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Women’s Worlds 2011 Program Schedule
4 July, juillet,julio
Room Sponsors We wish to thank the following universities, unions, and organizations for sponsoring a room at Women’s Worlds 2011. Desmarais 12140 National Union of Public and General Employees/ Syndicat national des employées et employés généraux du secteur public
Desmarais 4170 Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions/ Fédération canadienne des syndicats d’infirmières et d’infirmiers Desmarais 6160
CARE Canada
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University of Toronto
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York University
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Wilfrid Laurier University
Desmarais 3102 Public Service Alliance of Canada/ Alliance de la fonction publique du Canada
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Lethbridge University
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University of Waterloo
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McMaster University
Morisette 221
University of Calgary
Desmarais 12110 Canadian Union of Public Employees/ Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique Desmarais 12102
Université de Montréal
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Norton Rose
Morisette 224B Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association/ Association des enseignantes et des enseignants catholiques anglo-ontariens Association des enseignantes et des enseignants catholiques anglo-ontariens
Desmarais 11143 Canadian Automobile Workers/ Syndicat national de l’automobile, de l’aérospatiale, du transport et des autres travailleurs et travailleuses du Canada
Morisette 250
University of Victoria
Morisette 251
University of Windsor
Morisette 252
University of Western Ontario
Desmarais 10143 United Food and Commercial Workers Canada/ Travailleurs et travailleuses unis de l’alimentation et du commerce Canada
Morisette 256
Saint Mary’s University
Desmarais 10161
Agora United Steelworkers/ Syndicat des Métallos
University of British Columbia
Desmarais 9143 Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation/ Fédération des enseignantesenseignants des écoles secondaires de l’Ontario Desmarais 9161
Ryerson University
Desmarais 8143 Cavalluzzo Hayes Shilton McIntyre & Cornish Desmarais 8161
University of Saskatchewan
Desmarais 1140 Université St. Paul/St. Paul’s University Desmarais 4101
Emond Harnden LLP, Alterna Savings
Desmarais 4130 Canadian Commission for UNESCO / Commission canadienne pour l’UNESCO
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Master Schedule 4 July, juillet, julio
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003 Women, Economic Empowerment, and...
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004 (En)Acting Gender Equity: Boal’s Theatre...
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005 Using Narrative in Communicating Social...
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006 Breaking Cycles of Poverty One Stove At a...
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007 Marital Violences: Paradoxes and...
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008 Une solidarité entre des femmes du...
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009 What the Grandmothers (Nookimisuk)...
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010 Marketing To and Responses From the...
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011 Gathering Hope: Action on Food...
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012 Hidden Gold of the North: Women...
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013 Performance du droit
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014 Including the Excluded: Lessons from...
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015 The Patriarchal Nuclear Family: Critiques...
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016 Women, Migration, and the Challenges of Global
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017 Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation...
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018 Transnational Lesbian Feminist Activism and
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019 On the Move and Crossing Borders: Women’s
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020 Les femmes entrepreneures : mythes et...
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021 Women building sustainable livelihoods...
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022 War On Trial: Heeding Woolf`s “”Freedom...
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023 Reproductive Justice: A Global Concern...
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024 Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Summits...
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025 Women, Citizenship, and Food Security:...
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026 Successess of the Pacific Association of...
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027 Impacts of Earlier Waves of Feminism on...
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028 Globalization, Migration, Gender, and...
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029 Representing Islam Through Gendered...
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030 Meeting the Needs of Immigrant Women...
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031 Evohé. . . Breaking the Silence
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032 Flesh Mapping, Les draps parlent...
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033 Women’s Human Security: The Way Forward
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034 Building With Multiplicity: Feminist Work Beyond
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035 Briser les cycles d’oppression : Femme ...
066 Two Stories From the Frontlines: Justice...
036 Aboriginal Women Reclaiming Our Power
067 Boundary Crossing: Femme Gays’...
037 Breaking Cycles through Education...
068 Feminist Resistance Against Psychiatric...
038 Patriarchal Social Systems and the...
069 Meeting Reproductive Health Needs in...
039 Breaking Intergenerational Cycles...
070 Integrating Mindfulness, Spirituality, and ... 071 Hatred of Women and Girls: Human...
040 Quel féminisme pour les femmes...
072 Mettre fin aux cycles de violence
042 Unity Within Difference: Finding...
074 Breaking Silences, Ceilings, and Legal...
041 Construyendo rutas contra la guerra y...
073 Truth & Revolution: Aboriginal Women...
043 Globalization, Capitalism, and the (In)... 044 Múltiple Exclusión: Interseccionalidad
075 Violence Against Aboriginal Women:...
045 Représentation et subversion des normes... 046 Indigenous Women’s Resistance Through...
076 Exploring Feminist Epistemologies...
047 Preventing and Ending Violence Against... 048 Migrations, monoparentalite et accès aux...
077 Women and Privatization in Canada
Policymaking for Care Work
078 War Rape in Eastern Congo: Silent...
049 Prosperity and Equality for All: A Global...
079 Silence, Agency, and Gender in an...
Globalised LGBT Rights Discourse Mobility in a Global Context 050 Building a Global Militant Women’s... 051 How Federalism Affects Women’s Politics...
080 Mujeres bribris detrás de las cámaras: una...
052 Different Participation, Similar...
081 Living Beyond Shelter: Survivors...
053 Violence Against Women in an...
082 Motherhood As Strategy
054 Human Rights, Gender Equality and First...
083 LGBTTQ In Africa: Know Your Rights
055 Revitalizing Indigenous Knowledge to...
084 RebELLEs: Young Feminists Building a...
056 Patriarcado y contrato sexual: lectura de... 057 Women Breaking Resistance to Gender...
085 Building Bridges Between Scholarship and...
058 Silent Witness Project: Moving Toward...
086 Sex Trafficking of Asian Women: A Virtual...
059 Strategies For Action Towards the...
087 Strategic Planning in HIV/AIDS for...
060 Images of Women’s Bodies in the Media...
088 A Pan-Canadian View of the Work of...
061 Profile This! Young Muslim Women and... 062 Literature and the Struggle for Women’s... 063 Vulnerable Populations and Chronic... 064 Women, Weight, and Power: Weighing...
Gender Binary 065 Women and Retail Work: Trans-Atlantic...
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Master Schedule 5 July, juillet, julio
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089 Inspiring Muslim Women Runneth...
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090 Breaking Barriers Imposed by..
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091 Path to Success: Developing Leadership...
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092 Community Development and Intimate ...
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093 Contrer collectivement les obstacles à...
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094 Why the Coast Matters to Women
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095 Changements et résistances en matière...
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097 Remembering Inninimowin
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096 Entreprenariat féminin: une opportunité...
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098 Women’s Empowerment in Central Asia...
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099 Getting to 30%: Increasing Women’s...
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100 Breaking Down Binaries About Adolescent..
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101 Teaching Feminism and Anti-Oppression
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102 La Mujer y el Poder Político.
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103 Gender Roles in Russian Media: Features...
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104 Strengthening Women and Communities...
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105 Breaking Ceilings in Mixed Organizations...
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106 Harms of the Pornography Industry...
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107 Combining Our Strengths: A Partnership...
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108 Women’s Career Advancement: Pay Equity...
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109 El Medio Ambiente, Desarrollo y la...
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110 Engaging with Third Wave Feminism...
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111 Gender Equality Programs as Sites for...
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112 Feministing Christianity
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113 Remapping Place From a Gendered...
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114 Women as Political Actors: Constraints...
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115 Women and Humour: How Far Have We...
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116 Flesh Mapping, Les draps parlent...
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118 The Role of Faculty in Gender, Leadership...
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119 Gender, Power, and Management...
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117 Provincial Perspectives on Pay Equity in...
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120 Feminism, Migration, and Transnational...
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121 Queer Resistance: Possibilities and...
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122 Education, Lived Experiences, and the...
152 Gestion collaborative d’une innovation...
123 Credit Union Mentorship Program...
153 Women’s Worlds Congresses Through the...
124 Power and Resistance: Experiences of...
154 Entrepreneuriat chez les femmes...
125 Women in Labour and Community Sectors
155 Women’s Movement in Russia: Center to...
126 From Meacham to Managua: Three...
156 Breaking Down Cultural and Leadership...
Gender, Fisheries, Globaliùation, and Natural...
157 Women’s Political Representation: Quotas... 158 Les femmes et le pouvoir dans les...
128 Clo y Clodet: “de la ventana hacia afuera”
160 Northern Perspectives, Stories, and...
127 From Socialism to Capitalism...
159 Confidence to Make Change: Improving...
129 Breaking Through the Old Boy’s Network...
161 Challenges and Possibilities of...
in Municipal Government
162 Women’s Leadership in Social Welfare...
130 Le Groupe Femmes, Politique et...
163 NESA-NET: Gender Equality in Youth...
131 Being a Centre of Excellence for Women’s...
164 Immigrant Women in Atlantic Canada...
132 From the Ground Up: Public Education...
165 Inside the Feminine: Shifting the Global...
133 Analyse intersectionnelle : au-delà des...
166 Las hijas de la mala vida:¿quién decide...
134 Reproductive Health: Rights, Access, and...
167 Intersectional Analysis: Methodology...
135 Women and Leadership in Politics and...
168 Lesbians: What Kind of World Are We...
136 Advancing Women in the Academy
169 Media and ICTs: Women’s Access...
137 Violencia Contra la Mujer: Sexual, Social... 138 Towards Inclusion: Amplifying Women’s...
170 LGBTTQ Experiences from Taiwan and...
139 “Doing” Equality Inside and Outside the...
171 Rural Women and Globalization: the...
140 Procesos de Empoderamiento.
172 La participación política de las mujeres en... 173 Women and the Earth: Climate Change...
141 Sur-veil-ling Borders: The Gaze on Veiled... 174 Where is the Love? RE/thinking Feminist... 142 Military and Peace-keeping: Womens’...
175 Sex Trafficking of Women and Children...
143 RCMP Accountability? Review of Yukon’s...
176 Engaging Women Students Through New...
144 LGBTTQ In the City
177 Fostering Leadership: Creating Safe...
and Reflection 145 Our Unspoken Stories: A Movement in...
146 Case Studies in Feminist Theory: From... 148 Una Perspectiva de Género: Tecnología...
178 Gendered Survival Strategies: From...
149 Gendering Excellence in Academia... 147 “Death of the Female?” Revisited: Impacts... 150 Les femmes et la mobilisation collective
179 Empowerment Across Africa: Challenging...
151 Gender Equality in Politics: Two Case...
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180 Un “Ayni”para un mundo nuevo
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181 Medicine Bundles: Applying Indigenous...
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182 The Crisis of Women with Disabilities and...
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183 Accessing Justice: Gender Based Violence...
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184 Examining Korea: (Im)Migration, Labour...
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185 Feminist Organizing in the Academy: A...
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186 Chercheurs invités et perspectives...
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188 Exclusion of Women in Political...
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187 25 años de herramientas e ideas para...
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189 Wake Up Canada! The Poor Redefining...
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190 Welcome to the Swamp: Solution-Seeking...
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191 Aging Out of Orphanages in a...
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192 Feminist geography and the dynamics of...
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193 Job Satisfaction of Academics: Does...
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194 Motherhood: Activism, Agency, Advocacy
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195 Women and Institutional Responses to...
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196 Re-Defining Political Spaces: A Global...
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197 Pink and the Thin Blue Line: Policing and...
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198 Création d’un centre familial...
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199 The Role of Youth in the Healing and...
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200 Working With and On Behalf of Women...
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201 Voices of Women’s Lived Experience...
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202 Women’s Equality and Cultural and...
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203 Latin American Women’s Survival...
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204 Empowering Girls and Women through...
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205 Globalization Around the World...
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206 Re-Imagining Place: Trans-Local...
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207 The REDress Project: Marking an Absence-
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208 Inclusions, Exclusions, Seclusions: Your...
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209 Flesh Mapping, Les draps parlent...
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210 Gender-Based Violence and HIV: From...
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212 Identity and Belonging: Post (Im)...
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213 Leveraging Justice for Women’s Rights:...
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211 ICTs and Web 2.0: Tools for Women’s...
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214 Bridging the Gap: The Role of Women in...
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215 Models for Social Justice and Violence...
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216 Women’s Stories, Women’s Lives...
248 Agricuture intégrée à l’élevage au...
217 Importance of the Seal for Inuit Women
249 Bringing Life to Aboriginal Women...
218 Rural Indigenous Women’s Monitoring of...
250 Financing Strategies to Win and Sustain...
219 Repenser de nouvelles formes de solidarités
251 Canon Law and Civil Law on Marriages in...
220 Older Women: Contributions and... 221 Denaturalizing Nationalisms... 222 Entre liberation et aliénation des... 224 Resistance and Resilience: Feminist...
254 The Problem With Problematizing the...
223 Sexualidad y jóvenes: romper barreras...
253 Grassroots Grandmothers’ Circle
225 Promoting Sex- and Gender-based...
255 Innovative Strategies for a Vulnerable...
226 Les stratégies radicales de Monique...
256 Keepers of Pimicikamak Cree Nation Laws
227 Addressing Sexual Violence with Young...
257 Motivating Young Men to Strive for...
228 Breaking the Mould – Girls, Cities, and ICTs
258 Transnational Solidarity and Feminist...
229 Cultural Factors Affecting Women’s...
259 Rematriating Western Ways of Thinking... 260 Raising the Voices of Indigenous Children...
230 Teaching with Gender: Asian and... 231 Conference or paradigm for future work...
261 Girls’ Action Presented by : Girls Action...
232 Transnational Women Breaking Cultural...
262 Truth, Freedom, and Revolution
233 The Stigma of Sex Work: Addressing Problems, Organizing For Change 234 Wrinkle Power: Critical Perspectives on... 235 Sexual and Reproductive Health and...
263 Breaking the Barriers to Maternal Health...
Human Rights in Action 236 Out of Sight, Out of Mind.
264 Improper Use of Women’s Bodies in...
237 Feminist Participatory Action Research...
265 Women’s Human and Cultural Rights...
238 From Harm Reduction To Liberation... 239 Breaking Laws: Decriminalizing Sex Work
266 On the Inside: Women in the Justice... 267 Re-framing and Reconstructing...
240 Change of the migrant families...
268 Women’s Resistance: Experiences With...
241 Connecting Indigenous Generations...
269 Storytelling and Traditional Nunavut Songs
242 On the Move: Domestic and Health Work...
270 Developing Leadership in a New...
244 Women’s Health: Choice and Self...
272 Consciousness-Raising for Young Women...
245 VAW: Approaches to Frontline Service...
273 Uniting to End Violence Against Women...
243 The Role of Women in Post-Conflict and...
271 Engaging Men and Boys to End Violence...
246 The Feminization and Criminalization of...
274 Inspiration For Breaking Ground...
247 Representations of Muslim and...
275 Key labour issues for Women in India
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277 Navigating Neoliberal Globalization: Immigrant
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278 Femmes Équité Atlantique: Défis d’un...
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279 Advancing Towards Equality
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280 Sex Education Among Rural Women of...
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281 “Walking the Talk”: Reflections on...
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282 Citoyenneté dans un monde globalisé...
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284 Online Education and the Advancement...
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283 Grrlz Gone Wild: Activism Interrupting...
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285 Women Making Change: UNPAC’S...
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286 Shifting the Paradigm Towards a Maternal Economy
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287 Queer Femininities In Negotiation With...
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288 An International Research Network Contributing to
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289 City and Women Working Together To...
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290 Alliance-Building and the Transformation...
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291 Investing in Young Women: Beyond...
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292 The Price of Peace: Financing for gender...
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293 Seeing Is Believing: Participatory Video...
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294 Girls20 Summit as a model to empower...
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295 Research on State Feminism: New Agendas Beyond
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296 Dialogues entre université et intervention...
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297 The Women’s Court of Canada: Inventing...
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298 A Mother’s Journey Into Advocacy
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299 Perspectives féministes en criminologie et...
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300 Social Media: Responsibilities and...
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301 Experiences in Academia: Generations...
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304 Strategies for Transnational Campaigning...
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305 La Couverture Vivante
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Women in Canada 307 Potentiel transformateur des initiatives... 308 Indigenous Women’s Teachings 309 Empowering Family Role Models To... 310 From Grassroots to Global: Building a... 311 Vers la reconstruction d’Haiti et la... 313 From Stilettos to Moccasins: Criminalized... 312 The Struggle To Penalize Sex Buyers in... 314 Forging New Ground: Women’s Online... 315 Strengthening and Celebrating Women in...
Policy Change 316 The Co-operative Child Care Alternative 317 Examining the Economy of the LGBTQ... 318 Bringing Women’s Global Media to the... 319 Women and the Power of Our... 320 Organisations, réseaux de femmes et... 321 Power, Privilege, and Resistance in the...
the West 322 Response to Mass Rapes in Bosnia and... 323 Lights, Camera, Action! Using New Media... 324 Women’s Responses to Globalization and... 325 Breaking Ground For Women in Canada’s... 326 Activist Research and Gender Justice 327 Activism 2.0: Exploring social engagement..
Globalized World 328 GBA as Good Medicine 329 Re-Focusing the Gender and Migration...
330 Flesh Mapping, Les draps parlent...
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Plenary Sessions
4 July, juillet,julio
Plenary Sessions Plenary Sessions
Andrea Smith — USA
Opening Plenary : Breaking Cycles 9:00 – 11:30 am, 4 July, Ottawa Convention Centre To kick off the week, invited panellists will name and take on the various systems of oppression that persist as cycles around the world. On issues ranging from colonialism to patriarchy to capitalism, each of these women will share perspectives borne of personal experiences and professional expertise. This is not a series of speeches, but rather, an engaging dialogue among panellists about the systemic forces that support cycles of oppression and the courageous ways in which women around the world are breaking them. Congress participants will be provoked and inspired to continue conversing under this theme throughout the day.
Featuring: Monica Chuji Gualinga — Ecuador ROLE MODEL. As a Kichwa child in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Monica learned the Indigenous understanding of nature as a living force with its own rights. She was a youth activist during the 1990 uprising that thrust Indigenous rights onto Ecuador’s national stage. After studying environmental and Indigenous issues, Monica worked for the United Nations before President Rafael Correa asked her in 2006 to serve as his press secretary. She successfully ran for a seat on the Constituent Assembly that wrote Ecuador’s new constitution in 2008. She currently presides as Chair of the Constituent Assembly Committee on Natural Resources and Biodiversity.
Devaki Jain — India BRIDGER. A feminist economist and activist, Devaki is internationally known for her innovative work on development. She has spent a career connecting academic and policy work and frequently contributes to governmental forums and civil society initiatives in the areas of equity, development, self-government, and population. She has contributed to the design of numerous policy and program task forces, and of working groups established by the Government of India with special reference to women’s economic empowerment.
PROVOKER. A feminist thinker and anti-violence activist from the Cherokee nation, Andrea has garnered international respect for her advocacy on violence against women of colour, specifically Native American women. Co-founder of “INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence”, Andrea currently teaches in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside. Prior to that, she was assistant professor of American Culture and Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Plenary : Breaking Ceilings 9:00 – 11:30 am, 5 July, Ottawa Convention Centre Be it economic oppression, restricted access to positions of power or to power itself, or limited opportunities for educational and labour force advancement, women across the planet are dismantling the ceilings — glass and otherwise — that serve to maintain women’s inequality. Even within women’s movements, the ceilings that benefit a few and keep the rest from leadership or from being heard must be challenged. Drawing from their own achievements and from their critical work in shattering limits for all women, these presenters will offer an unconventional panel to set the stage for a day of lively discussion about breaking ceilings, the tools needed, and the consequences.
Featuring: Nicole Schwab — Switzerland FACILITATOR. Co-founder of the renowned Gender Equality Project, Nicole is now launching a Gender Equality label (HR) for Fortune 500 corporations. She has worked in the past as a designer with the Architects of Group Genius, director of the Forum of Young Global Leaders at the World Economic Forum, and on health sector reform projects in Latin America. Nicole holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and a BA in Natural Sciences from Christ’s College at Cambridge University. She is also a founding Board Member of the Antinea Foundation for ocean conservation.
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Danièle Magloire — Haiti
Judith Heumann — USA
STRENGTHENER. With her feminism rooted deep in the Haïtian grassroots, Danièle is a founding member of Bureau d’études TAG (a women’s research centre) and was a leader of EnfoFanm, a women’s rights advocacy organization, from 1997-2008. Her present role as coordinator of Rights and Democracy in Haïti brings together her dual expertise as an activist and advocate: “I ask a lot of questions about women’s rights, political involvement, civil and political rights, and social rights.” Danièle has studied and presented on a range of issues related to feminist research, including the impacts of globalization on feminist methodologies.
ADVISOR. Internationally recognized for her leadership in the disability community, Judith is also a lifelong civil rights advocate for disadvantaged people. Appointed in 2010 as Special Advisor for International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State, her expertise was sought previously by the Department on Disability Services for the District of Columbia and by the World Bank as its first Adviser on Disability and Development. Judith has led the design and expansion of policies, programs, and projects that allow disabled people around the world to live and work in the economic and social mainstream of their communities.
Waneek Horn-Miller — Canada MENTOR. A Mohawk from the Kahnawake Mohawk Territory on the south shore of Montreal, Waneek was on the front lines of the 1990 Oka Crisis, even getting stabbed by a soldier at the end of the siege. She channelled this life-altering experience into an empowering drive that led to success in athletics. Waneek made the Junior National Waterpolo team in 1994, and later became co-captain of the national waterpolo team for the 2000 Sydney Olympic games. Waneek is currently Coordinator of the First People’s House at McGill University, where she strives to attract Aboriginal youth to higher education and mentors young students and athletes.
Plenary : Breaking Barriers
Raewyn Connell — Australia NORM CHALLENGER. One of Australia’s leading social scientists, Raewyn is dedicated to making social science relevant to social justice. Best known globally as one of the founders of the research field on the social construction of masculinity, her book “Masculinities” is the most-cited in the field. A transsexual woman, Raewyn teaches at the University of Sydney and is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. Along with research and theory, Raewyn’s approach to sociology involves social critique and biographical interviews. She has written or cowritten 21 books and over 150 research papers. Raewyn’s work has been translated into 15 languages.
Malika Hamidi — Belgium
9:00 – 11:30 am, 6 July, Ottawa Convention Centre Barriers. Borders. Boundaries. So many lines continue to divide us, which is ironic considering globalization is intended to bring us closer together. While globalization has done a great deal to transform both the notion and practical realities of borders, panellists will share insights on how women are leading the charge for a redefining of boundaries – political, geo-political, economic, sexual/gender, academic – in ways that promote women’s equality, leadership, and security. In their own valuable work and around the world, these women are breaking barriers in innovative and transformative ways. Using a uniquely engaging format, this session will frame up a day around this theme.
CATALYST. An internationally renowned voice on the issue of women and Islam, Malika is part of a surge of women’s leadership toward the changing of Islam. Head of the European Muslim Network (EMN) – a think tank working on issues related to Muslim identity in Europe – Malika is also vice president of the International Study Group of Reflection on Women in Islam and sits on the advisory committee of the 2014 Parliament of the World’s Religions. Malika’s PhD research in sociology explores “the emergence of a transnational Islamic feminist movement of thought and action in the West.”
Featuring: Mary Simon — Canada AMBASSADOR. Born in Kangiqsualujjuaq in Northern Québec, Mary’s life has been devoted to advocating for the rights of Inuit and other Aboriginal peoples. As the first appointed Canadian Ambassador for Circumpolar Affairs, Mary led the negotiation of the eight-country Arctic Council. Her strategic and cultural leadership has garnered Mary numerous honours, including the Order of Canada, National Order of Québec, the Gold Order of Greenland, and a National Aboriginal Achievement Award. Mary was elected to the position of President Inuit Tapirit Kanatami in July 2006 and recently became the first Inuk inducted into the International Women’s Forum.
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Closing Plenary : Breaking Ground
Big Ideas:
2:30 – 5:30 pm, 7 July, Ottawa Convention Centre Everywhere, women are changing rules, seizing opportunities, and not asking for permission. What better way to close Women’s Worlds 2011 than by celebrating the voices of trailblazers and engaging in powerful intergenerational exchange? In creative ways, this session will look at how new strategies, new research, new methods of organizing, and new communications tools are helping create the change women want. These panellists are not only leaders in their field, they are first-hand witnesses to the sort of groundbreaking – in social technology and business, from civil society to war zones – that alters herstory for good.
Featuring: Samhita Mukhopadhyay — USA GAME CHANGER. An activist, writer, and technologist based in Brooklyn, New York, Samhita is a leading expert and commentator on the intersection of race and gender – from pop culture to politics. A prominent face of so-called third wave feminism, Samhita’s Masters degree focused on blogging, gender, social technology, and activism. It’s no wonder her cutting-edge voice and analysis can be heard regularly – in writing and in presentations – through a range of contemporary publications, gatherings, and media. Samhita is the Executive Editor of the wildly popular website, feministing.com, and author of the forthcoming book by Seal Press, Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life.
Sebenzile Matsebula — South Africa EMPOWERER. Contracting polio as a baby in the Eastern part of South Africa and enduring what she calls “an era of disempowerment” as a black and disAbled African woman only made Sebenzile’s passion for challenging discrimination and marginalization personal. Currently active on the boards of Action on Disability and Development, the African Decade of Disabled Persons, and numerous NGOs, Sebenzile is also a trustee of the Thabo Mbeki Development Trust for Disabled People. She once served as Director in the Office on the Status of Disabled People for the President of South Africa. Sebenzile holds a Master of Science in Biometrics.
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Let’s Talk About Sex: Exploring Young Racialized Women’s Agency in the Context of Risk.
12:00 – 14:30 3rd Floor Hallway Desmarais Intersectional Analysis and Contemporary Feminist Research. Vinamarata Kaur, Gender & Women’s Studies Dept. Suny Plattsburgh, India; Sean Burke, Gender & Women’s Studies Dept., Suny Plattsburgh, USA; Denise Savage, Suny Plattsburgh, USA; Erin Keenan, Suny Plattsburgh, USA; Kristina Collins, Suny Plattsburgh, USA; Donna Kelly, Suny Plattsburgh, USA
This poster presentation will present several case studies featuring original feminist research informed by intersectional analysis. Experiences of Body Control Among Korean Fashion Models. Eun Ah Joung, Center for Gender Studies, Dongduk Women’s University, South Korea; Seong Young Sohn, Dongduk Women’s University, South Korea
Through the examination of fashion models who are under pressure to keep their bodies desirable, this presentation aims to reveal the social structures that control and force women to pursue idealized bodies.
Ciann Wilson, York University, Canada
This poster presentation will detail the findings from a study entitled “Let’s Talk About Sex” conducted by York University graduate student, Ciann Wilson, to examine and build the capacity of young women of colour in the areas of sexual health and HIV-AIDS prevention using art and popular educationcentred community-based participatory research. Students’ Attitudes Towards Feminism and Gender Inequalities. Sandra Gotovac, University of Windsor, Canada; Amanda Robinsonhoward, University of Windsor, Canada
This presentation discusses a study which sought to investigate attitudes towards feminism and elucidate beliefs in the myth of a post-feminist culture held by today’s students. Through asking questions and presenting scenarios related to gender inequalities, results suggest that current misconceptions about gender equality are highly prevalent. Histoire d´une mondialisation réussie : Construire l´égalité de genre
Assessing Nutritional Requirements of Girls in Boarding Schools.
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Elizabeth Aseyo Buluku, Moi Univerisity, Kenya
Nadia Kovaleski, Université technologique fédérale du Paraná,
This poster presentation will highlight the nutritional status of girls in boarding schools considering the fact that their confinement makes them vulnerable. If adequate nutrition is not forthcoming, the risk of having underweight children in the future is high and the cycle of malnutrition is propagated. Réflexions sur la moralisation de l’allaitement maternel. Denise Moreau, Université d’Ottawa, Canada
Cette présentation par affiche fera ressortir les pressions et les normes contribuant à une moralisation de l’allaitement maternel, menant à une culpabilisation et une perte de bien-être. Une problématique qui interpelle notamment les professionnelLEs de la santé. Patriarchy as Counter Productive for Quality Management. Leikny Øgrim, Oslo University College, Norway
This paper looks at an obvious contradiction in Western societies: on the one hand, more female leaders (will) result in higher quality management, while on the other, patriarchal structures keep women out of management positions. Thus patriarchy is counterproductive to achieving the goal of high quality management.
Brazil; Marilia Gomes de Carvalho, Université technologique fédérale du Paraná, Brazil; Cíntia de Souza Batista Tortato, Université technologique fédérale du Paraná, Brazil
Cette présentation fera découvrir aux participantes la façon dont les femmes peuvent utiliser à leur avantage le financement international. Nous présenterons, sous forme d´affiches, un cours de 80 heures intitulé “Construire l´Égalité de Genre à l´École”, le public visé étant les professionnels-les de l´éducation. Successful Aging: Elderly Women’s Perceptions and Strategies. Yu, Shu-fang, Taiwan; Bih-ching Shu, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
The purpose of this study is to understand (a) the perception of successful aging in elderly women, and (b) their strategies to achieve successful aging. A descriptive qualitative design will be used and in-depth interviews conducted with elderly women in Taiwan. The Future of Identity Politics in Japan. Shihoko Nakagawa, York University, Canada; Shinichi Takahashi, Ritsumeikan Univ, Japan; Wooja Kim, Ritsumeikan Univ, Japan; Yoshitaro Hotta, Ritsumeikan Univ, Japan
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In-Focus & Concurrent sessions 002 Empowering Non-Status, Refugee, and Immigrant Women Who Experience Violence
the power of storytelling in creating evocative social change messages.
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006 Breaking Cycles of Poverty One Stove At a Time: An NGO Partnership
Rosa Arteaga, Battered Women’s Support Services, Canada
This session discusses women-centered solutions, antioppression practice, and feminist values that forge bonds among workers striving to identify and overcome barriers facing NSRI women who experience violence in an intimate relationship. Tools, analysis, and practical solutions support a wide range of workers and community activists on the journey to more inclusive, anti-oppressive practice.
003 Women, Economic Empowerment, and Globalization 13:00 – 14:30 12130 Desmarais
13:00 – 14:30 12111 Desmarais Elizabeth Ballantyne-Jackson, Guatemala Stove Project, Canada
This presentation will showcase a partnership between a small Canadian NGO that funds the building of improved cooking stoves and a Guatemalan NGO that strives to break the cycle of poverty for its mainly women members through a holistic approach to health, food security, and environmental sustainability.
007 Marital Violences: Paradoxes and Challenges for Promoting Emancipatory Practice 13:00 – 14:30 12110 Desmarais
Sayda Yesmin, For the Women By the Women, Bangladesh; Mosammat Marzina Begum, For The Women By The Women, Bangladesh
Glaucia Ribeiro Starling Diniz, Clinical Psychology Department, Brazil; Nayara Teixeira Magalhães, University of Brasília, Brazil; Fabricio
This panel looks at women’s increased professional economic activities in Bangladesh due to microcredit and other entrepreneurial support, along with their consequently improving status in family and in society. Women can now participate in decision-making and share/establish their opinion regarding lifestyle, education, marriage, and occupation.
004 (En)Acting Gender Equity: Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed for Gender Sensitization 13:00 – 14:30 12120 Desmarais Beth Godbee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA Manisha Shelat, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA; Rasha Diab, The University of Texas at Austin, USA;
Guimarães, University of Brasília, Brazil
This presentation centers on the interaction between gender, marital violence, and the legal and justice systems. On August 7, 2006, the Brazilian Government approved Law 11.340 — “Lei Maria da Penha” — provoking inflamed yet productive debate regarding the prevention and attention to domestic violence experiences.
008 Une solidarité entre des femmes du Québec et du Sénégal pour briser les plafonds de verre / Solidarity Between the Women of Quebec and Senegal To Break Glass Ceilings 13:00 – 14:30 12102 Desmarais
Tanya Cochran, Union College, Lincoln, Ne, USA
In this interactive workshop, participants will enact scenarios of gender oppression taken from the researchers’ K-university and community-based settings, rehearse strategies for intervention using Boal’s theatre of the oppressed, and consider what interventions these theatre exercises suggest for dismantling our everyday experience of gender discrimination.
005 Using Narrative in Communicating Social Change 13:00 – 14:30 12113 Desmarais Veena Gokhale, Canada
Too often, non-profit groups use factual, linear, and rather dry communication styles to convey messages. While this approach has its uses, non-profits need to diversify their communication styles to include more popular genres. This workshop explores
Yacine Diagne, Association des femmes de la Médina, Senegal; Carole Benjamin, Table des groupes de femmes de Montréal, Canada; Hélène Duquette, Carrefour Canadien International, Canada
Deux organisations canadiennes et une organisation sénégalaise contribuent à une initiative prometteuse de coopération internationale entre des femmes du Québec et de la Médina (Dakar). Leur partenariat soutien les femmes, faiblement représentées dans les instances décisionnelles de leur quartier, à investir ces sphères de pouvoir largement dominée par les hommes. Two Canadian organizations and one Senegalese contribute to an international cooperation initiative between the women of Quebec and Medina (Dakar). Their partnership supports women who are under-represented in decision-making in their region to take over these male-dominated power areas.
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009 What the Grandmothers (Nookimisuk) Who Practice the Sacred Arts Have to Say 13:00 – 14:30 11143 Desmarais Isabelle Meawasige, Grandmothers’ Lodge, Canada; Caroline Recollet, Neegoni Gi Gay Win Lodge Inc, Canada
The Grandmothers Empowerment Alliance will present their findings from over 56 gatherings/retreats held between 2008 and 2010 and share the ways in which they revived collective mechanisms for healing from collective traumas from colonization. They will share their knowledge, wisdom, vision, and dreams for the future to create new, positive, life-enhancing, and cultural renewal narratives.
