Women play pivotal roles across virtually all areas of life ranging from household, education, research, technology, health, economy, industry, security, and government. In fact, women have become indispensable for the sustenance and development of our state and nation. But is this enormous responsibility and burden exchanged equally with fair opportunity, respect, and welfare towards women? In reality, significant gaps and obstacles remain in the faces of women aiming to optimize their potentials. Unfortunately, these not only arise from society, but can also stem from within themselves.
The 2nd International Conference on Women and Societal Perspective on Quality of Life (WOSQUAL) 2020 aims to gather a multi-disciplinary group of professionals, including academicians, policymakers, researchers, clinicians, and practitioners to present and exchange ideas on the year’s three main pressing issues regarding women in society: women in STEMM, specific health issues among women, and the role of women in the current pandemic.
We invite participants to comprehensively discuss the participation and role of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM). More specifically, in the fields of biomedical science, medicine, midwifery, and gender and development. We wish to open up insights and motivate young women working in this field to continue to expand their roles and attain a better quality of life for themselves and the nation. We also wish to invite all stakeholders to encourage more consideration and provide opportunities for women to develop their full potentials in these areas.
We would also like to discuss the specific health problems that can hinder a woman’s productivity, including reproductive health and diseases that are related to women, which encompass infectious diseases, cancers, and metabolic syndrome. Additionally, we would like to address the mental burden that women undergo as a result of the cultural notions surrounding beauty and wellness. This has resulted in anxiety towards aging for many women and we therefore invite further discussions into how women have dealt with the issue.
Finally, the conference would like to focus special attention towards the current global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, how women have played enormous roles in improvement of the pandemic situation. We have learned of female leaders who have managed the pandemic remarkably in their countries, and are intrigued to discuss what strengths do they have, as leaders, that have led them to their success? Not only that, but we would also like to discuss the roles of everyday, working women, who have been forced to move work to their homes, resulting in the simultaneous burden and assimilation of domestic and office work. All of these are precious lessons that must be adequately addressed in order to provide advice for the authorities to improve policies to prepare for any similar situation that we may face in the future.
We look forward to the participation of all parties who are interested in sharing knowledge and experience in these fields, both in the form of oral presentations and posters. We hope that this conference can motivate, encourage, and stimulate discussion and collaboration between all parties present.