WCWS 2022

The Success Story of the 8^th World Conference on Women’s Studies 2022 (WCWS 2022)

The 8^th World Conference on Women’s Studies 2022 (WCWS 2022) was held from 12^th – 14^th of May in Virtual Platform under the theme “Feminist Futures in Precarious Times: Decoloniality, Boarderlands, and Transformative Visions.” The conference was organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka and hosted by the Asian-African Association for Women, Gender, and Sexuality (AAAWGS) with Bridgewater State University, USA and Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan.

The conference united diverse researches and case studies from all over the world, in parallel sessions while offering many networking and publishing opportunities. Moreover, the conference welcomed 100+ Academicians, Researchers, Scholars, Activists and Professionals from 30+ 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 across the globe.

INAUGURATION CEREMONY AND KEYNOTE SPEECH

The opening remarks of WCWS 2022 were made by Mr. Isanka P. Gamage (Co-Founder & Managing Director – The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka) and the Conference Chair, Prof. Diana J. Fox (Professor and Chairperson, Department of Anthropology, Journal of International Women’s Studies, Bridgewater State University, United States). Representing the partner universities, Dr. Naoki Suzuki (Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan), Dr. Sharifah Nurul Huda Alkaff (Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei), Dr. Hind Elhinnawy (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom) addressed the gathering. The Keynote Speaker was Joan Mathieu, Immigration Lawyer from USA. She delivered her Keynote Speech on the title “Refugees, Women, and Global Migration: A Call for Greater Understanding.”

Resource persons

Conference co-chair

Keynote speaker

Plenary Round Table on "Feminist Futures in Precarious Times: Emerging and Transformative Visions in South Asia"

Participants from more than 25+ Countries

WCWS 2022 consisted of over 100+ participants from 25+countries around the world, including United States, United Kingdom, Japan, India, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Armenia, Spain, Pakistan, Israel, Canada, South Africa, Indonesia, Portugal, Turkey, Philippines, Vietnam, Australia, Zambia, Thailand, Hungary, Jordan, Iraq, Romania, Cameroon, Malaysia, and Brunei. The Conference provided an opportunity for participants to share their valuable knowledge from various perspectives. This conference had representation from almost every continent and regions across the world, to share views and ideas on Women’s Studies and network with international colleagues.

Technical Sessions

WCWS 2022 comprised of Twenty (20) Technical Sessions and One Poster Session. The Technical Sessions were under the below themes:

GENDER EQUITY, THE GLASS CEILING AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE
WHOSE STORY? WOMEN IN HIS STORY OR HER STORY?
GENDER IDENTITIES AND SEXUALITIES
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICT AND CRISIS
INTERSECTIONAL DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUITIES
PRECARITIES AND VULNERABILITIES
VISUAL CULTURE AND FEMINISM
MASCULINITY IN ITS MULTIPLE FORMS
WOMEN, HEALTH AND RISK
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE
WOMEN, REPRESENTATION AND LITERATURE
WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND FEMINIST ACTIVISM
TRAFFICKING, VIOLENCE’S AND THE BODY
SELF, KNOWLEDGE, AND SUBJECTIVITIES
WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
TRANSFORMATIONAL PRAXIS AND WISDOM

SPECIAL FEATURES OF WCWS 2022

Panel Discussion on "Feminist Voices From Asia, Africa, and The Middle East: Listening to Our Global Sisters"

Publication Workshop on "Publishing with the Journal of International Women’s Studies"

“Free Workshop on 'WCWS 2022' Publication Opportunities”

Evaluation Panel Members

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

Session Chairs

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

REVIEWING COMMITTEE OF WCWS 2022

Professor Dr. Arun Kumar Goswami, Jagannath University, Bangladesh
Dr. Christine Gibson, Flinders University, Australia
Asst. Prof. Zineb El Andaloussi, National School of Commerce and Management of Tangier, Morocco
Dr. Rahat Zubair Malik, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan
Dr Geeta Kubsad, Pravin Gandhi College of Law, India
Dr Ramzan Shahid, University of Gujrat, India
Prof. Aradhana Vaidya, SGB Amravati University, India
Dr. Rosila Bee Mohd Hussain, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Dr. Shyamkiran Kaur, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Instittute of Technology, India
Dr. Shantharuby Buvanendra, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Dr. Bhushan Sharma, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, India
Dr. Bhavana Raj, Institute of Public Enterprise, India
Dr. Kiconco Milliam, Kyambogo University, Uganda
Asst. Prof. Katherine Fobear, California State University, Fresno
Dr. Aparna Srivastava, Noida International University, India
Dr.Naoki Suzuki (Associate Professor), Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan
Dr. Sumi Daa-dhora, Assam University Diphu Campus, India
Dr. Sandya Hewamanne, University of Essex, United Kindom
Dr. L. David Lal, Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati, India
Dr. Thuong Mac Thi Hoai, Hanoi Law University, Vietnam