33rd Triennial Centenary Conference

Theme 1: How can education advance the status of women and girls worldwide and work towards preventing conflicts, protect the most vulnerable populations and transform societies?

Building Peace through Education of Heart and Mind ( Canada) -Joy Hurst, Grace Hollett, Brenda Robertson and Godelieve De Koninck
Otherness and Belonging : Remaking Inclusive spaces for ALL Women ( New Zealand) – Sita Venkateswar, Shirley Gillett, Gretta Mills
Link between Education and Gender Equality – the eradication of violence against women (Israel) – Ora Sharon
How to keep women at the top! – Brigitte Mantilleri
Powerful Women are Happy Women (Turkey) – Yasemin Donmez, Berna Kir, Funda Savas Gun
Using the GWI Gender Equity Toolkit –Shirley Gillett, Ranjana Bannerjee, GWI Edcom
The Impact of Education on the Culture of Peace and Development in Africa (Senegal)- Marie Pierre Sarr
Women and the Peace Process in Sierra Leone – Linda Williams
A Peaceful Future through Women and Girls Education (USA) – Dr Johanna Sterbin, Dr Ingeborg Loetterle, Jacqueline Shahzade

Theme 2: How can curricula grow and change to support human rights and deconstruct patriarchal and other societal paradigms to bring about a culture of peace and non-violence?

Unravelling the patriarchy within women to enable more courageous decision-making & sustainable implementation of women’s initiative (India) – Shruti Sonthalia
Successful Strategies in Learning and Teaching Mathematics while Supporting Human Rights (India) – Dr Rahael Jalan, Swati Bedekar, Nandini Sonthalia
Breathe Free : Say NO – Stop Abuse (India) – Dr Anagha Lavalekar, Anjali Railkar, Anita Gurja

Theme 3: What does it mean to live in a connected world, two-thirds of which are in conflict and how does this impact on our daily lives?

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Theme 4: How can young professionals be empowered to understand and make connections between education, gender equality issues, culture change and environmental issues and what effects do these have on their careers, family lives and the planet?

Mentoring for Peace and Development (Fiji) – Maria Pastorizo-Sekiguchi, Sonia Khan, Elizabeth Fong

Theme 5: What can graduate women do to influence a global society, working at the intersection of education, peace, advocacy and action in local, national and global policies?

Academic women: Their Way to Equality, Parity in the Academic World (Britain) – Dr Gillian Hilton
The importance of Accessibility of Networks and the Mission of GWI in a Crisis – Reiko Aoki, Nobuko Akita, Yaeko Sumi, Takeko Takata
Hope for the Future (Turkey) – Dr Basak Ovacik, Rengin Turksoy, Yasemin Celik Yardimci
Taking Action to Implement GWI Resolutions on Peace – Kathleen Laurila, Amy Dowdle, Alice Dahle
Women at Peace in Business –Anoush De Boghossian
Teach Peace Project (Ghana) – Joyce Atta-Quartey, Korklu Laryea, Irene Kafui Amponsah
Taking GWI Forward after the Frist 100 years. Tools to attract young professional women (Israel) – Shiri Malca
Labor Rights of Graduated Professionals and their Future Peace of Mind (El Salvador) – Dr Ana Mirella Wollants Schoenenberg, Fabiola Wollants, Rosa Maria Mendoza de Serrano

Seminar Papers

Theme 1: How can education advance the status of women and girls worldwide and work towards preventing conflicts, protect the most vulnerable populations and transform societies?

Creating Agents of Peace through Non-Formal Education – Dr Meera Bondre
The Power of Immersive Education: Education and Peace in the 21st Century – Sana Vaidya
Investing in Women’s Education for Peaceful Societies in Developing Countries – Dr Rosa de Serrano
Educating Women & Girls – a Panacea for Preventing Conflicts/ Protecting Vulnerable Populations – Dr Adebayo Olufunke, Dr Comfort Onifade
Determining Educational Goals for Peaceful Coexistence (JAUW) – Chizuko Suzuki
Implementing Women ZONE (UNESCO) for Peace, Nutrition, Education, and Matriarchal system’s values restoration – Rokhaya Daba Fall
Advancing the Status of Women through Education for Social Harmony (Hong Kong)- Dr Jackie Yan, Dr Anson Honghua Wang, Dr Janice Pan
Migration – Education – Integration? Challenges in educational work with refugees – Prof Shirley Randell
Peace through educating women for social, economic and political change in India – Abeda Inamdar
Schooling Interventions: Keep Girls from Dropping Out, and Help Women’s Re-entry – Suvarna Gokhale
Peace through Education – Perspectives of Gender and Girl’s Empowerment – Dr Remi Aduradola, Prof Comfort Onifade
Mary has a Little Goat. A Holistic social and educational enterprise (Uganda) – Consolata Tumwesigye
Transitional challenges confronting heads of midwifery training colleges in the Western & Central regions of Ghana which affect human rights and sustainability – Dr Marie Bakah
Women, Girls and Technology Education – Magda Buhake Kaniki
The role of Cinema in Education and the Struggle against Sexist Stereotypes: an account of a Grenoble, France experience –Vianella Guyot
Improvement in HIV/Aids Knowledge – Integrated Intervention for Sustainable Development – Dr Nita Mawar

Theme 2: How can curricula grow and change to support human rights and deconstruct patriarchal and other societal paradigms to bring about a culture of peace and non-violence?

Peace and Education Curricula Incorporating Human Values (UNESCO) – Prof. Thanaa Ezz
Achieving Peace through Democratic Citizenship Education (Ghana) – Joyce Atta-Quartey, Irene Kafui Amponsah
Role of (Indian) Indigenous Economic Education for Peace and Sustainability – Dr Kalyani Bondre
Global Education – Teaching and Curriculum Development for Peace Education – Dr Marion Myhill
Curbing Violence against Women through Lifelong Learning (Nigeria) –Prof Comfort Onifade, Dr Remi Aduradola
The Paths of Education for Peace, Non-violence and Gender Equality in Higher Ed Institutions in Latin America – Dr Gloria Ramirez
Incorporating Peace Education in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and Similar Curricula as a Means of Implementation – Sahar Gamal
Understanding the Implications of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on Women’s Sexuality through Women’s Education (Nigeria) – Prof Anthonia Uzuegbunam
Balancing the Institutional and Cultural Mindset of Patriarchy in Nigeria with Curriculum – Nneka Chiedozie-Ude

Theme 3: What does it mean to live in a connected world, two-thirds of which are in conflict and how does this impact on our daily lives?

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Theme 4: How can young professionals be empowered to understand and make connections between education, gender equality issues, culture change and environmental issues and what effects do these have on their careers, family lives and the planet?

Understanding the Digital Gender Gap in Mexico – Nayana Guerrero-Ramirez
Global Problems Addressed with Local Solutions: A case of NGOs creating Environmental Awareness – Dr. Nita Mawar
Empowering Youth to Internalise and Spread Gender Parity through Sexuality Education – Dr Anagha Lavalekar
Women Educators Empowering Change at Home for a Peaceful Society –Irene Kafui Vorsah Amponsah
Preparing Women for Leadership Positions in Education/ Mentoring Initiatives by substantive school heads (Ghana) – Dr Marie Bakah

Theme 5: What can graduate women do to influence a global society, working at the intersection of education, peace, advocacy and action in local, national and global policies?

Heard the Voice of Women? The Impact of Graduate Women (Turkey) – Dr Basak Ovacik
Experiences of Women in Leadership – a Dream or Nightmare? (Ghana) – Dorothy Addo-Mensah
Mobilization of Young Graduates for Social Activities and a Peace Hike: Communication Challenges/Solutions – Ieva De Sousa
Women’s Social Mobility by Education Attainment? (Mexico, South Africa and Vietnam) – Dr Lukasz Czarnecki
Marginalisation of Women and its Effect on Peace Restoration in S-E Nigeria – Prof Anthonia Uzuegbunam
Field Evidence of Non-violent Civilian Protection Methods is Used by Women Advocates to Transform Conflict – Kathleen Laurila
Bridgebuilding for Peace, Education & Advocacy: Creating a Winning Partnership – Florence Babalola-Smith
New Business Models for Social Impact : Entrepreneurship for 21^st C. Intersection of leadership for Econ Empowerment and Global Advocacy – Shaila Rao Mistry
Unleashing the Potential of Women: The Promise of Education for Peace (Lithuanian Antanina Gustaityte-Salciuviene) – Rima Binder
Involvement of Women Leaders within Higher Education (Ghana) – Gladys Edumadze
What can Graduate Women do to Mitigate Suffering in Disasters? – Kyoko Hirata
The Process of Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in the quest for securing women’s rights – GWI Board / UN Representative

Posters

Theme 1: How can education advance the status of women and girls worldwide and work towards preventing conflicts, protect the most vulnerable populations and transform societies?

How the voices of youth calling for nuclear abolition can reach around the world (Case study, Nagasaki) – Chizuko Suzuki

Theme 2: How can curricula grow and change to support human rights and deconstruct patriarchal and other societal paradigms to bring about a culture of peace and non-violence?

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Theme 3: What does it mean to live in a connected world, two-thirds of which are in conflict and how does this impact on our daily lives?

None

Theme 5: What can graduate women do to influence a global society, working at the intersection of education, peace, advocacy and action in local, national and global policies?

Exploring strengths of Gender Statistics/Indicators. Principles of Design of Surveys – Dr Miranda Mortlock
Introducing new knowledge into Higher Education in Costa Rica – value of graduate women networks – Thais Ramirez Cordoba

Proposed Resolutions – 33rd Triennial General Assembly

Policy Resolutions

The following Policy Resolutions will be voted on at the GWI 33rd General Assembly in July 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland :

Proposed Policy Resolution 1: Diversity in Teacher Education as a Positive Contribution to an Equitable Education
Proposed Policy Resolution 2: Building Peace through Women’s Education
Proposed Policy Resolution 3: Public Sex Education as a Human Right
Proposed Policy Resolution 4: Women and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Proposed Policy Resolution 5: Human Rights for Refugees and Migrant Women and Children
Proposed Policy Resolution 6: Fair and Non-Discriminatory Management of Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Proposed Policy Resolution 7: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Proposed Policy Resolution 8: Sustainable Development Goals, also known as Global Goals

Constitutional Resolutions

The following Constitutional Resolutions will be voted on at the GWI 33rd General Assembly in July 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland :

Summary – Constitutional Resolutions 1-3
Constitutional Resolution 1: Use of Restricted Funds
- Amendment to Constitutional Resolution 1, proposed by Australian Graduate Women (AGW) formerly Australian Federation of Graduate Women (AFGW)
Constitutional Resolution 2: Joint and Small Country Membership
Constitutional Resolution 3: Loss of Membership

Internal Resolutions

The following Internal Resolutions will be voted on at the GWI 33rd General Assembly in July 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland :

Internal Resolution 1: Approved Audited Accounts for 2016-2018
Internal Resolution 2: Confirmation of Auditor and Audit Type
Internal Resolution 3: Rate of Annual Dues
Internal Resolution 4: Approval of Triennial Financial Budget 2020-2022
Internal Resolution 5: Place and Date of 34th GWI GA and Conference

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