60 sessions, 231 papers

IAFFE 2009 Annual Conference
Complete List of All Sessions

Session 1: Roundtable-the creative economy and social change
Session Chair: Kathleen Bitetti, Artist & Activist
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 13:00 - 14:40
Roundtable-the creative economy and social change
By Wright, M
Presented by: Mina Wright,
Discussant: Kathleen Bitetti, Artist & Activist
Roundtable-the creative economy and social change
By Jenkins, M
Presented by: Meri Jenkins,
Roundtable-the creative economy and social change
By Burton, G
Presented by: Gail Burton,
Roundtable-the creative economy and social change
By Sherman, M
Presented by: Mary Sherman,
Roundtable-the creative economy and social change
By Duane, J
Presented by: Ja-nae Duane,

Session 2: Women’s Economic Empowerment: Challenges and Opportunities in Persian Speaking Communities: Afghanistan
Session Chair: Jennifer Olmsted, Drew University
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 13:00 - 14:40
An Afghan Dilemma: Donors, Beneficiaries, or NGOs. Whose needs come First?
By Roya Rahmani, Council Member of Women Living under Muslim Laws
Presented by: Roya Rahmani, Columbia University
Discussant: Fatemeh Moghadam, Hofstra University
Impact of economical autonomy on preventing violence against women in traditional societies, case of Afghanistan
By Hangama Anwari, founder of Women and Children Legal Research Foundation - WCLRF, Commissioner at Afghanistan Indepndent Human Right Commission - AIHRC
Presented by: Hangama Anwari, AIHRC
Discussant: Fatemeh Moghadam, Hofstra University

Session 3: Caring for Children and Adults
Session Chair: Ulrike Knobloch, University of Fribourg Switzerland
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 13:00 - 14:40
Powerless consumers? Children in kindergarten, elementary school and protective care services.
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By Kari H Eika, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Presented by: Kari Eika, public
Spanish reproduction cost: an example of an unsustainable care economy
By Lina Galvez-Muñoz, University Pablo de Olavide Paula Rodriguez-Modroño, University Pablo de Olavide Mónica Domínguez-Serrano, University Pablo de Olavide
Presented by: Paula Rodriguez-Modrono, University Pablo de Olavide
Caring for Adults in Neoliberal States: Lessons from the Feminist and LGBT Rights Movements
By Barbara E Hopkins, Wright State University
Presented by: Barbara Hopkins, Wright State University
Capitalizing on the Social? Child Care, Democracy and the Reprivatization of Social Reproduction in Canada
By Tammy Findlay Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), University of British Columbia
Presented by: Tammy Findlay, University of British Columbia

Session 4: Gender Dimensions of the Financial Crisis
Session Chair: Silvia Berger,
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 13:00 - 14:40
Public policies, gender agenda and crisis
By Rosalba Todaro; Centro de Estudios de la Mujer Chile
Presented by: Rosalba Todaro, Centro de Estudios de la Mujer
Crisis, Development and Gender
By Alicia Girón; UNAM
Presented by: Alicia Girón, UNAM
Gender Inequality in Global Crisis: for a feminist New Deal
By Maria Pazos-Morán; Institute for Fiscal Studies, Spain
Presented by: Maria Pazos-Morán, Instituto de Estudios Fiscales
A feminist view of the financial crisis
By Juan Torres-López, University of Seville Lina Gálvez-Muñoz, Pablo Olavide University, Seville
Presented by: Lina Galvez-Muñoa, Pablo de Olavide University
Economic crisis and employment guarantee policies: gender dimesnions
By Rania Antonopoulos LevyEconomics Institute GEM-IWG
Presented by: Rania Antonopoulos, Levy Economics Institute

Session 5: Credit, Consumption and Empowerment
Session Chair: Taruna Ramessur, University of Technology Mauritius
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 13:00 - 14:40
Unequal Borrowers: Women and Credit in the Neoliberal Era
By Jacqueline Morse, PhD Candidate, University of Massachusetts Amherst Smita R. Narain, PhD Candidate, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Presented by: Jacqueline Morse, University of Massachusetts Amherst
HOUSEHOLD GENDER RELATIONS AND CREDIT UTILISATION IN MPIGI DISTRICT (UGANDA)
By Beatrice Mukasa; Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Presented by: Beatrice Mukasa, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Women Feel more Pessimistic than Men: Empirical Evidence from Turkish Consumer Confidence Index
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By Aslı Küçükaslan; Marmara University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration Sadullah Çelik; Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey
Presented by: Sadullah Çelik, Marmara University
Economic or Non-Economic Factors - What Empowers Women?
By Ranjula Bali Swain Assistant Professor Department of Economics Fan Yang Wallentin Department of Information Science, Division of Statistics, Uppsala University and Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Management (BI), Oslo.
Presented by: Ranjula Bali Swain, Uppsala University

Session 6: Engendering Policy Formation I
Session Chair: Tomilayo Adekanye, Kogi State University
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 13:00 - 14:40
The Urgency of Gender Inclusive Economics – A Feminist Perspective For and From Africa
By Sheila BUNWAREE, University of Mauritius
Presented by: Sheila BUNWAREE, University of Mauritius
Gender Sensitivity & Accountability in Thai Government Policy Formulation, Implementation & Evaluation from an Historical Perspective
By Yada Praparpun, Economics Dept., Ramkhamhaeng university, Bangkok
Presented by: yada praparpun, Ramkhamheang University
The fame of gender mainstreaming:the mirage of gender equity in employment and budgeting
By Janet Olusi Ph.D.;Department of Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Presented by: Janet Olusi, Obafemi Awolowo Univeristy
Gender Budgeting in India: Is it a Silent Revolution?
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By Keerty Nakray School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast
Presented by: Keerty Nakray, Queen's University

Session 7: Gender Issues in Poverty Analysis
Session Chair: Cheryl Doss, Yale University
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 13:00 - 14:40
Poverty, headship and gender Inequality in Asset Ownership in Latin America: A First Approximation
By Carmen Diana Deere, Center for Latin American Studies.UF Gina Alvarado, Center for Latin American Studies - Sociology. UF Jennifer Twyman
Presented by: Gina Alvarado, University of Florida
A Struggle against Poverty Traps:Labor Regularizing Paths for Disadvantaged Women within Economically Lagging Context in Italy
By Maria Garofalo,DISES University of Salerno Mita Marra, CNR Naples
Presented by: maria rosaria garofalo, university
Fragmentation, income, gender and poverty linkages: The Case of the Maquila Industry in Guatemala
By Ana Rivas; Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB) German Calfat; Institute of Development Policy and Management (IOB)
Presented by: Ana Rivas, University of Antwerp
WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF DECENTRALISATION IN UGANDA
By Peace Musiimenta & Mwiine Amon Ashaba
Presented by: Peace Ashaba, Makerere University

Session 8: Economic Theory, Feminist Critiques and Interdisciplinarity
Session Chair: Prue Hyman, Victoria University of Welllington, NZ
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 13:00 - 14:40
Cross-Disciplinary Conversations for Economists: The Power and Perils of Disciplinary Cultures and Habits of Mind
By Myra H Strober; Stanford University
Presented by: Myra Strober, Stanford University
How “Chicagoan” are Gary Becker’s Economic Models of Marriage?
By Shoshana Grossbard; San Diego State University, IZA and CESifo fellow
Presented by: Shoshana Grossbard, San Diego State University
A feminist perspective on economic studies of happiness and interpersonal relations
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By Julie A. Nelson University of Massachusetts Boston
Presented by: Julie Nelson, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Feminist Economics and Women's Studies: Making the Case for Interdisciplinary Connections
By Susan F. Feiner University of Southern Maine
Presented by: Susan Feiner, University of Southern Maine

