Events
2018 Women's Studies Association/ Pae Akoranga Wāhine (WSA/PAW) Conference
Call for Papers: pdf format or docx format
Feminist Engagements in Aotearoa: 125 Years of Suffrage and Beyond
Hosted by Victoria University of Wellington/Te Whare Wānanga o Te Ūpoko o Te Ika a Māui
Dates: Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd September, 2018
Location: Rutherford House, Victoria University Pipitea Campus, Wellington, New Zealand
Details:
To mark 40 years of WSA/PAW conferences and 125 years of women's suffrage in Aotearoa/New Zealand, our 2018 conference aims to further promote feminist scholarship and activism. The conference will be an opportunity to advance current feminist engagements, while acknowledging and understanding the challenges of the past. We are committed to supporting many perspectives including those of Māori, Pasifika, Tauiwi, Pakeha and ethnic minority women.
This conference will provide a forum for enduring feminist concerns including gendered violence, equal pay, reproduction, race, ethnicity, sexuality and class. It will also provide an opportunity to consider contemporary perspectives that emphasise intersectionality including issues around environmental sustainability, new reproductive technologies, transgender and women's rights in work places.
This two and a half day conference is part of a longer conversation in New Zealand about women's rights and feminist activism in the community and academia.
Further information: please see the Stout Centre, Victoria University of Wellington for Conference registration and submissions.
Women's Studies Association (NZ)/Pae Akoranga Wāhine
Kia ora and welcome to the Women's Studies Association of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Our aim is to promote women's studies by encouraging feminist research and scholarship, promoting women's studies courses and events, preserving feminist heritage and sharing the work of our members through publications, events and conferences.
As a feminist organisation, our commitment is to women's studies making an impact by reducing gender-based inequalities and leading to positive changes for women.
We acknowledge Te Tiriti o Waitangi as foundational to our work and we encourage diversity in our organisation and in women's studies.
See more about WSA(NZ) in About Us.
