2008 IAFFE Summer Conference Summary of All Sessions

2008 IAFFE Summer Conferencehttp://editorialexpress.com/conference/IAFFE2008/program/IAFFE2008.htmlPage 41 of 472/26/2009Beijing.Presented by: Sarah Cook, University of SussexChanging Patterns of Labor Force Participation of Men and Womenin Urban and Rural ChinaBy Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Bates College James W. Hughes, BatesCollege Dandan Zhang,Australia National UniversityPresented by: Margaret Maurer-Fazio, Bates CollegeGendered Employment in the Growing ICT Sector in China: Beijingand WuhanBy Nahid Aslanbeigui, Professor of Economics, Monmouth University.Xiao-yuan Dong, Professor of Economics, University of Winnepeg andChina Center for Economic Research, Beijing University. Hu Jie,CASS Gale Summerfield, Assoc. Professor of Human and CommunityDevelopment and Director of the Women and Gender in GlobalPerspectives Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignPresented by: Gale Summerfield, Univ. of IllinoisGrade Retention and the School Performance of girls in Rural ChinaBy Xinxin Chen, Zhejiang Gongshang University(China)Presented by: Xinxin Chen, Zhejiang Gongshang UniversitySession 43: Mexican Women: Both Sides of the BorderSession Chair: Lourdes Beneria, Cornell UniversityDate: June 20, 2008Time: 16:00 - 17:30Location: Principi D'AcajaHurdles and discrimination toward legislative women of the Partidode la Revolución Democrática (PRD) in MexicoBy María Luisa Gonzalez MarinPresented by: María Gonzalez, Universidad nacionalo Autonoma deMexico