Session 9: Women and Gender in LDCs in the Current Global Crisis: New Issues in Pedagogy
Session Chair: Laurie Nisonoff, Hampshire College
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 15:10 - 16:50
Women and Gender in LDCs in the Current Global Crisis: New Issues in Pedagogy
By Laurie Nisonoff, Hampshire College, Amherst,MA, USA
Presented by: Laurie Nisonoff, Hampshire College
Women and Gender in LDCs in the Current Global Crisis: New Issues in Pedagogy
By Nan Wiegersma, Professor of Economics, Emerita, Fitchburg State College
Presented by: Nan Wiegersma, Fitchburg State College
Women and Gender in LDCs in the Current Global Crisis: New Issues in Pedagogy
By Lynn Duggan, Associate Professor, Labor Studies, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, USA Laurie Nisonoff, Professor of Economics, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Nan Wiegersma, Professor of Economics, emerita, Fitchburg State, Massachusetts, USA
Presented by: Lynn Duggan, IAFFE

Session 10: Women’s Economic Empowerment: Challenges and Opportunities in Persian Speaking Communities : Iran
Session Chair: roksana bahramitash, university of Montreal
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 15:10 - 16:50
An understanding of the changing economic role of women in Iran
By Fatemeh Etemad Moghadam Professor of Economics, Hofstra University
Presented by: Fatemeh Moghadam, Hofstra University
Gender and Globalization: the Iranian Experience
By Jennifer Olmsted, Drew University
Presented by: Jennifer Olmsted, Drew University
Veiled Employment: The Political Economy of Iranian Women’s Employment
By Roksana Bahramitash, Research Director for Canada Research Chair on Islam, Pluralism and Globalization, University of Montreal
Presented by: roksana bahramitash, university of Montreal
Iranian Immigrant Women Labor Market Strategies: A Complex and Entangled Process
By Zohreh M. Niknia, Ph.D. Mills College
Presented by: Zohreh Niknia, Mills College

Session 11: Feminist Economics Fifteenth Anniversary Retrospective and Challenges for the Future
Session Chair: Diana Strassmann, Rice University
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 15:10 - 16:50
Feminist Economics Fifteenth Anniversary Retrospective and Challenges for the Future
By Eudine Barriteau; University of the West Indies
Presented by: Eudine Barriteau, University of Victoria
Feminist Economics Fifteenth Anniversary Retrospective and Challenges for the Future
By Bina Agarwal; Institute of Economic Growth
Presented by: Bina Agarwal, Institute of Economic Growth
Feminist Economics Fifteenth Anniversary Retrospective and Challenges for the Future
By Lourdes Beneria: Cornell University
Presented by: Lourdes Beneria,
Feminist Economics Fifteenth Anniversary Retrospective and Challenges for the Future
By Cecilia Conrad; Scripps College
Presented by: C Conrad,
Feminist Economics Fifteenth Anniversary Retrospective and Challenges for the Future
By Diana Strassman; Rice University
Presented by: Diana Strassmann, Rice University

Session 12: Family Size and Sex Ratios
Session Chair: Kate Stirling, University of Puget Sound
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 15:10 - 16:50
Analysis of Fertility in Japan
By Hitomi Komatsu, American University
Presented by: Hitomi Komatsu, American University
‘Rising Sons’ and ‘Setting Daughters’: Recent trends of child sex ratios in Indian population
By Suddhasil Siddhanta Consultant economist - UNICEF & WBP&RD, Director Research - IDRK
Presented by: SUDDHASIL SIDDHANTA, UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI
Family Size, Economics and Child Gender Preference in the Nyeri District of Kenya
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By Tabitha Kiriti Nganga; University of Nairobi, School of Economics
Presented by: Tabitha Kiriti-Nganga,
Mapping the diversities: fertility decline and female autonomy in India
By Debabish Nandy; Consultant, UNICEF & WBP&RD Director Research, IDRK
Presented by: DEBASISH NANDY, UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI

Session 13: Social Assistance, Welfare and Security
Session Chair: Marianne Ferber, University of Illinois
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 15:10 - 16:50
Workfare Policy and Practice with Lone Mothers In Canada
By Dr. Shoshana Pollack; Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University
Presented by: Shoshana Pollack, Wilfrid Laurier University
Labour trajectories and Social Assistance Policies in Argentina
By Corina Rodriguez Enriquez - Conicet - Ciepp
Presented by: Corina Rodríguez-Enríquez, Conicet - Ciepp
The Philippine Social Security System: Accountability and Informal Sector Coverage and Compliance Issues
By Prof. Nathalie A. Verceles, Department of Women and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Dr. Rosalinda Pineda-Ofreneo, Department of Women and Development Studies, University of the Philippines
Presented by: Nathalie Verceles, University of the Philippines
Effects of Gender on Old Age Security - an Austrian Case Study
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By Dr. Michaela Gstrein; Institute of Advanced Studies
Presented by: Michaela Gstrein, Institute for Advanced Studies

Session 14: Engendering Policy Formation II
Session Chair: Deogratias Lwezaura, Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 15:10 - 16:50
Legal Form and Economic Substance: A Feminist Critique of Legalistic Formalism in Greece since 1974
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By Antigone Lyberaki, Panteion University, Athens, Greece.
Presented by: Antigone Lyberaki, Panteion University of Social and Politi
Feminist Economists Engage with India's Eleventh Five Year Plan
[slides]
By Syeda Hameed Devaki Jain
Presented by: Devaki Jain,
Developing Gender-aware Policy and Regulatory Frameworks: the case of telecommunication regulation in Mozambique
[slides]
By Sonia N. Jorge, Jorge International Consulting
Presented by: Sonia Jorge, Jorge International Consulting
Employment of Women as a Policy for their Capability Development
By Krishna Kant Jha; Faculty member, C.M.College, Darbhanga, Member, IAFFE, Member HDCA, Harvard,Listserve London School of Economics
Presented by: Krishna Kant Jha, C.M.College

Session 15: Gender and Poverty Measures
Session Chair: Hazel Jean Malapit, Action for Economic Reforms
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 15:10 - 16:50
Linking Gender to Poverty
By Ramessur Taruna Shalini; University of Technology, Mauritius
Presented by: Taruna Ramessur, University of Technology Mauritius
Gender Differentials in Vulnerability
By Ranjula Bali Swain Department of Economics, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden; Maria Floro Department of Economics American University Washington D.C Fan Yang Wallentin Department of Information Science, Division of Statistics, Uppsala University, 75120 Uppsala, Sweden and Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Management (BI) 0442, Oslo.
Presented by: Ranjula Bali Swain, Uppsala University
Are Poverty Processes the Same: The Determinants of Poverty among Female Headed Households in Rural Kenya.
By Mwangi wa Gĩthĩnji University of Massachusetts –Amherst Department of Economics
Presented by: Mwangi Githinji, UMASS-Amherst
Government Policy and Female Labour Force Participation in Kenya: Implications for Poverty Reduction
By Rosemary Atieno Institute for Development Studies University of Nairobi, Kenya
Presented by: Rosemary Atieno, University of Nairobi

