4TH WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCE [WLEC2013]
13th - 15th of March 2013, Bangkok, Thailand
 Royal Benja Hotel

AGENDA
Wednesday - March 13, 2013

12:30 - 13:00 Early Registration
13:00 - 13:50 Registration
13:50 - 14:00 Welcome speech from the Tomorrow People Organization

14:10 - 14:40
The Butterfly Effect
Karen Asemper

14:45 - 15:15 
Women Leadership: A Challenging Edge in the Khasi Matrilineal Society
Iengskhem Ryngki Synniang

15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break

15:45 - 16:15 
Personality characteristics that enable women’s advancement to leadership positions
Marianne Doubell

16:20 - 16:50
Beneficiaries perception of empowerments projects. Case study of rural women in Ogun state, Nigeria
Olayinka Adeleke

18:00 - 22:00 Networking dinner
Thursday - March 14, 2013

                    Women and Education

9:00 - 9:30
Effect of mathematics knowledge on girls and women toward national development
Olaleye Olufunke Omolayo

9:35 - 10:05
Surviving on our own: Narratives of South Africa women principals
Praveen Jugmohan

10:10 - 10:40
"The farmer does not want us to have similar knowledge to him" - critical remembrances of rural women learners in South Africa
Vaughn John

10:40 - 11:10 Coffee break

11:10 - 11:40
The Lived Experiences of Women Leaders in Higher Education
Arceli Rosario

11:45 - 12:15
Implementation of the gender and development program of state Universities and colleges in region III: An evaluation
Rita Pulmano

12:20 - 12:50
When Challenges are addressed, the World Shifts
Sangita Rayamajhi

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

                    The role of women in politics, culture and contemporary society

14:00 - 14:30
Cultural context of gender socialization and its impacts to women’s political participation in Vietnam contemporary
Thuc Le

14:35 - 15:05
The Role of Women in Contemporary Society
Shehrin Nazrul

15:10 - 15:40
Patriarchy and Lesotho Women's involvement in decision-making positions and politics
Tsenolo Seloma

15:40 - 16:10 Coffee break

16:10 - 16:40
Inspiring Stories from immigrant and refugee Women on Becoming “Americans”
Rosa Fagundes

16:40 - 17:00
Women's Reservation Bill: Analyzing the Bill in the Policy Process
Sonia Kapur
Friday - March 15, 2013

                    Women and abuse

9:00 - 9:30
Cases of Sexual Harassment Among the State Colleges and Universities in Region 3: Inputs to Administrative Policies and Programs
Agnes S. Mallari-Macaraeg

                    Women, Business and Family-Case studies, challenges and opportunities 

9:35 - 10:05
The hidden glass ceiling in policing: Understanding barriers gaining promotion in the Royal Thai Police
Sasiphattra Siriwato

10:10 - 10:40
Socio Economic Determinants of Women Labor Force Participation in South India
Mumtaj Begum

10:40 - 11:10 Coffee break

11:10 - 11:40
Woman, marriage, work and family
Cecilia Calub

11:45 - 12:15
Women as Entrepreneurs - Case study Krystal Ice Limited
Linnet Nkunda Akol

12:20 - 12:50
Inspiring a Better Future: Woman by Woman
Chandra Clements

12:50 - 13:00 Closing ceremony and awarding certificates

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch