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From: Marilyn Safir <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 10:47 AM
Subject: WOMEN'S WORLDS 2002, THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY ON
WOMEN


> First announcement/call for papers and proposals
>
> Introduction
> Women's Worlds congress is an international interdisciplinary congress on
> women held every three years.  The focus of the congress is gender
> research and interdisciplinary scholarship. The congress will provide an
> indispensable opportunity for critical reflection on the experiences and
> challenges of mainstreaming gender in the development process in several
> countries over the past decades.  Further, it will facilitate
> deliberations on the most sound practices among the successful
> interventions or practical measures in addressing prevalent gender
> inequities especially on the African continent; and create momentum for a
> more concerted cross-disciplinary and multifaceted research, teaching and
> information gathering in relation to women and gender issues.
>
> Objectives
> The main objective is  to take stock of gains made and assess challenges
> in women and gender focussed research and interdisciplinary scholarship
> for effective development processes.
> Specific objectives;
>  To provide a forum for academic and professional exchange of information
> and ideas through lectures, papers, workshops, panel debates and informal
> discussions.
>  To create public appreciation for women and gender issues and alternative
> ways of addressing them both locally and internationally
>  To promote cross-cultural interaction through a wide range of cultural
> and social events.
>  To provide a meeting place for grassroots activists, affirmative action
> implementers, students and established academicians, and to identify new
> areas for gender related research.
>  To explore new avenues and structures that will establish platforms and
> promote women and gender issues and,
>  To create a forum for networking and collaboration among gender
> specialists, academicians, institutions and organizations that work to
> promote women and gender issues in the development process both locally
> and internationally.
> Date and Venue
> The congress is being organized by the Department of Women and Gender
> studies, Makerere University and will be held between the 21st - 26th July
> 2002 at Makerere University Campus in Kampala, Uganda.
> Target Audience
> The international and interdisciplinary congress will bring together
> scholars, activists, civil society organizations, government agencies and
> other development practitioners for critical discussions on the prevalent
> gender issues both internationally but more so on the African continent,
> and their implications for this new millennium.
>
> Women's Worlds 2002 Special Focus
> The congress is organized around the main theme "Gendered Worlds: Gains
> and Challenges". This theme provides an opportunity for a broad reflection
> on the state of women and gender issues from a gendered perspective within
> the context of change. It enables discussions focused on both differences
> and similarities and offers positive pointers for future action for gender
> equity and equality.  The Women's Worlds 2002 special focus areas will be
> the African perspective, young voices, gendering women and men,
> celebrating multiculturality and diversity and North - South perspectives.
> These focus areas will be reflected in the congress program themes.
>
> Congress program themes
> The following are the possible sub themes for the congress. However, these
> themes are still being discussed both locally and internationally. More
> suggestions are still solicited to ensure that the most pertinent gender
> issues of the new millenium are addressed. Please don't hesitate to send
> us your suggestions, general or detailed, big or small.
>
>  Gendered Identities/Constructions of Gender
>  Gender and partriachy: An African perspective
>  Gender and leisure/sports
>  Feminist leadership
>  Linking theory and practice
>  Gendering the economy
>  FemGendered Poverty
>  Gendering Health/ HIV/AIDS
>  Women in Science and Technology
>  Engendering Politics and Governance
>  Feminist and Grassroots Activism World-wide
>  Gendering the Workplace/Women and Work
>  Gendering Education
>  The Girl Child
>  Women and environment/agriculture
>  Gender and Armed Conflict/peace
>  Women, Culture and Creativity
>  Gender, Population and Development
>  Gender and the Law  /violence against women
>  Women and disabilities
>  Portrayal of women in language and literature
>  Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
>  Women and the media
>  Women and refugees/migrants
>  Women and ageing
>  African Voices, African Visions
>
> Call for papers and proposals
> Proposals are invited for contributions to the congress. They may take the
> form of a panel, a paper or poster/exhibition. Presenters will need to
> exemplify the nature of work, the challenges faced in addressing women and
> gender issues and creating an enabling environment for gender equity and
> equality in the development process. The intention is to have a
> combination of both scholarly texts, as well as a popular synopsis of
> activists, advocates and development practitioner's work in the field of
> women and gender issues.
>
> Please submit your abstracts of 300 words or less not later than December
> 30, 2000. The abstract should give a working title indicate clearly its
> relevance to the conference theme. Authors whose abstracts are selected
> will be notified by mid March 2001 and invited to submit full papers not
> later than December 30, 2001.
>
> For more information, please contact:
>
> The Co-ordinator
> Women's Worlds 2002
> Department of Women and Gender Studies
> Makerere University
> P.O Box 7062
> Kampala
> Uganda
> Tel: 256-41-531484
> Fax: 256-41-543539
> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> Web page: http:/www.wgs.educ (it will be operational in ten days time)
>



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