Session 16: Work, Family and Policy
Session Chair: Susan Gensemer, Syracuse University
Date: June 26, 2009
Time: 15:10 - 16:50
Work-family policies, women’s labour market outcomes and business benefits: How relevant are policy lessons from high income to lower income countries?
By Ariane Hegewisch; Institute for Women's Policy Research Janet C. Gornick; City University Of New York Graduate Center Natascia Boeri; City University of New York Graduate Center
Presented by: Ariane Hegewisch,
The Profitability of Work-Life Policies: A Case Study
By Lisa Giddings, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Presented by: Lisa Giddings, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Towards a new Gender Contract? the role of public policy on labour market and care work
By Carmen Castro Garcia - Universidad Complutense, Madrid-
Presented by: Carmen Castro, University Complutense of Madrid
Women's employment and gender relations in Sweden: the role of family policy
By Kimberly Earles Department of Political Science University of Guelph
Presented by: Kimberly Earles, University of Guelph

Session 17: Genealogies, Development and Empowerment
Session Chair: Drucilla Barker, University of South Carolina
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 8:40 - 10:20
Empowerment, development and feminism: from the grassroots to the mainstream
By Carole Biewener, Simmons College Marie-Hélène Bacqué, Université d’Évry
Presented by: Carole Biewener, Simmons College
Modernity, Tradition and Households: The Implications of Sandra Harding's Sciences from Below for Feminist Development Economics
By Suzanne Bergeron, University of Michigan Dearborn
Presented by: Suzanne Bergeron, University of Michigan Dearborn
Whose Rights? Whose Development? Bridging North/South Perspectives on Global Restructuring, Gender, and the Human Rights Approach to Development
By Laura Parisi University of Victoria V. Eudine Barriteau University of the West Indies
Presented by: Eudine Barriteau, University of Victoria
Do Microcredit Lending Programs Really Empower the Women? A Comparative Analysis of Micro- Credit Institutions in Bangladesh and in the U.S.
By Fahima Aziz; Hamline University
Presented by: Fahima Aziz, Department of Management and Economics

Session 18: Round Table Discussion on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Trans/Queer Pedagogy in the Economics Classroom
Session Chair: Stacy Sneeringer, Wellesley College
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 8:40 - 10:20
By Prue Hyman, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Presented by: Prue Hyman, Victoria University of Welllington, NZ
Roundtable iscussion on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Trans/Queer Pedagogy in the Economics Classroom
By M. V. Lee Badgett, Center for Public Policy & Administration, UMass Amherst
Presented by: M.V. Lee Badgett, University of Mass, Amherst
Round Table Discussion on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Trans/Queer Pedagogy in the Economics Classroom.
By Karin Schönpflug; IHS Vienna, Austria
Presented by: Karin Schoenpflug, University of Vienna

Session 19: The Role of Public Policy Institutes in Improving Women's Well-being--Country Case Studes
Session Chair: Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women's Policy Research
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 8:40 - 10:20
How IWPR Works to Inform Public Policy in the United States with a Gendered Lens
By Heidi Hartmann; Institute for Women's Policy Research
Presented by: Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women's Policy Research
The Role of Public Policy Institutes in Improving Women's Well-being--Country Case Studes
By Shrayana Bhattacharaya; Institute of Social Studies Trust
Presented by: Shrayana Bhattacharya, Institute of Social Studies Trust
The Role of Public Policy Institutes in Improving Women's Well-being--Country Case Studes
By Alison Vasconez; CIGENERO - FLACSO Ecuador
Presented by: Alison Vasconez, CIGENERO
The Role of Public Policy Institutes in Improving Women's Well-being--Country Case Studes
By Lanyan Chen; Professor at the Institute of Gender and Social Development Tianjin Normal University Tianjin, China
Presented by: Lanyan Chen,
The Role of Public Policy Institutes in Improving Women's Well-being--Country Case Studes
By Hangama Anwari; Women and Children Legal Research Foundation - WCLRF
Presented by: Hangama Anwari, AIHRC

Session 20: Gender Equality in the Business and Banking World
Session Chair: SHILPI KAPUR, Washington University in St Louis
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 8:40 - 10:20
Gender equality is smart economics: What implications for the business environment in Africa?
By Judith Frickenstein; GTZ, Gender Programme
Presented by: Judith Frickenstein, GTZ
Personality, Gender and Career in Management
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By Simon Fietze, Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg Elke Holst, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) Verena Tobsch, Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg
Presented by: Simon Fietze, Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg
GENDER DIVERSITY ON EUROPEAN BANKS’ BOARD OF DIRECTORS: TRACES OF DISCRIMINATION
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By Ruth Mateos de Cabo; University CEU San Pablo, CUNEF Ricardo Gimeno; Banco de España María J. Nieto; Banco de España
Presented by: Ricardo GIMENO, Banco de España
Lap-dancing, bank lending and economic crisis
By Barbara MacLennan; Democratic Left Scotland
Presented by: Barbara MacLennan, Democratic Left Scotland

Session 21: Care Work
Session Chair: Agneta Stark, Dalarna University
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 8:40 - 10:20
Care Workers in Argentina
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By Valeria Esquivel, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento
Presented by: Valeria Esquivel, Universidad Nacional de Gral. Sarmiento
Laboring the soul --- with gender?: Emotional labor, gender norms and mental stress among paid care workers in Japan
[slides]
By Seiichi Matsukawa, Tokyou Gakugei University
Presented by: Seiichi Matsukawa, Tokyo Gakugei University
Measuring the Costs and Contributions of Care Work in Massachusetts
By Randy Albelda, Department of Economics and Senior Research Fellow, Center for Social Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston Mignon Duffy, Department of Sociology and Faculty Associate, Center for Women and Work, University of Massachusetts Lowell Nancy Folbre, Department of Economics and Faculty Affiliate, Center for Research on Families, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Presented by: Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts Boston
How Care Work Employment Shapes Earnings in a Cross-National Perspective
By Michelle J. Budig, University of Massachusetts Joya Misra, University of Massachusetts
Presented by: Michelle Budig, University of Massachusetts

Session 22: Impacts of the Financial Crisis
Session Chair: Alicia Girón, UNAM
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 8:40 - 10:20
From Wall Street Traders to Bree Street Traders: Linkages Between the Macroeconomic Environment and Street Trading in Johannesburg
By Jennifer Cohen, Senior Researcher Corporate Strategy and Industrial Development Research Programme University of the Witwatersrand and PhD Candidate Department of Economics University of Massachusetts
Presented by: Jennifer Cohen, University of the Witwatersrand
THINKING IMPACTS OF THE CURRENT GLOBAL CRISIS THROUGH 2000-2001 FINANCIAL CRISIS OF TURKEY: WHY WOMEN SUFFER MORE?
By Melda Y. Ozturk, 19 Mayis University Nuray Ergünes, Maltepe University
Presented by: Melda Ozturk, 19 Mayis University
Is the impact of financial market integration on women’s employment different then men’s? Evidence from cross-country comparison
By Ellen Houston; Marymount Manhattan College
Presented by: Ellen Houston, Marymount Manhattan College
Impact of the global financial meltdown on women in developing economies -- case studies from India
By Sakuntala Narasimhan, independent researcher
Presented by: Sakuntala Narasimhan, Journalist-author

