MESSAGE FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIR

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the Future of Women Conference , I am delighted to invite researchers across the globe to the 5th International Conference on Future of Women ‘22 under the theme : “Defining Women in a New Decade” which is scheduled to be held from 24th - 25th February 2022 in Colombo , Sri Lanka.

Our concern in this conference is to address the challenges for gender equality in the new decade. We need to identify and question the issues and strategies for the future of women in the current climate of a global pandemic. It is particularly disconcerting how the new pandemic is preserving and perpetuating inequalities of all kinds, including gender inequity. Beyond the troubling daily data stating the loss of lives and the economic decline, the miseries of the marginalized and vulnerable communities persists to tally up behind the scenes. Other equally unsettling phenomena which compel us to radically rethink our approaches include the consequences of globalization and neoliberal economics, advances in biotechnology, the neoconservative counterattack to women’s rights, media monopolies, and developing information technologies,... the surge of identity politics undermining social movements and side-lining women’s issues, and the increase in disease outbreaks, violent conflict, and war. Thinking through how these may impact the progress of gender equality, women’s human rights, and sustainable human development, we hope to identify an urgent need for women’s movements to evaluate its methods, transform societal patterns, uphold women’s rights, social inclusion, and legal remedies to make women’s futures more effective in ways that would transform everyone’s sense of identity, safety and wellbeing.

The attendees will discuss and learn to navigate the world’s most pressing challenges before women and unravel the biases and address: All existing discriminations, the routine welfare services pressures, women’s education, empowerment and employment, The gendered division of labour, nutritional, sexual, and reproductive health, Amplified perils of domestic abuse and other forms of gender-based violence among many other issues. This two-day conference will offer incredible opportunities for professional development, personal growth, and networking. The 2022 gathering will aim to bring together researchers and students in various fields to discuss the pressing issues facing our world today. The conference will feature keynotes, breakout sessions, Storytelling, panels, and workshops. We hope to deliberate on the various aspects of feminist futures and the unfinished agenda of women’s equality during this conference.

I look forward to seeing you and hope that you find the event informative and enjoyable.

Prof. Dr. Anita Singh, Ph.D.

Conference Chairperson –Future of Women Conference 2022
Co-coordinator ,Centre for Women’s Studies and Development &
Professor, Department of English, Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India