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This women’s studies conference will zoom in on pressing challenges in the field and the barriers that communities face on a global, regional, and local levels in their fight for gender equality. WOMENSCONF 2022 will take place in the lively city of London, United Kingdom, on the 24th– 26th of November. While we are looking forward to meeting our attendees at the venue, if you can’t travel to London, make sure to register as a virtual participant.

Topics to include the following

  • Domestic Violence
  • Women’s Health
  • Economic Shocks
  • Unpaid Care Work
  • Health Care Workers
  • Women’s Education
  • Young Women and Girls
  • Women in Conflict Areas
  • Migrant Women
  • Women in Leadership
  • Justice for Women
  • Politics and Women

Dr. Bhavani Rao will be presenting Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s work in the areas of women’s empowerment and gender equality at this conference.

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Keynote Speakers

Dr. Bhavani Rao
Dr. Bhavani Rao

UNESCO Chair in Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment & Dean, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Amrita University, India

Prof. JosAnn Cutajar
Prof. JosAnn Cutajar

Gender and Sexualities Department, University of Malta

Prof. Nalini Moodley
Prof. Nalini Moodley

Executive Dean and Professor, Faculty of Arts and Design, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

Dr. Rebecca Ranz
Dr. Rebecca Ranz

Sapir Academic College, Israel

Conference Partners

UNESCO Chair on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment

The UNESCO Chair seeks to impact the individual, community and greater society through research, implementation and education. Amrita’s UNESCO Chair strives to promote international, inter-university cooperation and networking to enhance institutional capacities and collaborative work. It was in the fall of 2016 that Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (University) and UNESCO inaugurated India’s first-ever Chair on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment.

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Al Hayat Center for Civil Society Development

Al Hayat Center for Civil Society Development is a non-governmental civil society organization established in 2006. Al Hayat aims to promote accountability, governance, public participation, and tolerance in Jordan and the region within the framework of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, taking into consideration gender mainstreaming in public policy and action. Hayat RASED also works on increasing women’s and youth’s empowerment.

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