Session 23: Marriage, Reproduction and Women's Well-Being
Session Chair: Tabitha Kiriti-Nganga,
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 8:40 - 10:20
Sex ratios and racial differences in marriage rates in South Africa
By Daniela Casale, School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal Dori Posel, School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Presented by: Daniela Casale, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Impact of underage marriages of females on Human Development Index(HDI)- An Indian Perspective
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By Dr Monica Das Delhi University, INDIA
Presented by: monica das, Delhi University
Policy Implications of the Decline of Marriage
By Barbara Bergmann; Professor of Economics Emerita, UMd and AmU
Presented by: Barbara Bergmann,
Capability and Women's Well-Being in India: An empirical study based on National Family Health Survey - 2&3
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By Amlan Majumder Lecturer in Economics, Dinhata College, P. O. Dinhata, Dt. Cooch Behar, Pin. 736135 West Bengal, India Tel. +91-9232526777 / Cell. +91-9832469667 Email. amlan.majumder@gmail.com
Presented by: Amlan Majumder, Dinhata College

Session 24: Health and Well-Being
Session Chair: Tausi Kida, Economic and Social Research Foundation
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 8:40 - 10:20
Health outcomes disparities between men and women in the U.S.
By Catherine Lynde; University of Massachusetts Boston
Presented by: catherine lynde, university massachusetts boston
Accurate Women's Health Information: The Role of Income and Education
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By Linda Lucas,* Nagwa Dajani,* Jennifer Earles,* Marisel Quiroz,* Tunisia Riley,* Claudia Bittmann,** Paula Contreras,* Kathleen McQueeney*** Renee Sessions*  *University of South Florida **University of Florida ***New College Florida
Presented by: Linda Lucas, University of South Florida
Altruism? Exploring the motives of volunteer caregivers of people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa
By Health Promotion Programme, School of Psychology University of kwaZuluNatal, Durban, South Africa
Presented by: Olagoke Akintola, University of KwaZuluNatal
The study on Women Workers’ Vulnerability to HIV after the Phase-Out of Textiles and Clothing Quotas: Nepal Case Study
By Adhikari Mona Shrestha; South Asia Watch on Trade Economics and Environment
Presented by: Mona Adhikari, South Asia Watch on Trade Economics&Env.

Session 25: Poverty Reduction and Welfare Policy
Session Chair: Corina Rodríguez-Enríquez, Conicet - Ciepp
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 8:40 - 10:20
Labor without the force: conceptualizing low-income mothers' informal subsistence activities as economic
By Marya L. Dantzer, Northeastern University
Presented by: Marya Dantzer, Northeastern University
Inflexible, Unforgiving and Ineffective: How Poverty-Reduction Programs and Donor Policies Undercut Social Networks, and Emerging Strategies to Change This.
By Katya Fels Smyth; Principal, Full Frame Initiative. Steven Lawry; Senior Research Fellow, Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard University.
Presented by: Steven Lawry, Harvard University
The effects of central bank independence on the trend of inflation and its implications on the poor in Uganda.
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By Elizabeth Kaase-Bwanga and Consolata Kabonesa; Makerere University, Uganda
Presented by: Elizabeth Kaase-Bwanga,

Session 26: Gender and the Contours of Precarious Employment
Session Chair: Martha MacDonald, Saint Mary's University
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 10:50 - 12:30
Gender and the Contours of Precarious Employment
By Leah Vosko, York University Iain Campbell, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Martha MacDonald, Saint Mary's University
Presented by: Martha MacDonald, Saint Mary's University
Precarious work and precarious unemployment: Experiences from Sweden
By Anita Nyberg, Centre for Gender Studies, Stockholm University, Stockholm Inger Jonsson, Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research, Stockholm
Presented by: anita nyberg, Stockholm University
Precarious Employment in the Health Care Sector
By Pat Armstrong, Sociology, York University Hugh Armstrong, Social Work, Carleton University
Presented by: Hugh Armstrong, Carleton University
The United States: different sources of precariousness in a mosaic of employment arrangements
By Françoise Carré, Center for Social Policy, University of Massachusetts Boston James Heintz, Political Economy Research Institute and Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Presented by: James Heintz, University of Massachusetts Boston
Gendered Precariousness and Social Reproduction
By Leah F. Vosko Lisa F. Clark York University
Presented by: Leah Vosko, York University

Session 27: Conflict and Migration
Session Chair: Kanchana Ruwanpura, University of Southampton
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 10:50 - 12:30
Gendering Displacement: An Economic Analysis
By Kopalapillai Amirthalingam Rajith W.D. Lakshman Both from Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Presented by: Rajith Lakshman, University of Colombo
Gender and Post-conflict Reconstruction: Some Lessons from Nepal
By Smita R Narain; University of Massachusetts Amherst
Presented by: Smita RNarain, UMass Amherst
Where does Human Trafficking Originate? An Empirical Analysis
By Smriti Rao Assumption College Christina Presenti Assumption College
Presented by: Smriti Rao, Assumption College

Session 28: Roundtable: Heteronormativity and the State
Session Chair: Colin Danby, University of Washington, Bothell
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 10:50 - 12:30
Roundtable: Heteronormativity and the State
By Randy Albelda; University of Massachusetts Boston
Presented by: Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts Boston
Roundtable: Heteronormativity and the State
By M. L Badgett; UMass Amherst
Presented by: M.V. Lee Badgett, University of Mass, Amherst
Roundtable: Heteronormativity and the State
By S Bergeron; University of Michigan Dearborn
Presented by: Suzanne Bergeron, University of Michigan Dearborn
Roundtable: Heteronormativity and the State
By Colin Danby; University of Washington, Bothell
Presented by: Colin Danby, University of Washington, Bothell
Roundtable: Heteronormativity and the State
By S Charusheela; UNLV
Presented by: S Charusheela,

Session 29: Gender Equity and Taxation: Findings from Ghana, Uganda, and Mexico
Session Chair: Caren Grown, American University
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 10:50 - 12:30
GENDER AND INDIRECT TAX INCIDENCE IN GHANA
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By Isaac Osei-Akoto; ISSER, University of Ghana Robert Darko Osei; ISSER, University of Ghana Ernest Aryeetey; ISSER, University of Ghana
Presented by: Isaac Osei-Akoto, University of Ghana
Gender and Taxation: A Case Study of Ghana
By Abena D. Oduro Department of Economics University of Ghana Legon, Ghana
Presented by: Abena Oduro, University of Ghana
Gender and incidence of indirect taxation: Evidence from Uganda
By Sarah Ssewanyana Economic Policy Research Centre
Presented by: Sarah Ssewanyana,
By Lucía Pérez Fragoso Equidad de Género, Ciudadanía,Trabajo y Familia AC. Francisco Cota González Equidad de Género, Ciudadanía, Trabajo y Familia AC.
Presented by: Lucia Perez-Fragoso,
Gender and taxation: analysis of personal income tax
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By Lawrence Bategeka; Economic Policy Research Centre Madina Guloba; Economic Policy Research Centre Julius Kiiza; Makerere University, faculty of Social science
Presented by: Madina Guloba, Economic Policy Research Centre

