Gender & Education Committee (GEC) Symposium. Gender in the Field and in the Society: Looking back, moving forward

Group Submission Type: Special Session

Description of Session

This year's CIES GEC Symposium provides a unique opportunity to interrogate the ways in which gender shapes participation, representation, and opportunity in the Society and the field of Comparative and International Education. Organized by former GEC Chairs and 2019 Symposium Planning Committee Co-Chairs,
Karen Monkman (DePaul University) and Nancy Kendall (University of Wisconsin-Madison), in consultation with leaders in the GEC community, the Symposium will bring scholars and practitioners together for an interactive, participatory double-session examining
the role of the CIES Gender and Education Standing Committee in monitoring gender equality within CIES.
The symposium will begin with a panel discussion with former GEC Co-Chairs to provide historical memory on the GEC’s activities from
its inception in 1990 to the present day. Following the panel and discussion, participants will engage in participatory roundtable activities to reflect upon past initiatives and identify opportunities to (re)conceptualize gender within the Society’s policies and practices.

Sub Unit

• Committee: Gender & Education

Chairs

• Karen Monkman, DePaul University

• Nancy Kendall, University of Wisconsin-Madison