010 Marketing To and Responses From the Elusive Female Demographic 13:00 – 14:30 10143 Desmarais Media Culture, Artifact, and Gender Identity: An Analysis of Bratz
Through a healing circle, participatory video, survey results, and a train-the-trainer approach, this workshop will engage participants in a process of understanding the impacts of the 75% food insecurity in Northern Manitoba on women. What does it mean for mothers to regularly have no food to feed their children in these remote communities?
012 Hidden Gold of the North: Women Breaking Cycles of Inequality Through Microfinance 13:00 – 14:30 9143 Desmarais Rosalind Lockyer, Paro Centre for Women’s Enterprise, Canada; Stacia Kean, Paro Centre for Women’s Enterprise, Canada
In this session, women from PARO Centre For Women’s Enterprise will address how, through Peer Lending Circles and use of new technology and media, we can challenge, re-define, and transform the way women engage and benefit from an economy impacted by globalization. Participants will be invited to reflect on these discussion points and interact with panelists on how the tools can be adapted to enhance their work.
Dolls. Lauren Levesque, Canada
013 Performance du droit
With children and their buying power on the rise, the growing influence of girls’ toys and surrounding cultural products is not surprising. This session discusses research which explored the appeal of MGA Entertainment Inc.’s Bratz dolls as this artifact was used to help establish and explore whether a definitive change in girl’s play has occurred.
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Resisting Pink – Again. Joanne Baker, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
This presentation/paper explores the contradictions of contemporary feminism’s omnipresence and marginalisation. Taking as examples ‘female friendly’ market positioning and advertising of small businesses and multinational corporations, this session explores some recent manifestations (and appropriations) of feminist principles via the unlikely branding scheme of the colour pink. Imperceptible Fundamentalisms: The Perfect Woman and the Multiple Roles of Barbie. Nathalie Elaine Meza García, Colombia
This presentation/paper argues that Barbies and fractal geometry exemplify how the feminist’s image of women — having emerged in opposition to patriarchy’s view — is unconsciously configured with the idea that women need to be perfect in every aspect of their life, in order to be able to compete equally with men in the labor market.
011 Gathering Hope: Action on Food Insecurity in Northern Manitoba 13:00 – 14:30 10161 Desmarais Shirley Thompson, University of Manitoba, Canada; Jacinta Wiebe, University College of the North. Durdana Islam, Fish Buying Club for Garden Hill with Neeji Foods and Four Arrows Regional Health.
Julie Lassonde, Canada
Cette série de courtes performances artistiques d’improvisation gestuelle explorent le concept de la répétition comme processus de transformation des normes sociales et juridiques. L’espace créé dans cette itération par la différence entre un geste et un autre balise la possibilité de changements normatifs.
014 Including the Excluded: Lessons from the Grassroots 13:00 – 14:30 8143 Desmarais Breaking Cycles of Exclusion in Transnational Organizing: Lessons Learned from the 2008 AWID Forum in South Africa. Amanda Gouws, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
This paper examines the consequences of exclusionary participation that led to a conference held in parallel to the AWID (Association for Women Rights in Development) International Forum in Durban 2008 by South African feminists who could not attend. The analysis proposes for discussion lessons to be learned from this event with regards to feminist organizing in a North/ South context. Change From the Grassroots: Women’s Groups Promoting Their Rights in Rural India. Milena Gioia, Canada
Drawing from my field work in rural India with grassroots women’s groups, I explore their vibrancy and innovation in breaking cycles, transforming oppressive gender norms, and dismantling entrenched sexism. I also make parallels with my grassroots mobilizing experience in Canada with Ottawa RebELLEs, part of a young feminist movement.
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4 July, juillet,julio Mountain Women- Challenging the stereotype rules and leading the empowerment process — A case study from Uttarkhand Mountains, India. Chhaya Kunwar, Himalayan Action Research Centre, India
Women constitute almost half of the population of the world. Their tremendous contribution in nation building is not hidden from any one. But the current indicators of development and situation prevailing in most regions clearly point towards women’s low status in the society. They still constitute majority of rural poor, have low literacy rates, very limited access to resources and have experienced least improvement in their quality of life. Although women are facing challenges all over the world, yet there have been many inspiring and ground-breaking efforts by women at community level which have challenged the existing stereotype rules, gender disparities and avail the opportunities to lead and break the vicious circle of poverty. These ground- breaking efforts of women are rarely highlighted. This case study has tried to explore the processes, strategies and innovative ways adopted to enable rural women of Uttarakhand mountaineous areas to an equal partner in development process and be an agent of change. Development at Their Doorsteps: Women, Development, and Water in India, 1950-1990. Melanie Shaffer-Cutillo, Binghamton University, USA
Through the lens of rural development programs and waterrelated development schemes, this paper examines the role of women in India’s national development policy and its ramifications in the lives of dam-displaced women. It demonstrates the complexities of gender discrimination, inequity, and oppression in the lives of rural women in India.
015 The Patriarchal Nuclear Family: Critiques and Alternatives From Matriarchal Societies 13:00 – 14:30 8161 Desmarais Dr. Mariam Irene Tazi-preve, University of Vienna, Austria; Valentina Pakyntein, North-eastern Hill University, India; Dr. Linda Christiansen-Ruffman, Saint Mary’s University / CRIAW/NS, Canada; Dr. Malika Gasshoff-Makilam, Native Berber Woman, Germany
This panel will compare patriarchal/western and matriarchal/ non-western family systems with the aim of sharing new feminist insights (from the perspectives of modern matriarchal studies) to raise awareness of the nuclear family as a patriarchal project and to discuss ways of breaking patriarchal cycles.
016 Women, Migration, and the Challenges of Global Policymaking for Care Work 13:00 – 14:30 1140 Desmarais
on female migrant care workers and their employees. The second will be an open-ended discussion of female migrant care work policies: what reforms are needed, how can they be achieved, and what role should feminists play in this effort?.
017 Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Lessons and Challenges/La Comisión para la verdad y la reconciliación de Canadá: Lecciones y desafíos/ Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada: Leçons et défis Presented by / Présenté par / Presentación de : Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada 13:00 – 14:30 4101 Desmarais Viola Thomas, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Canada; Mandy Wesley, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Canada; Fiona Cook, Native Women’s Association of Canada, Canada;
How did being forced by law into residential schools and secluded and excluded from Indigenous cultures impact Indigenous communities in Canada? What is the interconnection between the high rates of incarceration of Indigenous women and girls and Residential schools? How can non-Indigenous women break new ground for reconciliation? Ce panel présente des conversations avec des chercheuses associées au Centre de recherches pour le développement international qui ont mis en lumière les cycles et les systèmes qui entravent la réalisation de l’autonomisation économique des femmes. Des travaux universitaires féministes contemporains ont démontré que la revendication par les femmes de leurs droits, de leur indépendance économique et de moyens d’existence sécuritaires doit s’accompagner simultanément de leur autonomisation et de la réalisation de leurs droits sociaux et politiques. Les femmes n’entrent pas sur le marché du travail comme des agentes libres prêtes à vendre leur travail mais comme porteuses d’une identité de genre qui les marque souvent comme filles dépendantes, épouses ou mères. ¿De qué manera la imposición legal de los internados,la exclusión y la reclusión de las culturas indígenas afectó a las comunidades indígenas de Canadá? ¿Cuál es la relación entre los altos índices de encarcelamiento de niñas y mujeres indígenas con los internados? ¿De qué manera las mujeres no indígenas pueden marcar hitos para la reconciliación? This session will be interpreted in French, English, and Spanish. / Cette session sera interprétée en français et anglaiss et espagnol. / Esta sesión se interpretará en Francés, Inglés y Español.
Tiziana Caponio, University of Turin, Italy; Delali Margaret Badasu, University of Ghana, Ghana; Ito Peng, University of Toronto, Canada; Eileen Boris, University of California, USA; Sonya Michel, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USA
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4 July, juillet,julio 018 Transnational Lesbian Feminist Activism and Globalised LGBT Rights Discourse 13:00 – 16:30 4130 Desmarais
Charo Dancil, Sikap Multipurpose Cooperative, Philippines; Madame Munguntuya Bazar, Suvdan-Ireedui Secondary Felt Workers Cooperative, Mongolia; Lee Fuge, International Women’s Catering Co-operative, Canada
Emalyn Aviliano, KPD/KAISA Ka, Philippines; Nancy Naples, University of Connecticut, USA; Mary Bernstein, University of Connecticut, USA; Kathy Miriam, USA; Nancy Meyer, USA; Dominique Bourque, Université d’Ottawa, Canada
Comprised of three parts covering nine countries, this panel will examine transnational lesbian feminist activism and experience and analyze globalised LGBT culture and rights discourse. Session 1 will present lesbian activism in situations resisting neo-colonialism; Session 2 will discuss exile, nation, and public space; Session 3 will examine globalised representations of lesbian identity, sexuality, and sexual politics.
019 On the Move and Crossing Borders: Women’s Labour Mobility in a Global Context
Because the member-owner-employees of worker co-operatives shape their own economic futures, it is a model of business that is gaining momentum. Besides employment, members of the collective develop governance skills and often experience increased status in their communities. Through an interactive panel discussion, three dynamic women leaders from worker co-operatives in Mongolia, Canada, and the Philippines will share what they have learned in search of having control over their social and economic destinies.
022 War On Trial: Heeding Woolf’s “Freedom From Unreal Loyalties” Challenge 13:00 – 14:30 7170 Desmaraiss Suzanne Bellamy, University of Sydney, Australia; Kathleen Barry,
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Penn State University, USA; Susan Hawthorne, James Cook University;
Marit Aure, Northern Research Institute, Norway; Aileen Espiritu,
Finrrage, Australia
Spinifex Press, Coalition of Activist Lesbians, Australia; Renate Klein,
Barents Institute, Norway; Sharon Roseman, Memorial University, Canada; Barbara Neis, Memorial University, Canada; Anna Karlsdottir, University of Iceland, Iceland; Magnfríður Júlíusdóttir, University of Iceland, Iceland; Unnur Dís Skaptadóttir, University of Iceland, Iceland; Nicole Power, Memorial University, Canada; Kathy Fitzpatrick, Memorial University, Canada; Marianna Pavlovskaya, Hunter College, USA.
This panel will discuss forms of mobilities and immobilities with an emphasis on migration and commuting as they relate to women’s paid labour, and will apply feminist perspectives to compare social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of permanent and temporary mobility globally and across national and provincial boundaries.
020 Les femmes entrepreneures : mythes et réalités 13:00 – 14:30 4165 Desmarais Hélène Lee-Gosselin, Chaire Claire-Bonenfant — Femmes, Savoirs et Sociétés, Canada; Stéphanie Chasserio, France; Annie Cornet, Belgique; Christina Constantinidis, Chercheuse CRP Henri Tudor, Chercheuse Associée Egid, Hec-ulg, Belgique
Ce panel détaillera l’innovation et la créativité des femmes dans la création de produits et services et dans l’organisation du travail, en soulignant certaines limites organisationnelles, institutionnelles et sociales, notamment en raison des rapports sociaux de sexe. Constances et facteurs contextuels émergeront d’une analyse comparative entre pays.
021 Women building sustainable livelihoods through worker co-operatives: Mongolia, Philippines and Canada 13:00 – 14:30 6160 Desmarais
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In this session, four presenters pick up the challenge launched in 1938 by Virginia Woolf: to create “freedom from unreal loyalties”. Each will discuss new ways of thinking about militarisation and patriarchy (Bellamy), masculinity and empathy (Barry), patriotism and poetry (Hawthorne), and women’s bodies as a war zone (Klein).
023 Reproductive Justice: A Global Concern 13:00 – 14:30 3102 Desmarais Joan C. Chrisler, Connecticut College, USA; Viriginia Braun, University of Auckland, New Zealand; Nancy Felipe Russo, Arizona State University, USA; Florence Denmark, Pace University, USA
This presentation will define reproductive justice and provide information on components such as family planning, pregnancy and prenatal care, birthing, maternal and infant mortality, and postpartum support. General discussion will focus on international public policy, political activism, and public health interventions to improve all women’s access to reproductive justice.
024 Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Summits Implementation: Communities in Action 13:00 – 14:30 3120 Desmarais Amanda Mudry, Women’s Directorate, Canada; Adeline Webber, Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle; Courtney Wheelton, Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council; Anne Maje-raider, Liard Aboriginal Women’s Society
This presentation draws on the Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Summits and Implementation projects which address key recommendations in the areas of education, leadership development, and wellness. Discussion will emphasize diverse community participation in action planning, values, leadership
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capture this history before too many key players are lost and memories begin to fail.
025 Women, Citizenship, and Food Security: Empowerment Strategies
Comparing Organisational Activities of Two Edwardian Women’s Movements. Lin Lovell, University of the West of England, United
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Citizenship and Gender Bias. Joya Bhattacharya, University of Delhi,
This presentation looks at two main suffrage societies between 1905 and 1914, activities undertaken by both, and the similarities and differences between them. This comparison will raise questions about the use of propaganda, the role of militancy, and constitutional forms of protest. Did first wave feminists provide the basis for later feminists movements?
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This presentation will deal with questions of citizenship, representation, and empowerment to examine the notion of uniform citizenship and its gender bias. It will look at political strategies employed by women to break institutional and systemic barriers and their effectiveness, with a special focus on urban local bodies in India. Women Save the Seeds, Men Control the Fields. Emet Degirmenci, Seeds (Social Ecology Education and Demonstration School), USA
This session/paper analyzes the seed-saving movement from the author’s unique experience within the environmental movement. Evaluating the history of “Hunter/Gatherer” communities demonstrates that women have carried knowledge and experience in seed-saving based on their connection with the Earth. This explains why today’s seed-saving movement confronting corporate control is primarily a feminist issue. Unleashing Women (and Men) to End Their Own Hunger. Supriya Banavalikar, The Hunger Project, USA
This session will analyze the amazing potential in humans, particularly women, that can be harnessed to bring an end to their own hunger and poverty. Discussion will take the form of a Q&A (question and answer) that will bring inspiration and awareness to participants.
026 Successess of the Pacific Association of First Nations Women 13:00 – 14:30 224B Morisset Sharon Jinkerson-brass, Pacific Association of First Nations Women, Canada; Marjorie White, Pacific Association of First Nation’s Women
This is a presentation by Aboriginal women who are inspired by the light of their Matriarchal Traditions. They share the teachings that are invoked when developing their programs in an urban setting based on a belief that enduring change happens when we are inspired by who we really are.
028 Globalization, Migration, Gender, and Women’s Agency in the Canadian State 13:00 – 14:30 251 Morisset Gillian Creese, University of British Columbia, Canada; Habiba Zaman, Simon Fraser University, Canada; Cecilia Diocson, Philippine Women Centre of Quebec, Canada
This panel will examine situations faced by women im/migrants which perpetuate their marginalization in private/public spaces. Discussion will include the measures women im/migrants take to counter sexism, racism, and classism in Canada, the role of patriarchy in fostering “genderized” migration, and forms of neocolonization in the name of multiculturalism.
029 Representing Islam Through Gendered Lenses: Muslim Women in the Media 13:00 – 14:30 252 Morisset Hatice Simten Cosar, Baskent University, Turkey; Zuhal Yesilyurtgunduz, Baskent University, Turkey; Melissa H. Seelye, Northern Michigan University, USA
This session offers a feminist analysis on the way Muslim women are represented and/or represent themselves in media. Themes of the papers range from serials in Islamic media to Muslim women bloggers, and to the portrayals of Muslim women in “Westernist” media, all contra to the Orientalist perspective.
030 Meeting the Needs of Immigrant Women By Addressing Gaps in Services and Programs 13:00 – 14:30 256 Morisset Vappu Tyyska, Ryerson University, Canada; Patience Elaboridemudia, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Francesca Degiuli,
027 Impacts of Earlier Waves of Feminism on Herstory
Cuny College of Staten Island, USA; Roberta Villalon, St. John’s
13:00 – 14:30 250 Morisset
In this session, panellists will discuss the needs of immigrant women with reference to general gaps in services to immigrant women in Canada; service provision for immigrant women victims of violence in Canada and the United States; and the needs of women who work as elder care assistants in Italy.
Fifty Years of Feminist History in Canada: 1960-2010. Constance Backhouse, University of Ottawa, Canada
Historians date the inauguration of the second wave of Canadian feminism back to 1960. As the third and possibly fourth waves wash over the heels of that second wave, this session will look at the creation of the Feminist History Society which hopes to
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4 July, juillet,julio 031 Evohé... Breaking the Silence 13:00 – 14:30 Agora University Centre Magdalena Coll, Edgewood College, USA; Kellian Hartshorn, Educational Institution, USA; Megan Roberts, Educational Institution, USA;
En este performance, el texto Evohé, de Cristina Peri-Rossi introduce la historia de tres mujeres de generaciones y orígenes distintos que interpretan poemas, recitan y danzan al compás de las estrofas.
032 Flesh Mapping, Les draps parlent, resistance des mujeres: Prostitution in a Globalized World / Prostitution dans un monde globalisé / Prostitución en un mundo globalizado 13:00 – 14:30 Terminus University Centre Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, Native Women’s Association of Canada, Canada; Michelle Audette, Quebec Native Women’s Association, Canada; Young Sook Cho, South Korea Suzuyo Takazato, Japan; Clorinde Zephyr, Haiti; Malka Marcovich, France; Fouzia Assali, Morocco; Sigma Huda, Bangladesh; Mediatrice Barengaybo, South
ranging conversation about how equality-seeking groups and individuals — including but not limited to women — engage within civic and social movement organizing. Beginning with a panel of findings from academic and activist projects, the second session will be a facilitated roundtable discussion.
035 Briser les cycles d’oppression : Femme nouvelle dans un monde nouveau 15:00 – 16:30 12140 Desmarais Génèse Empilo-Ngampio, Jeunesse Congolaise pour les Nations Unies, Congo; Thérèse Ntoyo Loutekila, Action des femmes aveugles pour le développement, Congo; Sita Annette Blandine, Association femmes plus du Congo, Congo; Mondikabeka Evarste, Coalition globale pour le Congo, Congo
Cette session combinera des analyses, critiques et commentaires d’une aveugle, une séropositive, une activiste des droits des femmes et une chercheure, concernant diverses activités, stratégies et moyens durables d’amélioration de leurs conditions par des femmes. Expériences fructueuses, pratiques exemplaires et concentration des efforts.
036 Aboriginal Women Reclaiming Our Power
Africa; Jean Enriquez, Philippines; Cleone Santos, Brazil; Teresa Ulloa
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Ziáurriz, Mexico; Lee Lakeman, Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s
Shannon Cormier, Ka Na Kanichihk Inc, Canada; Sylvia Boudreau,
Shelter, Canada; Diane Matte, Concertation des luttes contre
Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc; Thelma Morrisseau, Mino Bimaadizzwin
l’exploitation sexuelle, Canada; Cherry Smiley, Aboriginal Women’s
Kookumug Giizhibazee, Canada; Velma Orvis, Mino Bimaadizzwin
Action Network, Canada
Kookumug Giizhibazee, Canada; Delores Chief-abigosis, Mino
Each day of the congress, at least 16 women will convene around this installation, amidst the talking “sheets”, in a facilitated feminist response to prostitution as we build a global women’s movement. Simultaneous interpretation in English, French, and Spanish will be provided.
Bimaadizzwin Kookumug Giizhibazee, Canada; Vanessa Tait, Ka Ni
033 Women’s Human Security: The Way Forward 13:00 – 14:30 121 Lamoureux Lisa S. Price, Canada; Kozue Akibayashi, Ritsumeikan University, Japan; Asha Hans, Sansristi, India; Bernedette Muthien, Engender, South Africa; Dr. Valerie Zawilski, University of Western Ontario
This session asks: What would security look like if women mattered? Would our thinking change if we took account of burdens borne by women in our current system of militarized state security? How can we build a global network of feminists dedicated to supplanting state security with human security?
034 Building With Multiplicity: Feminist Work Beyond the Gender Binary 13:00 – 14:30 220 Lamoureux Jacqueline Kennelly, Carleton University, Canada; Janet Siltanen, Carleton University, Canada; Maia Ramnath, New York University, USA; Rebecca Schein, Carleton University, Canada; Scout Calvert, Wayne State Universit, USA
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Kanichihk Inc, Canada; Cherie Burns, Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc, Canada
In this engaging session, representatives of Ka Ni Kanichihk will share highlights of the innovative and successful “Aboriginal Women Reclaiming Our Power” project. Through storytelling, hands-on activities, demonstrative learning, and testimonials, participants will gain insights into the challenges and solutions in addressing violence against Aboriginal women in Canada.
037 Breaking Cycles through Education: Stories from Determined Refugee Women 15:00 – 16:30 12120 Desmarais Lisa S. Price, Canada Lynne Leblanc (moderator), World University Service of Canada, Canada; Dahabo-noor Abdi, Canada Vicky Richardson, Canada
This session looks at the gendered dimensions of protracted refugee situations that create additional layers of barriers for refugee women. More than 10 million refugees’ lives are in limbo around the world — displaced by conflict, persecution and other forces — with limited access to education, health, employment, and citizenship.
038 Patriarchal Social Systems and the Illusion of Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan 15:00 – 16:30 12113 Desmarais Zeba Ahmed, Canada; Firdous Maznani, Canada
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4 July, juillet,julio This discussion will concentrate on areas that usually receive minimal attention: patriarchy’s negative effects on developing the full potential of women; culture and the unfortunate process under which gender empowerment and gender equality have become trapped under such norms. Closely linked: how the perpetuation of violence against women has become a norm in this culture.
039 Breaking Intergenerational Cycles: Empowering Women Personally and Professionally
Mujeres, Colombia; Sandra Liliana Luna Delgado, Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres, Colombia; Angelica Badillo Ramirez, Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres, Colombia
“La Ruta Pacífica de las mujeres” denuncia las consecuencias de la guerra y de todas las formas de violencia que afectan a las mujeres colombianas de todos los sectores sociales. Este movimiento es un espacio para la expresión de nuestro No rotundo a la guerra.
042 Unity Within Difference: Finding Solidarity Across Experience
15:00 – 16:30 12111 Desmarais
15:00 – 16:30 11143 Desmarais
Malihatkwa (Gwen Therrien), Elder Mother of Samahquam First Nation • Traditional Healer, Canada
This session looks at the means to break cycles of abuse, disengagement, and apathy: forgiveness, accountability, and responsibility. What does it look like to forgive, be accountable for one’s life, and take responsibility for one’s hopes and dreams? How can the sisterhood support the dreams and hopes of our daughters, mothers, aunties, and grandmothers?
040 Quel féminisme pour les femmes immigrées et racisées dans un monde globalisé? / What is Feminism to Immigrant and Racialized Women in a Globalized World? 15:00 – 16:30 12102 Desmarais Yasmina Chouakri, Comité de réflexion sur la situation des femmes immigrées et racisées, Canada; Régine Allende Tshombokongo Wassyla Hadjabi, AFHM; Amel Belhassen, Université du Québec à Montréal
L’objectif de ce panel est de présenter une analyse sur let type de féminisme actuellement en réflexsion chez certaines féministes immigrées et racisées au Québec. On pourrait parler de l’emergence d’un féminisme immigrant justifié en priorité sur le constat que l’oppression coloniale n’a pas disparue, mais que seule sa forme a changé.
Hawa Mire, Canada; Afuwa Granger, Canada; Luam Kidane, USA
In this session, participants will critically reflect on how organizers, creators, and academics can ensure that the action within solidarity movements serves various communities in an equally beneficial but not identical manner. Solidarity doesn’t stop with finding common ground — it extends to the concrete actions which result from arriving there.
043 Globalization, Capitalism, and the (In) Visibility of Housewives 15:00 – 16:30 10143 Desmarais Luciana Da Silva Santos, Clinical Psychology Department, Brazil; Glaucia Ribeiro Starling Diniz, Clinical Psychology Department, Brazil
This presentation reflects on how the capitalist economic model coupled with globalization processes reaffirms gender inequality and, more specifically, sustains the division between private and public spheres while ignoring the social participation of women who perform exclusively domestic work, without value or pay, as housewives.
044 Múltiple Exclusión: Interseccionalidad 15:00 – 16:30 10161 Desmarais La feminización de la pobreza: la legislación social y las medidas correctoras. Beatriz Rodríguez Sanz de Galdeano, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain; José Luis Goñi Sein, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
The objective of this panel is to present an analysis of the type of feminism being considered in recent years by some immigrant and racialized feminists in Quebec. Discussion will look at the emergence of an “immigrant” feminism primarily based on the fact that colonial oppression has not disappeared, but merely changed form.
La ponencia analiza la influencia que el Derecho del Trabajo tiene en el índice y los tipos de pobreza de las mujeres. Se trata de identificar las bolsas de pobreza y analizar las insuficiencias de la legislación laboral.
Cette session sera interprétée en français et anglais. / This session will be interpreted in French and English.
Provincial de Discapacidad Provincia de Mendoza- Argentina,
041 Construyendo rutas contra la guerra y las violencias 15:00 – 16:30 3120 Desmarais Ana Mendoza Díaz, Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres, Colombia; Ivonne Carolina Calderón Sánchez, Ruta Pacífica de las Mujeres
Discapacidad y corporalidad. María Susana Benenati, Consejo Argentina
Hablar de discapacidad y subjetividad es un terreno vulnerable e inexplorado. Esta ponencia cuestiona la visión predominante de lo humano, su subjetividad y su relación espacio–tiempo, que antepone la reproducción/producción como eje central de su política económica, social, cultural y científica.
Colombianas, Colombia; Laura Badillo Ramirez, Ruta Pacífica de las
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4 July, juillet,julio Triple exclusión: mujer, indígenas y pobre. Guadalupe Martínez
The Position of Minority Women in Macedonia. Jasmina Maneva
Pérez, Alianza de Mujeres Indígenas de Centroamerica y México,
Galevska, Economic Education of Young Managers — Junior
Mexico
Achievment, Macedonia
Las mujeres indígenas son víctimas de discriminación y marginación por todo el mundo. Esta ponencia presenta el caso de mujeres indígenas de México y en especifico, el de Griselda Tirado y cuestiona el discurso oficial sobre las mujeres indígenas y el ejercicio de sus derechos humanos.
This session examines the labour pool for employment of women from ethnic minority groups in Macedonia (Albanian, Roma, Turks). Overcoming: Violence Against Women, Disability, and Development. Corinne Mason, University of Ottawa, Canada
15:00 – 16:30 9143 Desmarais
This presentation seeks to make connections between critical development theory and critical disabilities theory in order to understand how ending violence against women has become an economic concern in relation to women’s properly productive bodies.
Claudia Labrosse, Université Carleton, Canada; Julie Delorme,
Spirit Menders: Expression of Trauma in Art Practices By Manitoba
Université d’Ottawa, Canada; Nathalie Dumas, Université d’Ottawa,
Aboriginal Women Artists. Leah Fontaine, Self-employed, Canada
045 Représentation et subversion des normes sociales liées à la condition féminine dans la littérature francophone
Canada; Christine Détrez, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
Ce panel vise à explorer les façons dont la littérature parvient à représenter certaines normes sociales entourant la condition féminine dans la francophonie internationale. Des thèmes comme la beauté, la sexualité et la pornographie montrent que subsistent divers systèmes d’oppression que l’on cherchera à déconstruire.
046 Indigenous Women’s Resistance Through Decolonizing Practice
This presentation looks at the series of interviews conducted by Leah Fontaine with Aboriginal female artists on ways in which they use art to depict political, social, and cultural injustices that they themselves have experienced. The presentation will discuss and describe the effects upon Aboriginal women of using an Aboriginal arts lens to interpret their experiences.
048 Migrations, monoparentalite et accès aux droits sociaux au Nord et au Sud 15:00 – 16:30 8161 Desmarais
15:00 – 16:30 9161 Desmarais
Thurler Ana Liesi, Université de Brasilia, Brazil; Delia Dutra da Silveira,
Darla Pratt, Women Against Violence Against Women Rape Crisis
Université Paris 8, France
Université de Brasilia, Brazil; Elisabetta Pernigotti, Teluq-UQAM/
Center, Canada; Irene Tsepnopoulos-Elhaimer, Women Against Violence Against Women Rape Crisis Centre, Canada; Dalya Israel, Women Against Violence Against Women Rape Crisis Centre, Canada
In this session, WAVAW (Women Against Violence Against Women) will use Traditional ceremony to show how decolonizing practices is integrated in its work. WAVAW believes that the restoration of traditional Aboriginal ceremonial teachings is essential to ending violence against women and to healing from the impact of colonization and the legacy of Indian Residential Schools.
047 Preventing and Ending Violence Against Women 15:00 – 16:30 8143 Desmarais Support for Male Survivors of Trauma: Breaking the Cycle of Violence. Ron Couchman, Men for Equality and Non-violence, Canada
Almost all abuse against women is at the hands of men. 80% of abusers are themselves survivors of abuse. What role can the support for male survivors of trauma play in preventing abuse against women, children, and other men as a way to breaking the cycle of violence?
Cette session mettra en vedette le travail de trois chercheuses en France, au Québec et au Brésil, en engageant la discussion sur l’accès aux droits sociaux pour les femmes migrantes et monoparentales. La discussion explorera des formes d’intervention sociale pouvant bénéficier à ces femmes.
049 Prosperity and Equality for All: A Global Conversation on Women’s Economic Rights and Empowerment/Prospérité et égalité pour toutes: Une conversation globale sur les droits et l’autonomisation économiques des femmes/Prosperidad e igualdad para todas: Una conversación global sobre los derechos y empoderamiento económico de las mujeres Presented by Présenté par/Presentación de: International Development Research Centre (Canada) 15:00 – 16:30 4101 Desmarais Presenters, TBC
This panel will feature conversations with researchers supported by the International Development Research Centre who have been exposing the cycles and systems which curtail the
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4 July, juillet,julio realization of women’s economic empowerment. Contemporary feminist scholarship has demonstrated that in order for women to be empowered to claim their rights, economic independence and security of livelihood have to be addressed in tandem with political and social empowerment and rights. Women enter the labour market not as free agents ready to sell their labour but as bearers of their gender identity, which often marks them as dependent daughters, wives or mothers. Ce panel présente des conversations avec des chercheuses associées au Centre de recherches pour le développement international qui ont mis en lumière les cycles et les systèmes qui entravent la réalisation de l’autonomisation économique des femmes. Des travaux universitaires féministes contemporains ont démontré que la revendication par les femmes de leurs droits, de leur indépendance économique et de moyens d’existence sécuritaires doit s’accompagner simultanément de leur autonomisation et de la réalisation de leurs droits sociaux et politiques. Les femmes n’entrent pas sur le marché du travail comme des agentes libres prêtes à vendre leur travail mais comme porteuses d’une identité de genre qui les marque souvent comme filles dépendantes, épouses ou mères. Este panel presenta un diálogo con investigadoras del Centro de Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo, el cual ha señalado los ciclos y sistemas que impiden el empoderamiento económico de las mujeres. La investigación feminista contemporánea demuestra que para que las mujeres logren empoderarse y reclamar sus derechos, deben hacerse esfuerzos especiales para garantizar tanto la independencia y el sustento económicos como su empoderamiento social y sus derechos. Las mujeres se incorporan al mercado laboral, no como agentes productivos capaces de vender su trabajo, sino como sujetos con una identidad de género, la cual con frecuencia las identifica como hijas, esposas o madres. This session will be interpreted in French, English, and Spanish./Cette session sera interprétée en français et anglais et espagnol./Esta sesión se interpretará en Francés, Inglés y Español.
Carleton University, Canada; Joan Grace, University of Winnipeg, Canada; Miriam Smith, York University, Canada; Jill Vickers, Carleton University, Canada
This panel will explore how federalism affects feminist organizing and advocacy regarding abortion, child care, anti-violence policies, and gay/lesbian rights. Despite constraints — especially federalism divisions of Quebecois and English-Canadian movements — the panel will show how feminists have developed strategies to use federalism’s advantages while avoiding its worst barriers.
052 Different Participation, Similar Challenges? Building Stronger Feminist Movements and Scholarship / Participations différentes, défis semblables? Renforcer les mouvements et connaissances féministes 15:00 – 16:30 7170 Desmarais Erin Sirett, Mcgill University, Canada; Katie Bryant-Moetele, McGill University, Canada; Marianne Carle-Marsan, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
This panel examines women’s challenge of existing power relations in three different contexts in order to consider how their participation may differ from traditional forms of participation. Their challenges and successes will be considered. / Cette présentation se penche sur la participation des femmes en fonction des rapports de pouvoir et ce, dans trois contextes différents; et en quoi ces formes de participation sont différentes des formes traditionnelles. Leurs défis et leurs succès seront évalué.
053 Violence Against Women in an International Context: Connecting Theory and Practice 15:00 – 16:30 3102 Desmarais Katherine Mckenna, Canada Holly Johnson, University of Ottawa, Canada
This panel brings two researchers representing many years of work in community involvement, teaching, and research on the issue of violence against women. Discussion will cover such themes as femicide, social policy, program funding, and the state of work to develop indicators on violence against women globally.
050 Building a Global Militant Women’s Movement for the 21st Century: The International Women’s Alliance 15:00 – 16:30 4165 Desmarais Alice Isac, International Women’s Alliance, Canada; Gabriela Gallardo Vigo, Committee of Women of Diverse Origins, Canada; Joyce Victoria, Canada; Michelle Smith, Women of Diverse Origins, International Women’s Alliance, Canada
This panel will present the issues that led to the formation of the International Women’s Alliance (IWA) — a groundbreaking women’s network launched on the occasion of the Montreal International Women’s Conference (MIWC) 2010 — discuss sharable lessons and current action plans.