Session 30: The meaning of work in women's lives: statistics and stories from different regions
Session Chair: Naila Kabeer, Institute of Development Studies,
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 10:50 - 12:30
Changing Times, Changing Lives: work, generations and women’s empowerment in Bahia, Brazil
By Fernanda Capibaribe Leite - Nucleus for Interdisciplinary Studies on Women - NEIM. The Federal University of Bahia. Cecilia Maria Bacellar Sardenberg (coordinator) - Nucleus for Interdisciplinary Studies on Women - NEIM. The Federal University of Bahia.
Presented by: Fernanda Leite, Federal University of Bahia
DESPERATELY SEEKING SHAHRUKH: Reflections on Women’s work from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
By Shrayana Bhattacharya Institute of Social Studies Trust
Presented by: Shrayana Bhattacharya, Institute of Social Studies Trust
How Empowering is Women’s Work in Ghana? Exploring the Evidence from a Survey of Women’s Everyday Lives in Ghana.
By Dzodzi Tsikata ISSER, University of Ghana Akosua Darkwah Sociology Department, University of Ghana
Presented by: Dzodzi Tsikata, University of Ghana
The Significance of Work: Varied Meanings and Multiple Empowerment Outcomes
By Naila Kabeer, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University Simeen Mahmud, BRAC University Maheen Sultan, BRAC University
Presented by: Simeen Mahmud, Bangladesh Institute of Development Stud
Social Contracts and Conditional Ones
By Sholkamy, Hania; The Social Research Centre The American University in Cairo
Presented by: Hania Sholkamy, The American University in Cairo

Session 31: Health Care in Developing Countries
Session Chair: Olagoke Akintola, University of KwaZuluNatal
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 10:50 - 12:30
Meeting the healthcare needs of Cambodia’s elderly population: repercussions of war and a gender imbalance among widows
By Yana V. Rodgers, Rutgers University Vicki Wang, Rutgers University
Presented by: Yana Rodgers, Rutgers University
Choosing Health: The Role of Women’s Voice in Maternal Health Care Use in Post-Socialist Central Asia
By Mieke Meurs, American University, Lisa Giddings, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Presented by: Mieke Meurs, American University
The Informalization Mechanism in Private Hhealth Care Provision: Gender Inequality, Urban Poverty and Unregulated Health Care market in Tanzania
By Tausi Kida; Economic and Social Research Foundation
Presented by: Tausi Kida, Economic and Social Research Foundation
Maternal health as a gendered lens on the organisation of a health system: the Tanzanian experience
By Paula Tibandebage* and Maureen Mackintosh**
Presented by: Paula Tibandebage, Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA)

Session 32: Comparing Gender Inequalities
Session Chair: Hesti Wijaya, Brawijaya University
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 10:50 - 12:30
Relative Gender Differentials and Islam: A Regional Analysis
By Sharmistha Self Department of Economics Missouri State University Springfield, MO 65897. Email: sself@missouristate.edu Richard Grabowski Department of Economics Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901. Email: Ricardo@siu.edu
Presented by: Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University
Determinants of Women’s Status in Society
By Marianne A. Ferber; University of Illinois Michael Brun; Illinois State University
Presented by: Marianne Ferber, University of Illinois
GINI DECOMPOSITION BY GENDER: TURKISH CASE
By Ezgi Kaya; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Umit Senesen; Istanbul Technical University
Presented by: Ezgi Kaya, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
How to report on "reducing disadvantages" for women in Austria
By Karin Schönpflug, Michaela Gstrein, Liliana Mateeva; all: Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria
Presented by: Karin Schoenpflug, University of Vienna

Session 33: Inside the Household: The Collective vs. The Individual
Session Chair: Beatrice Mukasa, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 10:50 - 12:30
The Economics of Mothers Ordered to Pay Child Support
By Kate Stirling, University of Puget Sound
Presented by: Kate Stirling, University of Puget Sound
GENDER INEQUALITIES IN FAMILY CONSUMPTION, SPAIN 1850-1930
By Cristina Borderías; Universidad de Barcelona (Spain) Pilar Pérez-Fuentes; Universidad del País Vasco (Spain) Carmen Sarasúa; Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Presented by: Carmen Sarasúa, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Revisiting poverty measures towards individualisation
[slides]
By Danièle Meulders, Université Libre de Bruxelles Síle O'Dorchai, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Presented by: S�le O'Dorchai, ULB
Households and Collective Action
By Cheryl Doss, Yale University Ruth Meinzen-Dick, IFPRI
Presented by: Cheryl Doss, Yale University

Session 34: The Museum of Women
Session Chair: Masum Momaya, International Museum of Women
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 10:50 - 12:30
The International Museum of Women: Curating Conversations about Women and the Economy
By Jean Cheng, Director of Online Exhibitions; International Museum of Women Masum Momaya, Curator; International Museum
Presented by: Jean Cheng,
The International Museum of Women: Curating Conversations about Women and the Economy
By Masum Momaya; International Museum of Women
Presented by: Masum Momaya, International Museum of Women

Session 35: Migration: Those Who Go and Those Who Stay
Session Chair: Sakuntala Narasimhan, Journalist-author
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 13:30 - 15:10
The Temporary Migration of Low-skilled Workers: The International Context and an Evaluative Framework
By Fiona MacPhail, University of Northern British Columbia Judy Fudge, University of Victora
Presented by: Fiona MacPhail, University of Northern British Columbia
Strengthening whom? The role of international labour migration for women and men in North-West Pakistan
[slides]
By Karin Astrid Siegmann Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
Presented by: Karin Siegmann, Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
Networks, Gender and Remittances: Evidence from Germany
By Elke Holst DIW Berlin/SOEP and University of Flensburg Andrea Schäfer Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences and DIW Berlin Mechthild Schrooten University of Applied Sciences Bremen and DIW Berlin
Presented by: Elke Holst, University of Applied Science Bremen
Female Migration in Ukraine: Determinants and Consequences
By Iryna Kyzyma, Kirovohrad National Technical University, Ukraine
Presented by: Iryna Kyzyma, Kirovohrad National Technical University

Session 36: Agriculture and Gender (in)equality
Session Chair: Peace Ashaba, Makerere University
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 13:30 - 15:10
Influencing Change: Gender Mainstreaming in National Agricultural Research System in Tanzania
[slides]
By Deogratias Lwezaura and Eva Kanyeka; Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives
Presented by: Deogratias Lwezaura, Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives
Food And Agricultural Production In Nigeria: Some Empirical Considerations For Engendering Economic Policy For Africa
By T. O. ADEKANYE, Kogi State University, Nigeria J.O. OTITOLAIYE, Kogi State University, Nigeria H.I. OPALUWA, Kogi State University, Nigeria
Presented by: Tomilayo Adekanye, Kogi State University
Innovation in Agriculture and Impact on Women Agricultural Workers in India
By Dr.L.C.Mallaiah, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow, India.
Presented by: Lakkineni Mallaiah, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central Unive
Gender Budgeting for Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria
[slides]
By ROSEMARY N. OKOH PROFESSOR OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA, ASABA CAMPUS, ASABA, DELTA STATE, NIGERIA E-mail: roseokoh@yahoo.com M/phone: +2348035839113
Presented by: Rosemary OKOH, Delta State University, Nigeria

Session 37: A Textbook in Economics
Session Chair: Julie Nelson, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 13:30 - 15:10
chapter on macro economics
By Irene van Staveren, Institute of Social Studies
Presented by: Irene van Staveren, ISS
Discussant: Edith Kuiper,
Chapter 2: The Economy from a Gender-Aware Perspective
By Dr Nicky R.M. Pouw; University of Amsterdam
Presented by: Nicky Pouw,
Discussant: Caren Grown, American University
draft chapter on microeconomics
By Haroon Akram Lodhi
Presented by: Irene van Staveren, ISS

Session 38: Gender and Education 1
Session Chair: sundaravinayagam varalakshmi, Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for PG Studies
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 13:30 - 15:10
THE ROLE OF EDUCATION IN WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT: TOWARD A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON BARRIERS TO SUCCESS AND STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME THEM
By Carol Frances Claremont Graduate University
Presented by: Carol Frances, Claremont Graduate University
Gender Aspects of Educational Intergenerational Mobility in Austria
By Pirmin Fessler; Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian Central Bank) and University of Vienna, Vienna Alyssa Schneebaum; University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Presented by: Pirmin Fessler,
Does the Gender of Teacher Matter in the Student's School Performance? ? Evidence from the Primary School in Rural China
By Xinxin Chen, Zhejiang Gongshang University, P.R. China
Presented by: Xinxin Chen, Zhejiang Gongshang University
Gender Wage Gap in Mexico: The Role of Aptitude and Education
By Claudia Williams; Institute for Women's Policy Research
Presented by: Claudia Williams Soberanes, Institute for Women's Policy Research

Session 39: Women's Empowerment
Session Chair: Sharmistha Self, Missouri State University
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 13:30 - 15:10
Beyond Economic Man: Economic Crisis, Feminist Economics, and the Solidarity Economy
By Julie Matthaei, Department of Economics, Wellesley College
Presented by: Julie Matthaei, Wellesley College
Women Empowerment And Economic Policy : A Review of Pre-Reform and Post -Reform Period in India
[slides]
By Kanwaljit Kaur Gill,Punjabi University Patiala
Presented by: kanwaljit gill, punjabi university patiala
SCALING INCLEMENT HURDLES TO WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIAN POLITICS: A PRAGMATIC APPROACH
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By Monsurat Mojirayo Afolabi, Centre for Gender and Social Policy, Obafemi Awolowo University, ife, Nigeria
Presented by: Afolabi Monsurat, Obafemi Awolowo University
Examining the role of cultural and social norms in the participation of women in governance in Panchayati Raj institution in northern India
By Pareena G. Lawrence, Professor of Economics and Management, University of Minnesota, Morris; Kavita Chakravarty, Professor of Economics, M.D. University, Rohtak, India.
Presented by: Pareena Lawrence, University of Minnesota, Morris
Discussant: Kavita Chakravarty, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak

Session 40: Gender Dyanmics: Global Dimensions
Session Chair: V Spike Peterson, U of Arizona/London School of Economics
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 13:30 - 15:10
Does Religiosity Contribute to Gender Inequitable Attitudes and Outcomes?
By Stephanie Seguino; University of Vermont
Presented by: Stephanie Seguino, University of Vermont
Globalization: A New Phase of Primitive Accumulation
By Nancy C.M. Hartsock; University of Washington
Presented by: Nancy hartsock, U of Washington
The Approach to Human Security from a Gender Perspective in the Context of ODA Policy
By Kana Takamatsu Institute of Social Science University of Tokyo
Presented by: Kana Takamatsu, University of Tokyo
Modeling gender dynamics and investment in a low-income export-oriented agrarian economy
By Marya Hillesland Doctoral student American University Department of Economics
Presented by: Marya Hillesland, American University

Session 41: Resouce Allocation within Households
Session Chair: Vivianne Ventura-Dias, UFSC/LATN
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 13:30 - 15:10
Household Resources Allocation, Gender, Economic Performance and Policy Implications: Empirical Evidence from Senegal, West Africa
By Aifa Fatimata NDOYE NIANE, PhD candidate Development Economics Group, Social Sciences Department, Wageningen University
Presented by: Aïfa NDOYE NIANE, Wageningen University
Intergenerational transfers within families
By Seung-Yun Oh; U of Massachusetts
Presented by: Seung-Yun Oh, U of Massachusetts
The determinants of savings pooling: Evidence from Thailand
By Hazel Jean Malapit Action for Economic Reforms and American University
Presented by: Hazel Jean Malapit, Action for Economic Reforms
Income Pooling in Same-Sex Households
By Hazel Malapit American University Michael Martell American University
Presented by: Michael Martell, American University

Session 42: Informal Work and Precarious Employment
Session Chair: Ma. Gichelle Cruz, University of the Philippines
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 13:30 - 15:10
Analysing Home Based Work: Mechanisms of Concealment and Devolarization by Obscuring
By Reyhan Atasü Topcuoglu; Humboldt University
Presented by: Reyhan Atasü Topcuoglu, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
NEW APPROACH TO ENGENDER POLICY TOWARD THE REALIZATION OF RIGHTS OF INDONESIAN WOMEN WORKERS IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY
By Hesri R Wijaya; Brawijaya University
Presented by: Hesti Wijaya, Brawijaya University
Gender differences in the Determinants of Formal and Informal Sector Employment in the Urban Areas of Kenya across Time_18th IAFFE Conference June 25-28 2009
By Institute of Social Studies P.O. Box 29776 2502 LT The Hague The Netherlands
Presented by: Rose Wamuthenya, ISS
Informal labor, poverty and geneder in Mexico
[slides]
By Elena Cardero; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Economics Faculty
Presented by: Elena Cardero, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Session 43: Work/Family Reconciliation
Session Chair: Greta Friedemann-Sanchez, University of Minnesota
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 13:30 - 15:10
Women’s labour force participation and unpaid work
By Addabbo Tindara, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Favaro Donata, University of Padua
Presented by: Tindara Addabbo, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Care to Work? Reflections on Care and Workforce Participation from Delhi, India
By Shrayana Bhattacharya; Institute of Social Studies Trust
Presented by: Shrayana Bhattacharya, Institute of Social Studies Trust
Precarious Labour, precarious life: interactions between care and paid labour in Ecuador
By Alison Vasconez Rodriguez CIGENERO Ecuador
Presented by: Alison Vasconez, CIGENERO
Women’s Labor Force Participation and Childcare Choices in Urban China during the Economic Transition
By Fenglian Du and Xiaoyuan Dong;Economics and Management School of Inner Mongolia University Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Presented by: Fenglian Du, Inner Mongolia University

Session 44: Theory of care economy - Discussion Forum
Session Chair: Ulrike Knobloch, University of Fribourg Switzerland
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 15:40 - 17:20
Hypotheses of Nancy Folbre
By Nancy Folbre, Department of Economcis, University of Massachussets-Amherst
Presented by: Nancy Folbre,
Hypotheses of Lourdes Beneria
By Lourdes Beneria, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University
Presented by: Lourdes Beneria,
Hypothesis of Irene van Staveren
By Prof. Dr. Irene van Staveren, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague
Presented by: Irene van Staveren, ISS
Hypotheses of Julie Nelson
By Julie A. Nelson, Department of Economics, University of Massachussetts-Boston
Presented by: Julie Nelson, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Hypotheses of Maren Jochimsen
By Maren A. Jochimsen, European Platform of Women Scientists, Brussels
Presented by: Ulrike Knobloch, University of Fribourg Switzerland

