20th century modernization and the globalization that has emerged as the new world order in the 21st century have profoundly influenced Asia, both regionally and historically. Asia's nation-states have played diverse roles in this process of change, and the lives of women in various Asian areas have coped with these changes in many different ways. In this session, women's issues specific to Asia's various localities will be presented along with the ongoing global and transnational changes. This will be followed by a discussion on their implications. Here will be discussed issues connecting transnational characteristics and regional or historical distinctions which require supranational cooperation across Asia for satisfactory solutions.


Sub-theme Coordinator

Kim, Eun Shil
Dept. of Women's Studies, Ewha Womans University
Professor
enshil@ewha.ac.kr | (82) 2-3277-2040