Psychology of Women and Equalities Section Annual Conference 2025

•    symbolic violences
•    war and collective violence
•    domestic violence
•    bullying and harassment
•    epistemic violence
•    gender-based violence
•    state violence
•    organisations for justice

•    fabrics as expressive symbols
•    fabrics to communicate identities
•    fabrics as forms of resistance
•    craftivism
•    creative methods (I-poems, visual methods, arts-based methods) 
 

•    ethical and inclusive feminist futures
•    digital activism
•    intersectional activism and global solidarity movements
•    countering atomization
•    challenging oppressive cultural narratives and promoting counter-narratives 
•    resisting the silencing of protest 
•    creating change within and beyond academia 
 

All abstracts should be up to 250 words, not including the title. Abstracts need to clearly communicate to conference participants what will be covered in the session, and what to expect if the session includes activities.

We also ask presenters to consider guidance on making sessions accessible when planning presentations and activities. For example:

·       https://www.w3.org/WAI/teach-advocate/accessible-presentations/ 

For all abstracts, please include:

• The topic of the submission
• The type of work being presented (e.g. theoretical; empirical; reflexive; etc…)
• The main content to be covered
• How the work relates to the conference theme(s) if/where applicable

POWES works hard to make the process of submitting an abstract and getting it accepted as fair, supportive, and inclusive as possible. At the same time, reviewers have to make sure that submissions are appropriate for the conference.

Each submission is anonymously reviewed by POWES committee members according to established criteria and standards. Please note:

·       Submissions will be considered anonymously, based solely on the information provided.

·       Submissions will be considered only if they cover the required elements set out in the submission information.

From time-to-time, reviewers may feel that a particular submission lends itself to a different format to that which is proposed. In these cases, authors will be invited to consider an alternative format. In the case of symposia submissions, the refereeing procedure will include the package as a whole and the merit and importance of any individual contributions.

Authors will be notified of the reviewers' decision via email. Abstracts will either be accepted, accepted with revisions to content or suggested format, or not accepted.

When scheduling presentations, every effort will be made to accommodate timetable constraints specified at the time of submission. Please include any information about times at which you cannot present when submitting your abstract.

If successful, your submission may be considered suitable for a press release, timed to coincide with the conference. If this is so, a Press Officer will contact you to ask whether you wish your submission to be press released, and to discuss the content of the press release with you. To write an accurate press release, and to provide more information for journalists, you may be asked for additional information regarding your submission. Please note all papers and posters are under a media embargo until the day of presentation.