6TH WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND EMPOWERMENT CONFERENCE [WLEC2015]
1st - 3rd of March 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
 Aetas Lumpini Hotel

AGENDA
Sunday - March 1, 2015

12:30 - 13:00 Early Registration
13:00 - 13:45 Registration
13:45 - 14 :00 Welcome speech from the Tomorrow People Organization

​14:00 - 14:25
Empowerment in a Foreign Land: The Experiences of Immigrant Wives as Volunteers in Taiwan
Dr. Yi-Han Wang [Taiwan]

14:25 - 14:45
Exploring Career Opportunities for Diverse Women in South Africa with special reference to Aviation: Life Orientation Perspectives
Dr. Mabatho Sedibe [South Africa]

14:45 - 15:05
Beyond breaking the silence of child sexual abuse: When speaking the truth is not enough
Ms. Mora Fernandez [Mexico]

15:05 - 15:20 Coffee break 

15:20 - 17:20 WORKSHOP
Session 1: Breaking the silence of sexual violence
Ms. Mora Fernandez & Ms. Mar Aguila [Mexico]

18:45 Networking diner - Gathering in the hotel lobby at exact time
Monday - March 2, 2015

09:30 - 09:55
The Doha Paradox: Reasons for Disparity Between Educated and Working Qatari Working Women
Ms. Tehreem Asghar, Ms. Mariam Bengali & Ms. Rumsha Shahzad [Qatar]

09:55 - 10:30
Sisterhood, skills,support and social advocacy: Expatriate leadership abroad & the evolution of multinational womens networks in Bangkok
Ms. Chiedza Mutsaka Skyum [Thailand]

10:30 - 10:50
The journey from fashion blogger to personal brand entrepreneur: A perspective from co-creation with audience
Ms. Yu-hsin Wang [Taiwan]

10:50 - 11:15
Honey bee keeping: Self employment opportunity for the mountain women of Northern Pakistan
Ms. Seemi Bano & Mr. Kamal Uddin [Pakistan]

11:15 - 11:40 Coffee break

11:40 - 12:15
A Critical Analysis of Leading and Learning
Ms. Carroll Byrne [Australia]

12:15 - 13:00
Afghan woman
Ms. Nazeleh Jamshidi [Afghanistan]

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 14:30
In and out of our own skins: confronting and overcoming obstacles to men’s and women’s mental constructs in the spheres of power and leadership, via the context of 3 major ‘-isms’ –sexism, ageism and racism
Dr. Keith Akiva Lehrer [Canada]

14:30 - 14:55
Cambodia: Is this the Right Time to Fight for Gender Equality?
Ms. Saren Keang [Cambodia]

14:55 - 15:25
Adding Insult to Injury: Gender inequality , Bangladeshi Family Laws, and Domestic Violence Survivors
Ms. Nasima Akhter [Australia]

15:25 - 15:50
Where are the women? : An examination of local Malaysian media in 13th General Election
Dr. Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan [Malaysia]

15:50 - 16:10 Coffee break

16:10 - 18:00 WORKSHOP
Session 2: ​Child Sexual Abuse: trauma & aftereffects
Ms. Mora Fernandez & Ms. Mar Aguila [Mexico]

18:30 Optional tour: Siam Niramit Show Bangkok with dinner
Tuesday - March 3 , 2015

09:30 - 11:00 WORKSHOP
Session 3: Healing, hope and change
Ms. Mora Fernandez & Ms. Mar Aguila [Mexico]

11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break

11:20 - 11:50
Enhancing women’s participation in rural water supply
Ms. Dewi Dimyati [Indonesia]

11:50 - 12:10
Building Potential Character of Woman Leadership
Ms. Rosalina Pertiwi Gultom [Indonesia]

12:10 - 12:40
Connections between Participation in Women’s Studies Courses, Well- Being, and Activism
Dr. Jennifer Thomas [USA]

12:40 - 13:00 Closing Ceremony, Evaluations and Photography opportunity

13:30 Optional tour: Grand Palace complex and Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha temple)​