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WomenBeing Conference

2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference on Gender Studies and the Status of Women 2020

Edinburgh, United Kingdom
8 - 11 March 2020
The conference ended on 11 March 2020

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline
10th January 2020
Early Bird Deadline
10th January 2020
Abstract Acceptance Notification
1st February 2020

About WomenBeing Conference

An international forum for debate and exchange on the main challenges facing women in today’s society, and to reflect on the ways in which we can, individually and collectively, propose solutions to these problems.

Topics

Gender, Sex and gender, Violence against women, Women's rights, Women's studies, Women empowerment, Gender equality, Gender bias, Women's health, Gender role, Gender diversity, Women and gender studies • identity construction, Sport and race/gender, Gender studies, Gender development and education, Transgender, 10. gender issues

Call for Papers

THIS CONFERENCE OFFERS A PLATFORM FOR:

>> Discussion relating to the current status of women, with a special focus on the following categories that constitute potential challenges to gender equality and women’s rights: the UK’s decision to leave the EU, the refugee crisis, rising levels of (and political legitimisation of) sexual violence and misogyny, cuts in child-care and services for disabled people, lack of access to paid parental leave, tax and welfare reforms, the gender pay gap, sexual harassment and the rise of zero-contract hours.

>>International researchers and scientists from academia, industry and government to present their studies to a multi-disciplinary audience, exchange experiences, discuss proposals, and disseminate results on women’s and gender studies.

>>Raising awareness and encouraging dialogue on the proposed topics, with the aim of creating lasting productive partnerships between the participants.

All submitted papers will be published in the conference proceedings, edited under the Creative Commons Licence (Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International/CC BY-ND 4.0), which will also contain a report and catalogue of activities. This book will be available on the WomenBeing webpage to download for free, and it will also be freely distributed to schools, institutions, research centres and individuals who request it.

The aim of this conference is to create an international forum for debate and exchange on the main challenges facing women in today’s society, and to reflect on the ways in which we can, individually and collectively, propose solutions to these problems.

WomenBeing builds upon this momentum by providing a ‘loudspeaker’ for academics, civil servants, researchers, social activists, journalists and private individuals to make their voices heard on the main challenges that women are currently facing. 

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