Research Committees

RC32 Women, Gender, and Society

Established in 1973

Objectives

To promote the development of theory, methods, and practice concerning women in society and the gendered nature of social institutions; to encourage the critical evaluation of current sociological paradigms from the perspective of all subordinate groups, including women; to promote perspectives and foster consciousness concerning women's rights throughout the world; to improve research, organize meetings, and promote other means of communication, cooperation and collaboration among researchers at the national, regional, and international levels; to forge links with the research committees on women in other international social science associations.

Board 2024 - 2027

Co-Presidents	Marlise MATOS, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, matos.marlise@gmail.com Solange SIMOES, Eastern Michigan University, USA, ssimoes@emich.edu
Secretary	Shweta Majumdar ADUR, California State University, Los Angeles, USA, shweta.uconn@gmail.com
Treasurer	Carmela ROYBAL, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, croybal@avanyuhealth.com
Newsletter Editor	Arvinder ANSARI, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
Regional Representatives	Africa	Naa Adjeley ALAKIJA, University of Cape Coast, Ghana Mirielle MANGA, University of Yaounde, Cameroon Vivian NJEMANZE, Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Nigeria Nelly SHARPLEY, University of KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa
	Asia (South, Southeast, East)	Ece ESMER, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Türkiye Ajailiu NIUMAI, University of Hyderabad, India Caroline SCHOEPF, Manila, Philippines Rukmini SEN, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Delhi, India
	Australia	Juliet WATSON, University of Melbourne, Australia
	Canada & USA	Daniel AMOAH, Memorial University, Canada Jane KU, University of Windsor, Canada Gayle KAUFMAN, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, USA Kristy KELLY, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
	Europe	Jeff HEARN, Örebro University, Örbero, Sweden Izabela KORBIEL, University of Vienna, Austria Caroline NEWTON, TU-Delft, Netherlands Rahat SHAH, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
	Latin America and the Caribbean	Talia ESNARD, University of the West Indies-St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Manuela MENDOZA, Universidad de O’Higgins, Chile
Past President	Melanie HEATH, McMaster University, Canada

Program Coordinators for XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology 2027:

Solange SIMOES, ssimoes@emich.edu
Marlise MATOS, matos.marlise@gmail.com

Forthcoming Activities

RC32 Call for Session Proposals

XXI ISA World Congress of Sociology
Gwangju, Republic of Korea
July 4–10, 2027
Session proposals: June 25, 2026

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