Call for Papers: WOMEN, LEADERSHIP, and SOCIETY

[DAVID BROKAW]

Call for Papers:
WOMEN, LEADERSHIP, and SOCIETY

 

Yerevan
State University (YSU) Center for Gender and Leadership Studies (CGLS) is pleased to
announce a call for papers for its second annual Conference “Women, Leadership,
and Society”. The conference will take place on June 10th, 2014 at Yerevan
State University (A. Manoogian Street.1, Balian conference hall).


 Recent decades have seen considerable progress
in women’s participation in political, economic, and sociocultural life across
the globe. The share of women in legislative bodies has grown and so has their
presence in top echelons of economic management. Women are increasingly found
among leaders of civic and non-governmental organizations. Women’s
contributions to culture and art are increasingly acknowledged. Despite this
progress, women continue to be underrepresented in political, economic, civic,
and cultural leadership. The CGLS Conference will critically examine both the
progress in women’s advancement to leadership roles in different spheres of
society and the legal, economic, and sociocultural obstacles to this
advancement. It will seek effective policy solutions to problems and challenges
that hinder women’s leadership in Armenia and globally.

 

            The Conference will address a wide range of topics, including:

 

Ø  Women,
men, and leadership in the context of rapid social change.

Ø  Global
and local theory and practice of women’s leadership.

Ø  Women’s
leadership in politics.

Ø  Women’s
leadership in economic and business life.

Ø  Women’s
leadership in the cultural, educational, and scientific spheres.

Ø  Women
leadership of social and civic movements and organizations.

Ø  Women’s
leadership in national, regional and global peace and security.

Ø  Political,
legal, cultural, and sociopsychological barriers to women’s leadership.

Ø  The
role of women’s and gender studies in advancing women’s leadership in society.

Ø  Communicating
research on women’s leadership to non-academic audiences.

Ø  From
research to policy: translating research findings into practice. 


 We welcome submissions from scholars and
researchers, as well as representatives of non-governmental organizations and
social activists. Limited funds are available to support travel and
accommodation of participants from outside Yerevan.

Submission of abstracts: Please
send an abstract of up to 500 words describing the theoretical background,
methodology, main results, and policy implications of your paper in Armenian or
English and a one-page bio or CV of the main author by March 31, 2014 to the
following e-mail addresses: cgls at ysu.am, genderlead at yahoo.com. Please write
“CLGS 2014 Conference Submission” in the subject of your e-mail. If the presenting
author is based outside Yerevan, please indicate if they will need financial
support toward their travel to the Conference and the approximate amount of the
funds needed. Financial support will be allocated based on availability.


 Authors will be notified if their papers have
been accepted for presentation by April 15, 2014. CGLS plans to publish the
full texts of papers presented at the Conference.


For
additional information, please contact the YSU Center for Gender and Leadership
Studies office: A. Manoogian Street.1, room #436, Yerevan, Armenia, e-mail:
cgls at ysu.am, genderlead at yahoo.com,  phone: +37460710390.

  		 	   		  
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