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Contemporary Temporary Marriage
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- Badran, Sammy Z.
- Turnbull, Brian
Contemporary Temporary Marriage
Within Islam, a temporary marriage generally implies a short-term marriage between a man and a woman that does not come with a long-term commitment and may or may not have an explicit, pre-established timeline or endpoint. The partial religious legitimation of temporary marriage via Islamic fatwas has recently revived the institution. This paper aims to answer how, and under what conditions, temporary marriage can be either exploitative or liberating for individual women.- Creator
- Badran, Sammy Z.
- Turnbull, Brian
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Who will empower the better half?
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- Lahiri, Debabrata
- Mitra, Santanu
Who will empower the better half?
In a game theoretic framework it can be argued that a gender sensitive institution is an offshoot of certain social conditions, which in most cases need to be acted upon by some anti-establishment catalytic agent. In a society characterized by gender exploitation, catalytic agent can only come exogenously. For a sub-society it is easier to come across such an exogenous catalytic agent. The specific community conditions prevailing in such a sub-society may also prove to be congenial for a catalytic agent to act upon, or even to emerge from. In a larger canvas, however, as the exogenous force transforms into mere endogenous entity, and the society takes on the general character of male-dominance, the space for exogenous agency shrinks. There are, however, three possible escape routes from this closure. Firstly, external effects of women's empowerment in one subsociety on another may snowball. Secondly, the awareness campaign presently underway on a global scale is itself a potent exogenous catalytic agent. Thirdly, general development programs undertaken within a patriarchal order may unwittingly create conditions conducive to feminist struggle.- Creator
- Lahiri, Debabrata
- Mitra, Santanu
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Race, gender and performance in Grace Nichols's 'The Fat Black Woman's Poems'
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- Escudero, Maite
Race, gender and performance in Grace Nichols's 'The Fat Black Woman's Poems'
At issue here is the recognition of extraordinary variation of subjective positions and cultural identities. It is after all, a site of contestation over the demand of a wider space for a critique of black experience. This particularity and universality can also be found in woman-centered texts, and it is with this issue in mind that this article will explore the dynamics between race and gender in the poetry of Grace Nichols, a contemporary Caribbean-British writer.- Creator
- Escudero, Maite
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Feminism, feminist scholarship, and social integration of women: the struggle for African-American women
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- Ngwainmbi, Jilly M.
Feminism, feminist scholarship, and social integration of women: the struggle for African-American women
How can social integration of African-American women into American society be realistic, meaningfull and substantive achieved is the basic question for this research. The focus is on feminist intellectual and scholarly pursuits and the integration of African-American women into American society.- Creator
- Ngwainmbi, Jilly M.
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Institutionalized powerlessness in context: the static and dynamic nature of women's status in rural Bangladesh
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- Nosaka, Akiko
- Andrews, Bradford W.
Institutionalized powerlessness in context: the static and dynamic nature of women's status in rural Bangladesh
In this article authors uses exchange theory to examine the status and familial interactions of women in rural Bangladesh throughout their lives. Their status remains low but it does vary according to a highly institutionalized pattern of family-based social expectations. Although the institutions defining a woman's status seem to be stable, they are also changing because of the society's exposure to recent worldwide advances in family planning and health care.- Creator
- Nosaka, Akiko
- Andrews, Bradford W.
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Duty, honor, rape
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- Neill, Kevin Gerard
Duty, honor, rape
In contrast to dutifully killing the enemy, a soldier is not supposed to rape a woman, at least in theory. But rapes occur in war. They always have, and often in settings and upon a scale that is difficult to comprehend. Accordingly, rape in times of war has a direct effect upon the society where the conflict takes place. More specifically, it affects women, and this violence against them can have the added, profoundly negative effect of eroding their particular social and environmental conditions. As difficult and emotional this issue may be, though, rape in war is in direct correlation to the study of women, their health and development. In locales where war has raged or is raging still, sexual violence against women is an individual and collective wound like no other.- Creator
- Neill, Kevin Gerard
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Beyond trashiness
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- Altman, Meryl
Beyond trashiness
This article examines novels by Alix Kates Shulman, Marge Piercy and Erica Jong. These novels published in the early seventies were inspired by existentialism and Beauvoir, but reached mass audiences because they were also novels of the (hetero)sexual revolution. These texts carved out a radical terrain of subjectivity for women as they fought individually and collectively to reject a medicalised vocabulary and to discover their own sexual language- Creator
- Altman, Meryl
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New Writings in Women's Studies: Selected Essays From the First Women's Studies Network (U.K.) Association Essay Contest [themanummer]
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- Baker, Caroline
- [et al.]
