We are cordially inviting you to the upcoming UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies’ (FMDS) Let’s Talk It Over webinar entitled “#MakeClimateAConversation” in collaboration with the Bard College and the Worldwide Teach-in (WWTI) Philippines on 04 April 2024, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm via Zoom, UPOU Networks Website, UPOU Facebook Page, and the UPOU Youtube Channel.
This event is under our Faculty’s Let’s Talk It Over (LTIO) series, an initiative that is part of the intersection of our instruction, research, and public service thrust which is geared towards community inclusivity, digital transformation, and acceleration towards sustainability.
This month’s LTIO Series aims to teach participants how to make climate a topic for regular conversations.
Interested participants may register at https://url.upou.edu.ph/
Instructions for the evaluation and the certificate of participation will be provided during the event. Certificates will be sent within 5 business days after the event.
Thank you very much and have a great day.
#UPOpenUniversity
The 7th AAWS Congress opened with compelling plenary sessions that framed key conversations on empowerment, inclusion, and women’s scholarship.![]()
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Plenary 1, “Revisioning Gender/Women’s Studies in the Post-Pandemic World: Work for Empowerment,” was delivered by Assoc. Prof. Finaflor F. Taylan, Dean of UPOU FMDS and President of AAWS. Dr. Taylan discussed how crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic deepened gender inequalities—particularly in sectors with high female participation—and intensified unpaid care work. She emphasized the need to integrate crisis-related realities, including gendered vulnerabilities, labor shifts, and digital divides, into Gender/Women’s Studies teaching and research, and called for stronger advocacy toward gender-responsive recovery and structural transformation. The session concluded with an engaging Q&A moderated by Asst. Prof. Lorena Jean Saludadez.![]()
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The second plenary, “Emerging Issues in Diversity, Multiculturalism, and Democracy in Asia: The Role of Advocates,” was presented by Dr. Aileen Park, Associate Professor at Philippine Normal University Mindanao and AAWS Council Member. Drawing from migration-related experiences in the United States, Korea, and Australia, Dr. Park explored discriminatory practices and highlighted the importance of a multivoiced academic mindset rooted in cultural sensitivity, self-awareness, and social responsibility. The session was moderated by Asst. Prof. Maria Lourdes Jarabe, Director of UPOU’s Office of Gender Concerns.![]()
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Several Parallel Presentation Sessions were also held in the afternoon, featuring research topics on Evolution of Women and Gender Studies Across Asia; Gender, Social Inclusion and Women Empowerment in ASEAN; Women’s Struggles and Democracy in Asia; Gender and Development: ASEAN’s Performance on the SDGs; Gender, Social Inclusion and Women Empowerment in ASEAN; and it also included a Colloquium where UPOU undergraduate and graduate students present their research studies.![]()
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#AAWSCongress2025 #EmpowerSustainDemocratize #AsianWomenInFocus #SDG5GenderEquality #UPOU
