Organization
Christophe Z Guilmoto and Agnès Guillaume, with Valentine Becquet
Session 1: Opening Session
Introduction
Prof. Yves Charbit, Director, Paris Descartes University/CEPED, Paris
Opening remarks and objectives of the meeting
Dr Christophe Z Guilmoto, Senior fellow, IRD/CEPED, Paris
Agnès Guillaume, Senior fellow, IRD/CEPED, Paris
Session 2: From Asia to Europe
Sex imbalances at birth in 2010 : some theory and a few recent estimates
Dr Christophe Guilmoto, Senior fellow, IRD/CEPED, Paris
Prenatal sex selection among the Asian diasporas in Europe/Western Countries
Dr Sylvie Dubuc, Oxford University, Oxford
Abortion in Europe
Agnès Guillaume, IRD/CEPED, Paris
Questions and Answers
Chair: Dr Kiran Bhatia, gender advisor, UNFPA, Bangkok
Session 3: Caucasus: South and North
Prenatal sex selection in the South Caucasus
Dr Armine Ishkanian, LSE, London
Son preference and selective abortions in Caucasus
Dr Irina Badurashvili, Director, Georgian Centre of Population Research, Tbilisi
Tracing sex imbalances through surveys
Dr Géraldine Duthé, senior demographers, INED, Paris,Karine Kuyumjyan, NSS, Yerevan, Dr Irina Badurashvili GCPR, Tbilisi and Dr France Meslé, Dr Jacques Vallin, senior demographers, INED, Paris.
Quick overview of the territorial particularities of the sex ratio in Russia and at the North Caucasus region in particular
Prof. Alexandre Adveev, Paris 1 University, Paris
Questions and Answers
Chair: Dr Isabelle Attané, senior demographer, INED, Paris
Session 4: Southeast Europe
Sex ratio at birth in the Western Balkans
Dr Christophe Z Guilmoto, Senior fellow, IRD/CEPED, Paris
Pratriarchy after Patriarchy – Traditional and contemporary forms of reproduction behaviour in the Balkans
Prof. Karl Kaser, Graz University, Austria.
Sex imbalances in Albania : a demographic historical perspective
Dr Arjan Gjonca, LSE, London
Gender in the Albanian world : anthropological approach
Prof. Albert Doja, European, University of Tirana, Albania
Population statistics in Albania
Dr Emira Galanxhi, Director of social statistics, INSTAT, Albania
Possible explanation about sex ratio at birth imbalance in Macedonia
Dr Anica Dragović, UNFPA, Macedonia
Questions and Answers
Chair: Dr Joseph Larmarange, IRD/CEPED, Paris
Session 5: Moving forward
Knowledge gaps and next steps
Research objectives and strategy: statistics, gender, family, technology, policies
Awareness and advocacy. Lessons learnt from Asia
Dr Kiran Bhatia, gender advisor, UNFPA, Bangkok
Sex selection Europe : awareness and challenges
Dr Doris Stump, Member of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Switzerland with Elodie Fischer, Council of Europe
Followed by open discussion
Closing Plenary: Wrap-up of the day
Dr Christophe Z Guilmoto, Senior fellow, IRD/CEPED, Paris
Agnès Guillaume, Senior fellow, IRD/CEPED, Paris
Press meeting
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