ABOUT US

The Gender and Education Committee was created as an ad hoc committee of the Comparative and International Education Society in 1989 when CIES President Vandra Masemann appointed Professor Nelly Stromquist to chair the committee. It became a standing committee in 1998 under the bylaws of the new CIES constitution. The committee is charged by the CIES constitution “to foster attention to gender issues in the CIES and promote the inclusion and professional development of women.” Following Nelly Stromquist, Karen Biraimah, Heidi Ross, Margaret “Peg” Sutton, Mary Ann Maslak, Shirley Miske, Karen Monkman and Nancy Kendall have served as chairs; Vilma Seeberg and Regina Cortina are the co-chairs of the 2010 Gender and Education Committee.

The Committee organizes an annual symposium at the CIES conference, to which all CIES members are warmly invited. Symposium presentations reflect the breadth, depth, and quality of the research, programming, and advocacy occurring in the field of gender and education. Recent topics have included: gender as a cross-cutting theme in research, policy, and advocacy; family life and academic stress; gender and peace education; and globalization, gender, and education. The Committee also hosts events including pre-conference workshops, lunchtime speakers, and networking receptions; and engages in research on the inclusion of women in CIES and the annual meeting.