5TH WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCE [WLEC2014]
1st - 3rd of March 2014, Bangkok, Thailand
 Royal Benja Hotel

AGENDA
Saturday - March 1, 2014

13:00 - 14:00 Early Registration
14:00 - 15:00 Registration
15:00 - 15 :15 Welcome speech from the Tomorrow People Organization

15:15 - 15:40
From Community Activism to Government Policy: the role of women’s leadership
Ms. Suzanne Dyson [Australia]

15:40 - 15:55
Zimbabwe Women and the Cultural Sector: A Review
Ms. Nanette De Jong [UK] & Ms. Aqualine Suliali [South Africa]

15:55 - 16:10
The Impact of Employment-oriented Social Welfare Programs on Empowering Poor Women toward Community Consolidation
Prof. Youngmi Yoo [Republic of Korea]

16:10 - 16:35
Information Delivery through ICT to pregnant teenagers
Ms. Hellen Agnes Muyomba [Uganda]

16:35 - 17:00 Coffee break

17:00 - 17:20
A Woman's Courage
Ms. Nina Sivertsen [Australia]

17:20 - 17:50
​From Good Samaritans to Suffragists: The Dissolution of the Public- Private Distinction in the Californian Women’s Suffrage Movement
Ms. Ji Won Lim [USA]​

19:30 Networking diner (Cabbages & Condoms restaurant in Sukhumvit Soi 12)
Sunday - March 2, 2014

10:00 - 10:20
Women empowerment through entrepreneurship - A study of first generation women entrepreneurs in Pune city
Ms. Shubhangi Joshi [India]

10:20 - 10:40
Empowering Women Administrators: Study of Women Administrators in Pune University Jurisdiction
Ms. Jyoti Gagangras [India]

10:40 - 11:00
Come, Let's Break Those Invisible Barriers!
Ms. Shampa Chakravarthy [India]

11:00 - 11:20
Leaving Informal Economy through a Vocational Training: The Case of Immigrant Women from Central Africa in French-Speaking Belgium
Ms. Marielle Bruyninckx [Belgium]

11:20 - 11:30
Leading Authentically: The Key to Driving Women Leaders Forward? An Asian Perspective (POSTER PRESENTATION)
Ms. JoAnn Loo [Malaysia]

11:30 - 12:00 Coffee break [Networking Opportunity]

12:00 - 12:45
Japanese Women Working on the Global Stage: HRM in the UN
Prof. Kazuko Yokoyama & Dr. Sarah Louisa Birchley [Japan]

12:45 - 13:15
The role of participatory video in empowering non-English backgrounds immigrant women in Australia
Ms. Narges Shokohi-Tehrani [Australia]

13:15 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 14:55
Multiple Modernities in Contemporary India: A Change and Continuation in Gender Roles
Ms. Ambika Kohli [New Zealand]

14:55 - 15:20
Contextual Human Rights in Practice
Dr. Tamara Relis [USA]

15:20 - 16:00
Ending sexual violence: the world best practices
Ms. Mora Fernández & Ms. Lorena Kourousias [Mexico]

16:10 - 16:20 Islamic stand of empowering women with special needs
Ms. Aishatu Abubakar Kumo [Nigeria]

16:20 - 16:50 Coffee break [Networking Opportunity]

16:50 - 17:25
Women school leaders’ perception of professional development and needs, a qualitative study
Ms. Nathalie Carole Congo-Poottaren [Mauritius]

17:25 - 17:50
Environmental Degradation and Social Violence: Impact on Women's Rights and a Barrier to Sustainable Development Nigeria
Ms. Rahmatu Buba [Nigeria]
Sunday - March 3 , 2014

10:00 - 10:25
Under the Ropes: An Exploration of Women's Experiences in Muay Thai
Dr. Mari DeWees [USA]

10:25 - 10:50
Empowering Women through Literature: An Analysis of Kunzang Choden’s Fiction
Ms. Manjit Kaur [India]

10:40 - 11:15
The Role of Women in Helping Their Husband Adapt with New Status in Nyentana Marriage in Bali
Ms. Dewa Ayu Puteri Handayani & Ms. Dek Sintya Adinda Sari [Indonesia]

11:15 - 11:40
Analyzis of a Vocational Training Academy in Lagos State, Nigeria: A Case Study of Nanny Nigeria Integrated
Ms. Enitan Oloto [Nigeria]

11:40 - 12:00 Coffee break
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12:00 - 12:45 Closing Ceremony, Evaluations and Photography opportunity

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch​