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December 9 -12, 2013 GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, Asian Center, University of the Philippines

3rd Congress of Asian Association of Women's Studies (CAAWS 2013) and 9th National Conference of the Women's Studies Association of the Philippines (WSAP) on "Women's Studies in the Information Age: Opportunities and Challenges"

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To ascertain the state of Asian Women's Studies in the context of social transformations brought about by the onset of the Information Age; To explore new ways of understanding the intersections of gender issues in the Information Age; To formulate ways of enhancing the methodologies and pedagogies or Women's Studies in addressing current gender and women's concerns; To strengthen the Women's Studies network and research collaboration among academics, policy researchers, and students in Asia.

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Keynote Address “Opportunities and Challenges for Women in the Information Age” Grace J. Alfonso, PhD Chancellor, UP Open University

DAY :1 DECEMBER 9, 2013 (Monday)

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“Students’ Interpersonal Skills and Resiliency as Influenced by Social Media Use” Prof. Emily Angeles-dela Cruz Western Visayas College of Science and Technology, Iloilo City “Jogjakarta Cyber Village: The Breaking Myth” Prof. Gracia Rachmi Adiarsi The London School of Public Relations Jakarta, Indonesia

Parallel Session 1B: Gender, Technology, and Education

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Fe Andico, PhD Pangasinan State University Moderator Adrienne Rose Maguddayao Rapporteur

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“Women’s Studies in the Age of Information” Panel Speakers: Chang Pilwha, PhD Ewha Womans University, Korea

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“Women’s and Gender Studies in Malaysia: Looking Back and Forward, the Experience of KANITA” Datin Rashida Shuib , PhD University Sains Malaysia

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“Rewriting Rights: Nexus Between Women’s Studies and Human Rights Prof. Aurora Javate de Dios Miriam College, Philippines

DAY 2 DECEMBER 10, 2013 (Tuesday)

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GAD Mainstreaming in UP: Discourses, Outcomes and Challenges Rhodora T. Masilang-Bucoy, PhD UP Cebu Ma Helen Dayo, PhD UP Los Banos Odine de Guzman, PhD UP Diliman Czarina Saloma-Akpedonu, Moderator Ms Ging Geronimo Rapporteur

Parallel Session 5A: Open Session

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“Transnational Media and the Transnational Feminist Web for Social Change in Ruth L Ozeki’s My Year of Meats” Kyung-Ran Lee, PhD Ewha Institute for the Humanities, Ewha Womans University, Seoul

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“Separada: Postdomesticity in Philippine Literature and Film” Hope Sabanpan-Yu, PhD Cebuano Studies Center, San Carlos University, Cebu City

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“Images and Subject Positioning of Women in Popular Hiligaynon Song Lyrics” Claudette A Baluran, PhD Nancy S. Surmieda, PhD West Visayas State University, Iloilo City

Parallel Session 6B: Gender, Art, and Literature

WSAP General Assembly

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Plenary Panel Presentation: “Engaged Academics and Engaging Academia” Panelists “The Struggle for an RH Law” Sylvia Estrada-Claudio, PhD UP Center for Women’s Studies, UP

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“Engaging Academia: The Challenges of Women’s Studies in Weaving Theory and Practice” Kristi Poerwandari, PhD University of Indonesia

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“Vietnam to China Trafficking in Women: Problems and Solutions” Le Thi Quy, PhD Vietnam

DAY 3 DECEMBER 11, 2013

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“A Study Concerning Domestic Violence Victim’s Support and a Role of Private Women’s Shelter in Japan” Mariko Ogawa, PhD Center for Leadership Education and Research, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo

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“Descriptive Analysis of the Sangguniang Kabataan of Quezon City in Response to Gender and Development”

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Crizzel Blando Hilali Jelyn Grace Fernando Torres Christine Joy Espinosa Salcedo Miriam College

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“Violence Against Women and ICT” Ms. Sairah Mae R. Saipudin, Prof. Amelia L. Bello, Ms. Maria Alyana A. Diez Gender for Rural Development Office UP Los Baños, Laguna

Parallel Session 7B: “Violence against Women in the Information Age” 

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“The Importance of Common Action for Women Activities” Marziyeh Bakhshizadeh, PhD Ruhr University Bochum Germaney “A Woman Who Knows Everything” Ms. Hayu Dyah Patria MANTASA, Indonesia “Feminism, Feminist Pedagogy and Women’s Empowerment” Prof. Lee Myoung Sun, PhD Ewha Womans University

Parallel Session 8-A: Feminist Pedagogy and Women’s Empowerment 

AAWS General Assembly