Highlights of the 29th IFUW Conference – Manchester 2007
Working on the Millennium Development Goals
Papers from the 29th IFUW Conference
Manchester, England 2007
The following selection of papers is taken from the Interdisciplinary Seminar Series of the 29th GWI Conference held at Manchester in August 2007.The theme of the Seminars was ‘Women Agents for Change: Working on the Millennium Development Goals’ and participants were invited to present papers related to each of the three ‘pillars’ of the Programme for Action 2004–2007: Education; The Information Society; and Human Peace and Security. The views expressed in these papers are those of the participants, not necessarily of the GWI. It should be noted that website references have been checked as at February 2008, but these are often subject to changed URLs and archiving. A Google search for the relevant title may help in these cases.
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Education
- Women’s Participation in Policy Decision-Making Process in Japan – Reiko Aoki, Japanese Association of University Women
- Empowering Women Academics in a Global Society: The Glass Ceiling – Catherine Bandle and Jane Wilhelm, Swiss Association of University Women
- Tackling Gender Disparity in Primary and Secondary Education – Ranjana Banerjee, Indian Federation of University Women’s Associations
- Helping on the Long Walk to Academic Literacy: The Role of a Writing Consultant in the new South Africa – Shirley Churms, South African Association of Women Graduates
- Experience in Teaching Human Rights – Susanna Dehler, Swiss Association of University Women
- Income Poverty Line and Wage Structure in the Sudan: An Empirical Investigation, 2006 – Nagat Elmulthum, Independent Member, Sudan
- Environmental Education for School Children in Egypt – Aliaa El-Erian, Egyptian Association of University Women
- The Women’s Museum: Cultural Centers of Human Rights – Patricia Galeana, Mexican Federation of University Women
- From Ignorance to Empowerment: Legal Literacy Holds the Key – Jyotika Kalra and Mina Singh, Indian Federation of University Women’s Associations
- But who will teach the children? Global teacher recruitment and sustainable education – Madeleine Mattarozzi Laming, Australian Federation of University Women
- Back to School Projects for Drop-Out Girls as an Essential Tool to Eliminate Gender Disparity in Primary and Secondary Education – Bertha Edward Mkwelele, Independent Member, Tanzania
- Education for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women – Manjeet Sharma, Indian Federation of University Women’s Associations
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The Information Society
- ICTs and Empowerment of Women: Some Case Studies from India – Suman Jain, Indian Federation of University Women’s Association
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Human Peace And Security
- Depleted Uranium: A Threat to Human Security and Peace – May Kentish, Australia Federation of University Women
- Women, Conflict and Peace: A Case Study of a Tribal War in Cameroon – Rosemary Ngufor, Cameroon Association of University Women
