VIII: Gendering the Future
Monday June 21 
Auditorium 104, Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Capacity: 88
Auditorium 105, Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Capacity: 52
 1st. Session: Keynote Speaker  
 
 
 2nd. Session
Globalization, Gender and Peripheries 
Chair/Coordinator: Sissel Fredriksen and Jorid Hovden (Norway)
Sissel Fredriksen (Norway): Reclaiming the Visions from the 
Market 
Bente Haug (Norway): College Education in Northern Norway: 
A Result of Globalization of the Periphery
Jorid Hovden (Norway): The Gendered Habitus of the Market ? 
Some Consequences for Rural Women 
 
Diversities of Women and Gender Studies across Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union 
Chair/Coordinator: Biljana Kasic (Croatia)
Participants:
Biljana Kasic (Croatia) 
Olena Suslova (Ukraine)
Ulviya Mikailova (Azerbaidzan)
Valentina Uspenskaya (Russia) 
 3rd Session
Globalization, Gender and Peripheries (Continued)
Chair/Coordinator: Sissel Fredriksen  and Jorid Hovden (Norway)
Kirsti Pedersen (Norway): Modernization of the Relationship 
between Women and Culture
Serena Petrella (Canada): Western Feminisms and the Margin: 
Problems and Inapplicabilities
Merethe Lie  (Norway) & Ragnhild Lund (Norway): 
Globalization, Place and Gender
 
Diversities of Women and Gender Studies across Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union (Continued)
Chair/Coordinator: Miglena Nicolchina (Hungary)
Participants:
Miglena Nicolchina (Hungary): “Women's Time” in Bulgarian Literature
Irina Novikova (Latvia)
Rutvica Adnrijasevic (Croatia)
Dasa Duhacek (Yugoslavia)
 4th. Session
Social Justice
Chair/Coordinator: Hildur Ve (Norway)
Participants:
Ewa Gunnarsson (Sweden)
Inga Elgquist-Saltzman (Sweden)
 
 5th. Session
Social Justice (Continued)
Chair/Coordinator: Hildur Ve (Norway)
Participants:
Jane Roland Martin (USA)
Joan Eveline (Australia)
 



 
 
 VIII: Gendering the Future
Tuesday June 22 
Auditorium 104, Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Capacity: 88
 
Auditorium 105, Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Capacity: 52
 1st. Session: Keynote Speaker
 NB! Kulturhuset 
Vandana Shiva (India)
 
 2nd. Session
Women Collaborating Across Cultures for International 
Development
Chair/Coordinator: Cecilia Reynolds (Canada)
Cecilia Reynolds (Canada) & Kari Dehli (Canada): Globalization/Neo-Liberalism and Education: What Does it 
Mean for Girls and Women in Canadian Schools?
Susan Drake (Canada): Roleplay: "Personal Pilgrimages: 
Collaborative Storytelling for Personal Transformation"
Also participating: Marti Jurmain (Canada)  and 
Pongsri Maskhao (Thailand)
 
Knowledge and Education in the Future
Chair/Coordinator: Marie Hanstøm (Sweden)
Marie Hanstøm (Sweden): Equality and Youth Work: Empowering Teenage Girls, Girls’ Groups as a Method
Elisabet Öhrn (Sweden) and Lynn Davis (U.K.): Power, Democracy and Gender in School
Solveig Karjel (Sweden): Equity in the Classroom: Experience from a Three-Year Project with Pupils 7-10 Years Old
 3rd Session
Knowledge and Development in the Cameroon Society and Universities 
Chair/Coordinator: Siri Gerrard (Norway) and Marie-Louise 
Aline Etoa (Cameroon): 
Hadidjatou Amadou (Cameroon): Women in the Anthropos 
Programme 
Kåre Lode (Norway): Experiences and Visions of Development Programs
Lisbet Holtedahl (Norway): Knowledge and Development in 
Cameroon Society and Universities
 
Knowledge and Education in the Future (Continued)
Chair/Coordinator: Marie Hanstøm (Sweden)
Annette Kolodny (USA): Women and Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century: Some Feminist and International Perspective
Tatiana Suspitsina (USA): Russian Women Leaders in Education: The Conflicts and Resolutions in the Constructions of Identities
Barbara Brook (Australia): Teaching Bodies: Gender in the Lecturing Space
 4th Session
Knowledge and Development in the Cameroon Society and 
Universities (Continued)
Chair/Coordinator: Siri Gerrard (Norway) and Marie-Louise 
Aline Etoa (Cameroon): 
Lady Bawa Sadou (Cameroon): The women's Condition in 
Adamawa Province, Cameroon
Marie Claire Frouisou (Cameroon): Life of the Pastors Wife 
in the WLCC (Evangelical Lutherian Chursh in Cameroon)
Fadimatou Diddi (Cameroon): The Married Women's Life at Ngan-Ha
Marie-Louise Aline Etoa (Cameroon): The Place of the Women 
in the University of Ngaoudour
 
Education Beyond Gender Roles (Workshop)
Chair/Coordinator: Muthgard Hinkelmann-Toewe (Germany)
Ulrike Maschke (Germany)
Elisabeth Riedl (Germany)
Mutgard Hinkelmann-Toewe (Germany): From de jure Equality to de facto Equality
 5th Session
Beyond Equal Rights: Rights and Experiences 
Chair/Coordinator: Signe Arnfred (Denmark)
Signe Arnfred (Denmark): Beyond Equality and Rights: Femininity as Subversion
Susanne Thorbek (Denmark): Beyond Equality: Women's Lives and Rights
 



 
 
