Zurich 2024
The 6th Global Conference on Women’s Studies was held from July 5-7, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland, encompassing a diverse array of sessions, both in person at the venue and virtually. The conference served as a platform for international collaboration and knowledge sharing on important issues related to women’s studies.
The 6th WOMENSCONF attracted speakers and listeners from over 40 countries, including Australia, Algeria, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lithuania, Mali, Malaysia, Montenegro, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Viet Nam.
The conference featured 70 presentations covering a wide spectrum of topics related to women’s studies, attracting an audience of more than 20 listeners.
6th WOMENSCONF comprised specialized Sessions in various areas of women’s studies such as Women in the Workplace and Leadership, Gender, Representation, and Identity, Feminism, Art, and Activism, Gender, Health, and Sexuality, Global Issues and Intersectionality, Technology and Gender, Gender and Education, and Gender and Work, with numerous papers presented in each category.
The distinguished University Professor, Dr. Judith Balatonyi, delivered a Keynote Presentation on Marriage Research from a Male and Female Perspective. The conference also owes a debt of gratitude to the Session Chairs, Dr. Jennifer Bone, Dr. Carolina Gallo Garcia, and Dr. Nihaya Daoud, whose contributions were instrumental in ensuring its success.
During the Film Screening session, the influential film “Duma” was screened, followed by a Q&A session with the director, Dr. Abeer Zeibak Haddad. Online attendees were also provided with a link to watch the full film from the comfort of their own homes.
On the second day of the conference, participants had the opportunity to explore Zurich through a City Tour guided by two local guides.
We invite you to join us at the 7th Global Conference on Women’s Studies (WOMENSCONF) in 2025, where we will delve into pressing challenges in the field and the barriers that communities face on a global, regional, and local level. Your participation by submitting research papers and sharing insights will contribute to shaping a better future for women and fostering meaningful change.
Be a part of this transformative event by submitting your research papers and sharing your insights. Together, let's shape a better future for women and contribute to meaningful change.
Join us at the 7th Global Conference on Women's Studies (WOMENSCONF) in 2025 as we delve into pressing challenges in the field and the barriers that communities face on a global, regional, and local level.
Testimonials
| Presenter | Institution, Country | Paper Title | |
 | Dr. Judit Balatonyi Keynote Speaker | University of Pécs, Hungary | The Myths of Submissive and Agent Woman: Marriage Research from a Male and Female Perspective |
 | Dr. Jennifer Bone Session Chair | University of Colorado, United States | The Glass Ceiling Examined: Bias Against Women in US Business Performance Evaluations |
 | Dr. Carolina Gallo Garcia Session Chair | Concordia University, Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Canada | Intersectional Perspectives on Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment of Migrant Women across Canada |
 | Dr. Nihaya Daoud Session Chair | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel | Intimate partner violence and health inequalities between indigenous Palestinian and Jewish women in Israel |
 | Ms. Pia McFindlay | University of Johannesburg, South Africa | It’s a woman’s world: Do feminine qualities have the upper hand in the 21st century? Bridging the Gap: Fostering confidence amongst female design students within higher education |
 | Dr. Sabah Uddin | University of Maryland, Global Campus, United States | Constructing the Way to Islamist Feminism: Exploring the Rebuke of Islamic Feminism. |
 | Anna Delapaz | Syracuse University, United States | Exploring the Complexities of Breastmilk as a Commodified Entity |
 | Ms. Xiner Ophelia Tong | Syracuse University, Canada | Unpacking Affects in Taylor Swift’s Feminism: Drawing on “You Need to Calm Down” and “Only the Young” |
 | Lahbib Yasmina | EL ANIS STUDIES CENTER, Algeria | Challenging Male Dominance through Activist Art in Algerian Civil Society |
 | Dr. Iryna Tytarchuk | The University of Manchester, United Kingdom | Women in Business and the Startup Industry |
 | Jihan Khan | Princeton University, United States | Breaking the Rupee Glass Ceiling: Understanding the Gender Wage Gap in Pakistan’s Workforce |
 | Dr. Rosário Carmona e Costa | Belong Institute, Portugal | d´ELA – study, literacy and mental health care of women across lifespan |