New Writings in Women's Studies: Selected Essays From the First Women's Studies Network (U.K.) Association Essay Contest [themanummer]
Special issue to showcase the winning and shortlisted entries for the first Annual Essay Competition run by the Women's Studies Network Association (WSN) in 2002. The WSN wants to promote women's studies, feminist research and teaching both nationally and internationally. In this special issue on New Writings in Women's Studies the following articles: 'An Exploration of Quaker Women's Writing Between 1650 and 1700' by Caroline Baker : 'In spite of challenges by 'black' and 'third world' women, do mainstream feminist theories still reflect the concerns of white women?' by Sherry Chopra : 'The Prisoner of Gender: Foucault and the Disciplining of the Female Body' by Angela King : 'An Illimitable Field: A Practice-based Investigation into the Writing Process' by Julie Mellor and 'My, is that Cyborg a little bit Queer?' by Esperanza Miyake.- Creator
- Baker, Caroline
- [et al.]
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Children and Arab Spring (Special Issue)
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- Sinha, Sangeeta > (ed.)
- Garofalo, Emilia > (ed.)
- Olimat, Muhamad S. > (ed.)
- Al-Khateeb, Ebtehal
- al-Natour, Manal
- Jeong, Hae Won
- Amusan, Lere
- Saleh, Layla
- Charles, Lorraine
- Denman, Kate
Children and Arab Spring (Special Issue)
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- Sinha, Sangeeta > (ed.)
- Garofalo, Emilia > (ed.)
- Olimat, Muhamad S. > (ed.)
- Al-Khateeb, Ebtehal
- al-Natour, Manal
- Jeong, Hae Won
- Amusan, Lere
- Saleh, Layla
- Charles, Lorraine
- Denman, Kate
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Gender, Romance Novels and Plastic Sexuality in the United States: A Focus on Female College Students
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- Wu, Huei-Hsia
Gender, Romance Novels and Plastic Sexuality in the United States: A Focus on Female College Students
This analysis gauges gender difference in time spent reading romance novels and sexuality. Respondents were 770 white American college students, including 436 females and 334 males, age 17–49. Males are viewed as a reference group. Drawing upon the 'plastic sexuality' thesis and feminist theory, this study hypothesizes that female readers of romance novels have higher levels of interest in sexuality (at least in the attitudes) than male readers, and non-readers but such a sexual interest is not necessarily converted into a more active sexual behavior. Most romance novels promote deeply constraining patriarchal values, reading romance novels plays a role in shaping the meaning of the self, sexual identity and attitudes and behavior relative to this patriarchy. The results indicate that due to a higher degree of plastic sexuality, female readers of romance novels self-reported greater sex drive, and greater number or orgasms required for sexual satisfaction than male readers and female non-readers. However, female readers had fewer sex partners, and were older when they first thought about sex and had their first sexual intercourse. This pattern fits the Harlequin romance characterization: female readers nourish a fulfilling sex life in the context of idealistic monogamous faithfulness, while at the same time vividly satisfying desires and sexual fantasy through fabricated characters.- Creator
- Wu, Huei-Hsia
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International dimensions of discrimination and violence against girls: a human rights perspective
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- Rafferty, Yvonne
International dimensions of discrimination and violence against girls: a human rights perspective
This paper provides an overview of the international harmful traditional or cultural practices and gender - based social and cultural norms that perpetuate the lower status accorded to girls in the family, the community and society. Recommendations for social policy are presented.- Creator
- Rafferty, Yvonne
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New writings in feminist and women's studies: winning and short-listed entries from the 2011 Feminist and Women's Studies Association UK & Ireland (FWSA) Annual Student Essay Competition (Special Issue)
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- Mitra-Kahn, Trishima
- Perrier, Maud
- Martin, Nancy
- [et al.]