051 How Federalism Affects Women’s Politics in Canada & Other Federations 15:00 – 16:30 6160 Desmarais
Cheryl Collier, University of Windsor, Canada; Melissa Haussman,
054 Human Rights, Gender Equality and First Nations Governance 15:00 – 16:30 11161 Desmarais Karen Jensen, Norton Rose, Canada; Christine Simard, Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Canada; Margaret Froh, Indigenous Bar Association, Canada; Valerie Richer, Canadian Human Rights Commission, Canada; Valerie Phillips, Canadian Human Rights Commission, Canada
The panel will explore the resolution of human rights disputes in First Nations communities using customary law, and the empowerment of women to promote human rights. Panellists
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4 July, juillet,julio will also discuss the new Canadian legal requirement to balance of individual and collective rights to achieve gender equality in First Nations communities.
055 Revitalizing Indigenous Knowledge to End Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls 15:00 – 16:30 3120 Desmarais Irene Lindsay; Jim Albert; Deb Chansonneuve; Anuradha Koirala
This session provides a practical example of post-colonial theory in action at the community level. Increasingly, Indigenous women are revitalizing their Traditional Knowledges to create new models for services that reflect and promote Indigenous worldviews.
056 Patriarcado y contrato sexual: lectura de la Iglesia sobre la mujer aborigen sudamericana. (Siglo XIX)
059 Strategies For Action Towards the Abolition of Prostitution 15:00 – 16:30 252 Morisset Cleta Brown, University Women’s Club. Vancouver Chapter, Canada; Dr. Jo Rekart, University Women’s Club, Vancouver Chapter, Canada; Dr. Collette Oseen, Athabasca University, Canada
In this session, discussion will focus on devising strategies to break the cycle of sexual violence inflicted on women and children through human trafficking and prostitution. Inspired by the Swedish Model, presenters will explore ways of engaging politicians and community leaders to act towards the abolition of prostitution.
060 Images of Women’s Bodies in the Media in India, Iran, Italy 15:00 – 16:30 256 Morisset
15:00 – 16:30 224B Morisset
Laura Corradi, Università Della Calabria, Italy; Anita Dash,
Beatriz Alejandra Mallo, Universidad Catolica Argentina, Argentina
University Garmsar Branch, Iran; Soraya Batmanghelichi, Columbia
El presente trabajo aborda el sitio que ocupa la mujer aborigen en la mentalidad de los misioneros del Cono Sur durante el siglo XIX. Adoptamos como clave hermenéutica la teoría del contrato sexual a fin de reconocer el génesis de situaciones de desigualdad e injusticia proyectadas en prácticas actuales.
057 Women Breaking Resistance to Gender Equality in Post-conflict and Post-disaster Settings 15:00 – 16:30 250 Morisset Rabha Elis Bandas Bilal, Women’s Development Group, Sudan; Arifa
Ravenshaw University, India; Tahereh Mirsardoo, Islamic Azad University, USA
This presentation of original research results looks at commonalities and differences in the misuse of women bodies and in women’s protest. Media and peer influences on body dissatisfaction mean most preadolescent girls wish to be thinner. Women and their body parts sell everything from food to cars, and sometimes women’s bodies are used improperly.
061 Profile This! Young Muslim Women and Trans People’s Resilience Through Art 15:00 – 16:30 Agora University Centre
Mazhar, Sungi Development Foundation, Pakistan
Aqsazine, Canada; Zahra Agjee; Farrah S. Khan
In this session, women working at the frontlines of breaking resistance to gender equality in post-disaster and post-conflict recovery projects will engage participants in identifying actions that are effective in overcoming community resistance and making lasting gender equality change. Strategies will be compiled into a tip sheet for circulation among participants.
This interactive session will use art to look at the structural, community, and physical violence faced by young Muslim women and trans people. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the art, tools, and resources that AQSAzine creates to address violence to explore ways to increase creative and artistic opportunities for interventions.
058 Silent Witness Project: Moving Toward Solutions
062 Literature and the Struggle for Women’s Emancipation in Nigeria
15:00 – 16:30 251 Morisset
15:00 – 16:30 112 Lamoureux
Lindsay Manuel, Women’s Issues Branch; Rina Arseneault, Centre
Charity Ashimem Angya, Benue State University, Nigeria; Mbaiver
Muriel Mcqueen Fergusson; Presenter, TBC, Silent Witness Committee
Leticia Nyitse, Benue State University, Nigeria; Rosemary Asen, Benue
This session looks at how the Silent Witness Project in New Brunswick captures attention and provokes thoughts and discussions around violence against women in its multiple forms. The project is not just about honouring these women, but also a healing process for the families and communities. The project is about to become national in scope.
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State University Makurdi, Nigeria
This presentation explores the place of literature in the continuing struggle for women’s emancipation, detailing the struggles and changing perceptions as elucidated in the works of selected Nigerian female writers. The cycle of oppression and its emerging forms are explored as seen in drama and the novel tradition.
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4 July, juillet,julio 063 Vulnerable Populations and Chronic Disease: HIV/HEP C 15:00 – 16:30 215 Lamoureux Hep’d Up On Life, Native Council of PEI
This session will address the benefits of holistic healing. The “Hep’d Up On Life” program is based on the teachings of the Medicine Wheel. Youth have used these teachings to guide them in their mission to bring healing members of their communities through oral tradition.
064 Women, Weight, and Power: Weighing Women’s Presence in the World
Ying-chao Kao, Department of Sociology, Taiwan; Cheng Ting Wu, Taiwan; Gender Equity Education Association, Taiwan; Chengshi Shiu, University of Chicago
This panel aims to explore the experiences of boundary-crossing, in terms of nation and gender/sexuality, among a group of Taiwanese femme gay men who are currently international students in several English-speaking countries.
068 Feminist Resistance Against Psychiatric Violence: Building Stronger Networks for Mobilization 17:00 – 18:30 12120 Desmarais
15:00 – 16:30 219 Lamoureux
Shaindl Diamond, University of Toronto, Canada; Jenny Blaser, Signs
Shannon Gander, Women’s Health Clinic, Canada; Carol Scurfield,
Canada; Shoshana Erlich, Ryerson University, Canada
of Support, Canada; Brenda A. Lefrancois, Memorial University,
Women’s Health Clinic, Canada; Norah Richards, Women’s Health Clinic, Canada; Lisa Naylor, Women’s Health Clinic, Canada
Arguing that the ten-year Western “war on obesity” is a war on women and threatens human rights locally and globally and that it is an act of resistance when a woman can peacefully inhabit her own body, discussion will look at how women’s empowerment of other women, regardless of body size, will dismantle this form of systemic discrimination.
065 Women and Retail Work: Trans-Atlantic Perspectives on Organizing, Struggle, and Making Change 15:00 – 16:30 342 Lamoureux Hazel Conley, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom; Kendra Coulter, University of Windsor, Canada; Debora De Angelis, United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, Canada; Jan Kainer, York University, Canada
This session looks at the feminized and precarious retail sector and possibilities for change. Bringing together scholars and union representatives from Canada and the United Kingdom, the session examines what is known about women in retail and what can be done to improve their lives and working conditions.
066 Two Stories From the Frontlines: Justice For Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women 17:00 – 18:30 12140 Desmarais Bridget Tolley, Canada; Kristen Gilchrist, Canada
This presentation will share the stories of two friends and collaborators: Bridget Tolley, an Algonquin grandmother and activist, and Kristen Gilchrist, a young academic and community volunteer. They will discuss their ongoing personal and collective struggles for justice for missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada.
067 Boundary Crossing: Femme Gays’ Diaspora, Intersections of Nationalities and Sexualities 17:00 – 18:30 12130 Desmarais
In this session, panellists will discuss various feminist initiatives to resist psychiatric violence and strategies to build coalitions. Through sharing analysis and experiences, participants will be encouraged to use the opportunity to build stronger networks and strategies for mobilizing resistance against psychiatric violence worldwide.
069 Meeting Reproductive Health Needs in Crisis Situations 17:00 – 18:30 12113 Desmarais Bosede Funmi Akinbolusere, Makerere University, Uganda
This session looks at the crucial reproductive health needs of people caught in crisis situations. The needs of pregnant women are most urgent. Risk for HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections, and unwanted pregnancy increases, particularly when disorder provides cover for rape and other sexual coercion, such as reported in situations of armed conflict.
070 Integrating Mindfulness, Spirituality, and Feminist Activism to Cultivate Inner Peace 17:00 – 18:30 12111 Desmarais Ginger Norwood, International Women’s Partnership for Peace and Justice, Thailand
How many of us identify as peace activists and yet we don’t feel peace within ourselves? This session focuses on how to foster models of ‘spiritualized feminist activism’ that promote self care, help avoid burn out and despair, and develop mindfulness and awareness in our activism for social justice.
071 Hatred of Women and Girls: Human Rights and Pornography 17:00 – 18:30 12110 Desmarais Dr. Susan Hawthorne, Coalition for a Feminist Agenda And James Cook University And Coalition of Activist Lesbians, Australia; Ryl Harrison, Coalition for a Feminist Agenda And James Cook University, Australia; Zohra Andi Baso, Coalition for a Feminist Agenda And Women Concern Forum of South Sulawesi, Indonesia; Dr. Betty Mclellan, Coalition for a Feminist Agenda, Australia
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4 July, juillet,julio This panel will look at women’s human rights from the perspective of radical feminism and ask: How far have we come in our quest for justice for women and girls? How ought today’s feminists respond to vilification of lesbians, mainstreaming of pornography and prostitution, and the increasing sexualization of women and girls
Ma communication porte sur les enjeux identitaires qui traversent la notion de mémoire et le thème de la meurtrissure dans le travail de deux artistes canadiennes autochtones : Rebecca Belmore première femme autochtone à représenter le Canada à la Biennale de Venise en 2005, et une artiste émergente Nadia Myre.
072 Mettre fin aux cycles de violence
My paper deals with issues of identity through the notion of memory and the subject of bruising as explored in the work of two Canadian Aboriginal artists: Rebecca Belmore, the first Aboriginal woman to represent Canada at the Venice Biennale in 2005 and Nadia Myre, an emerging artist.
17:00 – 18:30 12102 Desmarais Crimes d’honneur et violence faite aux femmes / Honour Crimes and Violence Against Women. Marie-Pierre Robert, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Les femmes sont de plus en plus victimes de crimes d’honneur, que ce soit en Orient ou en Occident. Ces crimes, qui sont généralement commis par un membre masculin de la famille de la victime, se veulent un châtiment pour un comportement féminin qui ne se conforme pas aux standards culturels, notamment en matière sexuelle. Comment mettre fin à ces crimes d’honneur et au contrôle de la femme qu’ils traduisent? Women are increasingly the victims of honour crimes, whether in the East or West. Usually committed by a male family member, these crimes are intended as punishment for female behaviour that does not conform to cultural standards, especially in terms of sex. How can we put an end to these honour crimes and to their control over women? Briser les cycles d’oppression / Breaking Cycles. Nadia Nijimbere, Aprodem-Girizina, Burundi
Les crises successives qui ont frappé le Burundi depuis plus de trois décennies ont eu des conséquences dramatiques sur la population ainsi que sur l’organisation politique et socioéconomique du pays. Des centaines de milliers d’hommes, de femmes et d’enfants ont été massacrées, laissant derrière eux beaucoup d’orphelins, et veuves. The successive crises that have plagued Burundi for more than three decades have had a dramatic impact on the population and on political and socio-economic development there. Hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children were massacred, leaving behind many orphans and widows. Comment sortir du cycles des violences et violations des droits de la femmes en RDC / How Can Cycles of Violence and Violation of
Cette session sera interprétée en français et anglais. / This session will be interpreted in French and English.
073 Truth & Revolution: Aboriginal Women Weave the Resistance 17:00 – 18:30 11161 Desmarais Cherry Smiley, Aboriginal Women’s Action Network, Canada
A response to the media coverage and co-opting of missing and murdered sisters by non-Native people, the Truth & Revolution project features 582 photographs and interviews of Native women across Canada and eventually, around the world. As of March 2010, the Native Women’s Association of Canada had documented 582 cases of missing and murdered Aboriginal women across Canada. The project is a statement against colonization, racism, sexism, and violence against women, and a celebration of our strength and resistance as Native women.
074 Breaking Silences, Ceilings, and Legal Discrimination 17:00 – 18:30 11143 Desmarais Suffering in Silence: the Exclusion of Somali Women from Global Discussion. Nimo Bokore, Women’s Health In Women’s Hands Community Health Centre, Canada
Forgotten from global discussions about women’s security and rights, women in Somalia — deemed one of the worst places for women in the world (Abdi, 2005) — suffer in silence. There, women refugees and their children face a heightened possibility of rape and sexual humiliation and are subjected to ever-changing religious restrictions and punishments.
Women’s Rights in the DRC Be Broken. Nyemba Godlive, Association
Gender Stereotypes and Glass Ceilings: Comparing Armenia with
Des Femmes Des Medias Du Katanga, Congo {democratic Rep}
Greece. Dimitrios Mihail, University of Macedonia, Greece
Cette session parlera de toute violation et violence dont sont victime les femmes de la RDC et la maniere dont ces dernieres se battent pour revendiquer et eliminer toutes sortes des violences à leur endroit.
This session explores an empirical study of the glass ceiling phenomenon in Greece and Armenia. Applying the Women as Managers Scale (WAMS), the research shows that the glass ceiling phenomenon is rooted in gender stereotypes irrespective of economic development setting.
This session will look at violations and violence against women in the DRCm and how they are struggling to demand and eliminate all kinds of violence against them. Mémoires, meurtrissures / Memories, Bruises. Édith-Anne Pageot, Université d’Ottawa, Canada
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Law and Gender Discrimination in Africa: The Imperative of Social Change in a Globalised World. Rev. Fr. (barr) Maurice Izunwa, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
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4 July, juillet,julio and problems associated with same worldwide. Thereafter, it withdraws into the particular experience of the African woman in Nigeria and examines same. Using Law as a research framework, it investigates how women have been violated under the different areas of law e.g. land law, torts law etc. Next, it showcases how the provisions of the law itself alone have complicated the situation. Finally, it recommends on how law can undo laws violence.
key supporting roles in the complexity of the current epidemic in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
075 Violence Against Aboriginal Women: Unique Questions and Impacts
17:00 – 18:30 4101 Desmarais
17:00 – 18:30 10161 Desmarais
West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago; Jeanne Roach-Baptiste, University of
Dawn Harvard, Ontario Native Women’s Association, Canada; Regina Mandamin, Ontario Native Women’s Association, Canada; Charo Dancil, Sikap Multipurpose Cooperative, Philippines; Connie Manitowabi, Ontario Native Women’s Association, Canada
Panellists representing the Ontario Native Women’s Association will discuss questions unique to violence against Aboriginal women and its impact on Aboriginal women and their families. Speakers highlight the need for change in context of individuals, families and communities. Presenters will be paired with women from other countries to increase the diversity of the presentation.
076 Exploring Feminist Epistemologies Through Lived Bodily Experience 17:00 – 18:30 9161 Desmarais Ana Maria Baila Pereira, Lancaster University, England; Léa Tosold, Queen’s University, Brazil; Lennita Oliveira Ruggi, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil; Rosimeire Barboza da Silva, University of Coimbra, Portugal
The aim of this session is to explore the potential of feminist epistemologies in current theorizing and politics-making through a variety of scientific disciplines in order to break cycles of segregation so far invisible and offer new grounds and perspectives to rethink the political and bring about real social change.
077 Women and Privatization in Canada 17:00 – 18:30 8161 Desmarais Presenters, TBA
This workshop will analyze the adverse impact on women — both as service providers and consumers — of decisions made by employers and governments to privatize services and will examine strategies to oppose privatization.
079 Silence, Agency, and Gender in an Increasingly Violent World / Silence, agentivité et genre dans un monde de plus en plus violent / Silencio, acción y género en un mundo de violencia creciente Cynthia Enloe, Clark University, USA; Jane L. Parpart, University of the the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago; Dr. Ritu Verma, ICIMOD, Nepal
Silence is often interpreted as disempowerment; women’s voice has thus been privileged as evidence of agency and power. This panel complicates this assertion by arguing that agency must be placed in context and that in many situations, particularly dangerous ones, silence can also be a form of agency and empowerment for women. Le silence est souvent interprété comme une perte d’autonomie; les voix des femmes ont donc été privilégiées comme preuves d’agentivité et de pouvoir. Ce panel complexifie cette assertion en plaidant que l’agentivité doit être mise en contexte et que dans de nombreuses situations, particulièrement les situations dangereuses, le silence peut également s’avérer une forme d’autonomisation pour les femmes. Con frecuencia se interpreta el silencio como un signo de impotencia. Por ello, se ha privilegiado la voz de las mujeres como muestra de iniciativa y poder. Este panel interroga esta afirmación argumentando que la iniciativa de las mujeres debe contextualizarse y que en muchas circunstancias, en especial en las que hay peligro, el silencio también puede ser una manera de actuar y empoderar a las mujeres. This session will be interpreted in French, English, and Spanish. / Cette session sera interprété en français, anglais et espagnol. / Esta sesión se interpretará en Francés, Inglés y Español.
080 Mujeres bribris detrás de las cámaras: una mirada indígena de Talamanca, Costa Rica 17:00 – 18:30 6160 Desmarais Mónica Quirós Villalobos, Centro de Investigación en Estudios de la Mujer — Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
Esta ponencia presentar el resultado de 4 talleres de fotografía llevados a cabo con mujeres indígenas bribris. Las fotografía de las participantes muestran sus comunidades, junto a textos redactados por ellas sobre los derechos de las mujeres y una vida sin violencia.
078 War Rape in Eastern Congo: Silent Agendas and Structural Causes 17:00 – 18:30 1140 Desmarais Jill Trenholm, Uppsala University, Sweden; Beth Maina Ahlberg, Uppsala University, Sweden; Jocelyn Kelly, Harvard University, USA; Rebecca Lacroix, Sentinel, Congo {democratic Rep}
This panel examines the battle being waged in the Congo on the bodies of women — an epidemic of war rape. Discussion will cover a number of rarely discussed underlying issues that play Connect. Converse.
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4 July, juillet,julio 081 Living Beyond Shelter: Survivors Advocating Change
085 Building Bridges Between Scholarship and Activism To Advance Women’s Equality
17:00 – 18:30 7170 Desmarais
17:00 – 18:30 250 Morisset
Paulette Senior, YWCA Canada, Canada; Ghislaine Sathoud, YWCA
Shirley Kaye Randell, Kigali Institute of Education, Rwanda; Anita Clair
Canada, Canada; Chantale Lavoie, YWCA Canada, Canada;
Fellman, Old Dominion University, USA, Rwanda; Sharon M Meagher,
Janet Holden, YWCA Canada Women’s Advocate, Canada
Scranton University, USA; Vlasta Jalusic, Ljubljana University, Slovenia
Facilitated by YWCA Canada, this discussion will cover policies, legislation, and programs needed to reduce violence against women (VAW) and address women’s safety, including the need for an intersectional understanding of the impacts of VAW and for cross-sectoral solutions. The talk show “guests” will be violence survivor advocates from the YWCA’s “Living Beyond Shelter” project.
In this session, panellists will recount collaborative experiences of joint curriculum development, joint conferences, student and staff exchange, resource sharing, and joint research in building bridges between their institutions as part of a global movement of gender centres. Participants will be invited to share experiences of linking scholarship with activism.
082 Motherhood As Strategy 17:00 – 18:30 3102 Desmarais
086 Sex Trafficking of Asian Women: A Virtual Tour 17:00 – 18:30 251 Morisset
Ayaka Suzuki, Japan; Kazue Muta, Osaka University, Japan; Yayo
Suzanne Jay, Asian Women Coalition Ending Prostitution, Canada;
Okano, Doshisha University, Japan; Shihoko Nakagawa, York
Jaclyn Chang, Asian Women Coalition Ending Prostitution Grace
University, Canada
Balbutin, Asian Women Coalition Ending Prostitution, Canada
This panel will try to position motherhood as a counterplot against globalizing capitalism, patriarchy, and neo-liberalism by exploring the circumstances of motherhood, mainly in Japan. Presenters will suggest that feminists can find a new way against the systematic cycles that perpetuate gender inequality if we start from motherhood.
This session explores the intersection of sexism and racism that is inherent in the human trafficking of Asian women into prostitution. The Asian Women’s Coalition Ending Prostitution will present a virtual multimedia tour to provide a critical analysis and viable solutions to this phenomenon.
083 LGBTTQ In Africa: Know Your Rights 17:00 – 18:30 3120 Desmarais
087 Strategic Planning in HIV/AIDS for Aboriginal Women and Girls 17:00 – 18:30 252 Morisset
Joyce Harriet Nanyanga, Women’s HIV/AIDS Initiative, Uganda
Doris Peltier, Canadian Aboriginal Aids Organization, Canada; Carrie
This session will look at the criminalization of homosexuality/ lesbian/bisexual/transgender in many African countries, and how LGBTTQ practice is often dismissed as un-Africa, against culture, and generally viewed with hostility. Stigma, discrimination, and criminalization of sexual minorities in Uganda is evident in the provisions of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009.
Robinson, Canadian Aboriginal Aids Network, Canada
084 RebELLEs: Young Feminists Building a Movement 17:00 – 18:30 221 Morisset Sarah-kay Granke, FemRev — Winnipeg rebELLES, Canada; Lissie Rappaport, FemRev — Winnipeg rebELLES; Julianna Scramstad, Yukon rebELLES, Canada; Barbara Legault, rebELLES Movement, Canada; Shimby Zegeye-Gebrehiwot, FemRev — Winnipeg rebELLES, Canada
088 SA Pan-Canadian View of the Work of Rape Crisis Centres in Canada 17:00 – 18:30 256 Morisset Diana Yaros, Mouvement contre le viol et l’inceste, Canada; Michelle Schryer, Chatham-Kent Sexual Assault Crisis Centre, Canada; Jackie Stevens, Avalon Sexual Assault Centre, Canada; Summer-Rain Bentham, Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, Canada; Andrea Milley, Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis & Prevention Centre, Canada
In response to the question ‘Where are all the young feminists?’, this session showcases the Pan-Canadian RebELLEs Young Feminists Movement fighting patriarchy, capitalism, colonialism, racism, and other forms of oppression with Love and Rage: “We are here, we are feisty, we are making change!” Participants will learn about this movement, its struggles, successes, and vision.
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This presentation by Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network’s National Aboriginal Women’s Coordinator and National Aboriginal Youth Coordinator will focus on strategic planning for Aboriginal women and girls in terms of HIV/AIDS.
Presented by the Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres (CASAC) — the only pan-Canadian coalition of its kind — this critical panel will explore the diverse work and efforts undertaken by representative rape crisis centres across Canada and the challenges they face in different provinces and regions.
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Canada; Carole Gingras, Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses
13:00 – 14:30 12140 Desmarais
Des chercheures et syndicalistes de l’équipe “L’invisible qui fait mal” proposent une réflexion-action: comment contrer les inégalités professionnelles affectant la santé/sécurité des travailleuses. Elles partageront certains constats et moyens d’optimiser l’intervention auprès des travailleuses et des décideurs.
du Québec, Canada
Selma Djukic, Canada
This session will share stories of the inspirational, groundbreaking, and rule-bending Muslim women worldwide whose dedication and works have opened avenues of opportunity. Their energies flow through mine and a multitude of women’s around the world, creating the impetus to continue to try and forge paths.
090 Breaking Barriers Imposed by Widowhood: Enhancing the MDGs
094 Why the Coast Matters to Women: Gender, Fisheries, Globaliùation, and Natural Resource Management 13:00 – 16:30 12110 Desmarais
13:00 – 14:30 12130 Desmarais
Marilyn Porter, Memorial University/ Rc32 Women and Society,
Louise Croot, International Federation of University Women, New
Sze, World Fish, Malaysia; Meryl J Williams, Asiapacific-Fish Watch,
Zealand; Anne Holden Rønning, International Federation of
Malaysia; Holly M Hapke, East Carolina University, USA; Naina Pierri
Univeristy Women, Norway
Estades, International Ocean Institute, Brazil; Barbara Neis, Memorial
This panel looks at specific measures that can be taken to improve the situation for widows globally. The goal is to produce a concise document that can be incorporated into Millennium Development Goals 1, 2, 3 and 6.
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Canada; Siri Gerrard, University of Tromso, Norway; Choo, Poh
091 Path to Success: Developing Leadership in Our Aboriginal Communities 13:00 – 14:30 12120 Desmarais Patricia Brockway, Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network; Michelle Matthews, Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network; Odelle Pike, Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network; Bonnie Rotchford, Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network, Canada
Through storytelling, story board, traditional drumming and a video presentation of success stories, the Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network (NAWN) will share a grassroots strategy that brought about the development of leadership skills and empowerment of 54 Mi’kmaq women from 26 communities on the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador.
092 Community Development and Intimate Partner Violence 13:00 – 14:30 12113 Desmarais
This session looks at how women living in coastal regions around the world, especially those dependent on small scale or subsistence fishing, are vitally impacted by globalization, and how despite having unique and valuable perspectives, are often neglected in both feminist research and that related to natural resource management.
095 Changements et résistances en matière d’institutionnalisation de l’égalité entre les sexes: constances et différences des organisations du Maroc, du Québec, du Costa Rica et du Cameroun / Change and Resistance in the Institutionalization of Gender Equality: Positions and Differences Among Organizations in Morocco, Quebec, Costa Rica, and Cameroon 13:00 – 16:30 12102 Desmarais Hélène Lee-Gosselin; Chaire Claire-Bonenfant — Femmes, Savoirs et Sociétés, Canada; Sophie Brière, Canada; Natalie Rinfret, Canada; Margarita Esquivel Porras, Costa Rica; Viviane Ondoua Biwole, Institut supérieur de management public, Cameroon
Sandy Pitzel, Community Against Family Violence, Co-operative Health Centre, Canada
In this session, presenters will encourage participants to make conversation about IPV (intimate partner violence) more mainstream in communities, to become recognized at the local coffee shop as the woman who talks on television about IPV, and to work on large events that draw 200-600 people and progress towards communities being violence free.
093 Contrer collectivement les obstacles à l’égalité professionnelle des femmes 13:00 – 14:30 12111 Desmarais Micheline Boucher, Confédération des syndicats nationaux, Canada; Chantal Locat, Centrale des syndicats du Québec,
Divers dispositifs législatifs, réglementaires et sociaux visent à accélérer la présence des femmes dans les instances décisionnelles de la société. La comparaison des difficultés rencontrées et de leurs résultats permet de mieux comprendre les dynamiques sous-jacentes et les conditions à mettre en place pour qu’ils atteignent leurs objectifs. Various legislative, regulatory, and social mechanisms serve to accelerate the role of women in decision-making in society. The difficulties encountered and their results must be compared in order to better understand underlying dynamics and the conditions to be implemented in order to attain their goals Cette session sera interprétée en français et anglais. / This session will be interpreted in French and English.
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5 July, juillet,julio 096 Entreprenariat féminin: une opportunité pour l’innovation sociale?
100 Breaking Down Binaries About Adolescent Females in Conflict With the Law
13:00 – 14:30 11161 Desmarais
13:00 – 14:30 9143 Desmarais
Bui Aurore, Softweb, Switzerland
Rebecca Bromwich, University of Ottawa, Canada
Cet atelier portera sur le micro-entreprenariat féminin et son application dans les pays en développement ou non. Potentiel d’innovation sociale et de création de nouveaux modèles, en rupture avec l’économie dominante. Exemples internationaux — Suède, Palestine — et discussion ouverte avec l’auditoire.
This third wave feminist art “mapping” workshop moves beyond binary constructions of “good” and “bad” with respect to female adolescent behaviour. The goal is to achieve a more egalitarian understanding of what is normal and healthy in adolescent development while including experiences of women of colour, teenage single mothers, lesbian, bi-sexual, and third world women.
097 Remembering Inninimowin
101 Teaching Feminism and Anti-Oppression
13:00 – 14:30 11161 Desmarais
13:00 – 14:30 9161 Desmarais
Jules Arita Koostachin, Canada
This presentation is about the Inninimowin language. Spoken in several Native communities across Canada, it is considered one of the most preserved Native languages, yet is at risk of disappearing. As language is the vehicle for carrying forth traditional knowledge, customary laws, identity, spirituality, and arts, Inninimowin holds the sacred stories, ceremonial practices, and ancient teaching of the land and the Inninuwak.
098 Women’s Empowerment in Central Asia: Pathways to Gender Equality
Breaking the Gender Culture of Science By Teaching Feminism. Dr. Li-ling Tsai, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan Pei-ying Lin, Taiwan
This session looks at science in the 21st century, an area still functioning as a ‘boy’s club’ and perpetuating a culture of masculine dominance, and asks: How can teaching feminism raise women students’ gender consciousness to empower them to insist their rights in science and break the gender culture in which they participate?
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Ensuring the Inclusion of Gender in Post Secondary Education
Kimberly A. Millier, Kaplan University, USA; Marianne Ruth Kamp,
Netherlands; Miriam Langeveld, Nuffic, Netherlands
Capacity Development Programmes. Carin Vijfhuizen, Nuffic,
University of Wyoming, USA; Zulfiya M Tursunova, University of Winnipeg, Canada; Rakhat Zholdoshalieva, University of TorontoOntario Institute for Studies in Education, Canada
This panel aims to explore the dynamics and pathways to social inclusion and exclusion based on gender, ethnicity, class, location, and status through examination of empowerment in the light of socio-economic, cultural, and political transformations in post-Soviet Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
099 Getting to 30%: Increasing Women’s Participation in Municipal Government 13:00 – 16:30 10161 Desmarais Pam Mcconnell, City of Toronto, Canada; Marguerite Ceschi-smith, City of Brantford, Canada; Bev Dubois, City of Saskatoon, Canada; Marianne Wilkinson, City of Ottawa, Canada; Linda Rydholm, City of Thunder Bay; Jennifer Mowbray, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Canada
These two panels address two streams of work undertaken by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to increase women’s participation in municipal government in Canada and around the world: a) workshops and seminars, and b) mentorships and partnerships.
This session explores exclusion in post secondary education development cooperation programmes and the measures for the inclusion of gender in them. An administrative organization situated where policy and implementation meet, Nuffic sees the main challenge as avoiding evaporation of gender perspectives during programme implementation and afterwards. Reflections and Disruptions: Exploring Conceptions of Self in Critical Classrooms. Victoria Kannen, University of Toronto, Canada
This presentation analyzes how participants of a larger study, “The embodied social reality of privilege: Anti-oppressive higher education and the complexity of identities”, reflect on the connections between what they study and how they understand themselves.
102 La Mujer y el Poder Político 13:00 – 14:30 3102 Desmarais Una mujer en la presidencial municipal. Verónica Vázquez-García, Colegio de Postgraduados, Mexico
Esta ponencia analiza los cuatro mecanismos de acceso a la presidencia municipal de municipios oaxaqueños regidos por el sistema de Usos y Costumbres. Avances y desafios en igualdad de género tras el cambio de gobierno en Paraguay. Itziar Gandarias, Técnica internacional en ONU Mujeres Paraguay, Spain
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5 July, juillet,julio de igualdad de género en el Paraguay? A tres años del histórico cambio de gobierno este articulo pretende analizar cuales han sido los avances en politicas públicas y derechos de las mujeres y cuales están siendo los obstáculos que están impidiendo que muchas de las demandas históricas de organizaciones de mujeres feministas y de derechos humanos de Paraguay sigan siendo un tema pendiente. Mujer y poder político en Argentina: el caso de Encarnación Ezcurra de Rosas (1832-1836). Daniel Ruiz Moreno, Institucion Educativa, Argentina
Este trabajo muestra el protagonismo de la mujer argentina en la política a través de la figura de Encarnación Ezcurra. Asimismo analiza la proyección de su particular estilo en prácticas políticas asumidas por mujeres contemporáneas. Reactivación de los feminismos en el México del siglo XXI. Ma. De Lourdes García Acevedo, Sicaa, S.c., Mexico
La ponencia muestra la reactivación de los feminismos que tienen presencia en México y cuyos objetivos son contrarestar el avance de los gobiernos de derecha y articular nuevas formas de movilización. La reflexión parte de la experiencia del encuentro feminista que conllevó a esta reactivación.
103 Gender Roles in Russian Media: Features and Trends 13:00 – 14:30 8161 Desmarais Olga Smirnova, Moscow State University, Russian Federation; Tatiana Frolova, Moscow State University, Russian Federation
This is a summary of a scientific study conducted by the Media Gender Research Center at Moscow State University in which a number of popular Russian newspaper articles reflecting the gender representations in the sphere of private and family life were analyzed.
104 Strengthening Women and Communities through Micro-Finance / Renforcer les femmes et les communautés par le microfinancement / Fortalecer a las mujeres y a las comunidades mediante las microfinanzas. Presented by / Présenté par / Presentación de : Alterna Savings 13:00 – 14:30 4101 Desmarais
loan study by Carleton University revealed that a large number of micro-finance recipients are women, and our bonds and partnerships with other organizations are an integral part of the program’s success. Cette session explore comment le soutien accordé aux femmes — tant au Canada qu’à l’étranger — est un élément crucial de la création et du maintien des communautés. L’organisation Alterna Savings est fière d’offrir aux entrepreneures et aux propriétaires d’entreprises à faible revenu un soutien financier et des formations pour les aider à améliorer leurs conditions de vie. Des partenariats avec des groupes comme MicroSkills permettent de renforcer et de développer les projets que nous aidons ces femmes à réaliser en les dotant des compétences indispensables à leur réussite. Notre récente étude sur les microprêts, menée par l’Université Carleton, a révélé qu’une majorité des bénéficiaires de microfinancement sont des femmes et nos liens et partenariats avec d’autres organisations font partie intégrante de la réussite du programme. Esta sesión muestra la manera en que el financiamiento a las mujeres — tanto en Canadá como en el extranjero — es una pieza clave para la construcción y el sustento de las comunidades. Alterna Savings ofrece apoyo financiero y educación a mujeres empresarias de bajos recursos y a las propietarias de pequeños negocios, para ayudarlas a mejorar su estilo de vida. Asociándose con grupos como MicroSkills, el programa contribuye a fortalecer y aumentar los logros que las mujeres pueden alcanzar, si les ayudamos a obtener las habilidades que necesitan para tener éxito. La Universidad de Carleton recientemente realizó un estudio sobre nuestro programa de micro-créditos, el cual reveló que una gran parte de las personas beneficiadas con este tipo de créditos son mujeres. Nuestros lazos y acuerdos con otras organizaciones son imprescindibles para el éxito del programa. This session will be interpreted in French, English, and Spanish. / Cette session sera interprétée en français et anglais et espagnol. / Esta sesión se interpretará en Francés, Inglés y Español.
