SUMMARY
Main Countries
Involved: |
Southeast Asia including
Indochina (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Vietnam, Myanmar, and
Thailand) |
Location & Fees:
|
Ambassador Hotel,
Bangkok Thailand The total cost consists of registration fee
of $250 + hotel charges ($30 for shared and $45 for single) +
travel. Price for hotel details are at the end of the registration
form |
Title: |
Two-day international
conference on "Emerging Issues and New Challenges: Human and
Resource Development in Southeast Asia including Transitional
Societies of Indochina (Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and
Myanmar)" |
Organization: |
WARI (Women's Action &
Resource Initiative) 52/619 Muang Ake, Rangsit,
Pathumthani 12000, Thailand Tel: 662-997-7279; Fax:
(662) 997-7536 |
Contact Person: |
Darunee Tantiwiramanond
concourse02@yahoo.com |
Goals &
Objectives |
This
year’s conference will focus on the role of women NGOs and
gender issues in human rights, legal rights and reproductive
rights in Southeast Asia. We invite you to share case studies
of gender mainstreaming efforts and social development
strategies for gender integration in such areas as health,
politics and education. Papers on other development-related
issues such as trade, natural resources management, HIV/AIDS,
violence against women, trafficking and prostitution are also
welcome.
We encourage and
support participants from the Mekong subregion and welcome
international researchers and development workers/experts to
participate in our conference. |
Intended Target: |
Policy-makers;
women's organizations, NGO's and activists; researchers, donor
agencies, gender focal points and academics.
|
2-day Gender and Southeast Asia Conference
EMERGING ISSUES & NEW CHALLENGES
:
Human and Resource Development
in Southeast Asia including transitional Societies of Indochina
(Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia &
Myanmar)
March 19-20,
2005, Bangkok, Thailand Organized by WARI (Women's Action
& Resource Initiative) 52/619 Muang Ake, Rangsit,
Pathumthani 12000, Thailand Email: concourse02@yahoo.com |
Background
Being the
prime movers in the economies of Southeast Asia including Indochina,
women are central to the growth and economic recovery of the region.
However, not enough information is available about the dynamics and
factors that shape the lives of women and men in this region.
Southeast Asian studies as well as NGOs have not paid adequate
attention to policy studies relevant to improve the economic
capacity of women (and men). The field of gender studies has also
shifted away from studying "women" to understanding how both men and
women are affected by and contribute to the development process. The
understanding of women's and gender issues has also been influenced
largely by western scholarship, Southeast Asian women scholars have
not evolved indigenous thinking and critical analysis of their
societies. This region-wide conference will focus on women's issues
to encourage dialogue between NGOs, activists, academics, donor
agencies and learn from each other's experiences. Apart from policy
planning and learning, the conference will also focus on reviewing
the state of women's studies whose role is to generate knowledge and
analytical tools to enhance society's understanding about women's
contribution and needs in economic, social and political
participation.
Significance
The
conference will have both social and economic significance as well
academic interest to stimulate Southeast Asian women's studies and
activities to be more systematic, organized, and useful. It will
contribute to enhanced understanding, networking and exchange among
Southeast Asian participants.
Aims and objectives
The aim of this conference is to analyze women's
socio-economic roles, their changing contexts and opportunities, and
the efforts made by the governments and NGOs to enhance their
contributions. Specifically, the objectives are:
1. To analyze
gender issues and the socio-economic role of women in the
traditional and modern sectors
2. To provide countrywide data
on opportunities and constraints on women including status of women
in education, health, politics, natural resources and civil society
3. To document lessons learned from GOs' and NGOs' programs
4. To review the state of women's studies in developments
efforts,
5. To suggest policy measures to improve education
and opportunities to enable women at all levels to participate in
the new economic order effectively
6. To set a new tone of
discussion on globalization and development as partnership between
men and women for reconstructing family, community, and work in the
new economy of the 21st centrury.
Target/Participants
The conference will be suitable for students,
academics, NGO and GO workers, donor agencies, media person,
activists and concerned individuals.
Methodology and Approach
This conference is designed to provide a comprehensive
review of past and current development issues and emerging
challenges of human resource development in the Southeast Asia
region and the transitional economies of Indochina. There will be
country-specific panels, regional discussions, and presentations on
gender-related issues in Indochina and in Southeast Asia. Experts,
researchers and Interested individuals will be invited to submit
paper proposals/abstracts to address following issues of gender in
Southeast Asia and Indochina:
Three main panels
*Women and civil society
* Women/gender in the
Formal / Informal Economy and SME
*Gender mainstreaming or
national machinates
Other
panels on these topics will also be accepted
*Women/gender and Resource Development
*
Women/gender in Culture and History
* Women/gender in Economy,
Politics and Education.
* Women/gender in Health, HIV/AIDS,
Violence and Prostitution
* Country or regional review through
Gender Lens
Organization Profile
WARI is an independent, secular, non-profit
organization based in Bangkok. It is devoted in general to the
issues of socio- economic development and in particular to the
issues of development and gender. The main goal of WARI is to
promote gender sensitivity and capacity building of GOs & NGOs.
It carries out research, education and training programs, and aims
to be a regional media resource and action center. WARI carries out
research so that policies are based on informed choices, and the
knowledge base is expanded for deeper
discussions.