. Nawal El Saadawi shared her life story with the Women’s Studies participants successfully.

Conference Program
Abstract book

Resource Persons

DIANA J. FOX, PHD

| CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR |

Professor and Chairperson
Department of Anthropology,
Journal of International Women’s Studies,
Bridgewater State University,
USA.

PROF. KAMALA LIYANGE

| CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR |

Emeritus Professor,
University of Peradeniya,
Sri Lanka.

DR. SANDYA HEWAMANNE

| KEYNOTE SPEAKER |

Professor, Department of Sociology,
University of Essex, United Kingdom
Director-IMPACT Global Work,
Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Bangladesh
Fellow, Independent Social Research Foundation, Netherlands (2020-21)

MALIEKA FARAH DEEBA MALIK

| STORYTELLER |

Senior Assistant Professor Law/Head of Department,
LL.M in International Economic Law (Warwick),
Bahria University,
Pakistan.

MICHELLE MUELLER

| STORYTELLER |

Academic Year Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Religious Studies,
Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA,
USA.

NOORAINI YOUP

| STORYTELLER |

Director/Senior Lecturer
Open University Malaysia
Taiping Learning Center
Malaysia.

DR. ABIGAIL O. AKANDE

| STORYTELLER |

Assistant Professor – Rehabilitation & Human Services
The Pennsylvania State University – Abington College
United States.

PLENARY PANEL ON “ GIRLS AT RISK: TAKING ON THE GLOBAL TRAFFICKING CRISIS”

The 5th World Conference on Women’s Studies (WCWS 2019) organized a Panel Discussion on “Critical global issue of trafficking” and was moderated by the Conference Chair Prof. Diana Fox (Department of Anthropology, Journal of International Women’s Studies, Bridgewater State University, USA). The panel featured co-founder of the NGO, “Friends of Thai Daughters” Jane McBride, Dr Helen McLaren, Flinders University, Australia and Prof. Madhurima Goswami, Head, Faculty of Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre for Women Studies, Tezpur University, Assam, India who are working tirelessly to disrupt the exploitation and degradation of human beings through trafficking. This panel highlighted the work that a number of groups working together to end the trafficking of girls globally allowing participants to discuss and exchange their own ideas with many peers in the field.

Jane McBride

PANELIST

Co Founder
Friends of Thai Daughters

Dr Helen McLaren

PANELIST

Flinders University
Australia

Madhurima Goswami

PANELIST

Head, Associate Professor,
Faculty of Chandraprabha Saikiani Centre for Women Studies,
Tezpur University, Assam, India

STORYTELLING SESSION

In the spirit of the ongoing work of building a global women’s movement, the storytelling session took place within the Conference,  on 27th April 2019.  The Conference brought together storytellers from around the world including women activists, men as allies, advocates, academics, leaders, journalists, independent researchers and NGOs in Women’s studies and related fields to share their story outside of the framework of a formal conference paper.

The storytelling session of the WCWS 2019 offered participants of the conference to share their stories in the following categories and modes of presentation:

Themes:

  • Success Stories—personal and project achievements, joyful accomplishments
  • Stories of Struggles–including setbacks, anger, sadness

Genres:

  • Narratives
  • Documentary films
  • Short fiction films
  • Performance art—poetry, song, short dramas

WORKSHOP ON SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS

A workshop on Scholarly Publications was facilitated by the Conference Chair Prof. Diana Fox (Department of Anthropology, Journal of International Women’s Studies, Bridgewater State University, USA). The Perspective of the publication workshop was to assist researchers who write full papers with the aim of publishing in a reputable journal or in a reputable proceeding. Through this publication workshop, the facilitator was able to disseminate knowledge on writing scientific papers and scholarly publications for future researchers. All conference participants were delighted and graced by this opportunity.

CONFERENCE CHAIR WORKSHOP

A workshop was arranged by the Conference Chair Prof. Diana Fox (Department of Anthropology, Journal of International Women’s Studies, Bridgewater State University, USA) to discuss the outcome of the Conference. Moreover, the plans for WCWS 2020 was discussed during the workshop while providing an opportunity for participants to share their views and voice their suggestions in terms of the conference theme, venue, dates, featured events and any other applicable areas. The workshop provided an insight to deliver the future conferences in a fruitful way with the outputs received by the Conference Chair, Participants and Organizers.

