Women in the World: Time for a New Paradigm for Peace
A Conference
September 24-25, 2019
Colony Ballroom, Stamp Student Union
We are about to enter the third decade of the twenty first century and women continue to face obstacles to their equal participation in all areas of daily life, political, social, and economic. These obstacles persist despite the growth in the education of girls, despite large scale social movements, and political waves. This conference seeks to widen and deepen our understanding of women in relation to the inequalities they face, based not only on gender, but on race, class, religion, and more. It also seeks to highlight the progress that women have made, and how this progress contributes to the creation of more peaceful and prosperous societies.
Scholars and practitioners from across the globe, offering a wide range of perspectives and experiences, will examine crucial questions, offer new ideas, and innovative solutions to increasing the role of women moving forward.
Conference Schedule:
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September 24
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9:00-9:30
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Registration
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9:30 - 10:00
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Opening Remarks
Hoda Mahmoudi, Research Professor and Chair, The Baha’i Chair for World Peace
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10:00-11:00
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Keynote One
Galia Golan, Darwin Professor Emerita, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Blocks to Equality and How to Cope with Them
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11:00 - 12:30
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Women and Power in the Global Context
Laura Sjoberg, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida
Interrogating the Image of the ‘21st Century Woman’
Margaret Satterthwaite, Professor of Clinical Law, NYU
Legal Empowerment for Gender Equality
Brandy Wells, Assistant Professor of History, Oklahoma State University
Live Peaceably With All Men: African American Women’s Activism for Peace, Prosperity, and Parity
Moderator: Kate Seaman, Assistant Director, Bahá’í Chair for World Peace, University of Maryland, College Park
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12:30 - 13:30
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Lunch
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13:30 -14:30
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Keynote Two
Marie Berry, Assistant Professor of International Comparative Politics, University of Denver Lunch
Fighting for Rights: Stories from Women Activists Mobilizing for Change
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14:30-14:45
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Coffee Break
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14:45-16:15
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Gender, Race, and Economics
Adia M. Harvey Wingfield, Professor of Sociology, Washington University in St. Louis
Professional Work in a Post-Racial Era: Black Women Health Care Workers in the New Economy
Denise Segura, Professor of Sociology, UC Santa Barbara
Chicanas and Latinas in the Academic Borderlands: Resistance, Empowerment, and Agency
Perla Guerrero, Associate Professor of American Studies and U.S. Latina/o Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park
Deportation and Gender: How US Laws Shape Deportation Experiences in Mexico
Moderator: Cristina Risco, Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Maryland—College Park
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16:15-17:15
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Keynote Three
Jane Parpart, Faculty Fellow, UMASS Boston
Exploring the Power of Silence in a Troubled World: A Gendered Approach
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17:15-17:30
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Day One Closing Remarks
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September 25
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9:30 - 10:00
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Registration
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10:00 - 11:00
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Keynote Four
Daphna Joel, Professor of Psychology, Tel Aviv University
Are there male brains and female brains? And why do we care?
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11:00-11:15
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Coffee Break
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11:15-12:45
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Sex, Brain, Gender, Socialisation
Cecily Hardaway, Assistant Professor of African American Studies, University of Maryland, College Park
Low-Income African American Women and the Challenges of Balancing Work and Family
Dawn Dow, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park
Mothering While Black: Boundaries and Burdens of Middle-Class Parenthood
Rebecca Jordan-Young, Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Barnard College
How to Kill the “Zombie Fact” That Testosterone Drives Human Aggression
Moderator: Monica Caudillo, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland, College Park
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12:45-13:00
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Closing Remarks
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