105 Breaking Ceilings in Mixed Organizations: Commonalities in Experiences From Nicaragua, Cuba, and Canada 13:00 – 14:30 4130 Desmarais Presenter, TBC, National Federation of Cooperatives, FENACOOP Nicaragua, Canada; Presenters, TBC, Association of Small Farmers in Cuba — ANAP, Canada; Carol Miller, Oxfam Canada, Canada;
Susan Henry, Alterna Savings, Canada; Jane Wilson, Microskills; Ainania Grant, Microskills; Edward Jackson, Carleton University, Canada
This session explores how supporting women – both in Canada and abroad – is a vital part of building and sustaining communities. Alterna Savings is proud to offer financial support and education to low income women entrepreneurs and small business owners, helping change their lives for the better. Partnerships with groups like MicroSkills strengthens and expands what we can help these women achieve, by teaching them valuable skills they need to succeed. Our recent micro-
Beatriz Gonzalez Manchon (moderator), Oxfam Canada, Canada
The session draws on the experiences of two mixed organizations in Nicaragua and Cuba and one in Canada. Three women involved in their organization’s transformation process to ensure women’s leadership and participation will share the achievements, challenges, and good practices. Presentations will be followed by a facilitated interactive discussion.
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5 July, juillet,julio 106 Harms of the Pornography Industry: Reigniting Feminist Resistance 13:00 – 14:30 4170 Desmarais Gail Dines, Wheelock College, Boston, Ma, USA; Dr. Renate Klein, FINNRAGE, Australia; Susan Hawthorne, James Cook University, Spinifex Press; Coalition of Activist Lesbians, Australia; Sheila Jeffreys, University of Melbourne, Australia
In this session, our feminist critics of pornography expose the harms of the global pornography industry which is transforming the sexual politics of intimate and public life by popularizing new forms of hardcore misogyny. Together will explore with participants ways to reignite transgenerational global resistance against this increasingly brutal and cruel industry.
107 Combining Our Strengths: A Partnership Between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Women 13:00 – 14:30 6160 Desmarais Chastity Davis, Sliammon First Nation, Canada; Monique Gray-Smith, Little Drum Consulting, Canada
This presentation will present findings from a qualitative inquiry on the career development and advancement of ten women toward and into entry-level executive positions within the Canadian Federal Public Service. Findings indicate how personal and organizational factors influence the development and advancement of their careers. Gender and the University System: Position of Women Academics. Dr. Josephine Nkiru-edna Alumanah, Action in Distress (aid) Foundation, Nigeria
This study explores the employment status of academic staff — both men and women in the University of Nigeria — for five years. Results show a steady increase for women across the various faculties, though some faculties recorded very minimal presence of women.
109 El Medio Ambiente, Desarrollo y la Equidad de Género. 13:00 – 14:30 3120 Desmarais De agricultoras tradicionales a agroempresarias: una ruta hacia la transformacion y el desarrollo. Gladys M. González-Martínez, Universidad de Puerto Rico, USA
This panel looks at “Combining Our Strengths” — a year-long journey of bringing Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women together to dialogue about possibilities and change. Respectful relationships are built on mutual desires to create a world that fosters community, culture, longevity of our planet, and the wellness and prosperity of all children.
108 Women’s Career Advancement: Pay Equity and Other Equality-Promoting Measures 13:00 – 14:30 8143 Desmarais Women in Science and Engineering on the Radar: The Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women and Women in STEM. Crystal Sissons, Canada
This paper/presentation offers a preliminary assessment of the awareness within Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs of Canada about women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and its importance for their advancement. It will discuss how this was encouraged from the international level. Strategies to Close The Global Gender Pay Gap. Mary Cornish, Ontario Equal Pay Coalition, Canada
This presentation calls for multi-layered human rights strategies and compliance into labour market governance so that women’s work is accurately counted and valued. This means recognizing that women’s work globally includes many different types of worker and self- employment relationships and is performed by women who are also disadvantaged by factors such as race, class, disability, and religion.
Se presenta la iniciativa educativa dirigida a apoderar a las agricultoras de Puerto Rico para su conversión a agroempresarias. El perfil de las mujeres, su papel en la empresa, la transformación de pasiva e invisible a un rol activo, la próxima generación de agroempresarias, el avalúo y futuro del proyecto. Geografías etnográficas sobre mujeres y ambiente: romper techos de cristal. Yolanda Teresa Hernández Peña, Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Colombia
Esta ponencia evidencia cómo la interrelación de la dimensión cultural y de la apropiación social del espacio crea barreras, que impiden transformar los patrones culturales e inhiben el desarrollo de las mujeres, pero que también sirven como fuente de conocimiento para la transformación. La mujer cubana y el medio ambiente. Leidy Bucarano Montano, Cuba
Esta ponencia analiza la participación y toma de conciencia de las mujeres en la protección del medio ambiente. Como seres sociales, las mujeres juegan un papel protagónico al vincularse y participar en tareas para mejorar su calidad de vida y la de futuras generaciones Adaptabilidad al cambio climático y equidad de género. Cecilia Castro García, Centro de Investigación y Estudios Para el Desarrollo y la Igualdad Social AC, Mexico
Esta ponencia busca sensibilizar sobre la inclusión de la perspectiva de género en las iniciativas de desarrollo local, de gestion de desastres y de adaptabilidad al cambio climático en el ámbito local y regional.
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5 July, juillet,julio 110 Engaging with Third Wave Feminism: Theory and Practice 13:00 – 14:30 221 Morisset
Tokuko Ogai, Tokyo City University, Japan; Chen-yin Chiang, National Central University; Makiko Habazaki, Uamagata University, Japan; Helen Schwenken, University of Kassel, Germany; Susanne Zwingel, SUNY, USA; Ilse Lenz, Ruhr-University, Germany
Wei Shao Chi, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan; Lin Chia Yi, National Chung Kung University, Taiwan; Chen Ju Yun, National Chung Kung University, Taiwan
This panel will examine female identity development in terms of gender and ethnicity. Third-wave feminism will be used as a critical practice in each paper. Panellists will offer a possible practice of third-wave feminism in different discursive sites.
111 Gender Equality Programs as Sites for Resistance 13:00 – 14:30 250 Morisset
With presentations of case studies from Asian, Europe and Latin America countries, as well as studies about transnational activism and organization of women, this session will discuss the constraints, the impact, and the strategies of the participation of women in different forms of politics.
115 Women and Humour: How Far Have We Really Come? 13:00 – 14:30 Alumni Auditorium University Centre Jennifer Hayward and Guests, Jh5 Promotions and Consulting, Canada
Annadís Greta Rúdólfsdóttir, Gender Equality Training Programme, Iceland; Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir, University of Iceland, Iceland
This session will address the idea of borders and how they can feature productively in transnational encounters through sharing stories, learning, and knowledge. One of the ideologies underpinning the Gender Equality Training (GET) Programme in Iceland is transnational feminism.
112 Feministing Christianity 13:00 – 14:30 251 Morisset Bre Woligroski, Student Christian Movement of Canada, Canada; Caitlin Reilley Beck, Canada; Gabriella Richichi-fried, Student Christian Movement of Canada, Canada; Joelle Morgan, Phd Student, St. Paul’s Ottawa, Canada
This fun talk show session on women in humour will feature guests ranging from female comedians, male comedians, bookers, and more. Participants will be both entertained and engaged with thought-provoking discussion.
116 Flesh Mapping, Les draps parlent, resistance des mujeres: Prostitution in a Globalized World / Prostitution dans un monde globalisé / Prostitución en un mundo globalizado 13:00 – 14:30 Terminus University Centre Lee Lakeman, Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, Canada; Diane Matte, Concertation des luttes contre l’exploitation sexuelle, Canada; Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, Native Women’s
This session will highlight the stories and successes of diverse young Canadian womyn as they struggle with “feministing Christianity” in Canada by merging Christian theology and practice with feminist theory and approaches.Spanning four Christian denominations, the discussion will focus on issues including womyn’s ordination, decision-making, and queer affirmation.
Association of Canada, Canada; Michelle Audette, Quebec Native
113 Remapping Place From a Gendered Perspective
Each day of the congress, at least 16 women will convene around this installation, amidst the talking “sheets”, in a facilitated feminist response to prostitution as we build a global women’s movement. Simultaneous interpretation in English, French, and Spanish will be provided.
13:00 – 14:30 252 Morisset Kai-ling Liu, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan; Su-lin Yu, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan; Shan-hui Hsu, National Cheng Kung University, Tajikistan; Mei-tzu Tsai, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
This panel introduces an ongoing collaborative project which employs itself in dialogues with feminist scholars of place studies. It attempts to re-map Anping, a historical site of Taiwan, by envisioning women’s engagement in land-marking, leisure, and the geisha profession. By integrating women’s perspective, it aims to influence public policy on the tourism industry.
114 Women as Political Actors: Constraints, Strategies, and Reflection
Women’s Association, Canada; Young Sook Cho, South Korea; Indrani Sinha, India; Suzuyo Takazato, Japan; Clorinde Zephyr, Haiti; Malka Marcovich, France; Fouzia Assali, Morocco; Sigma Huda, Bangladesh; Mediatrice Barengaybo, South Africa; Jean Enriquez, Philippines Cleone Santos, Brazil; Teresa Ulloa Ziáurriz, Mexico; Cherry Smiley, Aboriginal Women’s Action Network, Canada
117 Provincial Perspectives on Pay Equity in Canada / Perspectives provinciales en matière d’équité salariale au Canada 13:00 – 14:30 121 Lamoureux Emanuela Heyninck, Ontario Pay Equity Commission, Canada; Marie Rinfret, Commission de l’équité salariale, Québec, Canada; Norma Dubé, Executive Council, Women’s Issues Branch, New Brunswick
This panel will examine the history and progress of pay equity in Canada, drawing on experiences at the provincial level to assess
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118 The Role of Faculty in Gender, Leadership, and the Next Generation 13:00 – 14:30 215 Lamoureux
122 Education, Lived Experiences, and the Power of Narrative 15:00 – 16:30 12140 Desmarais Gendered Learning in Departments of Physical Education in Taiwan. Mei-hui You, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan
This presentation examines the construction as well as the negotiation of masculinities/femininities among students in departments of physical education in Taiwan. Five Women Leaders and Their Perceptions of Empowerment
Tonia P. St. Germain, JD, Eastern Oregon University, USA; Rosemary F. Powers, Eastern Oregon University, USA
This session explores the ‘glass ceiling’ using original research related to university courses on gender and leadership. While encouraging faculty to develop leadership courses and, in the process, to examine their own leadership skills and styles, discussion will cover ways faculty can become more credible role models for the next generation of women leaders.
119 Gender, Power, and Management: Countering Exclusions in Higher Education 13:00 – 14:30 219 Lamoureux Anita Goransson, Uppsala University, Sweden; Jenny Neale, Victortia University Wellington, New Zealand; Pat O’connor, Univerricksity of Liome, Ireland {Republic}; Barbara Bagilhole, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
This roundtable, hosted by the Women in Higher Education Management (WHEM) Network, will share research findings on gender, power, and management in higher education, seek feedback from participants, and engage in dialogue about effective interventions for women moving into senior management roles. Participants will be invited to join the Network.
120 Feminism, Migration, and Transnational Practices 13:00 – 14:30 220 Lamoureux Rachel Gorman, University of Toronto, Canada; Rashida Keshavjee, Canada; Glenda Tibe Bonifacio, University of Lethbridge, Canada
Through Education. Dr. Maria Teresa M. Rubio, USA
This session discusses a phenomenological study that explored the lived experiences of five educated women living on the island of Guam. The research shows how education contributed to their empowerment and enhanced their successful attainment of leadership positions. A Run for the Glass. Deborah Adams, Canada
This paper/presentation will discuss the necessity of including under-represented minority communities in approaches that are intended to help them succeed. The perspective is different because it is not an academic’s understanding of the world, but rather, a lived reality with an academic perspective superimposed on it. It clearly demonstrates the power of the narrative.
123 Credit Union Mentorship Program: Educating a Woman, Strengthening a Community 15:00 – 16:30 12130 Desmarais Presenter, TBC; Anna Brown, Canadian Co-operative Association, Canada
The Canadian Co-operative Association’s Credit Union Mentorship Program for Women has demonstrated that educating a woman strengthens a whole community. Three dynamic women credit union managers from developing countries will share their stories of rising to their positions (not typically held by women) and of how knowledge, acquired through global grassroots partnerships, can strengthen lives and communities in the developing world.
This session presents how feminism and migration intersect among different groups of immigrant women in Canada and their cross-cultural or transnational civic engagements.
124 Power and Resistance: Experiences of Women in the Swedish Academy
121 Queer Resistance: Possibilities and Strategies
Sarah Ljungquist, University of Gävle, Sweden; Iris Ridder, University of Dalarna, Sweden
13:00 – 14:30 342 Lamoureux Alexa Degagne, University of Alberta, Canada; Randi Nixon, University of Alberta, Canada; Kathryn Trevenen, University of Ottawa, Canada
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The presentation will highlight the resistance against women under the polished surface of gender equality in the academy. Discussion will cover four examples of women scholars working to challenge the male normative order and will conclude with an invitation to participants to discuss strategies to challenge this male resistance.
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Armine Tadevosyan, KPMB Architects, Canada
15:00 – 16:30 12113 Desmarais Women’s Roles in Korean Christian Communities. Young-gwan Kim, Berea Int’l Theological Seminary, South Korea
This paper examines the roles of Korean women in Christian communities such as local church, mission school, and Christianity-based non-profit organizations. Factors Affecting the Perfomance of Women Employed in the
This presentation will look at the history of the women’s movement in the South Caucasus region: how it sustained and developed over the years and how it was influenced by systemic changes and globalization. Personal experiences and perspectives of the two speakers will be explored.
128 Clo y Clodet: “de la ventana hacia afuera” 15:00 – 16:30 11143 Desmarais
Public Sector. Victoria Wanyana., Empowerment for Masooli Village
Claudia Zazueta Armenta, Por el Amor y el Respeto a la Mujer en la
Women, Uganda
Diversidad, Mexico
What affects women’s performance in the public sector? Under themes like social-cultural factors and male dominance; economic factors; stereotyping; persisting gender inequality due to unequal power relations; education; government policies; and affirmative action, factors are analyzed to reveal women’s low employment status in developing countries, particularly Uganda. Prospects for women’s better performance and status in public sector employment are discussed.
¿Cómo vivimos “las otras mujeres”? Yo decido hablar para salir de la disimulación y la exclusión de un estilo de vida que simplemente es diferente. ¿La meta? Romper el círculo vicioso de la falta de reconocimiento que vulnera e invisibiliza social y económicamente.
New Possibilities for Gender-Equal Labor Movements in Germany. Masako Yuki, Kawamura Gakuen Woman’s University, Japan
15:00 – 16:30 10143 Desmarais Presenter, TBC, National Federation of Cooperatives; Fenacoop Nicaragua, Canada
This session discusses research conducted to present new activities aimed at achieving gender equality in German trade unions that are institutionally entrenched in society, to identify the possibilities for and issues within labor movements, and to seek a viable means to promote gender equality therein. Time Binds, Work-Family Imbalance, and Reduced Well-Being: The Experience of Women Faculty. Catherine White Berheide, Skidmore College, USA
This individual paper presentation will report on the results of a workplace climate survey administered to faculty at two private liberal arts colleges, one formerly all female and the other all male. Female faculty at both colleges rated the climate for women as less positive than their male colleagues did.
126 From Meacham to Managua: Three Sisters’ Collective Story of Activism 15:00 – 16:30 12111 Desmarais Cindy Hanson, Adult Education, University of Regina, Canada; Yvonne Hanson, Prairie Women’s Health Centre of Excellence, Canada; Lori Hanson, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
This collage of creative life story interpretations and deconstructions, presented by three sisters from rural Canada — researchers, activists, and mothers — represents 75 years of collective history. By performing excerpts from their lives, the sisters will engage participants in the multiple and complex ways borders are lived — personally, politically and physically.
127 From Socialism to Capitalism: Globalization Helping Women Break Barriers 15:00 – 16:30 11161 Desmarais
129 Breaking Through the Old Boy’s Network: Effective Lobbying for Women’s Rights
Pulling back the curtain on the parliamentary process, this workshop will reveal the tools, strategies, and key information sources that can make the difference between a nice meeting and genuine influence on political decision-making. Using real life examples, participants will explore the basics of access-driven political life and opportunities to influence outcomes.
130 Le Groupe Femmes, Politique et Démocratie : inspirer l’engagement politique et citoyen pour une société paritaire 15:00 – 16:30 9143 Desmarais Caroline Caron, Université d’Ottawa, Canada; Katie Gagnon, Groupe femmes, politique et démocratie, Canada; Gaëtane Corriveau, Groupe femmes, politique et démocratie, Canada; Johanne Lachance, Groupe femmes, politique et démocratie, Canada
Ce panel décrira les divers moyens mis en oeuvre par le GFPD depuis 1999 pour atteindre la parité dans les instances démocratiques en visant des résultants probants et concrets pour assurer une présence accrue de femmes dans les sphères décisionnelles et lieux de gouvernance.
131 Being a Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health 15:00 – 16:30 9161 Desmarais Nancy Poole, BC Centre for Excellence for Women`s Health, Canada; Natalie Hemsing, BC Centre for Excellence for Women`s Health, Canada; Ginny Gonneau, BC Centre for Excellence for Women`s Health, Canada; Karen Gello, BC Centre for Excellence for Women`s Health, Canada
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5 July, juillet,julio In this session, researchers from the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s will share perspectives about the practices and changing landscape of feminist research on girls’ and women’s health carried out on local, provincial, national and international levels.
132 From the Ground Up: Public Education and Policy Change from Grassroots Women 15:00 – 16:30 8143 Desmarais Dawnmarie Harriott, Voices from the Street, Canada; Fionna Blair, Voices from the Street, Canada; Brenda Murphy, Urban Core Support Network, Canada; Shirley Robinson, Power Up, Canada; Juanita Black, Power Up, Canada; Joyce Brown, Voices from the Street/Ontario Council of Alternative Businesses, Canada
This is a joint presentation about the training strategies and advocacy work of Voices from the Street, a speakers bureau in Toronto that trains individuals who have experienced homelessness/mental health issues and poverty to become advocates and Power Up!, a program in Saint John, New Brunswick that provides training for women living in poverty.
133 Analyse intersectionnelle : au-delà des mots, comment transformer nos organisations ? 15:00 – 16:30 8161 Desmarais Alexandra Pierre, Fédération des femmes du Québec, Canada Loly Rico, FCJ Refugee Centre, Canada; Carole Benjamin, Table des groupes de femmes de Montréal, Canada; Deborah Stienstra, CRIAW, Canada
Mukasa, Uganda National Association of the Deaf, Uganda
This paper examines the situation of many Deaf people in Uganda — uneducated, sexually abused, exploited, neglected, mistreated by their spouses, unemployed — who are ignorant about reproductive health and lack access to reproductive health services. When it comes to Deaf women, the effect is double due to communication barriers. Metis Women’s Traditional Knowledge Systems for Reproduction, Birthing, and Motherhood. Jennifer Leason, Univeristy of British Columbia, Canada
This presentation will share the process and journey of compiling and restoring (in a culturally-appropriate manner) oral traditions, stories, teachings, ceremonies, women’s lore for menstruation, reproduction and family planning, birthing, and motherhood as a way to revitalize Métis traditional knowledge/practices and value Métis women’s active engagement with it as a way to advocate for their reproductive lives.
135 Women and Leadership in Politics and Business / Femmes et leadership en politique et en affaires / Mujeres y liderazgo en política y negocios. Presented by / Présenté par / Presentación de : Carleton University Centre for Women in Politics and Public Leadership 15:00 – 16:30 4101 Desmarais The Honorable Sheila Copps, Sheila Copps and Associates,
Ëtre femme amène encore à vivre plusieurs situations d’exclusion, par exemple quand on est immigrante, lesbienne, handicapée, etc. Cette session offre un lieu d’échange et d’apprentissage critique sur des pratiques novatrices de perspective intersectionelle concrète pour faire reculer les divisions/injustices dans nos organisations.
134 Reproductive Health: Rights, Access, and Traditional Knowledge 15:00 – 16:30 1140 Desmarais The Future of Korean Midwives: Seo ran-hee’s Struggle. Lee Eun Ju, Seoul National University, College of Nursing, South Korea
This presentation uses the atypical medical disputes facing “Seo ran-hee” — a midwife who has delivered tens of thousands of children over 30 years — to explore the reality of Korean midwives, the response from dominant medical groups, and legal analysis. Financing Sexual and Reproductive Rights: CSOs in Mexico. Ana Maria Sanchez Rodriguez, Comision de Derechos Humanos Del Distrito Federal, Mexico
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Canada; Mamta Gautam, Peak Md Sharon Ramalho, Mcdonalds Canada, Canada; Eva Ariak, Government of Nunavut, Canada
This session will examine how women can and have used their talents and skills to become leaders in politics, in business, and in corporations. Each panellist is a successful, dynamic, woman who will discuss how she achieved her success, what her challenges were, and the tools and strategies she employed to advance. The format will be a series of questions to each panellist followed by a dialogue with participants who will have the opportunity to learn from the success of the panellists and share their best practices as well. Cette session examine de quelles manières les femmes peuvent utiliser leurs talents et leurs compétences pour devenir des leaders en politique, en affaires et dans les entreprises. Chaque panéliste est une femme accomplie et dynamique qui va décrire comment elle a réussi dans son domaine, les défis qu’elle a relevé et les outils et stratégies qui lui ont permis d’y arriver. La session débutera par une série de questions adressées à chaque panéliste et se poursuivra par un dialogue avec les participantes qui auront l’occasion de tirer des leçons de ces réussites et d’échanger sur leurs pratiques exemplaires respectives. Esta sesión examina la manera en que las mujeres utilizan sus talentos y habilidades para ejercer el liderazgo en política, negocios y en el mundo empresarial. Cada panelista es una mujer dinámica y exitosa que hablará de la manera en que alcanzó
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136 Advancing Women in the Academy 15:00 – 16:30 4130 Desmarais Maureen C. Mchugh, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA; Suzanna M. Rose, Florida International University, USA; Florence
de la plena ocupación de los espacios públicos. Como arquitectasurbanistas queremos aportar herramientas para erradicar la violencia en los diferentes espacios urbanos. Tribunales de violencia contra las mujeres. Reina Alejandra Baiz Villafranca, Asociación Venezolana de Derecho Penal, Venezuela
En el contexto de su creación y reconocimiento por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas, esta ponencia busca responder a la pregunta: ¿los Tribunales de Violencia contra las Mujeres garantizan el derecho de las mujeres a una vida libre de Violencia?
138 Towards Inclusion: Amplifying Women’s Leadership and Voices in the International Development Process 15:00 – 16:30 6160 Desmarais
Denmark, Pace University, USA; Joan C. Chrisler, Connecticut
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Lucinda Montizambert, Status of Women Canada, Canada;
In this session, panellists will address the status of women in the academy and barriers to women’s advancement. Strategies for advancement including leadership, negotiation, organization, and collaboration will be presented, along with efforts to advance women in the academy like leadership institutes, workshops, and a career guide.
137 Violencia Contra la Mujer: Sexual, Social, Sistémico. 15:00 – 16:30 4130 Desmarais La mujer en 2011. Paola Aracelli Muñoz Zamudio, Perú
Esta ponencia busca sensibilizar hacia el costo social de la violencia doméstica en Perú, como obstáculo para el desarrollo de las mujeres. Asimismo, presenta las dificultades que hay en estos casos para acceder al sistema de justicia.
Margaret Capelazo, Care Canada, Canada
The SID-OG Gender Network (Society for International Development, Ottawa-Gatineau) is a forum for practitioners to share, coordinate, and network. This session will provide an open roundtable where participants can connect and converse to examine where women’s leadership voices are included, excluded, and secluded in international development and propose solutions for breaking these barriers.
139 “Doing” Equality Inside and Outside the Law: Critical Perspectives on Feminism, Activism, and Lawyering for Change 15:00 – 16:30 7170 Desmarais Jennifer Bond, University of Ottawa, Canada; Jamie Liew, Columbia University, USA; Jena McGill, Yale University, USA
Esta ponencia propone maneras de superar el problema del abuso sexual, prevenir y ayudar a las afectadas.Como victima de abuso sexual me convertí en especialista en mi labor como Psicóloga. La empatia con las afectadas las motiva a que se liberen el trauma.
Led by three feminist legal scholars under 35, this session will lead a collective strategy session aimed at identifying challenges, best practices, and tools for effective, feminist engagement in pursuit of equality. Presenters will employ a critical evaluation of their own stories to encourage participants to turn a critical lens on their own journeys.
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Márquez, Grupo Investigación I+d Etnomedia. Universidad Sevilla,
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Nuestra investigación indaga acerca de la violencia contra las mujeres desde los cambios sociales, económicos y simbólicos producidos a partir de la modernidad. Asimismo, examina su visibilización institucional, teórica y mediática en nuestras “sociedades del bienestar”. Análisis del espacio público desde una perspectiva de género. Graciela Susana Schmidt, Comisión de Mujeres Arquitectas del Colegio de Arquitectos de Rosario, Argentina
En la ciudad la violencia de género se ejerce en forma cotidiana. Una ciudad segura depende de la participación de la ciudadanía y
mujeres indígenas en San Quintín. Lya Margarita Nino Contreras, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexico
Se presentan los casos de Rosa y Ramona, mujeres de la mixteca oaxaqueña que se asentaron en el valle de San Quintín en el estado de Baja California, Mexico y que, a través de sus historias de vida, podemos observar y analizar sus procesos de empoderamiento asociados a múltiples factores que se entrelazan y desenvuelven diacrónicamente y se muestra que son más versátiles de lo que se tiende a suponer.
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5 July, juillet,julio Los derechos humanos de las mujeres indígenas en México: un análisis jurídico. Ilyhada Odisea Garcia Contreras, Universidad de Roma “la Sapienza”, Mexico
Nuestro trabajo de investigación pretende aportar un breve pero detallado análisis socio-jurídico de las problemáticas actuales y continuos desafíos a los que se enfrentan las mujeres indígenas en México día con día. También se pretende mostrar los avances en México en materia de protección de derechos humanos de las mujeres indígenas. La huerta como espacio de resistencia y lucha. Andrea Celinda Madrid Tamayo, Ecuador
Esta ponencia presenta la acción de las mujeres de Cochapamba frente a la amenaza a su seguridad alimentaria. La visibilización del manejo de los huertos y su participación en el “Proceso de memoria social” resultan estrategias importantes para el empoderamiento de las mujeres y de la comunidad.
141 Sur-veil-ling Borders: The Gaze on Veiled Muslim Women Bodies 15:00 – 16:30 221 Morisset Ayca Tomac, Queen’s University Gender Studies, Canada; Alanur Cavlin-Bozbeyoglu, Canada
144 LGBTTQ In the City 15:00 – 16:30 252 Morisset Gender and an Emerging Metropolis: Vancouverism Meets GLBTQism. Catherine Murray, Simon Fraser University, Canada
This presentation/paper will critically review the role of gender politics in the cultural economy of global cities. Vancouver as an emerging metropolis is examined as a case study. How does an evolving city adapt to gender, race, and other social change? What lessons may be learned? Les jeunes femmes et la bisexualité. Milaine Alarie, Canada
Cette présentation traitera de la bisexualité chez les jeunes femmes, en faisant état des principales théories féministes et Queer et en résumant des recherches sur la bisexualité chez les jeunes, dont celle de la conférencière auprès de jeunes filles canadiennes francophones. Anywhere But Here: Queer Rurality and the Myth of the “Geographic Solution”. Liz Canfield, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA; Cole
This panel aims to raise awareness about relatively new regulations and implementations in border policy focusing on the racialized bodies traveling through Canadian and American borders in the aftermath of September 11. Informative data for contemporary border security regulations of Canada that involve advanced surveillance features will be shared.
142 Military and Peace-keeping: Womens’ Human Rights Bruised, Africa in Legal Pespective 15:00 – 16:30 250 Morisset Dr. Carol Arinze-umobi, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria Dr. Felicia Anyogu, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria
This session will examine the violation of women’s human rights by the military during peace-keeping, as well as the subsequent silence of principal players in governance in West African countries. Presenters will suggest that if no one is above the law and violators must be punished, then the military should not be an exception.
143 RCMP Accountability? Review of Yukon’s Police Force 2010 15:00 – 16:30 251 Morisset Lois Moorcroft, Yukon Women’s Transition Home Society, Canada; Corinne McKay, Canada; Ketsia Houde, Les Essentielles, Canada; Barbara McInerney, Kaushee’s Place, Yukon Women’s Transition Home Society
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will report on our coalition-building activities, systemic problems in RCMP responses to male violence against women, racist behaviours, and on our recommendations for national police force change.
Cridin, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Today queer discourse runs from the city to the country, something that has not been questioned until recently. The aim of this project is to counter this by presenting a dialogic.
145 Our Unspoken Stories: A Movement in Art & Voice Agora University Centre Roya Ghafari, Sexual Assault Support Centre of Ottawa, Canada
Performances by local artists/activists of monologues from the ‘Unspoken Stories’ compilation of immigrant and refugee women’s stories of surviving violence, and cultural integration in the face of racism, discrimination, and multiple barriers to reestablishment and personhood. Performances will be in English, Spanish, and French.
146 Case Studies in Feminist Theory: From Security to Post-Communist Patriarchy 15:00 – 16:30 112 Lamoureux Feminist Security Studies and Hyunhee Kim. Sungju Park-kang, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
This presentation/paper attempts to problematize the case of Hyunhee Kim — known as the North Korean female secret agent who blew up a South Korean aeroplane in 1987 — in the context of Feminist Security Studies, theorizing intersections between gender, pain, and truth. Feminist Imaginaries, Accumulation by Dispossession, and the New Sexual Contract. Karen Ruddy, York University, Canada
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5 July, juillet,julio TThis presentation/paper proposes that the process of “accumulation by dispossession” which characterizes the new imperialism involves not only the enclosure of “the commons”, but also, the appropriation and disavowal of alternative political imaginaries (such as feminism), thereby producing a crisis of feminist political citizenship. A Theory of Patriarchy in Communist and Post-Communist Societies. Andrea Chandler, Carleton University, Canada
This presentation/paper proposes an elaboration of the particular characteristics of post-communist patriarchy, considering factors such as weakness of property rights, monopolistic tendencies of the state, and an incentive structure where collective autonomous action has historically been associated with considerable social risks.
147 “Death of the Female?” Revisited: Impacts of Reprogenetic Technologies on Women’s Lives 15:00 – 16:30 121 Lamoureux Jalna Hanmer, Leeds University, United Kingdom; Farida Akhter, UBINIG (Policy Research for Development Alternative), Bangladesh; Annette Burfoot, Queens University, Canada; Dr. Renate Klein, FINNRAGE, Australia; Sevienna Desaille, Leeds University, United Kingdom
In this session, members of FINRRAGE (Feminist International Network of Resistance to Reproductive and Genetic Engineering) will dialogue about the past and present impact of reprogenetic technologies on women’s lives. Presenters will call for increased activism that is critical of female exploitation through population control, surrogacy, egg ‘donation’, and ‘normalizing’ infertility.
148 Una Perspectiva de Género: Tecnología, Discapacidad, Aborto, Conflictos Armados y Justicia. 15:00 – 16:30 215 Lamoureux La brecha digital de género y el uso de las TICs. Alejandra Benitez Silva, Mexico
Esta ponencia muestra que las nuevas tecnologías de la información reproducen desigualdades que limitan su uso a ciertos sectores de mujeres en México, y que al mismo tiempo éstas son utilizadas estratégicamente por las mujeres para articular acciones en favor del ejercicio de derechos. Una investigación sobre salud y discapacidad con enfoque de género. Sagrario Lobato Huerta, Centro Mexicano Universitario de Ciencias y Humanidades, Mexico
La justicia transicional en Colombia: una perspectiva de género. Karolina Naranjo Velasco, Iniciativa de Mujeres Colombianas por la Paz-IMP, Colombia
Frente a la violencia sexual ejercida contra las mujeres en el contexto del conflicto armado colombiano, esta ponencia analiza las estrategias emprendidas para acceder a la justicia como protagonistas directas, activas y autónomas en el proceso de Justicia Transicional. La campaña por el derecho al aborto legal en Argentina 20052010. Martha I. Rosenberg, Foro por los Derechos Reproductivos, Argentina
Relataré la experiencia de 6 años de trabajo en la organización de esta Campaña, que ha puesto en la agenda pública las condiciones que hacen del aborto la primera causa de muerte por gestación en Argentina y las distintas estrategias desarrolladas. Las mujeres y los conflictos armados. Blanca Estela Dole Duron, Colectivo Feminista Mujeres Universitarias, Honduras
Esta ponencia presenta la experiencia de una organizacion feminista en el contexto del Golpe de Estado en Honduras, en el cual las instituciones oficiales reafirman la tendencia tradicional a la violacion a los derechos humanos de las mujeres, en situaciones de conflicto armado.