 VIII: Gendering the Future
Wednesday June 23
Auditorium 104, Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Capacity: 88
 
Auditorium 105, Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Capacity: 52
 1st. Session: Keynote Speaker
 NB! Aud. Max. Adm. Building 
Govind Kelkar (Thailand): Asian Women at the end of the Millenium
 2nd. Session
Feminists Doing Development
Chair/Coordinator: Marilyn Porter (Canada)
Marilyn Porter (Canada): Caught in the Web. A Theoretical 
Overview
Ellen Judd (Canada): A Practical Critique
 
 

 

Sustainable Development 
Chair/Coordinator: Zuveeda Banu Quraisny (India)
Christina Schachtner (Germany): Innovative Political Patterns in Agenda 21, Results of an Empirical Study
Zuveeda Banu Quraisny (India): Indigenous Women, Resource Management and Food Security among the Alukurumba: A Case Study for India
Monique Lamanou (Cameroon): A Feminist Perspective in the Environment and Ecology
 3rd Session
Feminists Doing Development (Continued)
Chair/Coordinator: Marilyn Porter (Canada)
Renu Khanna (India): Women and Health in Development
Fenella Porter (UK): Falling between the Cracks
Sustainable Development (Continued) 
Chair/Coordinator: Chhaya Kunwar (India)
Chhaya Kunwar (India): Role of Mountain Women in Management of Sustainable Eco-System
Mariem Mint El Hacen (Mauritania): Women's Activities towards Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development
Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel (USA): From Farming to Multinational Economy: Globalization, Technology and the Status of Women in Thailand
 4th Session
Feminists Doing Development (Continued)
Chair/Coordinator: Marilyn Porter (Canada)
Collette Oseen (Canada): Confronting Development Expectation 
in China
Peggy Antrobus (Barbados/Canada): Feminists Organizing 
North and South
Engendering Coping Strategies/MOST CCPP Workshop
Chair/Coordinator: Marit Aure (Norway)
Larissa Riabova (Russia) and Marit Aure (Norway): Local Women in a Globalized World
Zuveeda Banu Quraisny (India): The Impact of Globalization
Unnur Dis Skaptadottir (Iceland)
Ragnheidur Hulda Proppe (Iceland)
 5th Session



 
 
 VIII: Gendering the Future
Thursday June 24 
Auditorium 104, Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Capacity: 88
Auditorium 105, Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Capacity: 52
 
 1st. Session: Keynote Speaker
Aud.. 104, College of Fishery Sciences 
Ariane Deluz (France/Switzerland)
 2nd. Session
Change Practice: Genderating New Meanings 
Chair/Coordinator: Libby Howell (USA)
Participants:
Libby Howell (USA)
Sharon Cottor (USA)

 

Women and Sustainable Fishery
Chairs/Coordinators: Stella Williams (Nigeria) and Siri Gerrard (Norway)
Marian Binkley (Canada): Set Adrift: Fishing-Dependent Household Adaptations to the Canadian Fisheries Crisis
Marit Husmo (Norway): Gender and Total Quality Management
Nalini Nayak (India): Women in the South and the North: Sustainable Resources and Viable Communication
 3rd. Session
Change Practice: Genderating New Meanings (Continued)
Chair/Coordinator: Judith A. Levin (USA)
Participants:
Judith A. Levin (USA)
Muriel S. McClellan (USA)
Women and Sustainable Fishery (Continued)
Chairs/Coordinators: Nalini Nayak (India)
Stella Williams (Nigeria): Economic Role of Women in the Fishing Industry
Britt Kramvig (Norway): Respect and Dignity: Femininity and Masculinity in a Fishing Community
 4th.Session
Gender Issues in Sustainable Agriculture: Theoretical and 
Practical Implications of Current Policies, Programs and Debates 
Chair: Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel (USA)
Women and Sustainable Fishery (Continued)
Chair/Coordinator: Marian Binkley (Canada)
Barbara Neis (Canada): Marine Stewardship Council and Multilateral Agreement 
Siri Gerrard (Norway): Women's Work ? People’s Food? 
 5th. Session



 
 
 VIII: Gendering the Future
Friday June 25 
Auditorium 104, Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Capacity: 88
 
Auditorium 105, Norwegian College of Fishery Science
Capacity: 52
 1st.Session: Keynote Speaker
Aud. 104, College of Fishery Sciences 
Sinith Sittirak (Thailand)
    
 2nd. Session
Organization and Planning
Chair/Coordinator: Zahra Afshari (Iran)
Ann-Cathrine Åquist (Sewden): A Gender Perspective on 
Urban Planning for Sustainability
Zahra Afshari (Iran): A Model for Optimal Participation in the 
Process of Sustainable Development
Women, Everyday Life and Change
Chair/Coordinator: Souad Mousa Ahmed (Sudan)
Souad Mousa Ahmed (Sudan): The Impact of Quality of Life on Psychological Health among Sudanese Household Wives
Zuveeda Banu Quraisny (India): Economic Implications of New Economic Policy on Health Sector among the Vulnerable Groups ? Emerging Scenario in India.
Päiva Yli-Pietilä (Finland): Constructing Feminist Identities
 3rd. Session
Women, Everyday Life and Change (Continued)
Chair/Coordinator: Souad Mousa Ahmed (Sudan)
Birgitta Rydhagen (Sweden): Feminist Sanitary Engineering in Namaqualand, South Africa
Maria Helena Clarke (Brazil): Beyond "Good/Bad Mothering": Understanding the Abortion Decision of British Women from the Third World 
 4th. Session
 5th. Session