New writings in feminist and women's studies: winning and short-listed entries from the 2011 Feminist and Women's Studies Association UK & Ireland (FWSA) Annual Student Essay Competition (Special Issue)
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- Mitra-Kahn, Trishima
- Perrier, Maud
- Martin, Nancy
- [et al.]
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The Health Condition of Older Women in Ghana: A Case Study of Accra City
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- Mba, Chuks J.
The Health Condition of Older Women in Ghana: A Case Study of Accra City
In the context of increased rural-urban migration, social exclusion of some of the recent urban arrivals and the sharp change in life style in urban communities, some of the most critical health problems of older people may be found in cities. This paper attempts to characterize the general health condition of older women (50 years and over) in Accra, Ghana's capital city. It employs secondary analysis of data from the Accra WomenÔÇÖs Survey, 2004. The findings broadly suggest that an overwhelming majority of older women lack basic education, are not in any form of paid employment, and are widowed, separated or divorced. 3% the women rate their general health condition as excellent, 18% as very good, 41 % as good. 35 % believe there health condition has worsened in the last 12 months. Such perception of deterioration in health status is associated with increasing age. Almost 4 in 5 older women have difficulty climbing stairs and have pains in their joints: 53 % have malaria, 42 % have high blood pressure, and 8% have diabetes. Thus, older women in urban Ghana are experiencing a double burden of disease. They are afflicted with the common tropical diseases such as malaria, while simultaneously experiencing chronic illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes. Older personsÔÇÖ concerns have remained marginal to the major social and economic debates in the country. Health services need to be oriented to responding to chronic as well as infectious diseases among ageing individuals.- Creator
- Mba, Chuks J.
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Judging by appearances
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- Pasha-Zaidi, Nausheen
Judging by appearances
Authors studied perceived discrimination among South Asian Muslim women living in the United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). US participants reported greater perceptions of discrimination than UAE participants. In both countries, perceived discrimination mainly took the form of subtle nuances rather than direct harassment. Although participants reported the greatest intensity of perceived discrimination at work, hijabis (women who wear the Islamic headscarf) felt this more than non-hijabis. Conversely, non-hijabis felt greater intensity of discrimination in social spaces within Muslim contexts than hijabis. Despite feeling most comfortable socializing with either Muslims or South Asians, participants felt that, aside from strangers, their greatest sources of perceived discrimination also came from within their religious or cultural groups. Discussion of perceived discrimination touches upon the social aspects of being a South Asian Muslim in a Western secular context and a globalized Islamic one.- Creator
- Pasha-Zaidi, Nausheen
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Scientific Consensus on Whether LGBTQ Parents Are More Likely (or Not) to Have LGBTQ Children
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- Schumm, Walter
- Crawford, Duane
Scientific Consensus on Whether LGBTQ Parents Are More Likely (or Not) to Have LGBTQ Children
Evaluation of 72 social science reviews of the literature between 2001 and 2017 in the area of same-sex or LGBTQ parenting, Over 90% of the reviews assessed concluded that there was no association between parent and child sexual orientations, demonstrating a clear scientific consensus on the issue since at least 2001.- Creator
- Schumm, Walter
- Crawford, Duane
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ECOWAS and Free Movement of Persons
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- Anthony Aduloju, Ayodeji
ECOWAS and Free Movement of Persons
ECOWAS Free Movement Protocol of Persons was instituted to enhance economic development of West Africa’s citizens. However, studies have shown that the protocol has relatively aided trans-border trafficking in persons, drugs, Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW). Which leads to incapacity to increase women’s economic opportunity and empowerment in West Africa. The study showed that the protocol does not fully protect women (mostly the ones with low economic characteristics who constitute larger population of women at the border) and thereby having implications for their livelihood and survival.- Creator
- Anthony Aduloju, Ayodeji
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Two Tier Development
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- Khan, Masreka
- Atik, Hayriye
Two Tier Development
The authors test two hypotheses concerning the relative development of women throughout the continent of Africa. The first hypothesis tests that whether African countries could be divided into core and periphery groups based on their achievements in terms of women’s relative development. The second hypothesis tests if the North African countries are in a different position in terms of women’s development in comparison to their Sub-Saharan counterparts. The article, however, does not aim to explain the reasons behind the similarities or differences in the levels of development between the core and periphery countries.- Creator