149 Gendering Excellence in Academia, Gender Studies, Science and Technology: Critical Reflections and Critical Actions 15:00 – 16:30 219 Lamoureux Liisa Husu, Orebro University, Finland; Sigríður Þorgeirsdóttir, University Of Iceland, Iceland; Jeff Hearn, LinkÖping University, Sweden; Elizabeth Pollitzer, Portia Ltd, United Kingdom; Curt Rice, University of Tromso, Norway; Simone Buitendijk, TNO, Netherlands
This Panel seeks to break ceilings/barriers, with four papers drawing on pioneering work of: genSET, EU project on gender equality in science and technology institutions/leadership; GEXcel, joint university centre of gender excellence in Linköping and Örebro, Sweden; EDDA, Icelandic Centre of Excellence (Equality, Diversity); Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality book series.
150 Les femmes et la mobilisation collective 15:00 – 16:30 220 Lamoureux Rapports de genre et plafond de verre: le cas de l’enseignement supérieur roumain. Daniela Frumusani, University of Bucharest, Romania Stefanel Adriana, Ecological University of Bucharest, Romania
La ponencia señala la pertinencia de la investigación con enfoque de género, cuyos resultados se puedan poner al servicio de la sociedad y generen propuestas que mejoren los programas de salud dirigidos a la población con discapacidad.
Cette présentation rend compte d’une recherche sur la dynamique de genre dans le milieu universitaire roumain (public et privé). Dix entrevues en profondeur menées avec des enseignantes/chercheures occupant des postes de direction témoignent de la persistance du plafond de verre dans ce milieu.
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5 July, juillet,julio Voix et images publiques : les femmes de la communauté
musulmane argentine dans le jeu de définition de l’espace public contemporaine. Mari Sol Garcia Somoza, Argentina
Au cours des deux dernières décennies, l’espace public argentin a donné une plus grande visibilité à l’Islam. Ce processus se met en place à travers la conjonction d’événements socio-politiques qui se font jour sur la scène publique à une échelle locale et d’autres événements de dimension mondiale qui ont donnés lieu à de nouvelles définitions de l’Islam contemporain. Dans ce contexte, les femmes de la communauté musulmane argentine prennent partie et se font entendre dans le débat public, re-définissant rôles, images, voies et espaces à partir de leurs appartenances identitaires : femmes, argentines et musulmanes. Impact de la crise internationale sur l’emploi et la santé des ouvrières du textile au Maroc. Andrea Martinez, Université d’Ottawa, Canada; Kenza Oubejja, Université Mohammed V-AGDAL, Rabat, Maroc
17:00 – 18:30 12140 Desmarais Top Arame, Observatoire genre de Matam au Senegal, Senegal
Cette session décrit une initiative du Projet de Développement Agricole de Matam, regroupant des ONG, des associations civiles, des «populations vulnérables» (femmes, jeunes, handicapés) et des représentants des autorités. On intègre la dimension genre pour réduire la pauvreté et l’inégalité sexuelle.
153 Women’s Worlds Congresses Through the Years: From Then To Now 17:00 – 18:30 12130 Desmarais Marilyn P. Safir, University of Haifa, Israel; Florence Denmark, Pace University, USA; Chang Pilwha, Ewha Womans University, South Korea; Teresa Langle de Paz, Foundation for a Culture of Peace, Spain; Martha Mednick, Howard University, USA; Gerd Karin Bjørhovde, University of Tromsø, Norway; Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo,
Cette commuication, partant d’une étude de terrain sur les conditions de vie des ouvrières de Rabat-Salé (Maroc), témoigne de leurs luttes contre les cycles d’oppression (pauvreté, violences et discriminations) nourris par la montée de la mondialisation et du fondamentalisme religieux en période de crise. De la mobilisation collective à l’empowerment. Femmes et conflit armé au Cachemire indien. Dominique Lavoie, ENAP, Canada
En déstabilisant l’ordre social, les conflits armés peuvent ouvrir aux femmes de nouveaux espaces d’action et de parole. Basée sur une étude menée auprès d’organisations locales de femmes, cette présentation traitera des liens entre la mobilisation collective et l’empowerment.
151 Gender Equality in Politics: Two Case Studies 15:00 – 16:30 342 Lamoureux Local Environmental Politics for Global Gender Equality: A Finnish
Women’s Organization. Marja Vehviläinen, University of Tampere, Finland
This presentation is based on a qualitative empirical study with a vast women’s organization in Finland. It examines the local environmental practices in the North, evaluates the limits of gender equality politics in the organization, and shows practices that have positive consequences on gender equality beyond the North. Barriers to Nigerian Women’s Economic Independence and Political Participation. Arinola Oluwo, NAUW-IFUW, Nigeria
Makerere University, Uganda
This session recounts the founding of the first Women’s Worlds congress and looks at how the subsequent eight congresses evolved. This symposium-style discussion will include reflections by various congress co-chairs about the organizing and impact of Women’s Worlds over the years.
154 Entrepreneuriat chez les femmes handicapées 17:00 – 18:30 12120 Desmarais Wassyla Hadjabi, AFHM Selma Kouidri
Ce panel réunit 3 ou 4 femmes dont 3 participantes au projet, vivant avec différents handicaps, qui détailleront leur expérience. Après une présentation, l’auditoire échangera avec les panelistes pour mieux comprendre les défis et solutions propres aux femmes handicapées. Traduction et interprétation par signes.
155 Women’s Movement in Russia: Center to Periphery 17:00 – 18:30 12113 Desmarais Natalia Gafizova, Ivanovo State University, Russian Federation Alexandra Kolesnikova, Ivanovo Centre for Gender Studies, Russian Federation; Nina Shabalina, Women Business Centre “etoile”, Russian Federation; Lubov Shtyleva, Women’s Congress of Kola Peninsula, Russian Federation; Irina Yukina, Nevsky Institute of Language and
This session will discuss the factors which inhibit women in Nigeria from attaining economic independence, for example, lack of male assistance in domestic chores, considered solely a woman’s responsibility in many parts of Nigeria, and slow progress in the inclusion of women in decision-making bodies like parliament.
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Culture, Russian Federation; Olga Shnyrova, Ivanovo Centre for Gender Studies, Russian Federation
This roundtable featuring Russian feminist activists and researchers working at regional, national, and international levels will theorize about main trends and the place of feminism in Russia within a global context and compare/discuss common strategies and political agendas in the promotion of gender equality in an unfavorable political regime of “imitated democracy”.
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5 July, juillet,julio 156 Breaking Down Cultural and Leadership Barriers 17:00 – 18:30 12111 Desmarais Antoinette Zloty, Congress of Black Women of Canada Inc.Manitoba Chapter, Canada; Lisa Hackett, Congress of Black Women of Canada Inc.- Manitoba Chapter, Canada; Beatrice Watson, Congress of Black Women of Canada Inc.- Manitoba Chapter, Canada
This is a presentation about an initiative undertaken by the Manitoba chapter of the Congress of Black Women (COBW) — a Cultural Awareness Workshop to empower women, facilitate cross-cultural education, engage youth, provide opportunities for leadership, and secure funding. COBW will engage participants on suggestions for enhancement and sustainability of this workshop.
157 Women’s Political Representation: Quotas and Other Successes 17:00 – 18:30 12110 Desmarais Gender Quotas and the Electoral Project in Comparative Perspective. Chandra Pasma, Canada
This presentation identifies the factors that facilitate women’s political representation through the examination of six countries with quota systems. The comparison highlights the importance of political opportunity structure, since strategies adopted by women’s movements are shaped by the opportunities presented by their political and institutional contexts. Reservation For Women in India’s Parliament: Challenges and Prospects. Parvathy Appaiah, University College, India
This paper examines how India is trying to make legislation for women’s reservation in elected bodies, indicating that women face challenges in the world of power and politics. The paper argues that reservation in elected bodies is the most effective way a woman can break the ceiling and make a statement of equality. Women’s Resistance and Political Participation in Uganda.
participantes, animée par Isabelle Desbiens de la Direction des communications et Nathalie Roy de la Direction de la recherche et de l’analyse. Christiane Pelchat, Chair of Quebec’s Status of Women department, will moderate this session about Quebec’s experience with gender budgeting. A question and comment period will be moderated by Isabelle Desbiens of Communications and Nathalie Roy from the Research and Analysis Branch Les femmes et le pouvoir au sein des organisations / Women and Power Within Organizations. Marie Bécotte, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
Sous forme de Individual Pourquoi les femmes sont-elles encore si faiblement représentées au sommet des hiérarchies organisationnelles? Le plafond de verre, l’hégémonie masculine, la conciliation travail famille, sont quelques raisons évoquées pour expliquer la situation. Mais, la relation particulière des femmes au pouvoir pourrait-elle avoir un impact sur le niveau hiérarchique atteint? Why are women still so poorly represented at the top of organizational hierarchies? The glass ceiling, male hegemony, and work-family balance are a few factors. But could women’s unique relationship with power impact which level of hierarchy they reach? Cette session sera interprétée en français et anglais. / This session will be interpreted in French and English.
159 Confidence to Make Change: Improving Human Rights Law 17:00 – 18:30 11161 Desmarais Lois Moorcroft, Yukon Women’s Transition Home Society, Canada; Melissa Atkinson, Yukon Human Rights Commission; Krystal Loverin, Canada; Charlotte Hrenchuk, Yukon Status of Women Council, Canada; Heather Macfadgen, Yukon Human Rights Commission, Canada
This paper will offer critical reflection on how Ugandan women are “changing rules, seizing opportunities, and forging new ground.” Over the last 48 years, the situation of women in Uganda has evolved from total invisibility at independence in 1962 to prominence in 2010.
This panel will present northern research, results achieved, and the ongoing work to advance women’s equality in the Yukon. Yukon women’s groups and its Human Rights Commission collaborated to improve human rights law, advocated for recognizing violence against women, Aboriginal identity, social condition, and housing as grounds for discrimination in the Human Rights Act.
158 Les femmes et le pouvoir dans les organisations hiérarchiques.
160 Northern Perspectives, Stories, and Leadership
Kabahenda Nyakabwa, Canada
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La budgétisation sensible au genre / Gender Budgeting. Nathalie Roy, Conseil du statut de la femme du Québec
Sous forme de Individual Paper, la présidente du Conseil du statut de la femme du Québec, Mme Christiane Pelchat, animera une séance sur le thème de “ la budgétisation sensible au genre et l’expérience québécoise “. La présentation sera suivie d’une période de questions et de commentaires de la part des
Securing Our Place in Northern Society. Lois Mae Little, Canada
Based on conversations with 23 indigenous and non-indigenous women in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) active on social justice and women’s issues, this critical examination of the lives and future of women illuminates the solitudes, isolation, and vulnerability of northern women. These circumstances
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5 July, juillet,julio characterized our colonial past and, through the increased presence of global resource industries, are becoming entrenched as our future. Gender and Geography — Women Writing the High North. Gerd Karin Bjørhovde, University of Tromsø, Norway
Looking at border-crossing texts from the North, including poems, narratives, and essays, this paper examines what such texts might express about the world we live in and how writers are grappling with present-day challenges of identity, of class, ethnicity, and nationality. Evolution of Nunavut. Leslie Quammainiq, Pond Inlet
Mythili Rajiva, Saint Mary’s University, Canada; Jane Ku, University of Windsor, Canada; Peruvemba S. Jaya, University of Ottawa, Canada; Evangelia Tastsoglou, Saint Mary’s University and ISAResearch Committee on “Women in Society”, Canada
This panel consists of four papers on the barriers, agency, negotiations, resistances, and re-constructions by immigrant women in the private-public continuum in Atlantic Canada. While the context is local, immigrant women’s experiences are related and contextualized into the national, global, and transnational levels.
165 Inside the Feminine: Shifting the Global Leadership Paradigm
This session looks at the evolution of the newest territory in Canada, Nunavut, from men’s power to women’s leadership.
17:00 – 18:30 8143 Desmarais
161 Challenges and Possibilities of Transnational and Cross-Cultural Feminist SelfMaking
Lewis, Deep Democracy International, South Africa; Jean Trimnell,
17:00 – 18:30 10143 Desmarais
Using tools of ‘Deep Democracy’, this session will engage participants in conversations exploring issues of leadership, including the impacts of under-representation of the feminine archetype. Participants will experience innovative processes and gain powerful insights into their own ability to enhance the feminine archetype of leadership within their sphere of influence.
Yukyung Kim-cho, University of Toronto, Canada
This workshop is for women who have experienced tensions between their feminist values and reality of lives in a transnational and cross-cultural context. With images and narratives, participants will be guided to visit, reflect and strategize on their experience of ethnocultural Otherness and feminist self-making.
162 Women’s Leadership in Social Welfare Development in Comparative Perspective
Georgina Veldhorst, Deep Democracy International, Kenya; Myrna VW Consulting Inc, Canada; Aftab Erfam, University of British Columbia, Canada
166 Las hijas de la mala vida:¿quién decide, cómo y désde donde? 17:00 – 18:30 8161 Desmarais Guadalupe Hernandez Guerrero, Instituto de las Mujeres Y el
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Liderazgo en Sinaloa, A.C., Mexico; Martha Carmina Lopez Araiza
Lanyan Chen, Nipissing University, Canada; Sara Mearini, Nipissing
Ruth Gerado Martinez, Asociación Mexicana de Biomnémica, A.C.,
University, Canada; Sandra Linklater, Nipissing University, Canada;
Mexico; Ana Amillategui, Mexico
Gonzalez, Asociación Mexicana de Biomnémica, A.C., Mexico;
Jacklyn Frias, Nipissing University, Canada
Through four presentations, this panel will assess poverty levels in different communities in northern Ontario and discuss how women’s groups have exercised leadership in promoting social welfare program initiatives to combat poverty.
La reincidencia en las conductas violentas es un problema cotidiano que afecta la vida personal y profesional de las mujeres. Esta ponencia es una reflexión profunda sobre la terapía biomnémica y sus repercuciones en el entorno íntimo de las mujeres que deciden iniciar un proceso de autoconocimiento.
163 NESA-NET: Gender Equality in Youth Project
167 Intersectional Analysis: Methodology, Practice, and Learning Tool
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Kidus Gashaw Mehalu, CNCSD, Ethiopia
Towards a Methodology For Intersectionality: An Axiom-Based
This session will showcase the work of NESA-NET — an initiative dedicated to identifying the challenges faced by young women in disadvantaged communities in relation to gender equality. Discussion will explore current trends of gender mainstreaming in youth projects and youth work in general.
164 Immigrant Women in Atlantic Canada: Challenges, Negotiations and Reconstructions 17:00 – 18:30 9161 Desmarais 56
Approach. Heather Hillsburg, University of Ottawa, Canada
This session examines current methodologies to conducting intersectional analysis and proposes a methodology grounded in what the methodology does not do. The presenter will outline four research axioms. Putting Intersectionality into Practice: Theoretical Positions and Empirical Problems. Dr. Hazel Conley, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom; Dr. Sue Durbin, University of the West of England, United Kingdom
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5 July, juillet,julio The focus of this paper/presentation is intersectionality as a concept and as a practice. Presenters will examine the empirical evidence, theoretical positions, and recent legal developments in the United Kingdom that have attempted to capture issues of multiple discrimination and what the main problems/barriers are in operationalizing the concept of intersectionality. Points of Intersection: Learning Through Feminist Non-Credit Learning Processes. Christine Mckenzie, University of Toronto, Canada
This presentation/paper examines learning practices used to help women learners gain consciousness on issues of power and oppression in ways that connect with the concepts of intersecting and interlocking oppressions.
168 Lesbians: What Kind of World Are We Building Today? / Lesbiennes, quel monde construisons-nous aujourd’hui? / Lesbianas, ¿cuál es el mundo que construimos hoy?l 17:00 – 18:30 4101 Desmarais Gloria Escomel; Susan Hawthorne, James Cook University and Spinifex Press and Coalition of Activist Lesbians, Australia; Vanessa Dorvily, V DIRECK (Coalition Multimunco, Perspectives ébènes de Montréal, Ethnoculture.org), Canada; Dominique Bourque, Université d’Ottawa, Canada
To provide a safe place for the visibility, exchange, reflections of lesbians where they can discuss their visions, values, and current achievements. Three presenters engaged in different ways and belonging to the three linguistic cultures of the congress (hispanic, francophone, anglophone) and different backgrounds will open the discussion by presenting their own work (or that of their organizations).
The Right to Communicate: Women’s Participation in Mexican Media. Aimée Vega Montiel, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
This paper offers an overview of the relationship of women with Mexican media industries — as owners, media workers, and media producers — from a feminist theoretical perspective. Research on media ownership and its implications in the production routines and content shows a deprivation and a discriminatory relationship of women by the media industry. Women and ICTs for a Globalized Era. Helen Aklilu Belachew, Shareone: Sittard, the Netherlands
This paper will propose advancing women’s equality and justice through the use of ICTs (information and communication technologies). Discussion will look at challenges women face in accessing and using ICTS for self-determination and knowledge gaps. A new ICT framework for overcoming barriers to women’s empowerment — GlobeNetEknowledge for Women (GNEKW) — will be introduced. Informed Opinions: Bridging the Gender Gap in Public Discourse. Shari Graydon, Media Action, Canada
This engaging, interactive, and practical session moves from research to applied strategies for increasing women’s contribution to information media and public discourse. Participants will discuss how to raise the profile of issues dear to women, exert more influence on public policy priorities, and reinforce the centrality of our concerns and perspectives.
170 LGBTTQ Experiences from Taiwan and Japan 17:00 – 18:30 6160 Desmarais
Fournir un lieu de visibilité, d’échanges et de réflexions sécuritaire aux lesbiennes présentes en leur proposant de discuter de leurs visions, valeurs et réalisations actuelles. Trois présentatrices engagées de manière différente et appartenant aux trois cultures linguistiques du congrès (hispanophone, francophone et anglophone), ainsi qu’à différentes autres cultures ouvriront la discussion en présentant leurs propres démarches (ou celle du groupe au sein duquel elles militent).
Development of Gender Consciousness in Campus Life of Cool/
Proporcionar un lugar de visibilidad, intercambio de ideas y de reflexiones seguro para lesbianas done pueden discutir sus visiones, valores y logros actuales. Tres presentadoras dedicadas a diferentes y pertenecientes de las tres culturas lingüísticas del Congreso (Hispanico, Francófono y Anglohablante), y diferentes culturas, abrirían el debate con la presentación de sus propias acciones (o los del grupo en el que abogan).
Chiang, Ying Fan, Taiwan Gender Equality Education Association,
This session will be interpreted in French, English, and Spanish. / Cette session sera interprétée en français, anglais et espagnol. / Esta sesión se interpretará en Francés, Inglés y Español.
169 Media and ICTs: Women’s Access, Leadership, and Networking 17:00 – 18:30 4130 Desmarais
Queer Boys. Cho, Keng-yu, Fujen Catholic University, Taiwan
This session looks at how reflective practice on the dismantling patriarchy contributes in particular to the unique terms of the on-campus experiences of cool/queer boys. The Friendship and Intimate Relationships of Taiwan’s Lesbians. Peng Hsin Yun, Taiwan Gender Equality Education Association, Taiwan; Taiwan
This presentation of a 6-minute film about five lesbians in Taiwan introduces their friends-making process and expectation of intimacy relationship in life. Through ethnography research and participant observation, presenters will encourage cultural exchange to understand the Taiwan lesbian’s unique situation of intimacy relationships. Filipino Fujoshi: Discourses of Transgression and Resistance through Yaoi and BL Fandom. Tricia Abigail Santos Fermin, Osaka University, Japan
This presentation looks at the cultural appropriation of Yaoi and Boys Love — two romantic genres originating from Japan
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5 July, juillet,julio that deal with homoerotic relationships, Japanese manga, and Filipino anime fans — and will explore how the resulting fan community’s activities become a site for the exploration of issues of female sexuality, homosexuality, and religious ideologies.
171 Rural Women and Globalization: the Example of the Republic of Croatia 17:00 – 18:30 7170 Desmarais
Women in a Mine’s World. Tracy Glynn, Canada
This paper is an examination of the situation of Indigenous women impacted by mining and an analysis of how mining affects gender inequalities. As a Gordon Fellow, the presenter is documenting stories of Indigenous women in Indonesia, Guatemala, and Labrador and making policy recommendations based on gender assessments.
Entrepreneurship, Croatia; Karmen Sinkovic, Ministry of Agriculture,
174 Where is the Love? RE/thinking Feminist Workplaces
Fisheries and Rural Development, Croatia
17:00 – 18:30 224B Morisset
This roundtable will look at how the strong powers of globalization change a rural area, and thus, the role of women living there. In an example in the Republic of Crotia where patriarchal attitudes are changing, a woman wants to become independent financially and begins with entrepreneurial activities.
Annie Banks, Social Action Network of 4, Canada; Soumya
Ana Vincent Sepic, Ministry of Economy, Labour and
172 La participación política de las mujeres en Jalisco, México 17:00 – 18:30 3102 Desmarais
Natarajan, Social Action Group of 4, Canada; Manjeet Birk, Social Action Network of 4, Canada
Using a fishbowl-style forum, SANo4 will uncover the oppressive systems of violence within feminist and non-profit workplaces. This session aims to stimulate conversation around shattering this “ceiling” so we can move forward in our social justice work.
Olga Patricia Vergara Guzmán, Directora de Participación
175 Sex Trafficking of Women and Children: Scourge of the Century
Ciudadana del Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana del
17:00 – 18:30 250 Morisset
Estado de Jalisco, Mexico; Griselda Beatriz Rangel Juárez, Directora de Comisiones del Consejo General del Instituto Electoral y de Participacion Ciudadana, Mexico
Dr. Josephine Nkiru-edna Alumanah, Action in Distress Foundation, Nigeria; Veronica I. Okeke, Action in Distress Foundation, Nigeria; Unoma Christiana Onuorah, Action in Distress Foundation, Nigeria
La ponencia compara la participación política nacional y local de las mujeres en México, a partir de 1994.En particular, se analizan la participación de las mujeres desde los partidos políticos y las políticas para incrementar su participación cívica y política.
173 Women and the Earth: Climate Change and Resource Extraction
This panel aims to highlight the sociological implications of sex trafficking for appropriate recommendations and intervention to improve women’s health, well-being, and human rights. Challenges of prostitution are being faced world-wide, thus why it happens — including the pathways — and why it prevails.
17:00 – 18:30 3120 Desmarais
176 Engaging Women Students Through New Media and Community Service Learning
Gender, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice in India.
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Sonalini Kaur Sapra, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, USA
This presentation/paper argues that setting up climate change and the adaptation/mitigation policies needed to combat it as primarily a scientific and economic problem (as does the National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) released in India in June 2008) presents a significant barrier to addressing social and gender justice concerns. Mainstreaming Gender Justice in Ecological Security. Angela Wallace, University of London, Centre for Development, Environment and Policy, Canada
This session argues that climate justice and gender justice need to be inseparable in our efforts to achieve the full expression of women’s rights. Presenters will suggest that integrating women’s participation at all levels of development and requiring the inclusion of policy agendas across the spectrum of global issues will produce new solutions to complex issues.
Marlo Edwards, Okanagan College, Canada; Ilya Parkins, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada; Wendy Peters, Nipissing University, Canada
This session shares the case studies of three post-secondary professors working with women students in Canadian cities regarding innovative class projects involving community service learning and/or new media technologies. Focusing on the ethical challenges posed by these engagements, discussion will engage participants on feminist teaching strategies using non-traditional pedagogical resources.
177 Fostering Leadership: Creating Safe Spaces for Girls and Young Women to Engage in Collective Action 17:00 – 18:30 252 Morisset Yasmin Hussain, Sexual Assault Centre London, Canada; Randa Bringi, Sexual Assault Centre London, Canada; Shauna Kechegonichols, Sexual Assault Centre London, Canada; Julia Ferguson,
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Exploring themes related to Breaking Ground, the session aims to foster young women’s leadership and transformational change by examining the need to do things differently by looking at how the Girls Helping Girls project provided opportunities for young women from diverse social locations to express and explore their leadership and community activism/engagement using participatory and creative strategies.
178 Gendered Survival Strategies: From MicroCredit to Rural Tourism to the Body 17:00 – 18:30 215 Lamoureux Yasmin Hussain, Sexual Assault Microcredit Reconsidered:
Neoliberalism, Women, and Microcredit as a Poverty Elimination Strategy. Fatma Cansu Varol, Ankara University, Turkey
This presentation will examine microcredit from a critical feminist perspective and try to depict the limits of the microcredit strategy by relating it to the broader neoliberal context. Discussion will look at how microcredit has lately been embraced as a strategy to eliminate women’s poverty or poverty in general through the means and labor of women. An Island without Kidneys: Breaking the Myths of ‘Survival’. Kaira Zoe K. Alburo, University of the Philippines, Philippines
Economic restructuring has resulted in a cumulative disadvantage for the poor, especially women. It, along with development, must be re-thought in favour of gender equity. Using a case study in an urban poor community in the Philippines renowned for its underground kidney market, I argue that the human body is a literal resource for survival. Gender Equality and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Cameroon. Jane Frances Ngoinsay Mufua, Centre for Human Rights and Peace Advocacy, Cameroon
development of women’s physical activities in Taiwan, aiming to reveal the tension and struggles of women’s bodily experiences caught between continuity and change, tradition and modernity, and the local and the global in a culture facing the economic and political realities of the modern world.
179 Empowerment Across Africa: Challenging Discrimination, Trafficking, and Exclusion 17:00 – 18:30 220 Lamoureux The Castrated He-goat: Female Initiation and Patriarchy in Ghana. Priscilla Akua Boakye, University of Tromsø, Norway
Based on a masters’ thesis on female initiation observed by a tribe in Ghana — the Krobos — this presentation involves a brief description of the initiation ceremony, a discussion of its history/ origination, aspects of symbolism, and how it is used as a means of female empowerment in a male-dominated society. Ndanka Ndanka: Assessing MDG #3 To Promote Gender Equality in the Gambia. Helen G Daugherty, St Mary’s College of Maryland, USA
This paper/presentation will assess the progress made in the Gambia on education, employment, and political representation since the United Nations adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000 to reduce extreme poverty by 2015, goal three being to promote gender equality and empower women. Speak No Evil: The Unspoken Story of the Trafficking of Ghanaian Women. Ramona Vijeyarasa, University of New South Wales, Australia
Based on fieldwork carried out in Ghana from July to October 2010, this paper discusses 17 interviews with key informants. The data confirms that trafficking of Ghanaian women occurs, yet remains an unspoken issue, de-prioritized on the political, legal and policy agenda in Ghana. Including and Empowering Girls with Disabilities. Yvonne Zimba, Zambia Federation of Disability Organizations, Zambia
This session looks at how gender inequality and persistent violations of women rights continue to impact negatively on women in Cameroon and their children, vis-a-vis HIV/AIDS. Strategies to combat HIV/AIDS have capitalized on preaching abstinence, fidelity, and condom use without taking into consideration the uneven playing field.
The presentation will look at disability organizations and government programmes in Africa aimed at empowering disabled persons and the gross mistake being made by not reaching out to include girls with disabilities. The presentation will also suggest ways in which organizations and interventions programmes can include and focus on girls with disabilities.
Gendered Dimensional Analysis of Rural Tourism as Perceived by Host Community. Mansour Ghanian, Ramin University, Iran
This study investigates the perception of gender groups as a host community with regards to development of rural tourism in western Iran. According to researchers, women have an inevitable role in rural development. Yet rural tourism as an alternative to sustainable development and rural interventions require more attention to gender issues. Making the Modern Body: Women’s Participation in Physical Activities in Taiwan. Hsiao-ting Huang, McGill University, Canada
This session look at research which reviewed the contemporary
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6 July, juillet,julio 180 Un “Ayni”para un mundo nuevo
184 Examining Korea: (Im)Migration, Labour, Sex Trade, Marriage
13:00 – 14:30 12140 Desmarais Angela Caceres Laime, Frente Revolucionario de Mujeres “kantuta”,
13:00 – 14:30 12111 Desmarais
Bolivia; Nelly Chambi Ramos, Frente Revolucionario de Mujeres
Multicultural Families in Contemporary Korea. Anna Kim, Catholic
“kantuta”, Bolivia; Marivel Vilacama Marca, Frente Revolucionario
University of Daegu, South Korea
de Mujeres “kantuta”, Bolivia; Sandra Pereira Caceres, Frente Revolucionario de Mujeres “kantuta”, Bolivia; Elva Elysabed Cruz Aguirre, Frente Revolucionario de Mujeres “kantuta”, Bolivia; Susana Ramos Flores, Frente Revolucionario de Mujeres “kantuta”, Bolivia
El “Ayni” es un sistema de trabajo de reciprocidad familiar entre los miembros del “Ayllu”, suyos objetivos principales son la agricultura y la construcción de viviendas. Las invitamos a l@s participantes de MDM 2011 a construir un “Ayni” como metáfora de un mundo nuevo.
181 Medicine Bundles: Applying Indigenous Wisdom to Women’s Health 13:00 – 14:30 12130 Desmarais Allison Fisher, Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, Canada; Carlie Chase, Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, Canada; Janice Longboat, Canada; Dr. Sandra De La Ronde, Society of Obstetricians Gynaecologists Canada, Canada.
In this session, participants will create Aboriginal medicine bundles and explore how the wisdom in this Aboriginal teaching links to the innovative vision for Aboriginal maternal health and wellness pursued by Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC).
182 The Crisis of Women with Disabilities and Access to Health Care 13:00 – 14:30 12120 Desmarais Emily Ternette, Disabled Women’s Network (DAWN) Manitoba, Canada; Diane Driedger, Disabled Women’s Network (DAWN) Manitoba
In this session, personal encounters with barriers to health care in Manitoba will be shared by women with disabilities. From inaccessible doctors’ offices and examination tables to medical practitioners’ lack of knowledge about disability to doctors who do not want to take patients with complex health issues or disabilities.
Gender and Emerging Discourse of Multiculturalism in South Korea. Keumjae Park, William Paterson University, USA
This paper critically reviews the newly emerging discourses of multiculturalism in South Korea. The influx of Asian labor and marriage migrants has spawned dynamic discussions Korea’s demographic changes. The session will look at mainstream discourses in multiculturalism using gender as the analytical focus. Anti-Trafficking Legal Regimes: Korean Women’s Migration to the Sex Industry in Canada. Jeewon Min, University of British Columbia, Canada
This paper explores interactions between two different legal jurisdictions in South Korea and Canada in the matters of prostitution and sex trafficking. What legal mechanisms in both South Korea and Canada play a role to stop trafficking in both domestic and international levels, and how is transnational legal space created through the anti-trafficking polices? Intersectional Positioning of Immigrant Women Married to Korean
Men. Myung-hye Kim, Chonnam National University, South Korea; Lee Seung-hee, Chonnam National University, Republic of Korea
This paper analyzes the life histories of Thai women who migrated to South Korea for marriage over a full course of marriage migration process and examines how various power mechanisms intervene and create space for intersectional repositioning of these women in the Korean society.
185 Feminist Organizing in the Academy: A Retrospective and Prospective Roundtable 13:00 – 14:30 12110 Desmarais Roxana Ng, University of Toronto, Canada; Angela Lytle, University of Toronto, Canada; Jamie Ryckman, University of Toronto, Canada;
183 Accessing Justice: Gender Based Violence in Sri Lanka
Yidan Zhu, University of Toronto, Canada
13:00 – 14:30 12113 Desmarais Premawathi Geegana Gamage, Sri Lanka; Anberiya Hanifa, Muslim Women’s Research and Action Forum, Sri Lanka
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Based on the concept of social exclusion, this presentation/paper aims to empirically analyze the current conditions and the status of migrant women in Korea.
This roundtable brings together activists from the academy and the community in the global North and South to review the spaces for feminist scholarship and praxis in the academy, examine the narrowing of these spaces under neoliberal restructuring, explore strategies for maintaining these spaces, and develop strategic alliances.
186 Chercheurs invités et perspectives féministes sur la mondialisation / Visiting Scholars in Feminist Perspectives on
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6 July, juillet,julio 189 Wake Up Canada! The Poor Redefining Ourselves
Globalization 13:00 – 14:30 12102 Desmarais Saraswati Raju, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India; Viviane Ondoua
13:00 – 14:30 10143 Desmarais
Biwole, Institut supérieur de Management Public, Cameroon; Savita
Patricia Cummings-Diaz, Forward, Canada; Cheryl Smith, Peacock
Singal, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, India; Marie Suzanne
Poverty, Canada; Ashley Quinn, No More Silence
Badji, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal; Grace Kwhaya Puja, St Augustine University of Tanzania, Tanzania; Assistan Diallo, Mali
Co-hôté par l’Université d’Ottawa et l’Université Carleton, ce panneau de l’ancien “chercheurs invités en perspectives féministes sur la mondialisation” partagera son expérience de venir faire de la recherche et d’interagir avec des collègues au Canada, et les avantages et les défis de partager. Hosted by the University of Ottawa and Carleton University, this panel of former “Visiting Scholars in Feminists Perspectives on Globalization” will share its experience of coming to do research and interacting with colleagues in Canada and the benefits and challenges of sharing their knowledge/experience acquired once they returning home. Cette session sera interprétée en français et anglais. / This session will be interpreted in French and English.
187 25 Años de Herramientas e Ideas para Romper Ciclos, Techos y Barreras 13:00 – 14:30 11161 Desmarais Julia Maria Useros Esteban, Asociación para la Promoción y Formación Integral de la Mujer, Spain; Patricia Hernanz Useros, Asociación para la Promoción y Formación Integral de la Mujer, Spain; Maria Dolores Bas Martinez De Pison, Asociación para la Promoción y Formación Integral de la Mujer, Spain; Maria Del
Inspired by the quote “Democracy is the absence of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions and privileges” (Merriam Webster Dictionary, 1974), using the vote and majority rule as tools, this dynamic workshop will explore three groundbreaking grassroots strategies to approaching the impacts of poverty on our lives and the lives of others.
