TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE
WOMEN UNIVERSITIES AS AGENT OF CHANGE

Date: 26th -27th November 2010

Faisal Masjid Campus, International Islamic University Islamabad
The Female Campus of the International Islamic University, Islamabad announces an international interdisciplinary conference on the role of women universities in the empowerment of women.
Conference Objectives:
This multidisciplinary conference seeks to explore the potential of Women Universities to bolster and strengthen women, a segment of society that has traditionally been marginalized. In view of an increasing realization of the indispensable role of education in the promotion of meaningful social change, this conference seeks to bring together researchers to discuss how women universities can serve as a centre-stage and launching pad for a programme to interrogate and redress gender inequality, to reduce the gender gap, to formulate a pedagogy which instills critical selfhood and consciousness in women and to promote higher education and skill development in women.

The inception of a separate Female Campus in IIUI was rooted in a vision to provide women with an avenue for development, advancement and empowerment. Thus in a groundbreaking initiative, IIUI established the Female Campus with its own academic, research and administrative setup, providing employment opportunities to skilled female professionals and also opening avenues of education to women from all strata of society, particularly the conservative segment for whom the co-education setup was not acceptable. In its silver jubilee year, one of the many achievements of IIUI being celebrated is the setting up of the Female Campus. In the light of the success of this venture, the present conference seeks to explore the possibilities of similar initiatives and their potential to transform and alter the current state of women.
Call for Papers
Papers are invited from academicians, intellectuals, administrators, and journalists working in the field. Speakers may deliver their work during the conference as a regular paper presentation or a panel discussion
Topics/Themes
To participate in the conference, an abstract of 300-350 words dealing with one of the following themes or a similar/related theme should be submitted:
1. Women Universities
  • Women’s Education: Fashioning a critical pedagogy
  • Gender roles: Interrogating cultural constructs in the university classroom
  • Role of women universities in the scrutinizing and evaluation of representation of females in media and literature
2. Women Education and Social Change
  • Women’s empowerment through higher education: Theory and action
  • Feminist perspectives on women, society and education: Evaluation of women’s education in developing countries
  • Women’s empowerment: Measuring the global gender gap in universities
3. Professional Development of Women
  • Role of women universities in women’s professional development
  • Giving voice to women through women universities
4. Islam and Women Empowerment
  • Empowering Women Through Islam: Between Tradition and Change
  • Islamic Paradigms for Women’s Education
  • Islamic Jurisprudence and Women’s Rights
Submission of Abstracts
Abstracts should be sent to [email protected].The following details should be submitted along with the abstract.
  1. Title of the submission
  2. Name(s) and institutional affiliation(s) of the author(s) [there should be a maximum of 2 presenters per presentation]
  3. First author’s email and postal address
  4. Specific of submission type: Presentation/ Panel Discussion
  5. Equipment needed: OHP, multimedia
Evaluation of Abstracts
Abstracts will be subject to a process of blind refereeing to determine acceptance/rejection. Presenters will be notified in case of acceptance.
 
Important Dates
Paper Title and Abstract Submission:         July 30th 2010
Abstract Acceptance Notification:                July 1st 2010
Full Paper Submission:                                    October 15th 2010
Conference:                                                        November 26th -27th 2010
 
Registration Fee
  • No registration fee for the presenters
  • Rs. 500/- for the students
  • Rs. 1000/- for general participants
Accommodation and Travel
The university cannot offer any financial assistance or grants to paper presenters. The university will offer local hospitality which includes food and accommodation for delegates, guests, and paper presenters. However, the university will not offer travel grants.
 
Organizing Chair
Mrs. Parveen Qadir Agha (Vice President Administration & Finance and Director Female Campus, IIUI)
 
Conference Coordinator
Dr. Munazza Yaqoob (Incharge, Department of English, Female Campus)