100+ PARTICIPANTS FROM 21 COUNTRIES

This conference consisted of over 90 participants from 21 countries around the world, including Sri Lanka, USA, Australia, India, México,  Pakistan, UAE, Thailand, Philippines, Germany, Brunei, Canada, Morocco, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Japan, Nepal, Taiwan, China, Bangladesh, UK, and Malaysia. Among our participants were women activists, researchers, academicians, policy makers, leaders, influencers, journalists and members from non-governmental organizations to share their diverse experiences, discuss, argue and ultimately to find solutions to the issues related to women. The conference highlighted key challenges and questions for Contemporary Women’s Studies Scholarship and Social Movements.

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

WCWS 2019 comprised of eighteen (18) technical sessions including a poster session. The technical sessions were under the below themes.

  • Feminist Discourses, Resistance And Dissidents
  • Social Media, Digital Feminisms And Sexism
  • Survival, Conflict, And Loss
  • Religion And Feminisms
  • Marriage, Sex, And Reproduction
  • Capitalism, Violence, And Representation
  • Sisterhood, Solidarity, And Allies
  • Equality, Quotas, And Women In The Workplace
  • Co-Research, Solidarities And The Subaltern
  • Writing Feminism; Challenging Otherness
  • Feminism, Solidarity And Mental Health
  • Strategies To Combat Gender-Based Violence
  • Women In Higher Education: The Ongoing Potential For Women’s And Gender Studies
  • Girls And Education: Access And Denial
  • Climate Change, Ecology And Women’s Status

Session Chairs

  • Roshan Ara, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India
  • Asma Khalid, Allama Iqbal Open University, Pakistan
  • Tamali Neogi, Gushkara College(affiliated to the University of Burdwan), India
  • Hind Elhinnawy, Nottingham Trent University, UK
  • Bhushan Sharma, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, J&K-India
  • Naoki Suzuki, Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan
  • Ramesh Singisala , Department of Humanities & Social sciences GNITC,India
  • Aparna N, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India
  • Sharifah Alkaff, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
  • Rafidah Abd Karim, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
  • Kamolrat Intaratat, STOU, Thailand
  • Vulli Dhanaraju, Assam University (Central University), Diphu Campus, India
  • Nupur Ray, University of Delhi, India
  • Vijay P Singh, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, India

Evaluation Panel Members

  • Zehra Habib, Institute of Business Management, Pakistan
  • Anita Singh, Banaras Hindu University, India
  • S.P. Srimathi, Indian Institution of Psychology and Research (IIPR), India
  • Geeta Kubsad, Pravin Gandhi College of Law, India
  • Prof. Smita Gupta, Delhi Metropolitan Education, India
  • Manjari Shukla, Vasanta College for Women, India
  • Hema. P, Shrimathi Devkunvar Nanalal Bhatt Vaishnav College For Women, India
  • Shyamkiran Kaur, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, India
  • Rahat Zubair Malik, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
  • Aradhana G. Vaidya, SGB Amravati University, India
  • Divya Saksena, IMS Unison University, India.
  • Malieka Farah Deeba Malik, Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Preeti Puri, National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Indiaa

REVIEWING COMMITTEE OF WCWS 2022

  • Professor Dr. Arun Kumar Goswami, Jagannath University, Bangladesh
  • Christine Gibson, Flinders University, Australia
  • Prof. Zineb El Andaloussi, National School of Commerce and Management of Tangier, Morocco
  • Rahat Zubair Malik, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
  • Dr Geeta Kubsad, Pravin Gandhi College of Law, India
  • Dr Ramzan Shahid, University of Gujrat, India
  • Aradhana Vaidya, SGB Amravati University, India
  • Rosila Bee Mohd Hussain, University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • Shyamkiran Kaur, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Instittute of Technology, India
  • Shantharuby Buvanendra, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • Bhushan Sharma, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, India
  • Bhavana Raj, Institute of Public Enterprise, India
  • Kiconco Milliam, Kyambogo University, Uganda
  • Prof. Katherine Fobear, California State University, Fresno
  • Aparna Srivastava, Noida International University, India
  • Naoki Suzuki (Associate Professor), Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan
  • Sumi Daa-dhora, Assam University Diphu Campus, India
  • Sandya Hewamanne, University of Essex, United Kindom
  • L. David Lal, Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati, India
  • Thuong Mac Thi Hoai, Hanoi Law University, Vietnam

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