 | Dr. Amirah Mazlan | University of Sunderland, United Kingdom | The Role of Gender in the Career of Female Chefs: “That’s How We [Are] Biologically Born.” |
 | Ms. Caroline Israel | UONGOZI Institute, Tanzania | Gender disparities in financial inclusion in Tanzania |
 | Wang Liyuan | Sociology, School of Social and Public Administration, East China University of Science and Technology, China | The Differentiation of“Professionalization”:The Career Training of Yuesao and Multi-agent Action Logic |
 | Dr. Khaled Igbaria | Kaye Academic College for Education, Israel | Analysis of Literary Techniques Employed for Feminist Agenda within Nawal El Saadawi’s Novel ‘The Innocence of the Devil’ |
 | Dr. Gillian Mrubula-Ngwenya | University of Limpopo, South Africa | Experiences of Bisexual Women Coming Out and Reactions from Family in South Africa |
| Mr. Efstathios Rafail Pasgianos | National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece | Reclaiming Emma Goldman to Understand the Travails of Meta-Modernity |
 | Ms. Amapola Baes | University of the PhilippinesLos Banos, Philippines | Women’s Midlife as Gendered Development: The Lived Experiences of Selected Filipino Women in Midlife |
| Mr. Gabriele Nino | University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Italy | A Performative Approach for Rethinking the Question of Gender Bias in AI |
 | Dr. Giang Vu | Swiss Institute of Management and Sciences, Switzerland | Factors Influencing the Rise of Asian Women Leaders in the 21st Century |
 | Sudha Jha Pathak | Bennett University, India | Madhubani Painting and Kohbar-Ghar of Mithila:Need for Preservation and the Women Question |
 | Dr. César Fernández | Miguel Hernández University, Spain | Detecting and reducing gender bias in AI chatbots: the Lovelace project |
| Maria Asuncion Vicente Ripoll | Miguel Hernández University, Spain | Detecting and reducing gender bias in AI chatbots: the Lovelace project |
 | Mrs. Abeer Zeibak Hadad | Beit Berl Academic College, Kfar Saba, Israel | Duma – An Inner Perspective into the Phenomena of Sexual Abuse in Arab Society |
 | Mr. Ahmed Salman Mohamed Hassan | Cambridge Training Centre, Sudan | Women and girls between the hammer of war and the anvil of circumcision in Sudan |
 | Ms. Mitra Tanomand | Raoul Wallenberg Institute, United Kingdom | Unveiling the Post-2021 Realities within Women’s Protection Centres in Afghanistan: Navigating Challenges Amidst Socio-Political Shifts |
 | Dr. Habibat Oladosu-Uthman | University of Ibadan, Nigeria | Gender Politics In The ‘House Of God’- Comparing Islam And Traditional Religions In West Africa |
 | Mrs. Gabriela Loredana Gherghina | University of Strathclyde Business Schoolm, United Kingdom | HRM bundles of practices and gender pay gap in the UK |
 | MADHURI GAUR | DEV SANSKRITI VISHWAVIDYALAYA, India | Women are Better Managers in Balancing Work and Family |
 | Maria Del Carmen Arango Tejada | National University of Colombia, Colombia | Emberá Female Genital Mutilation |
 | Dr. Yehudit Salfati | Kaye Academic college of education; Hemdat College of Education, Israel | The Factors Influencing the Empowerment of Women in Bedouin Society in Israel |
| Prof. Dr. Suad Mansour Mahmoud Ghaith | Hashemite University, Jordan | Me and my son: The parenting experience of Jordanian mothers with disability |
 | Dima Fayez Mahmoud AlRwaidan | Hashemite University, Jordan | Me and my son: The parenting experience of Jordanian mothers with disability |
 | Xinyu Zhang | Faculty of Education, China | Research on Issues and Strategies in Natural and Scientific Education from a Gender Equality Perspective |
 | Bidisha Pal | SRM University AP, India | Mirroring the Minor within the Minor: Vocalizing the Self in select Bengali Dalit Women Narratives |
 | Jingjing Hou | Nanjing Normal University, China | The Role of Literary Classics in Illuminating the Significance of Educational Equity for Women’s Development & Inclusive Friendship in Heidi and Its Educational Value to Girlhood Growth |
 | Gloria Nyambura Kenyatta | Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Germany | Women’s Presidency in Africa: Enablers of the Uprising Voices |
 | Yiduo Lin | Syracuse University, United States | Unraveling the Complex Tapestry: Causes and Consequences of Parental Child Snatching in Contemporary China |
 | Shikha Vyas-Doorgapersad | University of Johannesburg, South Africa | Appraisal of gender equality in South African context: a journey towards self-worth |
 | Nana Abuladze | Ilia State University, Georgia | “Within The Borders of A Monastery” by Ekaterine Gabashvili: Female Desire and the Feminine |
 | Bethel Atebo | Anoro Gebre Consultancy Service for Economic Development , Business and Investment, Ethiopia | Assessing Health Service Accessibility for Women with Disabilities in Healthcare Facilities in Hadiya Zone, Hosanna Town, Ethiopia |