190 Welcome to the Swamp: Solution-Seeking Research is Always Messy 13:00 – 14:30 10161 Desmarais Patricia Rebolledo, Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in Sisterhood; Tiffany Bulmer, Centre for Northern Families; Alexandra Luke, Temiskaming Native Women’s Support Group Charon Asetoyer, Indigenous Women’s Network
This workshop explores the work of a coalition of women’s organizations in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut that wanted to understand the scope and dynamics of women’s homelessness in their own Territory and across Canada’s North. Problems as entrenched as women’s homelesseness in the North are difficult to research.
191 Aging Out of Orphanages in a Marginalized Community: Practical Lessons from Maama Watali Fou 13:00 – 14:30 9143 Desmarais
Rosario Tapias Arcones, Asociación para la Promoción y Formación
Susan Namulindwa, Maama Watali Foundation, Canada; Harriet
Integral de la Mujer, Spain; Hortensia Muñoyerro Becerril, Asociación
Nannyonga, Maama Watali; Beatrice Namirimu, Mama Watali
para la Promoción y Formación Integral de la Mujer, Spain; Mª InÉs-victoria Esteban Cabezas, Asociación para la Promoción y Formación Integral de la Mujer, Spain
Esta ponencia presenta 25 años de trabajo de una Asociación cuyos objetivos han sido la igualdad, la libertad y la seguridad de las mujeres. Las necesidades, la violencia de género, la dependencia, la falta de reconocimiento persisten. Nuestras actividades mantienen abiertas las expectativas de futuro.
188 Exclusion of Women in Political Leadership in Kenya
This presentation will discuss how local grassroots efforts in Luweero intervene and limit/eliminate exploitation of young adults once their age eligibility for orphanages is exhausted. Luweero was an epicentre of a brutal civil war and high levels of HIV/AIDS infection rates, resulting in huge numbers of orphans and vulnerable young adults.
192 Feminist geography and the dynamics of inclusion, exclusion, and place 13:00 – 14:30 9161 Desmarais Margaret Mizzi, Carleton University, Canada; Jocelyn Plane, Carleton
13:00 – 14:30 11143 Desmarais
University, Canada; Leonore Evans, Carleton University, Canada; Asli
Multicultural Families in Rose Omondi Kisia, Moi University, Kenya
Duru, Carleton University, Canada
This paper documents the challenges and suggests means of improving women’s participation in political leadership in Kenya. Looking at the case of 2007 General Elections and women’s poor political showing in Kenya since independence in 1963, reasons range from cultural practices to intimidation by male competitors to lack of finances to help organize campaigns.
The goal of this session is to highlight the work of four young geography scholars, all of whom incorporate feminist perspectives and methodologies into their work. Each has investigated how socio-spatial relations in specific places are likely to produce effects resulting in inclusions and exclusions for certain individuals and/or groups.
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de: International Development Research Centre (Canada)
13:00 – 14:30 8143 Desmarais
13:00 – 14:30 4101 Desmarais
Maria De Lourdes Machado-Taylor, Center for Research in Higher
Gabrielle Hosein, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad
Education Policies, Portugal; Kate White, Women in Higher Education
and Tobago; Omeyma Shiekh-eldin Gibril, Ahfad University for
Management Network, Australia; Odília Gouveia, Center for
Women, Sudan; Nighat Said Khan, Institute of Women’s Studies,
Research in Higher Education Policies, Portugal
Lahore; Marie-hélène Fall, Afriques Créatives, Sudan; Eileen Alma
This presentation reports on a study of satisfaction and motivation of academic careers in Portugal carried out at the Center for Research on Higher Education Policies. It explores the inequalities between senior female and male academics and how gender has an impact on the development of academic careers at professorial level.
194 Motherhood: Activism, Agency, Advocacy 13:00 – 16:30 8161 Desmarais Sharon Abbey, Brock University, Canada; Manavi Handa, Ryerson University, Canada; Dr. Malika Gasshoff-makilam, Native Berber Woman, Germany; Dr. Mariam Irene Tazi-preve, University of Vienna, Austria; Dr. Andrea O’reilly, School of Women’s Studies, Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement, Canada; Erella Shadmi, Haifa Feminist Center, Israel
These two panels will explore the topic of maternal empowerment from a specifically 21st century perspective, considering the various cultural and political ways mothers may be empowered: education, art, family, and political activism.
195 Women and Institutional Responses to Sexual Violence in Conflict and Post-conflict Zones 13:00 – 14:30 1140 Desmarais Tonia St. Germain, Eastern Oregon University, USA; Olivera Simic, Griffith University
This panel will look at how women engage with institutional frameworks — both national and international — when addressing sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict zones. Examination is of the impact of women’s involvement on the dynamics of intervention and of feminist issues in negotiating the processes of international law, policy, politics, and policing.
196 Re-Defining Political Spaces: A Global Conversation on Women’s Rights, Political Participation, and Representation/Re-définir les espaces politiques: Une conversation globale sur les droits, la participation politique et la représentation des femmes” / Redefinir los espacios políticos: un diálogo global sobre los derechos, la representación y la participación política de las mujeres
(moderator), IDRC, Canada
This session features a conversation with four dynamic women researchers in Senegal, Pakistan, Sudan, and Trinidad who will share their stories and the means for re-defining the political spaces in their countries. They represent an initiative recently launched by The International Development Research Centre to support groundbreaking research on whether and how democratic governance systems and processes respond to women’s rights, needs, and interests, and how governance structures affect equality between women and men. Fourteen research projects spanning seventeen countries are now underway investigating women’s participation and representation in political and public spheres. Cette session prendra la forme d’une conversation avec quatre chercheuses dynamiques venues du Sénégal, du Pakistan, du Soudan et de Trinidad qui vont partager leurs récits et les moyens mis en œuvre pour re-définir les espaces politiques dans leurs pays respectifs. Elles représentent une initiative lancée récemment par le Centre de recherches pour le développement international en appui aux recherches de pointe qui examinent si et de quelles manières les systèmes et processus de gouvernance démocratique réagissent aux droits, aux besoins et aux intérêts des femmes, ainsi que les impacts des structures de gouvernance sur l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes. Quatorze projets de recherches menés dans dix-sept pays sont présentement en marche pour étudier la participation et la représentation des femmes dans les sphères politique et publique. Esta sesión presenta una diálogo con cuatro dinámicas investigadoras procedentes de Senegal, Pakistán, Sudán y Trinidad, quienes compartirán sus historias y métodos para redefinir los espacios políticos en sus países. Estas investigadoras representan una iniciativa propuesta recientemente por el Centro de Internacional de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo para apoyar investigaciones innovadoras sobre las maneras en que los sistemas de gobernanza democrática responden a las necesidades, derechos e intereses de las mujeres, así como también sobre las maneras en que las estructuras de gobernanza influyen en la igualdad entre hombres y mujeres. Actualmente hay catorce proyectos de investigación, que se extienden en 17 países, cuyo objetivo es analizar la participación y la representación de las mujeres en los ámbitos público y político. This session will be interpreted in French, English, and Spanish. / Cette session sera interprétée en français, anglais et espagnol. / Esta sesión se interpretará en Francés, Inglés y Español.
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6 July, juillet,julio 197 Pink and the Thin Blue Line: Policing and Gender Issues in Conflict Regions
201 Voices of Women’s Lived Experience: Leading Collaborative Systemic Change
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Laura-jane Benoit, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada;
Saundra-Lynn Coulter, Women’s Mental Health and Addictions
Christine Briand, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada; Edward
Action Research Coalition and London Abused Women’s Centre,
Jobson, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada; Janice Laws,
Canada; Colleen Purdon, Grey Bruce Violence Prevention
Montreal Police Service, Canada
Coordinating Committee Joanne Pelletier, Laurentian University;
This session will focus on policing and gender issues in conflict areas. Using a multiple formats, discussion will draw on the knowledge and experience of presenters and participants to initiate discourse on ideas for policing gender violence in foreign jurisdictions and on building a rule-based system that is culturally-aware.
198 Création d’un centre familial intergénérationnel géré par des femmes 13:00 – 14:30 4165 Desmarais Khadija Lamrani, Association de Solidarité Canada Maroc, Canada; Majida Lamnini
Cette session débute par un documentaire, commenté par chacune des panelistes. La modératrice posera ensuite des questions relatives à la situation des familles immigrantes, le taux de divorce, le décrochage scolaire, leurs liens par rapport au sujet et la situation actuelle des personnes âgées de la communauté.
199 The Role of Youth in the Healing and Reconciliation Process 13:00 – 14:30 6160 Desmarais Josephine A. Sakwa, Moi University, Kenya; Prisca J. Rotich, Moi University, Kenya
This session explores how youth issues, including gender equity, should be mainstreamed in all sectors of national development — both on micro and macro levels within the public and private sectors and civil society — with special emphasis on affirmative action for youth as a strategy for their participation and empowerment.
200 Working With and On Behalf of Women Prisoners: Human Rights in Action 13:00 – 14:30 7170 Desmarais Kim Pate, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, Canada; Debbie Kilroy, Sisters Inside, Australia; Bev Jacobs, Canada; Candice Pilgrim, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, Canada; CK, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, Canada; Bryonie Baxter, Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa; Sylvie Bouchard, Strength in Sisterhood, Canada; Presenter, TBC (Woman in Prison)
Over two panel presentations, panellists will review the various stages and intersections of Canadian and international initiatives to develop advocacy teams comprised of prisoner peer advocates, allies on the outside, and a network of support communities to work with and on behalf of women in and from prison.
Ruby Frank, Her (hope ~ Equality ~ Respect) Grey Bruce, Canada; Natalie Lamb, Her (hope ~ Equality ~ Respect) Grey Bruce, Canada; Susan MacPhail, Women’s Mental Health and Addictions Action Research Coalition and Wotch, Community Mental Health Services, Canada
This participatory workshop will engage women with lived experience, grassroots activists, and service providers on strategies to support the leadership of women with lived experience of abuse/trauma, marginalization, poverty, homelessness, mental health issues, and/or addictions within the social service/health sectors to promote woman-centered, participatory and trauma-informed services.
202 Women’s Equality and Cultural and Religious Practices 13:00 – 14:30 3120 Desmarais Joanna Birenbaum, Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund, Canada; Doris Buss, Carleton University, Canada; Angela Campbell, University of McGill, Canada
This panel explores current developments in the use of law to advance women’s equality with particular reference to the relationship between law and religious and cultural practices as they are presumed to impact women’s rights.
203 Latin American Women’s Survival, Security, and Success Through Solidarity 13:00 – 14:30 221 Morisset Dr. Christine Gervais, University of Ottawa, Canada; Rosa Maria Trochez, Hermanas de Notre Dame y Remupro, Honduras; Martha Lorena Hernandez Urbina, Fundacion Escuela para Todos, Nicaragua; Betsy Estevez-darling, Canada
This dialogue-based presentation will enable presenters and participates to reflect together on the significance of solidarity as an essential means through which women’s survival, security, and success are achievable in the face of political, educational, social, and economic barriers.
204 Empowering Girls and Women through Gender Reform in Education and Literacy 13:00 – 14:30 250 Morisset Women, Illiteracy, and Public Participation: Barriers to Transforming Governance in Arab states. Melodee M. Baines, Old Dominion University, USA
Historically, where developing states achieved extensive advances in literacy, an increase in political participation also occurred. In
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6 July, juillet,julio Morocco, there is expansion in women’s political representation without literacy advances. If literacy is not necessary to empower women as assumed, how does the traditional focus miss the mark in terms illiterate women’s political agency? Beyond the State: Legitimatizing Gender Equity in Education in Taiwan. Shu-ching Lee, Nanhua University, Taiwan
This is a presentation about an article which examines the formation of the Gender Equity Education Law in Taiwan, detailing the struggles, contentions, and negotiations that underlay the eventual approval of gender reform in education. Towards Empowerment of the Nigerian Girl-Child: A Socio-Cultural
Diagnosis. Adebola Helen Ebunoluwa, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria; Madu Katherine Omeriyang, Nnamdi Azikiwe University,
Protecting Children From Road Traffic: Women’s Work Both Locally and Globally. Arlene Mclaren, Simon Fraser University, Canada
This presentation argues that parental traffic safeguarding is a feminist and global issue. Based on in-depth qualitative interviews, this research explores how mothers of young children practice traffic safeguarding in Vancouver, Canada, and how these practices are shaped by gender and other inequalities in diverse contexts.
206 Re-Imagining Place: Trans-Local Solidarity and Belonging 13:00 – 14:30 256 Morisset Brenda Green, Saskatoon Public School Board, Canada; Cindy
Nigeria
This presentation/paper examines the socio-cultural factors affecting the education of girls and women in Nigeria. It explores the most prominent factors such as early marriage, widowhood practices, Female Genital Mutilation, and other harmful traditional practices with multiple effects and implications. Trokosi: Challenging Girls’ Exclusion from Education Using International Laws. Dr. Betty Baba, University of Ottawa, Canada
This paper explores the customary practices of trokosi, portraying how women remain powerless in spite of the guarantees of their human rights through domestic and international laws. Grassroots research from a feminist perspective examines violence, inequality against women, and solutions to end it.
205 Globalization Around the World: Women’s Movements and Feminism 13:00 – 14:30 251 Morisset Globalization, Intersectionality, and Women’s Activism: Analysis of the Women’s Movement in Mauritius. Ramola Ramtohul, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
This paper/presentation examines the impacts of globalization on the women’s movement in the Mauritian plural and divided society. It seeks to theorise the issues of globalization, intersectionality, and women’s political activism in plural societies, analysing the conditions under which women come together as women in the global age, leading to the empowerment of women. The Women’s Movement in Turkey in the Context of Turkey-EU Relations. Sule Toktas, Kadir Has University, Turkey
This presentation examines the junctures and disjunctures between the European Union membership project and the women’s feminist project in Turkey. Crossing the Divide: Feminism in the 21st Century. Rhoda Asikia Ige, University of Lagos, Nigeria
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principle of social life. It will emphasize the concept of power and the ways it affects social relations.
Hanson, Adult Education, University of Regina, Canada; Patience Elabor-idemudia, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Marie Lovrod, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Feminists are working to re-politicize place as a ground for building solidarity and sustainability projects. Because globalization manipulates over- and under-development — not only of place, resources and opportunities, but of knowledge flows — this panel will addresses how alternative and resistant community-centered knowledge can challenge barriers to mutual security, sustainability, and belonging.
207 The REDress Project: Marking an Absence 13:00 – 14:30 Agora University Centre Jaime Black, Canada
This workshop will provide participants the opportunity to build skills and engagement practices by combining art and community action. Using The REDress Project as a starting point, participants will create their own performance/intervention.
208 Inclusions, Exclusions, Seclusions: Your Stories from Women’s Worlds 2011 13:00 – 14:30 Alumni Auditorium University Centre Lucy Lu, Minwaashin Lodge- Aboriginal Women’s Support Centre, Canada; Alan Wong, Concordia University, Canada; Nisha Sajnani, Post Traumatic Stress Center, USA
Participants will be invited by the Montreal Third Space Playback Theatre Company to share stories of their work on breaking the barriers of social injustice, then watch them played back through improvised theatre. This process of community dialogue builds connections among and within communities.
209 Flesh Mapping, Les draps parlent, resistance des mujeres: prostitution in a globalized world prostitution dans un monde globalisé prostitución en un mundo globalizado 13:00 – 14:30 Terminus University Centre
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6 July, juillet,julio Lee Lakeman, Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, Canada; Diane Matte, Concertation des luttes contre l’exploitation sexuelle, Canada; Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, Native Women’s Association of Canada, Canada; Michelle Audette, Quebec Native Women’s Association, Canada; Young Sook Cho, South Korea;
of social media technology by selected women’s reproductive and sexual health organizations, along with practical suggestions on how all women’s organizations can tap into the full potential of Web 2.0 technology.
Malka Marcovich, France; Fouzia Assali, Morocco; Sigma Huda,
212 Identity and Belonging: Post (Im) Migration Experiences of Women
Bangladesh; Mediatrice Barengaybo, South Africa; Jean Enriquez,
13:00 – 14:30 215 Lamoureux
Indrani Sinha, India; Suzuyo Takazato, Japan; Clorinde Zephyr, Haiti;
Philippines; Cleone Santos, Brazil; Teresa Ulloa Ziáurriz, Mexico; Cherry Smiley, Aboriginal Women’s Action Network, Canada
Negotiating Belonging: Jamaican Migrants’ Social Networks in Toronto’s Inner Suburbs. Brie Mcaloney, University of Ottawa, Canada
Each day, at least 16 women will come to the table, amidst the talking “sheets”, in a facilitated feminist response to prostitution as we build a global women’s movement. Simultaneous translation in English, French Spanish for daily live discussion.
210 Gender-Based Violence and HIV: From Globalization to Local Action 13:00 – 14:30 112 Lamoureux
This presentation/paper focuses on how Black Jamaican migrants in Toronto’s inner suburbs negotiate gender and “racial” identities to construct social networks, and the ways in which the resources contained within these networks may be useful in meeting daily needs. In so doing, it highlights the relationships between social network involvement and experiences of belonging. Breaking Settlement Barriers: Narratives of Refugee Women Teachers
Maytinee Bhongsvej, Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women, Thailand; Patcharin Phuttipongsit, Rayong Hospital, Thailand; Pratumporn Thongphubeth, Chumporn Hospital, Thailand
Through four presentations about research findings and stories about initiatives to integrate GBV (gender-based violence) and HIV in Thailand, this panel aims to highlight successes and challenges of such initiatives, demonstrate women’s experience and community leadership, and share tools that combine knowledge and practice.
From Former Yugoslavia. Snežana Ratkovic, Brock University, Canada
This paper explores the experiences of three teachers from the former Yugoslavia — refugee women who immigrated to Ontario and Quebec during and after the Yugoslav wars. These women’s narratives remained largely outside the “master narrative” of refugee and immigration research while breaking settlement barriers and refugee women stereotypes
213 Leveraging Justice for Women’s Rights: Tools and Strategies
211 ICTs and Web 2.0: Tools for Women’s Empowerment
13:00 – 14:30 219 Lamoureux
13:00 – 14:30 121 Lamoureux
Perspective. Camille Macdonald-Polski, Women Graduates USA, USA
Conquering the Scourge of Human Trafficking: A United States
Education with ICTs: Bridging the Gender-Based Digital Divide in Africa. Leikny Øgrim, Oslo University College, Norway; Ellen Carm, Oslo University College, Norway
This session looks at how various ICTs can be used to break the barriers of gendered digital divide using literature studies and the author’s research experiences. Education is proven to be powerful in fighting poverty, and education for women is crucial for a sustainable development. Convolution of the ICT World: Professional Women in Kenya Speak. Salome Omamo, Own & Associates Centre for Research and Development, Kenya
This session examines constraints which still hinder women’s appropriation, access, and use of ICT for their empowerment. The ICT sector continues to be male-dominated due to policy, institutional arrangements, and processes within ICT operations. High expectations from both men and women, in a patriarchal society, weigh heavily on women in ICT. Women and Web 2.0: Strengthening the Use of Social Media for Women’s Organizations. Gemma Richardson, University of Western Ontario, Canada
This presentation will provide an overview and analysis of the use
This presentation will discuss the broadening and intensifying of human trafficking globally and domestically to include children, technology, and an even more devious supply and demand cycle. Recognition of this tragedy has resulted in Federal and State legislation with roots in the Palermo Protocol and the Trafficking Victims Act of 2000. Socio-economic Empowerment of Rural Women through Technology Intervention: Realizing MDGs through ICTs. Nirupama Prakash, Jaypee University of Information Technology, India
This session looks at a grassroots community development project which used Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) to empower rural women in a rural setting about their health rights per the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and advocated for the removal of gender biases amongst patriarchal setup in Rajasthan. Women’s Access to Justice in Post-Taliban Afghanistan. Cheshmak Farhoumand-sims, Saint Paul University/ The North South Institute, Canada
Based on research conducted in Afghanistan in 2008, this presentation/paper will explore women’s access to justice mechanisms in post-Taliban Afghanistan, highlighting the ongoing social, cultural, and economic challenges that pose
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216 Women’s Stories, Women’s Lives: Constructing Civil Society With Women in Ukraine
The Power of Law in Women’s Rights Movements: Critical Analysis of
15:00 – 16:30 12140 Desmarais
the “One Million Signatures” Campaign. Shiva Olyaei, University of British Columbia, Canada
In this presentation of a critical analysis of women’s rights campaigns and their proposed strategy/approach to “change discriminatory laws to achieve gender equality”, the role of law in securing women’s rights and wellbeing is questioned. The case study is the “One Million Signatures” campaign in Iran. Living in a Safe Post-9/11 World: Strategies for Global Harmony. Rhoda Asikia Ige, University of Lagos, Nigeria
This paper seeks to propose strategies to combat terrorism in the 21st century. As terrorism is on the rise, the global community needs to come together to tackle the menace not by force of law but by a humanist approach to looking at terrorism and ways of combating it.
214 Bridging the Gap: The Role of Women in Emerging African Communities 13:00 – 14:30 219 Lamoureux Alicja Muszynski, University of Waterloo, Canada; Sadia Gassim,
Maureen P. Flaherty, University of Manitoba, Canada
This presentation covers the process and outcomes of a participatory action research project conducted in 2010 in Ukraine for which women from two diverse areas of a divided Ukraine were invited to share their life stories and work in groups to create a vision for Ukraine.
217 Importance of the Seal for Inuit Women 15:00 – 16:30 12130 Desmarais Leslie Qammanit; Mary Avalak; Jeannie Evalik, Canada
In this session, participants will view first hand, touch, and feel the animal (seal). Three generations of Inuit women will share stories about their relationship with seals and how the loss of the sealing industry has had major impact on families, communities, and Elders.
218 Rural Indigenous Women’s Monitoring of Reproductive Health Services in Peru 15:00 – 16:30 12120 Desmarais
World Wide Opportunities for Women, Canada; Jenny Flagler,
Luz Estrada, Care Peru — Puno, Peru; Ariel Frisancho, Care Peru —
University of Waterloo, Canada
Lima, Peru; Jeannie Samuel, University of Toronto, Canada
This panel will engage participants on the unrecognized work of women activists in emerging African communities in Canada, in light of the large influx of African refugees over the last two decades. Presenters will discuss how women have played a central role in maintaining family structures and building new communities in a foreign land.
This panel explores multiple aspects of an Indigenous women’s initiative being implemented in Puno, a region in the Peruvian Andes characterized by high levels of social exclusion, poverty, and gendered marginalization. Through the initiative, Indigenous women act as citizen monitors responsible for oversight of publicly-funded reproductive health services.
215 Models for Social Justice and Violence Intervention Training
219 Repenser de nouvelles formes de solidarités
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Staff Training for Social Justice: One Women’s Center’s Model. Peg
Sisterhood? Repenser de nouvelles formes de solidarités. Tissot
Lonnquist, University of Minnesota, USA
Damien, Université Paris Viii, USA
In this interactive session, a presenter will share one training model (social justice, feminism, statistics, self-confidence, leadership, elevator speech practice) that has helped staff get a jumpstart in their job and succeed outside the workplace, then encourage participants to discuss challenges/opportunities of effective social justice training.
Après un bilan des utilisations faites par le passé du concept de sororité, cette présentation évaluera les critiques qui lui ont été adressées et proposera de repenser ce concept à l’aune des nouvelles configurations des solidarités féministes, pour en proposer de nouvelles formes
Intimate Partner Violence for Social Workers. Rina Arseneault, Centre
globalisé? Micheline Jean, ODSCDHA, Haiti
Muriel Mcqueen Fergusson
This presentation will discuss a training program for social workers on intervening in situations of intimate partner violence as an essential social action approach.
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Cette présentation abordera, à la lumière de l’intersectionnalité, l’enjeu d’une réelle inclusion des femmes, dans le développement social scientifique, politique, communautaire, culturel, etc. audelà de certains obstacles identifiables.
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6 July, juillet,julio 220 Older Women: Contributions and Acceptance 15:00 – 16:30 12111 Desmarais Legacy: Valuing our Grand/Mothers and Their Work. Ila Crawford, Thompson Rivers University, Canada
This artistic presentation proposes that by understanding how women experience aging and looking with new eyes at women’s aging bodies, there will be greater acceptance of their contributions and knowledge. As women’s significant contributions to communities remain largely invisible, female role models are needed to break a cycle of masculine hegemony.
researchers – legal and otherwise – to reflect on legal responses to assisted reproduction: liberation of women, alienation, or exploitation of their bodies? Legal remedies vary by country, but the trend is no longer toward banning. Cette session sera interprétée en français et anglais. / This session will be interpreted in French and English.
223 Sexualidad y jóvenes: romper barreras desde la academia y el activismo 15:00 – 16:30 11161 Desmarais Leticia Garcia Solano, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Acatlán, Mexico; Flor Iliana Alegria Mar, Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir
Expanding Choices for Older Women Against the Backdrop of
A.C., Mexico; Alma Rosa Sanchez Olvera, Universidad Nacional
Stereotypes. Hilary M. Lips, Radford University, USA
Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Older women face stereotypes and conflicting prescriptions on what to do, i.e. retire or lead. This paper summarizes existing research and proposes new directions for study and action. As a large cohort of women moves into older age, it is critical to understand both the pressures they face and the contributions they are poised to make.
Desde la academia y el activismo se destacarán las barreras que las jóvenes han enfrentado para asumir su sexualidad de manera autónoma, a través de procesos de sensibilización, el acceso a la información y su incorporación al sistema educativo.
221 Denaturalizing Nationalisms, Heterosexisms, Masculunities: Is Transnationalism An Answer?
224 Resistance and Resilience: Feminist Community Development and Creating Systemic Transformation 15:00 – 16:30 11143 Desmarais Saundra-lynn Coulter, Women’s Mental Health and Addictions
15:00 – 16:30 12110 Desmarais
Action Research Coalition and London Abused Women’s Centre,
Ayça Kurtoglu, Gender and Women’s Studies Program of Middle
Canada; Susan MacPhail, Women’s Mental Health and Addictions
East Technical University, Turkey; Eda Acara, Queen’s University,
Action Research Coalition and Wotch, Community Mental Health
Canada; Armagan Teke, McMaster University, Canada
Services, Canada
This panel will critically analyze three kinds of practices within the context of Turkey: (i) the scant communication and cooperation between the feminist and labour movements; (ii) women’s conscientious objection; (iii) a women’s strike against a multinational company.
Representing collaboration between women with lived experience and grassroots service providers, this session will engage participants on their stories of resistance, resilience, systemic transformation, and feminist community development. Dialogue will identify and compile strategies and models that transform/ dismantle systemic barriers which retraumatize, marginalize, and stigmatize vulnerable women.
222 Entre libération et aliénation des femmes : la procréation médicalement assistée / Between Liberation and Alienation of Women: Assisted Reproduction 15:00 – 16:30 12102 Desmarais Simone Bateman, Université Paris, France; Louise Langevin, Université
225 Promoting Sex- and Gender-based Analysis at Government and Community Levels 15:00 – 16:30 10143 Desmarais
Laval, Canada; Diane Roman, Université Paris, France; Stéphanie
Jennifer Bernier, Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women`s Health,
Hennette-Vauchez, Université Paris, France; Maryline Bruggeman,
Canada; Sarah Leblanc, Regroupement féministe du Nouveau-
Université de Toulouse, France; Claire Neirinck, Université de
Brunswick; Comité Québécois femmes et développement De
Toulouse, France; Marie-Andrée Jacob, University of Keele, United
l’association Québécoise des organismes de coopération
Kingdom
internationale
La séance réunit des chercheures francophones ou francophiles, juristes ou non, pour réfléchir aux réponses juridiques à la procréation médicalement assistée : libération des femmes, aliénation ou exploitation de leur corps? Les solutions juridiques varient en fonction des pays, mais la tendance n’est plus à l’interdiction.
This interactive session will look at the theory and practice of promoting and integrating gender analysis approaches into community organizations, international development organizations, and government. Led by organizations that promote and lead the integration of gender analysis, the discussion is open to both the public and practitioners of gender analysis.
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6 July, juillet,julio 226 Les stratégies radicales de Monique Wittig pour abolir les catégories qui nous confinent 15:00 – 16:30 10161 Desmarais
230 Teaching with Gender: Asian and European Perspectives 15:00 – 18:30 1140 Desmarais M.l.waaldijk, Utrecht University, Netherlands; Hyekyung Lee, Yonsei
Julia Balén, California State University, USA; Katherine Ann Costello,
University Seoul, South Korea; Edyta Just, University of Lodz and
Duke University, USA; Dominique Bourque, Université d’Ottawa,
Atgender, Poland; Aino-maija Hiltunen, University of Helsinki &
Canada; Katelyn Sylvester
Atgender, Finland; Giovanna Covi, University of Trento & Atgender,
Les panélistes évoqueront les stratégies diverses et originales de Wittig pour annuler les catégories de sexe, de « race », de classe, etc., et ainsi miner le régime hétérosocial. Un dialogue avec la salle explorera l’impact, la pertinence et l’emploi de ces stratégies en 2011.
227 Addressing Sexual Violence with Young Women of Colour and Immigrant/Refugee Girls 15:00 – 16:30 9143 Desmarais Chelby Marie Daigle, Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre; Heather Romanow, Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre
This presentation will demonstrate how to create effective public education tools/techniques and provide culturally appropriate support when working with girls of colour and girls from immigrant and refugee backgrounds, with particular emphasis on Muslim girls from African refugee communities.
228 Breaking the Mould – Girls, Cities, and ICTs 15:00 – 16:30 9161 Desmarais Karen Craggs-Milne, Plan Canada International, Canada
This workshop will help participants understand the issues facing girls in cities and in the digital realm. Participants will identify best practices and concrete strategies to address the urban and technological issues that young women deal with today and how to move forward.
229 Cultural Factors Affecting Women’s Representation in the High-Tech Sector: CrossCultural Comparisons between Canada and Bangladesh 15:00 – 16:30 8143 Desmarais Samina M. Saifuddin, Carleton University, Canada; Lorraine Dyke, Carleton University, Canada; Maria Rasouli, Carleton University, Canada
Women’s representation in the high-tech sector is increasing in a number of Asian countries while their under-representation in this sector in the Western world has been of concern to both industry and academia. A cross-cultural survey attempts to shed light on the cultural, social, and economic factors that may contribute to such differences.
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Italy; Kim Eun-shil, Ewha Women’s University, Korea; Jieun Roh, Ewha Womans University & AASW, Korea; Patricia Treusch, Technical University Berlin & Atgender, Germany
In these two panels, women involved in teaching women’s studies, publishing teaching books on women and gender with transnational perspectives will compare notes on ‘regional’ or ‘continental’ aspects in the design of gender studies programmes, different backgrounds in transnational and interdisciplinary classrooms, and tools for accreditation and quality assessment.
231 Conference or paradigm for future work – are we there yet? A conversation with feminist disability leaders / Congrès ou paradigme pour notre travail futur — où en sommes-nous? Une conversation avec des leaders féministes du milieu des femmes handicapées / Conferencia o paradigma para el futuro — ¿lo hemos logrado? Una conversación con líderes feministas de la disCapacidad Presented by / Présenté par / Presentación de: DAWN Canada (DisAbled Women’s Network) 15:00 – 16:30 4101 Desmarais Presenters / Présentatrices / Ponentes: TBC
As we participate in this historic event and going forward, the DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada invite you to this panel discussion with both Canadian and international presenters on whether this Women’s Worlds can be used as a model for future work. Women’s World 2011 has broken with the traditional courtship of the mainstream women’s movement, focusing instead on ‘the other women’. The resulting event holds promise for best practices in future feminist work and for finally realizing meaningful inclusion in the wider women’s movement. Comme participantes à cet événement historique et le regard tourné vers l’avenir, le Réseau d’action des femmes handicapées du Canada vous invite à ce panel composé de présentatrices canadiennes et internationales qui vont examiner en quoi le présent congrès Mondes des Femmes peut être utilisé comme modèle pour notre travail futur. Mondes des Femmes 2011 a rompu avec le modèle traditionnel d’approche axé sur le grand mouvement des femmes, pour mettre l’accent sur “les autres femmes”! Le congrès qui en résulte permet d’entrevoir pour l’avenir de meilleures pratiques féministes et notre inclusion tant attendue dans le mouvement des femmes élargi.
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6 July, juillet,julio Mientras participamos en este histórico evento, para progresar juntas, la DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada invita a esta sesión, con ponentes canadienses e internacionales, cuyo punto de partida es la pregunta: ¿Podemos usar este Mundo de Mujeres como modelo para el futuro? Al centrar su atención en “¡las otras mujeres!”, Mundos de Mujeres 2011 ha roto con la tradición prevalente en el movimiento de las mujeres. Por ello, este congreso es muy prometedor con respecto a las prácticas idóneas para los movimientos feministas en el futuro y para incluir con éxito a las mujeres disCapacitadas en el movimiento global de las mujeres.
funds for, build solidarity with, and increase awareness about grandmothers affected by AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa. This roundtable will critically examine how this mobilization has benefited African families, challenged marginalizing stereotypes, and revealed the complexities inherent in building international solidarity.
This session will be interpreted in French, English, Spanish, ASL/FSL. / Cette session sera interprétée en français, anglais, espagnol, ASL/ FSL. / Esta sesión se interpretará en Francés, Inglés, Español y ASL/ FSL.
Canada; Teresa Chiesa, Care Canada, Canada; Dr. Beverley
232 Transnational Women Breaking Cultural and Knowledge Barriers: Identities, Culture, and Work
This panel of experts will reflect on the medical, political, and social aspects that influence poor sexual and reproductive health and rights among women in low-resource settings. Discussions will look at how to increase collaboration across sectors for improved health outcomes and increased respect for women’s reproductive rights.
