Program for Women’s Health, Well-being between Culture and the Law
International Conference
28-29 January 2010
The Imperial Tara Hotel, Sukhumvit 26, Bangkok Thailand
January 28, 2010
08.00 – 08.40 Registration
08.40 – 08.50 Introductory Remarks by Suwanna Satha-Anand
08.50 – 09.00 Opening Address by Amara Pongsapich, Chair, National
Human Rights Commission
09.00 – 10.00 Keynote Speech by Virada Somswasdi, “Feminist Law and Practices as Adversary to
Cultural Fixation” Chiang Mai University, (Thailand)
10.00 – 10.15 Coffee Break
10.15 – 12.00 Panel Discussion: “Women’s Health: Women Dancing with the Law on
the Floor of Culture”
Speakers: Renu Addlakha (India) “Women’s Health and
Culture: The Indian Experience”
Wei-hung Lin (Taiwan) “Women’s Well-Being in
Chinese Culture: A Historical Perspective”
Chalidaporn Songsamphan (Thailand) “Women’s
Well-being: Resistance, State Law and Culture inThailand”
Moderator: Wassana Im-Em (Thailand)
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 — 16.00 Paper Session
Room 1
Paper 1: Diah Ariani Arimbi (Indonesia)
Topic: “The Discourse of Women’s Reproductive Health in Indonesian Literature: Rights, Problems and Possible Solutions”
Paper 2: Muanmard Mookpradit
Topic: “Confucian Care Ethics and Women’s Well-being”
Paper 3: Dr.Kim Eun-Shil (Korea)
Topic: “Biopolitics and Globalization”
Moderator/Discussant:
Kritaya Archavanitkul (Thailand)
Napaporn Hawanonda (Thailand)
Room 2
Paper 1: Siriporn Chirawatkul (Thailand)
Topic: “Ethnic Traditions: A Study of Women’s Wellbeing in 4 Ethnic Groups of Northern Thailand”
Paper 2: Amara Bou (Cambodia)
Topic: “Being a ‘Smart Girl’: Constructing the New Image for Female Entertainment Workers, Phnom Penh, Cambodia”
Paper 3: Bui Thu Huong (Vietnam)
Topic: “Vietnamese Women Unpaid Work”
Paper 4: Irene Pietropaoli (Italy)
Topic: Social, Economic and Cultural Aspects of Women’s Access to Healthcare in Lao PDR
Moderator/Discussant:
Rashidah Shuib (Malaysia)
Siumi Maria Tam (Hong Kong)
Thai Room
Paper 1: Bussakorn Kasmanee (Thailand)
Topic: “Thai Translations of “Gender”
Paper 2: Wichit Wongwareethip (Thailand)
Topic: “Sex Education in the School: A Reflection of Sexual Diversity in Thai Society”
Paper 3: Nongluck Chantapakul (Thailand)
Topic: “Nude: A Reflection of Power and Violence on Women’s Body”
Moderator/Discussant:
Nattaya Boonbhakdi (Thailand)
January 29, 2010
08.00 – 08.45 Registration
08.45 – 09.45 Keynote Speech by Chang Pilwha, “ Reconceptualizing Health And Well-being:
Perspectives of Women as Caregivers and Care Receivers” ”,
Ewha Womans University, Korea
09.45 – 10.00 Coffee Break
Paper Session
10.00 – 13.00
Room 1
Paper 1: Pimpawan Boonmongkol (Thailand)
Topic: “Female Smokers in the Bar: Negotiating Multiple Identities”
Paper 2: Suchada Thaweesit (Thailand)
Topic: “From ReproductiveHealth to Healthy Sexuality Movement”
Paper 3: Ginger Wood
Topic: “Moving Sexuality from Dominance to Partnership Culture”
Paper 4: Nuangnoi Boonyanate(Thailand)
Topic: “’Husband Repair Shop’: Forgiving or Forgetting Domestic Violence in Thai Society?”
Paper 5: Lee Hye-Kyung(Korea)
Topic: “Self-reliance Programs and Feminization of Poverty in Korea”
Moderator/Discussant:HKristi, Poerwandari (Indonesia)
Kong Mee-Hae (Korea)
Wei-hung Lin(Taiwan)
Room 2
Paper 1: Supakwadee Amatayakul
Topic: “Descartes’s Passions and the Equality of the Sexes”
Paper 2: Yoshie Moriki
Topic: “Sexless Couples in Japan: Negotiation over Sexuality and Reproduction”
Paper 3: Kanokwan Tharawan (Thailand)
Topic: “Contested Sexuality in Thai Society”
Paper 4: Ouyporn Khuankaew
Topic : “Sexuality and Spirituality”
Moderator/Discussant:
Lee Sang Wha (Korea)
Apinya Fuangfoosakul (Thailand)
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 16.00
Panel Discussion: “Women’s Well-being: Transforming Normative Practices in Culture and Law in Asia”
Speakers: Carolyn Sobritchea (The Philippines)
Varaporn Chamsanit (Thailand)
Du Fangqin (China)
Moderator: Kim Eun-Shil (Korea)
16.00 – 16.15 Closing Remarks by Suwanna Satha-Anand