The 2nd World Conference on Women’s Studies was hosted by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM) on 5th – 6th May 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The main highlights of these scholarly articles are, the insights of SE Asian feminist scholar-activists, both women and men, whose research mark a significant contribution to global knowledge of the region’s challenges and achievements regarding gender equality. TIIKM honors the commitment to raising the standard for research and broadening the knowledge in the pertinent fields.
| Authors | Affiliation | Paper Title |
| Dr. Sara Gabai | Mahidol University, Thailand | Teaching Authorship, Gender and Identity through Grrrl Zines Production |
| Asst. Prof. K. Kalpana | Indian Institute of Technology–Madras, India | Feminizing Responsibility? Women’s ‘Invisible’ Labor and Sub-Contracted Production in South India |
| Prof. Lakshmi Priya Daniel | Stella Maris (Autonomous) College, Chennai, India | Signatures of a Collective Self: A Study of Select Contemporary Women Artists from South India |
| Ms. Pallavi Rani | Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India | Rural Women Artists: A Visual Analysis of the Mural Art Forms of Santhal Pargana, Jharkhand, India |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kamolrat Intaratat | Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand | Women Homeworkers in Thailand’s Digital Economy |
| Ms. Trishala Singh | Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, India | Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women in the Workplace: Seeking Gender Equality at Work in India |
| Dr. Madhusmita Das | Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), India | Fetishizing Women: Advertising in Indian Television and its Effects on Target Audiences |
| Assoc. Prof. Deepshikha Carpenter | Gauhati University, India | Protecting Women from Domestic Violence in Assam, India? Evaluating Section 498-A, The Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1983 vs the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA), 2005 |
| Assoc. Prof. Gajendra Singh Chauhan | BITS Pilani, India | Social Media Advertising and Public Awareness: Touching the LGBT Chord! |
| Dr. Bishnu Raj Upreti | Nepal Centre for Contemporary Research (NCCR), Nepal | Effects of Armed Conflict on Agricultural Markets and Post-conflict Engagement of Women in Export-led Agriculture in Nepal |
| Dr. Sony KC | Kathmandu University, Nepal | “We know the taste of sugar because of cardamom production”: Links among Commercial Cardamom Farming, Women’s Involvement in Production and the Feminization of Poverty |
| Dr. Shehzadi Zamurrad Awan | Forman Christian College University, Lahore, Pakistan | Relevance of Education for Women’s Empowerment in Punjab, Pakistan |
| Ms. Rahima K. Lipi | Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway | Dignity and Empowerment: An Exploration of the Microcredit Experiences of Women in Rural Bangladesh |
| Dr. Shilpi Bora | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam, India | On-the-Job Stress: Interventions to Improve the Occupational Well-being of Policewomen in Assam, India |
| Dr. Chand R. Sirimanne | University of Sydney, Australia | Buddhism and Women-The Dhamma Has No Gender |
| Prof. Pushp Lata | Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India | Tracing Variegated Streaks of Feminism in The French Lieutenant’s Woman through Pinteresque Jigsaw |