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Call for Presenters – 32nd Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women

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KFAW is looking for presenters who are willing to take part in the 32nd Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women (KCAW 2021), to be held in Fall 2021. The conference theme is going to be: ICT and women: working toward an equal society. Please refer to the detailed conference theme provided towards the end of this page.

 

Successful candidates will be asked to give a 10-minute presentation on the theme of ICT and Women, with a focus on at least one of the following subtopics:

 

  1. Impact of ICT on changes/convenience of daily lives
  2. Impact of ICT on education or employment
  3. Impact of ICT on social connectivity among people (e.g., #ME TOO)

 

The language of the presentation is to be either Japanese or English.

 

The application guideline is as follows:

 

Conference date

November 5, 2021 PM
Location

Online (Zoom)

You may participate remotely (no need to travel to KFAW on the day of the event).
Available positions

2 or 3
Eligibility
  1. Must be Interested in both ICT and gender issues and be willing to work actively to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the future;
  2. Must be able to participate via Zoom (on the day of the event and prior meetings)

 

Please note:

  • There is no restriction on citizenship, place of residence, or mother tongue. Priorities will be given to applicants from Japan and other Asian countries.
  • Applications from those aged below 40 are strongly encouraged.

 
Deadline &
how to apply

Submit this webform on or before May 31, 2021
Selection results

Results will be communicated in mid-June 2021.
Contact us

Please direct any inquiries to Public Relations:

TEL: +81 93-583-3434

Email: info@kfaw.or.jp

 
KCAW 2021
Conference theme

Main theme: ICT and women: working toward an equal society

 

Subtopics:

  1. Impact of ICT on changes/convenience of daily lives
  2. Impact of ICT on education or employment
  3. Impact of ICT on social connectivity among people (e.g., #ME TOO)

 

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have brought about Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and Digital Transformation (DX), giving profound impacts on all aspects of our daily lives. For example, ICTs contribute to the expansion of social and economic development, employment, and social movements. In addition, the use of ICTs became essential to our lives in 2020 as the world adapts to working in the “new normal” in the COVID-19 pandemic. More than ever before, people rely on ICTs for information, work, conducting business, accessing education, etc.

 

While the pandemic highlighted the importance of ICTs for the continued functioning of societies, it has also uncovered the alarming digital inequalities between and within countries, accentuating the disparity between those who are able to make the most of ICTs and those who are not. In fact, differentiated socioeconomic impacts of the digital divide on men and women have become more prominent.

 

Equal participation of women is imperative in all fields involving ICTs. As such, education and professional development of women and girls in STEM fields (i.e., science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) are also urgently called for.

 

At KCAW 2021, we will discuss how we can promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the ever-developing digitalized information society.

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