15:00 – 16:30 4130 Desmarais Catrin Lundstrom, Umea University, Sweden; Char Ullman, University of Texas, USA; Cynthia Joseph, Research Committee on Women in Society, International Sociological Association, Australia; Heidi Safia Mirza, University of London, United Kingdom
This panel investigates transnational identities, culture, and work through experiences of trans-migrant women working in Singapore, Melbourne, Tucson, and London. Four case studies will be discussed: Swedish women in Singapore, Mexican women in the United States, Malaysian women in Australia, and minority ethnic women in England.
233 The Stigma of Sex Work: Addressing Problems, Organizing For Change 15:00 – 18:30 4170 Desmarais Chabot Frederique, Autre, Canada; Mensah Maria Nengeh,
235 Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Prioritizing a Multidisciplinary Approach 15:00 – 16:30 6160 Desmarais Dina Epale, Action Canada for Population and Development, Chalmers, Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada / University of Ottawa, Canada; Caroline Montpetit (moderator), SOGC
236 Out of Sight, Out of Mind 15:00 – 16:30 3102 Desmarais Maureen O’Connell, Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Canada; Stephanie Macinnis-Langley, Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Canada
This session proposes that women and girls have become invisible in today’s lexicon. The absence of these words, whether intentional or not, has the systemic effect of creating a barrier to the conscious reflection and analysis needed to evaluate whether policies, practices, and laws impact girls and women differently.
237 Feminist Participatory Action Research and Indigenous and Racialized Girls’ Health
UQAM, Canada; Colette Parent, Université d’Ottawa, Canada;
15:00 – 16:30 3120 Desmarais
Jenn Clamen, Stella, Canada; Kara Gillies, Maggie’s Sex Work
Natalie Clark, Thompson Rivers University, Canada; Jo-anne Lee,
Action, Canada; Sonia Schoepp Anita et Scarcella, Stella, L’amie de Maimie, Canada; Chris Bruckert, Université d’Ottawa, Canada
In this session, key people from the sex worker rights movement in Canada will share different experiences of organizing for sex workers’ rights. Discussion will cover resistance strategies, successes, challenges, and stories from the frontlines. It will also highlight the challenges of organizing around labour, violence, feminist struggles, law reform and trans issues.
234 Wrinkle Power: Critical Perspectives on Grandmothers’ Advocacy and Solidarity 15:00 – 16:30 4165 Desmarais May Chazan, Carleton University/ University of Kwazulu-natal, Canada; Peggy Edwards, Grandmothers to Grandmothers
University of Victoria, Canada; Sandrina de Finney, University, Canada
This workshop invites academic and community engaged researchers working with Indigenous and racialized girls through feminist participatory action research (fpar) to share skills, knowledge, and theories on the praxis of knowledge production from decolonizing, anti-racist, queer-friendly, and transnational perspectives.
238 From Harm Reduction To Liberation: Feminist Alternatives 15:00 – 16:30 250 Morisset Erin Graham, University of British Columbia, Canada; Trisha Baptie, Honour Consulting: Eve (formerly Exploited Voices Now Educating), Canada; Dr. Lise Gotell, University of Alberta; Katarina Macleod, Sex
Campaign, Canada.
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6 July, juillet,julio This session will discuss the potential and limits of harm reduction in relation to prostitution. Dialogue about the implications of harm reduction practices intended to help women in prostitution will be framed by the understanding and analysis of front-line workers, activists, and feminist scholars.
239 Breaking Laws: Decriminalizing Sex Work 15:00 – 16:30 251 Morisset Justine Little, First, Canada; Celine Courchesne, Students for Sex Worker Rights, Canada
This presentation is an opportunity for participants to engage with issues surrounding the decriminalization of sex work and to discuss the impacts of the currently changing legislation as the legal status of sex work in Canada is currently under review.
240 Change of the migrant families — Discussing work and families issues 15:00 – 16:30 256 Morisset
Borderless Cross-Border Care. Eeva Jokinen, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
This presentation/paper argues that the politics of care is increasingly central globally, locally, and within spaces on the move. Focusing on Russian-speaking female migrants living in North Karelia, Finland, discussion will range from caring for parents living on the other side of the border to attitudes that migrant women are suitable for just basic care jobs. To Clean or Not to Clean: Notions of Empowerment and SyrianJewish Women in Mexico. Paulette Schuster, Israel
The presentation looks at the Syrian-Jewish community in Mexico, focusing on the role of domestic helpers as outsiders and as integrative elements of the household. Specifically, the paper examines how they adapt to a domestic sphere foreign to them and how Syrian-Jewish women include or exclude them into their world. Health Caregiving in Families: Women’s Experiences. Chingchu Li,
Lucia E.yamamoto, Shizuoka University, Japan; Sylvia Duarte Dantas,
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan; Bih-Ching Shu, National
Sao Paulo Federal University, Brazil; Jikyung Kim, National Youth Policy
Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Institute of Korea, South Korea; Hyunsuk Park, Tohoku University, Japan; Eva Alterman Blay (moderator), University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Focusing on Brazilian and Korean families living in Japan who returned to their home countries, this panel will ask whether a migration experience changes the family relationship during and after migration, and how migrant families whose members work in demanding conditions share household chores. It also looks at gender perspectives: can migrant women gain personal autonomy?
241 Connecting Indigenous Generations Through Oral Stories and Performance 15:00 – 16:30 Agora University Centre J’net Cavanagh, Catalyst Centre, Canada
In this session, participants will learn an innovative Indigenous method to gathering oral stories and will co-create a final group performance. Connecting the generations will train participants to keep valued oral stories alive through the power of retelling with performance.
This presentation looks at a study which addressed the experiences of women as the health caregiver in their family and the relationship between medical technology and societal changes and their caring way in Taiwan. Achieving health equity for marginalized and diverse women: Models and strategies from two countries and beyond. Sara Torres, University of Ottawa, Canada
Community Health workers /Lay health workers programs (CHW/LHW) use an array of political, social and financial strategies to remove barriers to health services and empower marginalized women from immigrant, refugee and aboriginal communities. This workshop explores women’s leadership of transformational change in achieving health equity for marginalized women and communities.
243 The Role of Women in Post-Conflict and Resolution Processes 15:00 – 16:30 121 Lamoureux
242 On the Move: Domestic and Health Work Under Globalization
Women, Peacemaking and Power in Africa. Aili Mari Tripp, University
15:00 – 16:30 112 Lamoureux
The talk will explore why almost all post-conflict countries in Africa have double the rates of female legislative representation compared with countries that have not undergone conflict. It also will explain why they are passing legislation and making constitutional changes relating to women’s rights faster than non-post-conflict countries.
Les travailleuses domestiques au Canda : une marchandise ou un membre de la famille ? Emilie Giroux-Gareau, Canada
Cette présentation décrira la situation internationale et nationale des travailleuses domestiques et notamment leurs conditions de migration: féminisation de la migration, offre et demande, entrée au Canada et conditions de travail. On abordera des développements récents dans la protection des travailleuses domestiques.
of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Asymmetry in Cross-Conflict Cooperation: Is Gender a Factor? Galia Golan-gild, Hebrew Univeristy, Israel
A study of asymmetry in negotiations and alternative dispute resolution (cross-conflict) followed by the role of gender in each and the experience in Israel-Palestinian women’s cooperation.
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6 July, juillet,julio 244 Women’s Health: Choice and SelfDetermination 15:00 – 16:30 215 Lamoureux Teen Mothers: Making the Road Less Winding. Maytinee Bhongsvej, Association for the Promotion of the Status of Women, Thailand
This presentation describes strategies that support teen mothers with unwanted pregnancy in building and keeping a bond with their babies by making the road less winding for them. It has been considered best practice in sexual and reproductive health programming. My body and my health are mine... I intend to govern them as I myself see fit. Sonja Boon, Memorial University of Newfoundland,
a standardizing of anti-violence initiatives, professional practice, and abuse survivor support services. Using an anti-oppression framework, this paper queries the effect and efficacy of globalized “one-stop shopping” and “co-located” models of frontline service for diverse survivors of domestic violence. Rethinking ‘Recovery’ in the Aftermath of Spousal Abuse. Sophie Tamas, Queens University, Canada
This paper argues that framing the post-abuse process in terms of ‘recovery’ is both harmful and inadequate. Drawing on research with survivors and service providers, it critiques the dominant recovery paradigm and suggests an alternative approach to understanding the aftermath of spousal abuse.
Canada
Listening with Respect: Breaking Cycles of Despair in Trauma
This presentation is an exploration of how a series of 18th century women’s medical consultation letters on the topic of pregnancy and childbirth might be useful in (re)shaping contemporary doctor/patient relationships in the North American context, as they argue convincingly for women patients’ agency and authority in the medical encounter.
Therapeutic intervention with survivors of mass violence requires sensitivity and openness — not only to suffering, but also to resilience, courage, and hope. Healing occurs best when those endeavouring to help do so with the deepest respect for what they can learn as well as for what they can provide.
Native Mothers Governed Post-Freedom. Samantha Feder, University
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of Ottawa, Canada
This presentation discusses how Native mothers are targets of state intervention because they are perceived to put themselves and their children “at risk.” The analysis employs a Foucauldian re-framing of power and governance to illustrate how the (re) colonization and oppression of Native women is perpetuated by welfare and foster care. The Midwifery of Dying. Carrie Schell, The Schell Group, Canada
This workshop explores the need for end-of-life plans which ensure coordinated, informed care based on the beliefs and wishes of the care recipient. The growing percentage of seniors within our population and its impact on women within our communities, traditionally care providers, necessitates a shift in mindset to our approach to seniors’ health. Breast Cancer: Economic Impact and Labour Force Re-Entry. Janet Dunbrack, Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Canada
This session examines new research by the Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN) which says Canadian women diagnosed with breast cancer experience significant financial burdens during treatment. The report reveals that women experience unexpected hurdles when re-entering the workforce, firmly positioning breast cancer as an economic issue as well as a health issue.
Survivors. Regina Edmonds, Assumption College, USA
15:00 – 16:30 2220 Lamoureux An Urban Study in Nigeria of Gender-Related Beliefs and Reactions
Toward People Living With HIV/AIDS. Adediji Oluwaseun Abosede, Surulere Local Government, Nigeria
This session recommends interventions to challenge prevailing societal norms through both legislation and grassroots advocacy with the support of men to counter laws that put women in disadvantaged positions. Policies that encourage equality in access to health care for all patients with HIV/AIDS are among the recommendations. Les femmes et la criminalisation de la non-divulgation du statut VIH au Canada. Cecile Kazatchkine, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Canada
Ce panel favorisera une réflexion collective sur les préoccupations des femmes face à cette criminalisation, en repérant des lacunes dans la recherche et des modes d’intervention visant un recours limité, équitable et factuel au droit pénal, compte tenu des besoins et problèmes des femmes. HIV Risk and Preventive Behavior Among Malaysian Women. Rosliza Abdul Manaf, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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This paper/presentation will discuss the feminization of HIV infection in Malaysia and the challenges faced by women in preventing themselves from contracting HIV.
15:00 – 16:30 219 Lamoureux
Social Factors Impacting Sexuality, Vulnerability, and HIV/AIDS. Joyce
Critiquing “One-Stop Shopping” Models of Domestic Violence Services.
Harriet Nanyanga, Women’s HIV/AIDS Initiative, Uganda
Nicole Pietsch, Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres, Canada
This paper examines the Women’s HIV/AIDS Initiative (WHAI) which works with population groups at high risk for HIV transmission, i.e. sex-workers, intravenous drug users, men who
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247 Representations of Muslim and “Diasporic” Women in Western Society and Pop Culture
and social conditions impacting the lives of Aboriginal women. In addressing the issue of bringing life to Aboriginal women, the sacredness of women in our communities must be remembered. The teachings of our ancestors speak to this way of life.
250 Financing Strategies to Win and Sustain Women’s Rights
15:00 – 16:30 342 Lamoureux
17:00 – 18:30 12120 Desmarais
Veiling Canada: Niqab vs. Hijab and the Question of
Magda Seydegart, South House Exchange, Canada; Edward
Accommodation. Aliaa Dakroury, University of Ottawa, Canada
Jackson, Carleton University, Canada
This session will investigate the most recent debates in Canada concerning the banning of the Niqab (and/or Hijab) in public spaces and situate this debate within the framework of human rights, equality, and discrimination.
This session will examine the advantages and disadvantages of financing strategies for women’s organizations, including: government grants and contracts, philanthropic support, business income, real-property appreciation, and membership fees. Individually or in combination, these strategies can help women’s organizations diversify and sustain the revenue they need for advocacy programs.
Cinematic Representations of Border and Transnational Feminism in Mira Nair Films. Virginie Mesana, University of Ottawa, Canada; Anabel Paulos, University of Ottawa, Canada
Drawing on transnational feminist theory, this paper will address issues of border and location in the work of filmmaker Mira Nair, taking into particular consideration power relations between women in building the broad category of “diasporic women” represented on screen. Challenging the Patriarchal/Racial Cycle: Arab Women in North America and the Rewriting of Self. Dr. Hadeer Abo El Nagah, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia; Mozynah Maher Nofal, Carleton University, Egypt
This presentation looks at techniques employed by select Arab women writers in North America to break the cycles of colonialism, racism, and patriarchy, and analyzes methods of reconnection and rootedness with their home lands. While these Arab women writers strive to break such cycles, they similarly employ strategies of reversal of the process of domination on a personal level.
248 Agricuture intégrée à l’élevage au Cameroun — abattre les barrières
251 Canon Law and Civil Law on Marriages in Nigeria: Matters Arising. 17:00 – 18:30 12113 Desmarais Dr. Carol Arinze-umobi, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria; Dr. Felicia Anyogu, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria; Rev. Fr. (barr) Maurice Izunwa, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria; Barr. Amaka Iguh, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria
Our presentation focuses on the conflicting areas of Canon and Civil Laws with respect to marriages. It touches upon issues of dissolution / divorce, separation, sexual rights, consortiun etc. The direction of argument will disclose that these are defficiences in both the Canon Law and Civil Laws with respect to marriages. It further proposes what each can learn from the other in order to achieve human and international standards.
252 Research and Academic Collaboration Between South and North: Breaking the Barriers 17:00 – 18:30 12111 Desmarais
17:00 – 18:30 12140 Desmarais
Lise Nordbrønd, Kvinnforsk, Norway; Florence Kyoheirwe Muhanguzi,
Philomene Kapioka, Empowerment and Development, Cameroon; Dr. Jeannette Tcakounte, Cameroon
Makerere University, Uganda; Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo, Makerere University, Uganda; Siri Gerrard, University of Tromso, Norway
Cette présentation décrit un processus d’autonomisation des femmes du département des Hauts-Plateaux après une période de sensibilisation et d’éducation. En 2007, un projet quinquennal a formé 120 femmes leaders d’associations féminines en mettant à la disposition de chacune 3 porcelets dont 2 truies et un verrat de 3 mois.
249 Bringing Life to Aboriginal Women: HIV/ AIDS 17:00 – 18:30 12130 Desmarais
This panel looks at how collaboration between the Department of Women and Gender Studies in Uganda and the Centre for Women and Gender Research in Norway has broken barriers of academic and research isolationism and undervaluing of South scholarship. This equal partnership will produce four international PhDs and publications which utilized both local and international discourses.
253 Grassroots Grandmothers’ Circle 17:00 – 18:30 11161 Desmarais
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Dorene Bernard, Grassroots Grandmothers Circles, Canada
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254 The Problem With Problematizing the Concept of Change
258 Transnational Solidarity and Feminist Travel 17:00 – 18:30 9161 Desmarais Jenna Manders, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA; Jada Secone, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA; Kerry Tyrell, Gender & Women’s Studies Dept., SUNY Plattsburgh, USA; Lianne Foley, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA; Elizabeth Conlon, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA
17:00 – 18:30 11143 Desmarais Colleen Macquarrie, University Of Prince Edward Island, Canada; Lorraine Begley, University Of Prince Edward Island, Canada; Emily Rutledge, University Of Prince Edward Island, Canada
This roundtable discussion will explore how to facilitate/animate change within grassroots organizations and among marginalized populations. Just as power is accessed differently and distributed unequally in our social worlds, so too is the notion of change and, therefore, the privilege of empowerment.
255 Innovative Strategies for a Vulnerable Population 17:00 – 18:30 10143 Desmarais Lynn Burnett, Ottawa Inner City Health Inc, Canada; Francine Vachon, Shepherd’s of Good Hope, Canada; Jina Rodas-Wright, Step Sex Trade Education Program; Minwaashin Lodge-Aboriginal Women’s Support Centre
This presentation will explore the unique social, emotional, mental, and health challenges facing a certain population and the various strategies to empower, support, and motivate these very vulnerable women.
256 Keepers of Pimicikamak Cree Nation Laws 17:00 – 18:30 10161 Desmarais
In this panel looking at studying abroad as a transformative experience, students will reflect on the impact of their international travels and study abroad experiences on their personal, political, and intellectual journeys.
259 Rematriating Western Ways of Thinking and Practice 17:00 – 18:30 8143 Desmarais Bernedette Muthien, Engender, South Africa; Barbara Alice Mann, University of Toledo / Native American Alliance of Ohio, USA; Valentina Pakyntein, North-Eastern Hill University, India; Genevieve Vaughan, International Feminists for a Gift Economy, Italy/USA
This session explores the Indigenous concept of Rematriation which refers to reclaiming of ancestral remains, spirituality, culture, knowledge, and resources instead of the more patriarchal-associated Repatriation. Rematriation simply means back to Mother Earth, to our origins, and to life and co-creation rather than Patriarchal destruction and colonization.
260 Raising the Voices of Indigenous Children, Youth & Community Against Violence 17:00 – 18:30 8161 Desmarais Shelly Johnson, Thompson Rivers University, Canada; Norma Peters, Skeetchestn First Nation, Canada; Michelle Canaday, Skeetchestn Community School, Canada
Cathy Merrick, Cross Lake Band of Indians, Canada; Eugennie Mercnedi, Governance House, Canada; Betty Halcrow, Governance House, Canada
This session looks at the Pimikamak Cree Nation governance structure, comprised of four councils of fire representing all members of the nation. Its Women’s Council members are the keepers of laws of the nation. Their main responsibility is the election and citizenship law.
257 Motivating Young Men to Strive for Gender Equity in Rural Lesotho
This session will discuss the Angel Street Domestic Violence Education Project (ASDVE project) at the Skeetchestn Indian Band Community School and other Canadian cities from the perspective of Inuit and First Nations women leaders. It will provide information, tools, and resources to support other communities to develop their own ASDVE projects.
261 Girls’ Action / Filles d’action / La acción de las niñas Presented by / Présenté par / Presentación de : Girls Action Foundation
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Dr. Peg Herbert, Help Lesotho, Canada
Fabienne Pierre-jacques, Girls Action Foundation-Filles d’Action,
This session will explore how young men can be motivated to challenge rigid patriarchal norms. Participants will learn an effective approach to engaging young men to examine unhelpful gender attitudes and practices, develop a commitment to share power, become strong leaders in their villages and agents of change in their country.
Canada; Christine Mckenzie, University of Toronto, Canada; Kat Butler, Girls Action Foundation-Filles d’Action, Canada
Girls Action Foundation works with girls and young women by offering empowerment and leadership programs across Canada. We use a network model to harness and scale up local grassroots change efforts. We recognize that movement building with girls
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6 July, juillet,julio and young women requires building bridges and meaningful relationships across generations. This session will facilitate an appreciative inquiry into the accomplishments and contributions of different generations of women to impacting change. Through a panel presentation and interactive dialogue, we will celebrate successes and share learning related to intergenerational community building. La Fondation filles d’action collabore avec des filles et des jeunes femmes en leur offrant des programmes d’autonomisation et de leadership dans tout le Canada. Nous travaillons en mode réseau pour mobiliser et multiplier les efforts de changement issus des groupes communautaires. Nous reconnaissons que pour bâtir un mouvement avec les filles et les jeunes femmes, nous devons créer des ponts et des relations entre les générations. Cette session va examiner de manière positive les réalisations et les contributions aux changements de femmes de différentes générations. Durant cette présentation suivie d’un dialogue interactif, nous allons honorer des réussites et échanger des savoirs liés au développement de la conscience communautaire intergénérationnelle.
This discussion will cover the current situation on maternal health, the influence of other Millennium Development Goals -related issues on maternal health — poverty and hunger, education, HIV/AIDS, foreign aid — and will include the value of holistic approaches and strategic partnerships in improving maternal health globally and in achieving MDG 5.
264 Improper Use of Women’s Bodies in Commercials: A Research Action 17:00 – 18:30 3102 Desmarais Laura Corradi, Università Della Calabria, Italy
This session will examine the processes and results of ten years of collecting offensive commercials and teaching students how to deconstruct oppressive images and messages with feminist semiotic analysis. Not only have original categories and taxonomies been re-shaped, feminist forms of destructive art are emerging as a response.
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La Girls Action Foundation [Fundación por la Acción de las Niñas] trabaja con niñas y jóvenes proporcionándoles programas de liderazgo y empoderamiento en todo Canadá. Usamos un modelo en red para aprovechar y aumentar los esfuerzos de las comunidades por cambiar sus condiciones de vida. Estamos conscientes de que construir un movimiento con niñas y jóvenes requiere construir puentes y relaciones significativas entre las diferentes generaciones. Esta sesión estimulará la reflexión sobre el valor de los logros y contribuciones de diferentes generaciones de mujeres para lograr transformaciones sociales. Mediante una presentación y un diálogo interactivo, celebraremos los éxitos y compartiremos el conocimiento intergeneracional relativo a la construcción de comunidades.
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Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Canada; Lois Moorcroft, Yukon Women’s Transition Home Society, Canada; Teresa Ulloa Ziaurriz, Latin America and Caribbean Region Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, Mexico
This session will feature presentations and dialogue by formative activists and thinkers engaged with issues of women’s human and cultural rights. The objective is to generate new thinking and help establish more sustained communication and strategic cooperation around these issues among networks and groups, many of which are not specifically related to human rights.
17:00 – 18:30 251 Morisset Defending Battered Women Who Kill Their Violent Partners on Homicide Charges: Common challenges. Julia Tolmie, University
17:00 – 18:30 4130 Desmarais Cherry Smiley, Aboriginal Women’s Action Network, Canada
This presentation will include a screening and discussion of a 15 minute video produced by the Aboriginal Women’s Action Network exploring effects of colonization such as violence against women, capitalism, residential schools and their impacts, the foster care system, and policing on the lives of urban Indigenous women residing in Vancouver, home of the poorest postal code in Canada and the Pickton farm.
263 Breaking the Barriers to Maternal Health: A Holistic Approach to Achieving MDG #5 17:00 – 18:30 6160 Desmarais Susan Russell, Canadian Federation of University Women, Canada; Teresa Chiesa, Care Canada, Canada; Brenda Robertson,
Mary Eberts, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Nuzhat Jafri,
of Auckland, New Zealand; Elizabeth Sheehy, University of Ottawa, Canada
This paper examines the common challenges across jurisdictions in getting legal systems to listen to women’s stories of violence. The research spans Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. CAGED: The Feminization of the Prison Experience at the G20 Summit in Toronto, June 26, 2010. Dr. Valerie Zawilski, University of Western Ontario, Canada
In less then 24 hours a group of women learn how to play the Prisoner’s Game. The women struggle to come to terms with their detention during the G20 Summit in Toronto. Even in the darkest and most destitute of places, acts of kindness and compassion can be found. The Cagemates learn to cooperate with each other and to negotiate their terms of imprisonment.
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The Art of Daily Persistent Practice: Muslim Women Bargaining with the Islamist State in Sudan. Liv Tønnessen, Michelsen Institute Bergen, Norway
17:00 – 18:30 252 Morisset Intermarriage, Race, Gender, Citizenship, and Nation-Building in the United States at the Turn of the Twentieth Century. Shiori Yamamoto, University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
By analyzing intermarriage through lenses of immigration and marriage laws, this paper investigates how the concepts of race, gender, citizenship, and nation were constructed at the turn of the twentieth century in the United States. Citizenship and the Politics of Identity: ‘Us’ and ‘Them’. Umme Busra Fateha Sultana, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
This study points toward the loopholes of Westernized definition of ‘citizenship’ towards addressing multiple identities. Applying an intersectional lens in the context of refugeeship, the study reveals the exclusionary facets of citizenship and suggests alternative frameworks to address the imminent changes in global structures, including reconstructions of state and society. Migration, Globalization and Reproductive Health: Constructing Race and Gender in Contemporary Ireland. Tanya Saroj Bakhru, San Jose State University, USA
This paper/presentation explores the relationship between globalization, contemporary migration, and the changing face of reproductive health needs and services in Dublin, Ireland. It asserts that through reproductive health discourse and practice, women’s bodies and reproductive lives are exploited by a global capitalist political agenda which is based on exclusionary constructions of race and nation.
268 Women’s Resistance: Experiences With Islamic Fundamentalism and Western Feminism 17:00 – 18:30 256 Morisset
This paper/presentation will explore how Muslim women actively accommodate, resist, redefine, subvert, and reinterpret patriarchal gender codes entrenched and legitimized within the context of an Islamist state. Based on fieldwork conducted in Sudan from 2006-09, the presentation elaborates on two particular movements in opposition to the Islamist state. Israeli-Palestinian Women’s Critical Peace Dialogues: The Call for Humanization and ‘Colonial Mimicry’ as a Diversion from Justice. Wafaa Hasan, McMaster University, Canada
After extensive interviews with Palestinian women in 2007 and 2009, I document Palestinian women’s experiences in the much touted Israeli-Palestinian women’s dialogues of the 1st intifada to reveal the ways in which Orientalist feminism and “white authority” feminism precede the possibilities for effective dialogue in Israel and Palestine.
269 Storytelling and Traditional Nunavut Songs 17:00 – 18:30 Agora University Centre Jean Simailak, Canada
This session features performances from Winnie Owingayak, Margaret Niviarsiaq, Jean Simailak, and Charlie Araqark, as well as the lighting of an Inuit qulliq lamp in the traditional way with flint stones.
270 Developing Leadership in a New Generation of Women of an Invisible Minority in Ottawa 17:00 – 18:30 112 Lamoureux Angela Breton, Latin American Women’s Support Organization, Canada; Gabriela Lopez, Latin American Women’s Support Organization, Canada
How Peacebuilding Undermines Women’s Rights in Afghanistan. Cheshmak Farhoumand-sims, Saint Paul University/ The North South Institute, Canada
This session will explore how concepts and actions such as “liberation” and “liberal institutionalism” have served to undermine women’s rights in Afghanistan. Discussion will include reflections on the history and future of peace building, namely in terms of its success as a strategy for supporting women and women’s rights. Daily Resistance of Persian-speaking Women. Bahareh Afghahi, Change for Equality Campaign (one Million Signitures for Changing Discriminative Laws in Iran), France
This paper shows how women in Iran and Afghanistan fight every day for their basic human rights, as active citizens, against traditional cultures and fundamentalist interpretations of Islam that are systematically discriminatory against women.
This workshop will showcase the results of the first phase of the Latin Youth Project in Ottawa and how it has increased capacity for healthy life choices and expanded leadership among Latin American adolescent newcomer girls who are at risk of peer abuse, alienation, and unhealthy sexuality.
271 Storytelling and Traditional Nunavut Songs 17:00 – 18:30 121 Lamoureuxe Erin Williams, OCTEVAW, Canada; Bailey Reid, Neighbours, Friends and Families campaign and Bill 168 — Many Workplaces, Many Chances, Canada; Lula Adam, Interval House of Ottawa, Canada
This workshop is a safe space to explore the possibilities and perils of a sometimes giant elephant in the room: engaging men and boys to end violence against women. Panelists will share experiences with the “ManTalk” initiative and dialogue with participants on global initiatives, successes, challenges, concerns, critiques, opportunities, and oppositions to this approach.
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6 July, juillet,julio 272 Consciousness Raising for Young Women, 21st Century Style 17:00 – 18:30 215 Lamoureux Simone Lucas, Canada; Zoe Thomas, Canada; Anna Cook, Canada
This roundtable will focus on The Tupperware Party, a self-lead and self-initiated young women’s discussion group to garner feedback on the model and discuss its transferability to other women. Participants will reflect on the need for new forms of collaboration across various borders — national, regional, continental — as well as intergenerational exchange.
272 Uniting to End Violence against Women: Co-Creating Canada’s Network of Women’s Shelters and Transition Houses 17:00 – 18:30 215 Lamoureux Pamela Harrison, Transition House Association of Nova Scotia and Steering Committee member, Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters & Transition Houses, Canada; Manon Monastesse, Fédération de ressources d’hébergement pour femmes violentées et en difficulté du Québec and Steering Committee member,
in India, increasing feminization of poverty (since women live longer than men), and institutional mechanisms to alleviate the suffering of the female elderly. Among the poorer sections, the lone female elderly are compelled to work till their death. Rural–Urban Migration: A Boon or Curse for Women? K. Shanthi, Indian Council for Child Welfare, India
In India, ‘autonomous female migration’ is on the increase, helping women break cultural barriers and realize their potential. This panel considers what needs to be done in the area of labour market discrimination. While urban exposure has changed attitudes and outlooks, which bodes for the emancipation of women, challenges remain. Employment as an Empowerment Strategy. Vijayalakshmi Sakthi Pavithra, India
This paper looks at whether women have benefited from an increase in female employment in India, thanks to globalization, in both organized and unorganized sectors: deteriorating quality of employment and new forms of subordination and exploitation. How to bridge the dichotomy between skilled and unskilled women’s labour force is analyzed.
Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters & Transition Houses, Canada; Lindsey Decontie, National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence and Steering Committee member, Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters & Transition Houses, Canada; Jan Reimer, Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters and Steering Committee member, Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters & Transition Houses, Canada; Tracy Gierman, Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters & Transition Houses, Canada
In this interactive session, participants will discuss efforts to end violence against women and explore solutions to the unique challenges faced by women’s shelters from different regions. Participants will also learn about directions in co-creating a Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters & Transition Houses and participating in the Global Network of Women’s Shelters.
274 Inspiration for Breaking Ground: Legislative Victory for Norwegian Feminists 17:00 – 18:30 220 Lamoureux Ane Kristine Aadland, The Feminist Group Ottar, Norway; Ane Stoe, The Feminist Group Ottar, Norway
This workshop will use the example of Norwegian feminists’ successful struggle to pass a law that penalizes the client in prostitution to explore how feminist activism can change the world. Discussion will also cover the importance of grassroots activism in feminist organizations.
275 Key Labour Issues for Women in India 17:00 – 18:30 342 Lamoureux Women, Old Age, and Social Security. A. Deepu Antony, India; Vijayalakshmi Sakthi Pavithra, India
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knowledge and redefining power and expressing it in the form of capacity building.
09:00-10:30 12140 Desmarais Rhonda Douglas, Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and
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Organizing, Canada/UK/USA
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This presentation will focus on the methodology and findings of a 2010 report undertaken by WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing) -- a longitudinal analysis of the impact of the global economic crisis on three categories of urban informal workers: home-based producers, street vendors, and waste pickers in 14 cities in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Sana Sohail, Chanan Development Association and Youth Peer
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Education Network, Pakistan
This session will look at how women’s sexuality and HIV/AIDs are taboo stigmas in Pakistani society, creating an environment of repression that hinders women from accessing information and health services regarding sexual and reproductive health. This lack increases their vulnerability to high risk sexual behaviors, unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions, STIs, and HIV/AIDS.
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281 “Walking the Talk”: Reflections on Feminist Activism on Campus
Guida C. Man, York University, Canada; Alexandra Dobrowolsky,
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Saint Mary’s University, Canada; Christina Gabriel, Carleton University, Canada; Audrey Macklin, University of Toronto, Canada; Valerie Preston, York University, Canada; Marshia Akbar, York University, Canada; Roxana Ng, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada
This session will examine the inequalities and restrictions experienced by immigrant women in the context of globalization, especially with respect to pervasive neoliberal immigration discourses and practices, and will explore how diverse immigrant women’s ideas/actions challenge various forms of exclusion and contest processes which seek to position them as either “objects” or “subjects” of neoliberalization.
278 Femmes Équité Atlantique : Défis d’un partenariat entre femmes acadiennes et francophones du Canada atlantique. 09:00-10:30 12120 Desmarais
Elizabeth Conlon, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA; Sean Burke, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA; Njeri Kang’ethe, SUNY Plattsburgh, Kenya/ USA; Donna Kelly, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA; Denise Savage, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA
This panel is based on the premise that feminist activism on college campus provides an invaluable opportunity for students to relate feminist theory to gender issues on campus.
282 Citoyenneté dans un monde globalisé : Des jeunes femmes s’affichent! / Citizenship in a Globalized World: Young Women Speak Out 09:00-10:30 12102 Desmarais Caroline Caron, Université d’Ottawa, Canada; Maria-Hélèna Pacelli, Université d’Ottawa, Canada; Hanieh Ziaei, Canada; Valérie Plante,
Rina Arseneault, Centre Muriel McQueen Fergusson, Canada; Debbie Gallant, Actions Femmes Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Canada; Catherine Fenwick, Association régionale de la Côte-Ouest de Terre-Neuve, Canada; Louise d’Entremont, Société Femmes Équité Atlantique, Canada
Cette session porte sur une expérience inspirante de concertation intergénérationnelle/mentorat entre femmes de régions rurales des provinces du Canada Atlantique. Tour d’horizon de solutions à des obstacles que vivent les filles et jeunes femmes (16-30 ans) et les femmes mûres (50 ans) acadiennes et francophones.
