Description & Call for Papers
The 1st WFIEd International Conference for Gender Equality invites researchers, academics, policymakers, practitioners, and students to submit original papers aligned with the conference theme, “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” The conference welcomes innovative ideas, empirical research, and practice-based insights that contribute to advancing gender equality, social justice, and inclusive development across diverse contexts.
This conference serves as an international platform to critically examine persistent gender inequalities and explore transformative strategies to promote gender justice across education, policy, technology, labor, health, and community settings. Particular attention is given to gender issues in underrepresented, marginalized, and resource-constrained contexts, as well as intersections between gender and other forms of inequality such as disability, poverty, ethnicity, and migration status. Selected papers will be presented during the conference and considered for publication in journal that manage by World Forum for Inclusive Education or partner journals, subject to peer-review processes.
By bringing together perspectives from academia, policy, and practice, the conference aims to generate critical insights, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and support evidence-based actions that contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 5: Gender Equality, while strengthening synergies with other related goals.
Thematic Scope
Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following themes:
1. Gender Equality in Education
Gender disparities in access, participation, and learning outcomes; Gender-responsive pedagogy and curriculum; Girls’ education and women’s participation in higher education; Gender-based violence and safe learning environments.
2. Gender, Work, and Economic Empowerment
Women’s participation in the labor market; Gender pay gaps and employment precarity; Entrepreneurship and financial inclusion; Care work, unpaid labor, and social protection.
3. Gender, Policy, and Governance
Gender-responsive policymaking and budgeting; Institutional frameworks for gender equality; Legal protections and rights-based approaches; Monitoring and evaluation of gender policies.
4. Gender, Technology, and Digital Transformation
Gender gaps in digital access and skills; Women in STEM and technology sectors; AI, digital platforms, and gender bias; Technology as a tool for gender empowerment.
5. Intersectionality and Social Inclusion
Gender and disability; Gender, poverty, and social exclusion; Indigenous, migrant, and refugee women.
6. Gender, Health, and Well-being
Reproductive health and rights; Mental health and gendered experiences; Health access and inequality; Gendered impacts of crises and emergencies.
7. Gender Equality and Sustainable Development
Gender and climate change; Gender justice and sustainability transitions; Community-based initiatives for gender equality; Gender equality across the SDGs.