Storytelling Session - 7th Global Conference on Women's Studies

Storytelling Session

Your Story Matters!
Share your story at the 7th Global Conference on Women’s Studies

Give hope, Empower Women & Change lives

Everyone has an inspiring story to share. What’s Your Story? WOMENSCONF 2025 wants to provide you with a unique opportunity to share your story and your wonderful life journey in your own words with a global audience of women, girls, academia, activists, scholars and journalists. We invite you to submit your powerful original story and leave your impact by connecting with people and sharing stories of your life experiences.

Which genres are accepted?

The themes of stories may include but are not limited to:

Breakthroughs and successes in your life
Gender Discrimination
Challenging Male Dominance
Consciousness-raising on women’s issues
Gender and communication
Gender and Sexual Diversity
Childhood, youth and Adolescence Challenges
Adventures of your Life
Gender Equality and Educational Systems
Career, Employment and work-life balance
Violence, Bullying, Gender Violence
Women Empowerment and Social Change
Family, Childbirth, Motherhood stories
Hope, Anxiety, trauma, Confidence, psychological tensions
Social justice
Women’s vulnerabilities

Have a story to share from your life experience? We invite you to join us to share and discuss at GCWS 2025.

Ways to submit your Story:

Online Submission form (MS Word, PDF files)
Email your story or video to info[at]womensconf.org
Fill out the below form and upload your file (Video/Media)

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First Name*
Last Name*
Institution*
Country*
Email*
Phone No. (with country code)*
Title and a short description of your story*
Attach Your File*
Accepted file types: mp4, wmv, flv, wmv, doc, docx, Max. file size: 500 MB.
Only .doc .docx .mp4, .wmv, .flv and .wmv formats are allowed.
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Give hope, Empower Women & Change Lives:

Past Stories

Speech Title

The Art of the Ask- Self-Advocacy for Women: How to Enlist Support from a Position of Partnership

Leila Kubesch, an award-winning educator and founder of Parents 2 Partners, fosters collaboration among educators, students, and families. She specializes in communication as a tool for empowerment, exploring body language and storytelling. Having studied in the United States, Guatemala, Egypt and Japan, Leila is dedicated to empowering individuals through effective cross-cultural communication, nurturing connections, and driving transformative change in global educational environments. She is a National Teachers Hall of Fame Inductee in the U.S.

Speech Title

Cultural Codes and Women

Sevim Zehra Can Kaya is vice chairperson of KADEM’s board of directors. She specializes in TV journalism and modern Turkish literature and serves as Doctor Lecturer at Sabahattin Zaim University. Can Kaya volunteers in various human rights organizations and takes part in civil society projects. She published several academic papers and opinion pieces.

Speech Title

Her Hurdles on The Road To Justice

Amaka E. Ezeano is a Nigerian lawyer and researcher. She lives in Anambra, where she is the Managing Partner of Matlom Legal. As a volunteer, Amaka Ezeano is the Program Officer at the International Federation of Women Lawyers and the Women Action Committee, representing violated indigent women in court pro-bono. Her research focuses on women's rights and access to justice in the Nigerian judiciary. She is currently working on a book that details the trauma of disadvantaged Nigerian women and will, at this conference, share her experience in court representing these women.

Speech Title

Build It or Lose it” Cultivating Courage as Your Everyday Habit

Michelle Kuei is a motivational speaker, certified visibility confidence coach and author who empowers women in building the skill-sets of resiliency to overcome tragedy, bounce back, and find purpose in every challenge. Michelle is the former secretary of the United Nations Association of the USA at the Pasadena Chapter, Clinical Pharmacist at Keck Medical Center at University of Southern California, and Former Associate at the Associated Patient Advocates. She is also the founder of Elevate LifeCoaching, the author of the memoir “Perfectly Normal-an immigrant’s story of making it in America”; an inspirational journey of overcoming adversity after an automobile accident that changed her life trajectory. Michelle was born in Taiwan and grew up in New York, but today she lives in Los Angeles with her short-hair orange tabby cat named ‘Toby’ who is working his way to take over the social media publicity.

Speech Title

Sharing to Empower the Next Generation of Aspiring Young Researchers

Grace Chenxin Liu is recognized as a global top youth advocate, researcher, and changemaker for gender equality and sustainable development. She is the United Nations SDG Learncast and TEDx Speaker, WomenTech Global Awards Winner, Global Youth Challenge Winner, the winning team of the New York Academy's Global Challenge as well as a member of Global WOMENSCONF Committee, 2022-2024 National Youth Advisory Council, YOUNGA (the world’s largest global festival for impact) Equality & Inclusion Working Group Leader, and Founder of Sharing to Empower, an internationally recognized global alliance to promote gender and sustainable development issues.

Speech Title

Women of Freedom

Abeer Zeibak Haddad is a senior lecturer at Beit-Berl College. She is a filmmaker, theater director, and actress. She received her MA in the Arts of Theatre from Tel Aviv University.Her films deal with women's issues that are taboo in Arab and Palestinian society. Her second film, "Women of Freedom"- won five Awards in 2018