March 3 & 4,1989 · University at Albany · Campus Center Assembly Hall
Sponsored by: Institute for Research on Women, and
Department of Latin American and Caribbean Studies,
University at Albany, State University of New York
This international conference will bring together leading scholars who study women's place in economic development in the various countries of Latin America and Africa to report on the complex interactions between changes in social production and social relations as they affect women. A third session will provide the opportunity to learn how women's studies research and programs are developing in Latin America and Africa. The format of the conference will encourage open discussion and debate.
The Conference will be held at the University at Albany, Campus Center second floor Assembly Hall. Due to limited space, we ask that you try to pre-register early.
Friday, March 3, 1989
8:45 AM-9: 30…Registration and continental breakfast
9:30 AM-12: 30…Opening session
12:30 PM-1: 30…Luncheon
2:00 PM-5: 30…Afternoon session
6:00PM…Reception
Saturday, March 4,1989
8:45 AM-9: 30… Continental breakfast
9:30 AM-12: 00…Morning Session
12:00 PM-1: 00…Luncheon
Conference Registration: only $10.00
(University at Albany faculty and students are exempt from the registration fee)
Conference Registration plus Lunches
On Latin America:
"The Debt Crisis in Mexico: Household Adjustments and Women's Work," Lourdes Beneria, Cornell University; "Household and Class Relations: Reflections on Latin American Peasantry" Carmen Diana Deere, University of Massachusetts; "Women, Peace and Under-development in Central America," Ana Cecilia Escalante, University of Costa Rica; "Women and International Development," M. Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, Johns Hopkins University; "Women in the World Crisis," June Nash, SUNY at Albany; "Export Led Industrialization and the Demand for Female Labor: The Case of Puerto Rico," Paimira Rios, CUNY/College of Staten Island; "Women and Industrialization in the Caribbean," Helen I. Safa, University of Florida
On Africa:
"Gender Race and South African Trade Unions: Food and Canning Workers at the Cape, 1940-1960," Iris Berger, SUNY at Albany; "Women's Role in Capitalist Development in Ghana", Beverly Grier, Clark University; "Income-Generating Crafts and Cottage Industry Among Rural Nigerian Women," Eudora Chikwendu, SUNY at New Paltz; "The Impact of Structural Adjustment Programs on Social Status in Tanzania," Ruth Meena, University of Toronto and University of Dar es Salaam; male and Child Labor in Kenya," Ruth Nasimiyu, Dalhousie University Nova Scotia; "Women in Mozambique," Stephanie Urdang, free-lance author.
On International Women's Studies:
Ana Cecilia Escalante, Programa Interdisciplinario de Estudios del Genero, University of Costa Rica; Cora Ferro, Centro Interdisdplinario de Estudios de la Mujer, National University of Costa Rica at Heredia; Zinnia Mendez, Programa Interdisciplinario de Estudios del Genero, University of Costa Rica; Ruth Nasimiyu, Kenya; Elena Urrutia, Programa Interdisciplinario de Estudios de la Mujer El Colegio de Mexico; Yamila Azize, Proyecto de Estudios de la Mujer, Colegio Universitario de Cayey, Puerto Rioo.
Requests for additional information and your preregistration form should be directed to:
Christine E. Bose, Director
Institute for Research on Women, SS324
University at Albany SUNY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12222
(518) 442_4670 (Bose) or
442-4890 (Acosta-Belen)
Preregistration deadline is February 24,1989
Conference Cosponsors:
Department of African and Afro-American Studies; Office of the Vice President, Research and Graduate Studies; Office of the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs; Affirmative Action Office; College of Social and Behavioral Sciences; College of Humanities and Fine Arts; Fuerza Latina; New York State Latin Americanists; Women's Studies Program, and World Week.