 | Yuchen Li | Lund University, Sweden | Conflict and Rebellion in Cyberspace: Gender, Violence and Subjectivity in China |
 | Mona Ashour | University of Florida, United States | Symbiosis Gender-Responsive Adaptation Paradigm to Climate-induced Violence Against Women |
 | Xin Li | Northwest University of Political Science and Law, China | Digital Companionship in the Gig Economy: Gender Dynamics and Resistance Strategies in China’s Game Companion Industry |
 | Hanwen Wang | Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia | Cultural Linguistics Movement: Reading the Singaporean Chinese Diasporic Self in Hwee Hwee Tan’s “Mammon Inc.” |
 | Agnese Dionisio | Waseda University, Japan | Against Forgetting: the Struggle for Inclusive Remembrance in the ‘Comfort Women’ Discourse |
 | Eric Hess | Berklee College of Music, United States | “Evangeli-bros”: Sexual minority men and the politics of an evangelical institution, faith, and corresponding gendered expectations |
 | Grace Beilman | University of South Florida, United States | Muscle Memory: Exploring the Sociocultural Factors of Sexual Pain in People Assigned Female at Birth |
 | Aiyesha Swarnn | University of Birmingham, United Kingdom | There is No Honour in Honour Killing: A Comparative Analysis of the Policy Responses to Honour Killings in the UK and Sweden |
| Verónica Ferreira | University of São Paulo, Brazil | Male Identities in Late Digital Capitalism: Unpacking Men’s Narratives about Women on Brazilian Social Media. |
 | Kinza Fatima | University of Cincinnati, Pakistan | Negotiating Military Hegemony: Women’s Everyday Form of Resistance in Balochistan, Pakistan |
 | Aradhna Rawat | Manav Rachna University, India | Examining the Evolution of Feminist Thought: A Journey from 19th century to 21st century |
 | Seonhwa Lee | Freiburg University of Music, Germany | Emilie Mayer (1812-1883): Her Role in 19th-Century Music and a Feminist Perspective |
 | Niyathi Krishna | THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE, United Kingdom | Indian Labour Codes and Interstate Women Migrants: A Post-Pandemic Evaluation from a Gender Integrative Approach |
 | Alicia Pinelli | Young Caregivers Association, Canada | Toxicity in caregiving: Dismantling gender roles in the young caregiver experience |
 | Kaitlin Holden | Young Caregivers Association, Canada | Toxicity in caregiving: Dismantling gender roles in the young caregiver experience |
 | Esunge Beatrice Epie | Government High School Geography Teacher/Independent Researcher, Cameroon | The correlation between climate change and women’s health: The case of Cameroon |
 | Yiyang Shi | Fudan University, China | The Collusion of Capital and New Social Movements: Nancy Fraser’s Reflections and Critique of Liberal Feminism |
| Paola Partenza | “G. d’Annunzio” Univerity, Italy | Mary Wollstonecraft: gender equality and education as empowerment. |
| Areen Hama Khorshid | The University of American University of Sulaimani, Iraq | The Andrew Tate Effect: Transgressive Ideology of The Manosphere and Its Effect on Iraqi Men |
 | Alberto Grandi | Università degli studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”, Italy | Masculinity: foundational elements, performativity, and power relations. An analysis from the studies of Raewyn Connell and Judith Butler to counter male hegemony. |
 | Ahana Raghavan | Vista del Lago High School, United States | Analyzing Pain Modulation Through Analgesics in the United States: How Studies Historically Exacerbated the Gender Pain Gap |
 | Diana Mulan Zhu | University of California Santa Cruz, United States | Queering Legibility : Abusive Subtitles and Text-to-Video GenAI in Chinese Diasporic Experimental Film and Hybrid Painting |
 | Xinyue Zheng | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China | Examining Gender Tensions in Conjunction with Racial Stereotypes: Differences in Attitudes Towards Interracial Couples Among Chinese Social Media Users |
| Yunshu Hu | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shen Zhen, China | “Prostitunity” and Feminine Writing in the novel “Lust, Caution” |
 | Michelle Castillo | University of the Philippines, Philippines | Measuring the Effectiveness of the Philippine Commission on Women in Mainstreaming Gender to Address VAW in the Philippines’ COVID-19 Pandemic Response |
| Shirley Lai-kuen LAW | University of South Wales, United Kingdom | The Impact of Caregiving on Women’s Career Advancement: A Cross-Cultural Study between Hong Kong and the UK |
| Gintare Sereikaite Motiejune | Vilnius university, Lithuania | A Woman’s Perception on Polygamy in Islam Through Personal Experiences |
 | Elyazia Al Qubaisi | AMITY University, United Arab Emirates | A study of women empowerment in the UAE |