Session 45: Culture, Property and Power
Session Chair: Alma Espino, CIEDUR-IGTN
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 15:40 - 17:20
Global crisis reinforcing power relationships and inequalities within the global capitalist-patriarchal system: the example of the food crisis of 2008
[slides]
By Valeria Sodano University of Naples
Presented by: valeria sodano, university Federico II of Naples
Women and Property Inheritance in Ghana
By Victor Gedzi; Institute of Social Studies
Presented by: Victor Gedzi, Institute of Social Studies
IVATAN Women in the Philippines at the Crossroad of Market Integration
By Maria Helen F. Dayo University of the Philippines Los Baños Jose V. Camacho Jr. University of the Philippines Los Baños and Amelia L. Bello University of the Philippines Los Baños University of the Philippines Los Baños
Presented by: Maria Helen Dayo, University of the Philippines Los Banos
Women are pecuniary rights – Cultural Dimension and Gender insecurity.
By B Thapa, Anura Verma Women Foundation Nepal
Presented by: Bandita Thapa,

Session 46: Gender and Education 2
Session Chair: kanwaljit gill, punjabi university patiala
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 15:40 - 17:20
Explorations of 'Under-Achievement': The Transitional Experiences of Educated & High-Achieving Young British-Bangladeshi Women
[slides]
By Kanchana N. Ruwanpura; University of Southampton Alessandra Faggian; University of Southampton With James Niven
Presented by: Kanchana Ruwanpura, University of Southampton
Why do lone mothers in the UK receive lower wages but higher returns to higher education than partnered mothers?
By Shireen Kanji; University of Cambridge
Presented by: Shireen Kanji, University of Cambridge
Transition from higher education to work: Gender differences in employment outcomes of university graduates in Greece
[slides]
By Dr Maria Karamessini Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece
Presented by: Maria Karamessini, Panteion University
Not Just Education: Gender Wage Gap In The Albanian Labor Markets Through Occupational Segregation, Work Experience and Child Care
By Juna Miluka American University Caren Grown American University
Presented by: Juna Miluka, American University

Session 47: Environmental Strategies
Session Chair: Rosemary OKOH, Delta State University, Nigeria
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 15:40 - 17:20
Gender and Environmental Strategies in India
[slides]
By Sirisha C. Naidu Wright State University
Presented by: Sirisha Naidu, Wright State University
Willingness versus Ability to Pay: Contingent Valuation in Environmental Policy-Making
By Alexandra Bernasek, Colorado State University Elissa Braunstein, Colorado State University Chian Jones, Colorado State University
Presented by: Chian Jones, Colorado State University
GENDER AND FOREST CONSERVATION: THE IMPACT OF WOMEN'S PRESENCE
By Bina Agarwal, Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi, India
Presented by: Bina Agarwal, Institute of Economic Growth
Exploitation Comes Home II
[slides]
By Ann Davis; Marist College, School of Management
Presented by: Ann Davis, Marist College

Session 48: Growth, Development and Empowerment
Session Chair: Afolabi Monsurat, Obafemi Awolowo University
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 15:40 - 17:20
The impact of macroeconomic growth on women’s labour market participation: Does panel data confirm the “feminisation U” hypothesis?
By Angela LUCI INED (Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques), Paris, France
Presented by: Angela Luci, Ined
Growth, Development, Feminist Economics
[slides]
By Silvia Berger Ministry of Economics and Public Finances
Presented by: Silvia Berger,
Gender Implications of Growth Models for Theory and Policy
By Shirley Burggraf, Florida A & M University De'Edgra Williams, Florida A & M University Roselynn Williams, Florida A & M University
Presented by: Shirley Burggraf, Florida A & M University
SEX, GENDER, PRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTION; PUBLIC POLICY DILEMMAS
By Kathleen Cloud; University of Illinois
Presented by: Kathleen Cloud,

Session 49: Migrant Lives and Access to Rights
Session Chair: Iryna Kyzyma, Kirovohrad National Technical University
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 15:40 - 17:20
The Boundaries In Question: The Public/Private Dichotomy in States' Responsibilities to Migrant Domestic Workers
By Anjeline Eloisa J. de Dios; Linköping University / Ateneo de Manila University
Presented by: Anjeline Eloisa de Dios, Linköping University / Ateneo de Manila
Social Protection and Migration: Latin American Migrants in London and Access to Health Care.
[slides]
By Jasmine Gideon Birkbeck College, University of London
Presented by: Jasmine Gideon, Birkbeck College
The Changing Roles of Cape Verdean Women in the US and Cape Verde
By Dawna Thomas; Simmons College, Africana Studies & Women and Gender Studies
Presented by: Dawna Thomas, Simmons College
Conflict, Bargaining and Gender Norms: Female Migration in Northern Ghana
By Lynda Pickbourn; Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Presented by: Lynda Pickbourn, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Session 50: Women Working in Particular Types of Jobs
Session Chair: Alison Preston, Curtin University of Technology
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 15:40 - 17:20
Why do garment workers in Bangladesh fail to mobilize?
By Simeen Mahmud Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
Presented by: Simeen Mahmud, Bangladesh Institute of Development Stud
Are Casino Jobs “Good Jobs? A Social Provisioning Framework
By Deborah M. Figart, Richard Stockton College of NJ Ellen Mutari, Richard Stockton College of NJ
Presented by: Ellen Mutari, Richard Stockton College of NJ
Discussant: Deb Figart, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
What explains attitudes toward prostitution?
By Niklas Jakobsson, Norwegian Social Research and REASSESS Andreas Kotsadam, Norwegian Social Research and REASSESS
Presented by: Niklas Jakobsson, Göteborg University

Session 51: Workshop on the empirical study of sexual orientation in feminist economics
Session Chair: M.V. Lee Badgett, University of Mass, Amherst
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 15:40 - 17:20
Counting Same-Sex Couples: New Information from the CPS
By Alyssa Schneebaum; University of Massachusetts-Amherst Lee Badgett; University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Presented by: Alyssa Schneebaum, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Workshop on the empirical study of sexual orientation in feminist economics
By M. V. Lee Badgett, Center for Public Policy & Administration
Presented by: M.V. Lee Badgett, University of Mass, Amherst

Session 52: Connecting With Activists
Date: June 27, 2009
Time: 15:40 - 17:20

Session 53: Re-writing the Global and the Intimate: Interdisciplinary Analyses of Informalization, Household Economies and Care Work
Session Chair: Suzanne Bergeron, University of Michigan Dearborn
Date: June 28, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:40
Re-writing the Global and the Intimate: Interdisciplinary Analyses of Informalization, Household Economies and Care Work
By Drucilla Barker; University of South Carolina
Presented by: Drucilla Barker, University of South Carolina
Re-writing the Global and the Intimate: Interdisciplinary Analyses of Informalization, Household Economies and Care Work
By Drucilla Barker, University of South Carolina Suzanne Bergeron, University of Michigan Dearborn V. Spike Peterson, University of Arizona
Presented by: Suzanne Bergeron, University of Michigan Dearborn
Re-writing the Global and the Intimate: Interdisciplinary Analyses of Informalization, Household Economies and Care Work
By V Spike Peterson University of Arizona Suzanne Bergeron University of Michigan Dearborn Drucilla Barker University of South Carolina
Presented by: V Spike Peterson, U of Arizona/London School of Economics
Re-writing the Global and the Intimate: Interdisciplinary Analyses of Informalization, Household Economies and Care WorkC
By Carol Cohn; Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
Presented by: Carole Cohn, Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights

Session 54: Domestic Violence
Session Chair: Hangama Anwari, AIHRC
Date: June 28, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:40
Will Engendering the Economic Policy Reduce Domestic Violence Against Women?
By Milly Tebusabwa, Council for the Economic Empowerment for Women of Africa-Uganda Chapter (CEEWA-U)
Presented by: Milly Tebusabwa, CEEWA - Uganda
Domestic violence in Colombia: an international development issue
By Greta Friedemann-Sánchez, Assistant Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota Rodrigo Lovatón, candidate Masters in public policy,Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Presented by: Greta Friedemann-Sanchez, University of Minnesota
Domestic Violence Against Women In India
[slides]
By Dr. S. Varalakshmi; Pondicherry University, India
Presented by: sundaravinayagam varalakshmi, Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for PG Studies
Learning Violence Young
By Lihui Zhang; Dalhousie University
Presented by: Lihui Zhang, Dalhousie University

Session 55: Gender, Research and Academia
Session Chair: yada praparpun, Ramkhamheang University
Date: June 28, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:40
Gender, Science, and the Federal Funding of Research
By Elizabeth A. Moorhouse, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Economics Lycoming College Williamsport, PA 17701 Ann Mari May, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Economics University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-0489 402 472-3369 amay1@unl.edu 570 321-4154 moorhous@lycoming.edu
Presented by: Elizabeth Moorhouse,
A Ten Year Retrospective: The Status of Female Academics as Seen Through the Lens of the CSWEP Survey
By Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine and the National Bureau of Economic Research
Presented by: Barbara Fraumeno, CSWEP & Muskie School of Public Service
Feminist Scholarship and Academic Freedom in Institutions of Higher Learning
[slides]
By Consolata Kabonesa; Makerere University, Uganda
Presented by: Consolata Kabonesa, Makerere University
Two Early Feminist Economists: Caroline Dall and Virginia Penny
[slides]
By Susan H. Gensemer Department of Economics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 13244-1020 USA
Presented by: Susan Gensemer, Syracuse University

Session 56: Housework, Time Use and Policy
Session Chair: Shoshana Grossbard, San Diego State University
Date: June 28, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:40
How do spouses allocate time: the effects of wages and income
By Elena Stancanelli, CNRS, THEMA, University of Cergy Pontoise Hans Bloemen, Free University of Amsterdam
Presented by: Stancanelli Elena, CNRS
Women’s subjective well-being and housework allocation
By Begoña Alvarez Facultad de Economia Universidad de Vigo Daniel Miles Facultad de Economia Universidad de Vigo
Presented by: Daniel Miles, Universidad de Vigo
perceptions of the gender division of labour within British households
By Sirin Sung, Queen's University Belfast Jerome De Henau, Open University Fran Bennett, University of Oxford Sue Himmelweit, Open University
Presented by: Sirin Sung, Queen's University Belfast
The relation between work-family balance and quality of life for married women in Korea
[slides]
By Taehee Kwon, BK21 Research Professor of school of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University
Presented by: Taehee Kwon, Sungkyunkwan University

Session 57: Quantitative Analyses of Gender Inequality
Session Chair: Ezgi Kaya, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Date: June 28, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:40
Indicators and Indices of Gender Equality - New Developments and Policy Debates
By Caren Grown, American University Barghavi Ramamurthy, New School for Social Research
Presented by: Caren Grown, American University
Public job creation from a gender perspective: a technical note for the case of South Africa
By Kijong Kim; Levy Economics Institute
Presented by: Kijong Kim, Levy Economics Institute
Gender biases in quantitative economic data and analytical techniques with illustrations from Kenya
By Maureen Were, Central Bank of Kenya Bernadette Wanjala, Tilburg University
Presented by: Maureen Were, Central Bank of Kenya
A Virtue and Inherent Limitations in the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition Technique
By SUGIHASHI, Yayoi at Faculty of Economics, Kanazawa University
Presented by: Yayoi Sugihashi, Kanazawa University

Session 58: Trade and (in)equality
Session Chair: Daniela Casale, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Date: June 28, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:40
Trade Liberalization in India: Impact on Gender Segregation
By Shilpi Kapur, Ph.D., Washington University in St Louis, November 2008
Presented by: SHILPI KAPUR, Washington University in St Louis
Links between trade, gender and equity. Six Latin American countries
By Paola Azar, Economist, CIEDUR and Universidad de la República Alma Espino, Economist, CIEDUR and Universidad de la República Soledad Salvador, Economist, CIEDUR
Presented by: Alma Espino, CIEDUR-IGTN
Market forces, state action and social institutions in the dynamics of gender (in) equality in Latin America
By Vivianne Ventura Dias (UFSC-CPGD/ LATN)
Presented by: Vivianne Ventura-Dias, UFSC/LATN
Gender, Trade, and the Philippine Footwear Industry
By Cruz, Ma. Gichelle A. Supporting Institutions: Fair Trade Alliance and Department of Women and Development Studies, College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines
Presented by: Ma. Gichelle Cruz, University of the Philippines

Session 59: Gender (in)equality in Employment
Session Chair: monica das, Delhi University
Date: June 28, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:40
New industrial policy and new roles production and reproduction of gender in Turkey
By Ece Kocabıçak, Graduate Student, Department of Economics, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey Prof. Dr. Fuat Ercan, Department of Economics, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Presented by: ECE KOCABICAK, MARMARA UNIVERSITY
Corporate Social Responsibility and Gender Equality: a tasty combination
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By Elena Carantoña, Partner mb2
Presented by: Elena Carantoña, mb2
Gender segregation in the Spanish labor market: An alternative approach
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By Coral del Río; University of Vigo Olga Alonso-Villar; University of Vigo
Presented by: Olga Alonso-Villar, Universidade de Vigo

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Session 60: Varieties of gender mainstreaming approaches. Implications for economic policies in times of crisis
Session Chair: Ewa Ruminska-Zimny, Economic Commission for Europe
Date: June 28, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:40
Varieties of Gender Mainstreaming Approaches Among the UN, the EU and Central Asia. Implications for Economic Policies in Times of Crisis
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By Mita Marra, CNR - University of Salerno Ewa Ruminska-Zimny, United Nations, Economic Commission for Europe
Presented by: Mita Marra, Italy's National Research Council
Varieties of gender mainstreaming approaches. Implications for economic policies in times of crisis
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By Ewa Ruminska-Zimny; Senior Social Affairs Officer, Office of the Executive Secretary Economic Commission for Europe, Palais des Nations
Presented by: Ewa Ruminska-Zimny, Economic Commission for Europe
Varieties of gender mainstreaming approaches. Implications for economic policies in times of crisis
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By Manuel F. Montes: PhD, Chief, Policy Analysis and Development Financing for Development Office, UNDESA
Presented by: Manuel Montes, UNDESA