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Fondation filles d’action, Canada
Ce panel traite sous des angles multiples de la résistance et de la citoyenneté des filles et des jeunes femmes d’aujourd’hui dans le contexte de la globalisation. Il réunit cinq interventions de jeunes féministes francophones, dont une performance exécutée par un groupe de militantes féministes. From multiple angles, this panel will look at the resistance and citizenship of girls and young women today within the context of globalization. The session features five young francophone feminists and a performance by a group of feminist activists. Cette session sera interprétée en français et anglais. / This session will be interpreted in French and English.
09:00-10:30 12113 Desmarais Simin Fahandej, Canada; Donna Hakimian, Canada; Natasha Collishaw, Canada
The workshop will invite dialogue and reflection on the challenges that face everyone who is actively contributing to the cause of equality of women and men. Discussion will explore two main concepts: overcoming oppression through the acquisition of self-
283 Grrlz Gone Wild: Activism Interrupting the Landscape of Femininity and Social Norms 09:00-10:30 11161 Desmarais Sarah Scanlon, Sexual Assault Centre London, Canada
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7 July, juillet,julio resisting and re-creating mainstream messages — this session will highlight the work being done to create a shift in social consciousness and explore the potential of womyn’s cultural production for feminist action. Form and content will reflect current sub-cultural strategies taken up within third wave feminism and those brought forward by others.
This session investigates how femininity and female sexualities are both regulated and explored beyond the scope of the regulation in contemporary Japan. The goal is to illuminate the hitherto underestimated achievements and future possibilities of queer femininity in negotiation with the still heteronormative and nationalistic socio-cultural structures of Japan.
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Jacqueline Shahzadi, University of Phoenix, USA
Ineke Buskens, Gender Research in Africa/Arab Countries into
This session will look at the unique advantages women are finding through the higher education that is now accessible online. Women now comprise the majority of students worldwide and in online institutions. Women with limited ability to travel or with primary childcare responsibilities are among those for whom online education has opened opportunities for higher education with astonishing rapidity.
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ICTs for Empowerment and Research for the Future, South Africa; Anne Webb, Gender Research in Africa/Arab Counties into ICTs for Empowerment, Canada; Gisele Yitamben, Gender Research in Africa/Arab Counties into ICTs for Empowerment, Cameroon; Arwa Oweis, Gender Research in Africa/Arab Counties into ICTs for Empowerment, Jordan; Oum Kalthoum Ben Hassine, Gender Research in Africa/Arab Counties into ICTs for Empowerment, Tunisia; Susan Bakesha, Gender Research in Africa/Arab Counties into ICTs for Empowerment and Development Alternatives, Uganda
09:00-10:30 10143 Desmarais Susan Wadien, UNPAC, Canada; Changemakers participant
In this workshop, participants of Change Makers — a mentorship program of UNPAC that equips and empower women to create change within their communities — will share examples, reflections, and strategies on creating relevant learning experiences for community to confidently take their place as leaders in their communities.
286 Shifting the Paradigm towards a Maternal Economy 09:00-12:30 10161 Desmarais
This panel will reflect on pivotal elements and connections in working together toward excellence in our research into ICTs for women’s empowerment and social change. Five panelists will speak about layers of discovery and complexity experienced in their path to becoming an international research network contributing to policy change locally, regionally, and nationally.
289 City and Women Working Together To Create an Inclusive City 09:00-10:30 8143 Desmarais Donna Gray (Moderator), City of Ottawa, Canada; Suzanne Doerge, City for All Women Initiative, Canada; Valerie Collicott, Women’s Initiatives for a Safer Environment, Canada; Clara Freire, City of Ottawa, Canada; Lois Emburg, City of Ottawa, Canada
Dr. Linda Christiansen-Ruffman, Saint Mary’s University/CRIAW-NS, Canada; Kaarina Kailo, Oulu University, Finland; Barbara Alice Mann, University of Toledo / Native American Alliance of Ohio, USA; Erella Shadmi, Haifa Feminist Center, Israel; Angela Miles, Univesity of Toronto OISE, Canada; Bernedette Muthien, Engender, South Africa; Genevieve Vaughan, International Feminists for a Gift Economy, Italy/USA; Angela Dolmetsch, Columbia
This session looks at how gift-giving an economic mode — practiced in many Indigenous communities as well as in the non indigenous ‘domestic sphere’ — constitutes a deep alternative to patriarchal capitalism. Although the unilateral gift has been considered impossible, it is necessary for mothering as children cannot give back an equivalent of what they receive.
287 Queer Femininities in Negotiation with Cultural/National Norms in Japan 09:00-10:30 9143 Desmarais Akiko Shimizu, University of Tokyo, Japan; Yuri Horie, Ritsumeikan University, Japan; Iseri Makiko, University of Tokyo, Japan; Kawasaka
This presentation will discuss the ‘Equity and Inclusion Lens’ created in partnership between the City of Ottawa and a feminist community-based organization called the City for all Women Initiative / Une ville pour toutes les femmes (CAWI-IVTF), along with other partners. It looks at the challenges of creating and implementing the lens and its impact.
290 Alliance-Building and the Transformation of CAUT into an Equity-Seeking Organization 09:00-10:30 8161 Desmarais Dr. Dolana Mogadime, Brock University, Canada; Dr. Audrey Kobayashi, Queens University, Canada; Michelle Own, University of Winnipeg, Canada; Doreen Fumia, Ryerson University, Canada
In this session, women from the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) share insight about the need for radical transformation of CAUT’s governing structures which formerly privileged one form of oppression (that of gender) over others.
Kazuyoshi, University of Tokyo, Japan
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Cette session sera interprétée en français, anglais et espagnol. / Esta sesión se interpretará en Francés, Inglés y Español.
09:00-10:30 1140 Desmarais Alexandra Hyland, Havergal College, Canada; Ann Peel, Havergal
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College, Canada; Kaylan Schwarz, Havergal College, Canada
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This session looks at efforts by the Institute at Havergal to help students develop knowledge and skills to engage effectively in our rapidly evolving world. Capitalizing on the strengths of women and girls, Havergal focuses on relationship-based community development partnerships. Students approach the world from a people-first perspective and commit to the ups and downs of partnership.
Liezel van Schalkwyk, Rape Crisis Cape Town Trust, South Africa; Emily
292 The Price of Peace: Financing for gender equality in post-conflict recovery and reconstruction / Le prix de la paix : Financement favorable à l’égalité entre les sexes dans le relèvement et la reconstruction après un conflit / El precio de la paz: el financiamiento de la igualdad de género en periodos de reactivación y reconstrucción postconflicto Presented by / Présenté par / Presentación de : United Nations Development Programme Gender Team 09:00-10:30 4101 Desmarais
Wilson, Oxfam Canada, Canada
This session presents Participatory Video (PV) as a methodology that uses video to facilitate dialogue, debate, and social transformation. Participants will be introduced to the methodology by learning some PV activities, hearing about PV experiences of women from Southern Africa, and discussing how PV may contribute to their own practice.
294 Girls20 Summit as a model to empower young women globally 09:00-10:30 4170 Desmarais July Lee, The Belinda Stronach Foundation, USA; Leah StuartSheppard, The Belinda Stronach Foundation, Canada; Anna Malinovskaya, The Belinda Stronach Foundation, Russian Federation
The Girls20 Ambassadors will discuss how the Girls20 Summit empowered them to become real change agents in their communities, and will present ideas on how other girls and women can use this model and the tools it provided to empower their communities.
Edita Tahiri, Regional Women’s Lobby for Peace, Security and Justice,
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Kosovo; Suki Beavers, United Nations Development Programme,
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Canada; Evette Fatima Sarmento de Oliveira, Timor Leste; Valnora Edwin, Sierra Leone; Honorable Betty Achan Ogwaro, Government
Amy G. Mazur, Washington State University, USA; Dorothy McBride,
of Southern Sudan, Sudan
Florida Atlantic University, USA
The discussion will build awareness around the issues related to gender-responsive post-conflict financing. The panel will seek to explore strategies and identify leaders to promote a more concerted gender-responsive approach to post-conflict planning and financing in current and future interventions.
This workshop aims to bring practitioners and researchers together to discuss the extent to which the emerging theory of state feminism — the potential for alliances between women’s policy agencies and women’s movements to make the state more representative — can travel to countries outside the West.
Cette discussion veut sensibiliser les participantes aux enjeux liés au financement équitable selon les sexes après un conflit. Le panel va explorer des stratégies et identifier des leaders qui pourront promouvoir une approche plus concertée en faveur de l’égalité dans les domaines de la planification et du financement post-conflit dans les interventions actuelles et futures. La discusión tiene el propósito de sensibilizar al público respecto de temas relacionados con el financiamiento de programas postconflicto con perspectiva de género. Las panelistas buscarán analizar estrategias e identificar líderes, para promover un enfoque concertado de género en la planeación y el financiamiento de programas postconflicto, en intervenciones militares tanto actuales, como futuras.
296 Dialogues entre université et intervention : Femmes, immigration et violence 09:00-10:30 6160 Desmarais Virginie Mesana, University of Ottawa, Canada; Cécile Fesquet, Maison d’Amitié; Anabel Paulos, University of Ottawa, Canada
Ce panel explore les mécanismes d’oppression des femmes immigrantes accueillies en maisons d’hébergement pour femmes (et enfants) victimes de violence conjugale, en se penchant sur les discours académiques et les outils conceptuels d’une démarche intersectionnelle et de pratiques d’intervention sociale.
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7 July, juillet,julio 297 The Women’s Court of Canada: Inventing Institutions of Resistance 09:00-10:30 7170 Desmarais Mary Eberts, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Gwen Brodsky, Poverty and Human Rights Centre, Canada; Fay Faraday, Fay Faraday Sole Practitioner, Canada; Shelagh Day, Women’s Court of Canada, Canada
This is a panel about The Women’s Court of Canada, an innovative project bringing together academics, activists, and litigators to literally rewrite the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms equality jurisprudence, ‘reconsider’ leading equality decisions, and render alternative decisions as a means of articulating fresh conceptions of substantive equality. Two artistic presentations will be offered in association with this session.
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Women in Information Society: Overcoming the Barriers. Natallia P. Khaziayeva, Women’s Business & Art Cooperation, Belarus
This paper explores why it is very important for women to have the most current information in various areas of life, and what barriers women face in searching for the information. The paper outlines alternative ways for women to obtain an informal education and uses “Women’s Business & Art Cooperation” real-life projects as examples to demonstrate several successful strategies. New Cancer Memoirs and Body Politics. Maureen McNeil, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
This presentation looks at new forms of body politics and at the writing of the self that is associated with cancer, all in the context of recent developments in biotechnology and the internet.
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Elaine Stevenson, Alyssa Stevenson Eating Disorder Memorial
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Ceilings and Cycles in Academe: A Mother-Daughter Story. Sandra
This is a presentation about the journey of a mother desperately seeking eating disorder treatment for her child in Manitoba. What starts as a personal journey quickly evolves into a very public campaign of advocacy, public awareness, education, and prevention for Manitobans and Canadians suffering from eating disorders and their families.
Acker, University of Toronto, Canada; Dorie Millerson, Ontario College
299 Perspectives féministes en criminologie et femmes justiciables : nouvelles frontières et autres défis 09:00-10:30 3120 Desmarais Colette Parent, Université d’Ottawa, Canada; Joane Martel, Université Laval, Canada; Dr. Christine Gervais, University of Ottawa, Canada; Sylvie Frigon, Université d’Ottawa, Canada
Ce panel a pour objectif d’exposer trois questionnements actuels sur la question des femmes justiciables en criminologie, de discuter des défis qui confrontent la criminologie féministe dans ce domaine et de chercher des solutions qui favorisent l’empowerment de ces groupes de femmes.
300 Social Media: Responsibilities and Opportunities for Women 09:00-10:30 221 Morisset Bloggers Without Borders: Ethics of Responsible Travel Blogging. Jessica Taylor, USA; Conor Falvey, Canada
This session looks at the responsibilities that come with blogging — an incredibly powerful tool — especially within the context of travel blogging in developing countries. Transnational bloggers in developing countries must think critically about audience and how the subject of their blogging can impact their writing, preventing the reinforcement of systemic power relations and oppression.
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This paper shares a life-long conversation between a mother (near retirement) and a daughter (beginning a career) in academic life. Probing issues faced as women academics, each uses personal narrative and research literature to identify continuities and changes in the gendered and generational experience of academe. Feminine Heroism in Academia: A Myth to Live By? Carla di Giorgio, University of Prince Edward Island
This panel will offer personal stories of postmodern individual feminine hero’s journey, framed in the mythology of their respective cultural heritages — Senegal, Bangladesh, Ireland, Italy, and Jamaica — to find a singular lesson and a “myth to live by” to offer collective wisdom for other women in academia committed to equality and social justice in teacher education. Women of Colour in the Academy: The South Asian ‘Corner’. Rukhsana Ahmed, University of Ottawa, Canada; Peruvemba S. Jaya, University of Ottawa, Canada
Using a communicative approach, this presentation focuses on a conversation between the authors about their experiences as two colleagues who are women of colour in a department of communication, situating themselves in a space and location built upon strengths, similarities, and differences. L’éducation et la transmission des modèles de genre : comment offrir une éducation exempte de représentations sexistes/sexuelles. Véronique Grenier, Université d’Ottawa, Canada
Cette présentation exposera les conclusions d’une thèse de maîtrise sur les politiques éducatives au Québec et en Ontario visant à contrer les stéréotypes sexistes/sexuels dans les manuels scolaires. On vérifiera l’efficacité de l’éducation dans les processus d’émancipation des femmes.
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7 July, juillet,julio 302 Women as Agents of Activism and Moralism in the Globalized World 09:00-12:30 251 Morisset Anne R. Breneman, Hampton University, USA; EunJung Choi, University of Maryland University College, USA; Chinwe Lucy Marchie,
which necessitated a diagnostic study in the cattle corridor to inform the project proposal development. Analysis of study findings from a gender perspective examined differentials in resilience of agriculture-based livelihoods due to the effects of climate variability on food and health security.
Awolowo University, Nigeria; Etsuko Yonezawa, International Parents
304 Strategies for Transnational Campaigning to Combat Prostitution and Violence against Women
and Infants Cross Cultural Group, Japan
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Presenters in this session will discuss the ways they and others are meeting the economic, political, and vocational challenges facing women around the world every day. This is a multiple panel with six presenters hailing from and actively engaged in the struggle to break ground on three different continents.
Asta Beate Haaland, Network North Against Prostitution and
303 Environmental Justice for Rural Women: Globalization and Climate Change
Lakeman, Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, Canada;
University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria; Rebecca Mbuh, Anglia Ruskins University, Singapore; Christiana O. Ogbog, Obafemi
09:00-10:30 252 Morisset Impacts of the Crisis in the Niger Delta Region on Women. Ogwezzy Oluwatosin Omobolanle, Minority and Indegenous Rights Advocacy of Nigeria, Nigeria
This panel looks at how conflicts with oil companies and the Nigerian government result in women in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria being subjected to violence such as rape, physical brutality, maiming, murder, and property destruction. Niger Delta women suffer unimaginable human rights abuses for which redress is unattainable. Women’s Empowerment in the Coastal Livelihood Development and Environmental Protection in Xuan Thuy Ramsar, Vietnam. Than Thi Hien, Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Community Development, Vietnam
This presentation will highlight the situation and roles of women in Xuan Thuy Ramsar — highly recognized biodiversity coastal wetlands of Red River Delta, Vietnam, where local communities are dependent on coastal resources for their livelihood. It will look at these women’s challenges and make recommendations for gender equity improvement for sustainable coastal livelihoods development in Vietnam. What’s Next for Women’s Rights. Masum Momaya, Association for Women’s Rights in Development, USA
This session will examine emerging issues which are not yet a major focus within women’s rights advocacy and activism worldwide, including the fragility of nation states and growing influence of non-state actors in development and rightsprovisions/rights-violations, and the destabilizing impact of natural resource wars on development and rights.
Violence Against Women, Norway; Marit Smuk Solbakk, Network North Against Prostitution and Violence against Women, Norway; Hanne Helth, 8th of March Initiative, Denmark; Diane Matte, Concertation des luttes contre l’exploitation sexuelle, Canada; Lee Ane Stoe, The Feminist Group Ottar, Norway
Calling for change in prostitution policies globally, this workshop brings together Scandinavian and Canadian feminists to discuss how to address sex buyers, demand penalization of the buying of sexual services to minimize exploitation of persons in prostitution, and mobilize civil society (including men) in this struggle — all to strengthen transnational cooperation.
305 La Couverture Vivante 09:00-10:30 Agora University Centre Doris Buttignol, Brasseurs de Cages, France; Carole Menduni, Brasseurs de Cages, France
Cette création collective internationale de femmes à travers le faire ensemble exploite les technologies du textile et du multimédia, en assemblant des autoportraits sur tissu à une information sur le site Internet du projet. Cette installation propose d’expérimenter le voyage de la couverture de façon sensorielle.
306 Connecting with Women of Courage 11:00-12:30 12140 Desmarais Nicki Mosley, Outward Bound, Canada
This interactive session looks at the Women of Courage (WOC) – an innovative and ground breaking therapeutic program for empowering women survivors of violence. Fundamental components of the workshop include understanding the healing process and impacts and how a program can ripple through a home and community.
307 Potentiel transformateur des initiatives de groupes de femmes pour créer des lieux plus sécuritaires 11:00-12:30 12120 Desmarais
Gender Perspectives on Climate Variability: Food Security and Health
Marisa Canuto, Femmes et villes international, Canada; Karine
in Uganda. Beatrice Mirembe Mukasa, Makerere University Kampala,
Chayer, Action des femmes handicapées (Montréal), Canada;
Uganda
Isabelle Boisvert, Action des femmes handicapées (Montréal),
This session looks at an IDRC-funded research project in Uganda
Canada; Nicole Brisebois, Le Centre des aînées de Gatineau, Canada; Fanie St-Michel, Conscience urbaine, Canada
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7 July, juillet,julio Ce panel illustrera la création par “Femmes et villes international” de lieux plus sécuritaires et inclusifs. Diffusion de compétences, d’outils, de connaissances et d’un soutien aux groupes de femmes. Programme «Créer des communautés plus sécuritaires pour les femmes marginalisées et toute la communauté».
308 Indigenous Women’s Teachings 11:00-12:30 12113 Desmarais Isabelle Meawasige, Grandmother’s Lodge, Canada
Participants will gain insight into Indigenous Women’s teachings — ancient and sacred knowledge of Aboriginal women’s ways. This ancient knowledge is applicable today and can help humanity during these changing times. The session will look at how these teachings were lost and are now being remembered, suggesting “the time is now for women’s ways”.
309 Empowering Family Role Models to Stomp Out Sexual Abuse in Sub-Saharan Africa
et doivent prendre celles-ci dans la reconstruction de leur pays. Cette analyse est supportée par la théorie de la construction sociale, pour une meilleure compréhension de la condition des femmes haïtiennes avant et après le séisme. This study aims to identify real development possibilities for Haitian women, namely after 12 January 2010, by examining the role they can and must play in the reconstruction of their country. Supporting this analysis is the theory of social construction for a better understanding of Haitian women’s situation before and after the earthquake. Cette session sera interprétée en français et anglais. / This session will be interpreted in French and English.
312 The Struggle to Penalize Sex Buyers in Scandinavia 11:00-12:30 11161 Desmarais Ane Stoe, The Feminist Group Ottar, Norway; Marit Smuk Solbakk, Network North Against Prostitution and Violence against Women,
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Norway; Hanne Helth, 8th of March Initiative, Denmark; Asta Beate
Lila Kathleen DeMarsh Pavey, Stepping Stones International,
Women, Norway
Haaland, Network North Against Prostitution and Violence Against
Botswana
This session proposes that by empowering family role models in sub-Saharan Africa — Aunties and Uncles — to take a lead in changing negative cultural patterns like sexual abuse, incest, and rape, then new lines of communication serve to bridge the generational gap, communities are mobilized, and safety nets within the family are created for the girl child.
310 From Grassroots to Global: Building a Women’s Enterprise Development Movement 11:00-12:30 12110 Desmarais
This presentation about how a seemingly hopeless struggle against the male privilege of having the ‘right’ to sexual services was successful thanks to women’s collective organising is intended to inspire feminist struggles around the world. Discussion is based on the anthology, “The Struggle for penalising the sex buyers in Scandinavia” (2010).
313 From Stilettos to Moccasins: Criminalized Aboriginal Women’s Healing from Drug Abuse 11:00-12:30 11143 Desmarais Colleen Anne Dell, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Sheila
Dr. Barbara Orser, University of Ottawa, Canada; Zouera Youssoufou,
Grantham, Carleton University, Canada; Jennifer Kilty, University of
International Finance Corporation, World Bank, USA; Julie Weeks,
Ottawa, Canada; Cynthia Stirbys, University of Ottawa, Canada
Womenable, USA; Astrid Pregel, Feminomics Inc., Canada; Elizabeth Vazquez, WEConnect International, USA
This workshop will inform participants about small and mediumsized enterprise (SME) program and policy opportunities and response strategies to stimulate women’s entrepreneurship. Strategies to advocate for SME policy change to further support women business growth will be discussed.
311 Vers la reconstruction d’Haiti et la construction de la liberté des Haitiennes / Toward the Reconstruction of Haiti and the Construction of Liberty For Haitian Women
This presentation examines the roles of stigma and identity in the healing journeys of criminalized First Nations women in treatment for drug abuse across Canada, and discusses the value and empowering impacts of using video and song as a research methodology.
314 Forging New Ground: Women’s Online Community Activism in Northern British Columbia 11:00-12:30 10143 Desmarais Dawn Hemingway, Women North Network/Northern FIRE: The
11:00-12:30 12102 Desmarais
Centre for Women’s Health Research at the University of Northern
Kerline Joseph, Voix Sans Frontières/Voice Without Borders, Canada;
FIRE: The Centre for Women’s Health Research at the University of
Paulette Flore Dongmo Kahou
Northern BC, Canada
Cette étude vise à déterminer les possibilités réelles de développement des femmes en Haïti principalement après le 12 janvier 2010, tout en questionnant sur la place que peuvent
This session looks at how the Women North Network (WNN) grew out of the Northern FIRE Centre for Women’s Health Research at UNBC. Primarily an online network of women,
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BC, Canada; Christina McLennan, Women North Network/Northern
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7 July, juillet,julio women-serving organizations, academic, and community-based researchers, activists, and advocates, WNN shares information and works collectively toward social and political change in northern British Columbia, Canada.
315 Strengthening and Celebrating Women in ICT 11:00-12:30 9143 Desmarais Ann Holmes, WIGSAT — Women, technology, society, Canada; Lori Smith, Toronto Workforce Innovation Group, Canada
This session is an invitation to discuss ways to attract and retain women in information and communication technologies (ICT). A regional initiative for Women and ICT in Canada is mapping activities in education, entrepreneurship, and the workforce seeks to share its work and link with other initiatives in Canada and abroad.
316 The Co-operative Child Care Alternative 11:00-12:30 8143 Desmarais
the academy as well as importance of supporting women’s global media. Panellists include a filmmaker, a librarian, a teacher, and a publisher.
319 Women and the Power of Our Philanthropy — Women Investing in Women / Les femmes et le pouvoir de notre philanthropie — Des femmes qui investissent dans d’autres femmes / Las mujeres y el poder de nuestra filantropía — las mujeres invierten en las mujeres Presented by / Présenté par / Presentación de : Canadian Women’s Foundation 11:00-12:30 4101 Desmarais Abigail Disney, Daphne Foundation, USA; Margot Franssen, Canadian Women’s Foundation and Women’s Funding Network, Women Moving Millions, Canada; Mary Tidlund, Mary A. Tidlund Charitable Foundation
Amy Lightfoot, Le Jardin Cooperative Daycare, Canada; Adrienne Blair, Le Jardin Cooperative Daycare, Canada
This session delves into child care and examines a high quality, cost-effective alternative to traditional child care. The cooperative child care model allows for meaningful involvement in children’s daily lives, even as careers continue. This presentation will examine benefits and challenges, and offer advice to participants interested in this model.
317 Examining the Economy of the LGBTQ Body: Bodies, Images, and the Re-inscription of Violence 11:00-12:30 8161 Desmarais Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, The University of Denver Latino/a Center for Community Engagement & Scholarship, USA; Debora Ortega, The University of Denver Latino/a Center for Community Engagement & Scholarship, USA
Primarily concerned with the Body and Body Images, this presentation focuses on the economy of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer) body and asks “What does “our” LGBT media say about bodies and body images? Are we creating a new level of our own oppression and violence?”
318 Bringing Women’s Global Media to the University: Films for the Feminist Classroom 11:00-12:30 1140 Desmarais Phyllis Holman Weisbard, University of Wisconsin System, USA; Emilie Zaslow, Pace University, USA; Karen Alexander, Films for the Feminist Classroom, USA; Deanna Utroske, Films for the Feminist Classroom, USA
A dialogue with leading women philanthropists who are using the power of their resources — their money, time and influence — to invest in other women. They will discuss the groundbreaking Women Moving Millions campaign, an initiative of million dollar donors supporting women: the growth of women’s philanthropy; and benefits of philanthropic investments in women. Change women and you change the world. Be inspired and learn how we are using our power to change the face of philanthropy. Un dialogue avec des philanthropes de pointe qui utilisent leur pouvoir de leurs ressources — leur argent, leur temps et leur influence — pour investir dans d’autres femmes. Elles vont discuter de la campagne novatrice Women Moving Millions, une initiative qui rassemble des donatrices d’un million de dollars pour appuyer des femmes: la croissance du mouvement philanthropique des femmes et les avantages pour elles des investissements philanthropiques. Changez les femmes et vous changerez le monde. Laissez-vous inspirer et apprenez comment nous utilisons notre pouvoir pour transformer la philanthropie. Un diálogo entre mujeres filántropas que se sirven del poder de sus recursos -dinero, tiempo e influencia- para invertir en otras mujeres. Hablarán sobre la campaña Women Moving Millions, una iniciativa de donadores de un millón de dólares que patrocinan a las mujeres; hablarán también sobre el aumento de la filantropía entre las mujeres y los beneficios de estas inversiones. Cambia a las mujeres y cambiarás el mundo. Inspírate y aprende cómo podemos usar nuestros propios recursos para cambiar el rostro de la filantropía. This session will be interpreted in French, English, and Spanish. / Cette session sera interprétée en français, anglais et espagnol. / Esta sesión se interpretará en Francés, Inglés y Español.
This panel will introduce the online, open-access periodical Films for the Feminist Classroom and will feature discussion of the role of women’s media production, in particular film, in
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7 July, juillet,julio 320 Organisations, réseaux de femmes et occupation non traditionnelle de territoires politiques et économiques 11:00-12:30 4130 Desmarais Nana Sissako-Traore, Groupe pivot droits et citoyenneté des femmes,
324 Women’s Experiences and Responses to Climate Change, Globalization and Processes of Gender Exclusion in the Himalayas 11:00-12:30 3102 Desmarais
Mali; Santa Petronilla Bocel Ibate, Unión Nacional de Mujeres
Dr. Ritu Verma, ICIMOD, Nepal; Chime Wangdi, Tarayana
Guatemaltecas, Guatemala; Saraswoti Rai (Gurung), Nepal;
Foundation, Bhutan; Dr. Manohara Khadka, ICIMOD, Nepal; Dr.
Indigenous People Development Information Centre, Nepal; Doris
Ruchi Badola, Wildlife Institute of India, India; Anuradha Koirala
Caceres Ramirez, Red Nacional de Promocion de la Mujer, Pérou
Ce panel fera valoir comment des organisations de femmes de partout s’investissent dans des alternatives économiques viables face à la mondialisation : construction de la démocratie locale, audit social; regroupements au plan sous-régional pour mieux définir et appliquer des politiques favorisant les droits des femmes.
321 Power, Privilege, and Resistance in the Classroom: Reflections on Feminist Pedagogy 11:00-12:30 4170 Desmarais
This panel looks at how women in the Himalayas — where forces of globalization are exacerbated by economic poverty, climate change, and disadvantaging gender power relations — are reacting and adapting to the increasing interconnectedness yet paradoxical disconnectedness of a globalized world. It shares critical learnings/strategies for empowerment and breaking new ground for gender-positive change.
325 Breaking Ground for Women in Canada’s North: The FemNorthNet Project 11:00-12:30 3120 Desmarais
Sean Burke, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA; Elizabeth Conlon, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA; Susan Mody, SUNY Plattsburgh, USA; Donna Kelley,
Georgina Jolibois, Town of La Loche, Saskatchewan, Canada;
SUNY Plattsburgh, USA; Winnie Kaur, SUNY Plattsburgh, India/USA;
Charlene Lafreniere, City of Thompson, Canada; Petrina Beals,
Innovation Group, Canada
Mokami Status of Women Centre, Canada; Noreen Careen,
This panel will examine diverse experiences as professors and teaching assistants in a range of Gender and Women’s Studies courses.
322 Response to Mass Rapes in Bosnia and Somalia: The Women’s Health Project 11:00-12:30 6160 Desmarais Heather Menzies, Women’s Health Project, Canada; Farhat Rehman, Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Canada; Bessa Whitmore, Carleton University, Canada; Woman from the Bosnian refugee
Labrador West Status of Women Council, Canada; Jane Stinson, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, Canada
The session will illustrate the participatory action research from FemNorthNet, a project of the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women. Women from four communities in Canada’s North will convey challenges and possibilities for change in their communities to address the upheavals that result from economic boom and busts.
community; Woman from the Somali refugee community
326 Activist Research and Gender Justice
This presentation by the Women’s Health Project will look at local response to the mass rapes of women in Bosnia and Somalia in the 1990s. Discussion will cover the relationship-building between different feminist organizations and the refugee women in Ottawa, survival needs of the local refugees, public outreach, and fundraising.
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323 Lights, Camera, Action! Using New Media to Empower Nurses for a Healthy World 11:00-12:30 7170 Desmarais Deva-Marie Beck, Nightingale Initiative for Global Health, Canada; Dionne Sinclair, NIghtingale Initiative for Global Health, Canada; Phalakshi Manjrekar, Nightingale Initiative for Global Health, India; Poonam Sharma, Nightingale Initiative for Global Health, Canada
Using the television talk show format, this presentation breaks new intercultural and intergenerational ground. Savvy with new media and committed to women’s needs, four nurses will facilitate a lively discussion among participants about how today’s emerging multi-media opportunities provide effective new platforms to advocate for the causes we care about. 84
Marina Karides, Florida Atlantic University, USA; Shahin Gerami, San Jose State University, USA; Mechthild Hart, De Paul University, USA; Sarah Rogers, St John’s University, USA; Elham Amini, Azad University, Iran; Roberta Villalon, St. John’s University, USA; Berit Angelskår, University of Bergen, Israel/ Palestine/Norway
Panellists will explore the various ways activist research methodologies have furthered gender justice struggles across the globe — from Morocco to Iran to the U.S./Mexico border. Nine transnational activist scholars will share their experiences of personally, politically, and academically becoming involved with the struggles of the communities with which they developed their activist research projects.
327 Activism 2.0: Exploring social engagement through the lens of “empathic action” 11:00-12:30 250 Morisset Wanda Bedard, 60 Million Girls Foundation, Canada; Anita Nowak,
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7 July, juillet,julio McGill University, Canada; Ky’okusinga Kirunga, Stephen Lewis Foundation, Canada
Our presentation will be in two parts: First, we will introduce the notion of “empathic action” and describe how its adoption as a philosophical approach to social action has the potential to drive social change. Secondly, by using the partnership between 60 million girls and the Stephen Lewis Foundation as a case study, we will discuss how we can increase the effectiveness of the funding/partner relationship and strategies that have proven successful in improving the effectiveness and increasing the impact of grassroots efforts to support girls’ and women’s empowerment.
Each day, at least 16 women will come to the table, amidst the talking “sheets”, in a facilitated feminist response to prostitution as we build a global women’s movement. Simultaneous translation in English, French Spanish for daily live discussion
328 GBA as Good Medicine 11:00-12:30 252 Morisset Marie Frawley-Henry, Assembly of First Nations, Canada; Adeline Webber, Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle, Canada
This workshop introduces the importance of sex and gender concepts into research and policies while re-establishing our sacred relationships through gender balancing.
329 Re-Focusing the Gender and Migration Lens 11:00-12:30 256 Morisset Maria Kontos, Institute of Social Research, Germany; Glenda Tibe Bonifacio, University of Lethbridge, Canada; Evangelia Tastsoglou, Saint Mary’s University and ISA-Research Committee on “Women in Society” (RC 32), Canada; Margaret Abraham, Hofstra University, USA and International Sociological Association, Research Committee on “Women in Society” (RC 32), USA
This panel includes four papers that discuss some ways to (re) focus, (re)frame, and expand the definitions of gender and migration in a globalized world. Panellists will emphasize the importance of developing conceptual frameworks centering on women’s life experiences and border-crossing trajectories not conventionally thought of as migratory or related to migration.
330 Flesh Mapping, Les draps parlent, resistance des mujeres: prostitution in a globalized world prostitution dans un monde globalisé prostitución en un mundo globalizado 11:00-12:30 Terminus University Centre Lee Lakeman, Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, Canada; Diane Matte, Concertation des luttes contre l’exploitation sexuelle, Canada; Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, Native Women’s Association of Canada, Canada; Cherry Smiley, Aboriginal Women’s Action Network, Canada; Michelle Audette, Quebec Native Women’s Association, Canada; Young Sook Cho, South Korea; Indrani Sinha, India; Suzuyo Takazato, Japan; Clorinde Zephyr, Haiti; Malka Marcovich, France; Fouzia Assali, Morocco; Sigma Huda, Bangladesh; Mediatrice Barengaybo, South Africa; Jean Enriquez, Philippines; Cleone Santos, Brazil; Teresa Ulloa Ziáurriz, Mexico
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