2nd ICOGECAO: 2nd International Conference on Gender Equity: Challenges and Opportunities, 2020 Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, (Virtual Mode) Surat, India, November 25-27, 2020 |
Conference website | https://icogecao.wixsite.com/icogecao |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=2ndicogecao2020 |
Abstract registration deadline | October 15, 2020 |
Submission deadline | October 31, 2020 |
About ICOGECAO 2020: (TEQIP-III Sponsored 2nd International Conference On “Gender Equity: Challenges And Opportunities”, 25th to 27th November 2020)
Famous British actor Emma Watson once said, "It is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals." The need to change the common stereotypical perception has been in discussion since almost a century, but media and social media narrate tales of inequality and injustice in every sphere and circle of life. Observing the existing disparity Gloria Steinem, American journalist and activist pointed out, "Women are not going to be equal outside the home until men are equal in it." Starting from familial warmth of home and hearth, to the air-conditioned scientific laboratories and corridors of political power, gender bias has consistently persisted and has mutated to create newer disparities. Stephen Hawking rightly observed, "It is not scientific proof of gender equality that is required, but general acceptance that women are at least the equals of men or better."
The first version of this international conference ICOGECAO 2019 was held on 19th and 20th December 2019 in SVNIT. It was conceived with a view to challenge gender stereotypes because for centuries gender has defined shaped and limited the role of individual in the society. As a TEQIP-III sponsored event, it was organised to provide a common platform for people of all ages, genders, professions and disciplines to assemble and discuss their views and findings on the topic of gender disparity. Once again, we bring 2nd version of conference on Gender Equity: Challenges and Opportunities to benefit students, teachers, researchers and professionals from varied fields of knowledge to interact, participate and discuss issues related to gender equity.
We heard some thought provoking deliberations in our previous conference and we strive again to provide a platform for debates and discussions, to listen to stories of "heroes and she-roes" as we believe voices of all the genders need to be heard and heeded not overlooked and ignored. We believe that freedom in true sense will come when all genders will be emancipated from all forms of oppression. Taking a step towards that freedom, let's use this opportunity to exercise freedom of expression. Hence, we invite papers on any and every aspect of gender issue as we wish to break the silence.
We also invite papers on the often overlooked and voluntarily or involuntarily ignored third gender. We wish to provide an open forum to all who wish to question and challenge patriarchy. This conference is initiated to bring many minds together as it aims to draw a plethora of thinkers, researchers, activists and professionals who wish to freely and openly share their thoughts and ideas on gender perception in the society.
Therefore, this conference is an attempt to understand the myriad moods and pathways not just roles and turbulence caused by these precursors of change. It aims to provide a platform for people of all genders and professions to unapologetically present their views and reviews, opinions and analyses, hypothesis and findings, his- story and her- story. It invite
Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:
It aims to discuss not just the issues in our respective pasts like gender oriented myths, patriarchal traditions and values, historical perspective on patriarchy, male hegemony in terms of resources, finance and decision making; but also the present and future issues like acceptance and equal treatment of woman at workplace, need for behavioural changes, acceptance of LGBT at workplace, sensitization of children and adults towards gender equity, empowerment of the second and the third gender, and most importantly recognising merit regardless of gender. It promises to be an open platform to voice, share, discuss, develop, exchange, revise one’s opinion on gender issues, as we need to assess the challenges and map the opportunities beyond the obvious boundaries of social acceptance. For this we invite panels and papers to define, interrogate and analyse equity in context of gender. The conference will discuss themes as broad as gender equity in terms of past/present/future; home/workplace; theory/praxis; written/oral discourse.
Participation is also invited for panel session on psychological aspects of empowerment and leadership, victimization, exclusion and social problems.
The submitted papers should be atleast 4 pages long. The script should be in English and in standard template. The content of the script should not be plagiarised and should have less than 20% similarity index. The similarity limits might be less than 10% for springer publication. The submitted manuscript will be reviewed by at least two experts selected by the Technical Committee for their demonstrated knowledge of particular topics. Authors will be notified of the review results by email. The submission of the paper can be done either through email or through Easy Chair portal.
Plagiarism is intolerable. The submitted manuscripts are expected to contain only the original work executed by the authors with adequate, proper and scholarly citations to the work of others. It is the responsibility of the authors to clearly identify both their own contribution(s) and also contributions of the published results/techniques based on which their work has been built up. Reviewers will make sure these standards are met.
Committees
Patron:
- Dr. Shailesh Gandhi, Director SVNIT Surat.
TEQIP III Members:
- Dr. J. E. M. Macwan, Coordinator, TEQIP, SVNIT.
- Dr. Hitesh Jariwala, Nodal Officer, TEQIP, SVNIT.
Organizing Secretaries
- Dr. Vasundhara Mahajan, Associate professor EED.
- Dr. Anandita Chowdhury, Professor EED.
- Dr. Urvashi Kaushal, Assistant professor AMHD.
- Dr. Namrata Jariwala, Assistant professor CED.
Advisory Committee:
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Dr. T Marx, Professor, Department of English, Pondicherry University, India.
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Dr. Priyanka Tripathi, Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Science, IIT Patna, India.
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Dr. Jeyapriya, Head and Associate professor, Dept. of English Mother Therasa University, Kodaikkanal.
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Dr. Sushma V. Murthy, Associate Professor, Department of English, Christ University, Bengaluru.
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Dr. A. Ramasubbiah, Assistant Professor, Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai
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Dr. Lily Kelting, Assistant Professor, Literary & Cultural Studies, Flame University, Pune, India.
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Dr. Sidharth Juhi, Assistant Professor, Public Policy and Gender Studies, Flame University, Pune, India.
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Purnima Parida, CRRI Delhi, India
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Dr. S.K. Singh, Professor, Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Dr. Manish Manar, Associate Professor, Environmental Sanitation & Health, King George's Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Ms. Rituparna Chatterjee, Independent journalist, Columnist, Safe Workplaces Campaigner, Media mentor, Gender rights activist
Venue:
The conference will be held in virtually coordinated by Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, Gujarat – 395007, INDIA.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to: icogecao2019@gmail.com, vmahajan@eed.svnit.ac.in,