- Khan, Masreka
- Atik, Hayriye
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Domestic Violence against Women in Ghana
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- Osei-Tutu, Ellen Mabel
- Ampadu, Ernest
Domestic Violence against Women in Ghana
This study examines the issue of domestic violence against women: specifically, men’s attitudes toward wife beating. The results of the research show that there is a direct relationship between men’s level of education and their attitudes toward wife beating, as well as those in consensual and customary marriages.- Creator
- Osei-Tutu, Ellen Mabel
- Ampadu, Ernest
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Women’s representation in the Turkish parliament
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- Yargıç, Sinem
Women’s representation in the Turkish parliament
This article analyzes the issue of women’s representation in the Turkish Parliament in light of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). It focuses on CEDAW Committee documents issued during seven reporting cycles. The article begins by examining Turkey’s national reports and CEDAW Committee reports related to seven reporting cycles, followed by discussion of the main problems concerning women’s parliamentary representation on the basis of these documents.- Creator
- Yargıç, Sinem
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Sisters; was this what we struggled for?'
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- Ingiriis, Mohamed Haji
Sisters; was this what we struggled for?'
Author examines the role of Somali women in the twentieth-century history of modern Somalia. In demonstrating that the current attempts to position themselves in political circles by Somali women has its roots during the decolonisation and post-colonial successive Somali governments, author argues that women failed to benefit from their feminist agenda as the notion of governmentality changed on the way–from democratisation to the dictatorial military regime.- Creator
- Ingiriis, Mohamed Haji
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Contextualising African Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture
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- Amusan, Lere
- Olutola, Oluwole
Contextualising African Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture
Climate change-induced stresses and ecological damage resulting from mineral extraction in most African states exacerbate the burdens of women’s role in agriculture. Relying on eco-feminism theory, this article investigates the agricultural role of women in Africa amidst climate change- and mineral extraction-induced challenges.- Creator
- Amusan, Lere
- Olutola, Oluwole
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Prosecuting Violence against Women in South African Courts
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- Mogale, Ramadimetja S.
- Richter, Solina
Prosecuting Violence against Women in South African Courts
The culture of prosecution of violence against women was analysed using an Afrocentric feminist lens from a continentally based African women’s standpoint. Afrocentric feminism is about the pluralism that captures the dynamism and fluidity of different cultural imperatives, historical forces and localized realities in the lives of African women. During the prosecution processes of violence against women, kyriarchy was evidenced and demonstrated through a collage of hierarchical criteria based on ethnicity, race, age, ability, and the location in which court case matter was heard.- Creator
- Mogale, Ramadimetja S.
- Richter, Solina
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Changing equations
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- Raghunandan, Varsha
Changing equations
This paper highlights the importance of the role of women in the economic and public sphere, and also explores the various means and steps that have been taken and further measures that can be taken to empower women and encourage entrepreneurship in developing economies such as India. This paper would thus like to bring to the fore that empowerment of women is as important to an economy as it is for their individual well-being and ultimately their liberation.- Creator
- Raghunandan, Varsha
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Community Radio, Women and Family Development Issues in South Africa
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- Oduaran, Choja
- Nelson, Okorie
Community Radio, Women and Family Development Issues in South Africa
This study concludes that community radio plays an essential role in making large numbers of people aware of their basic rights and duties. Not only limited to solving problems which women face in their day-to-day lives, community radio provides women with a strong platform from which they can freely disseminate their ideas among community members in the best possible manner.- Creator
- Oduaran, Choja
- Nelson, Okorie
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Sacks of mutilated breasts
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- Navarro-Tejero, Antonia
Sacks of mutilated breasts
Taking Bapsi Sidhwa’s novel Ice Candy Man/Cracking India (1988) as a narrative example of the importance of women’s point of view and as central figures of the violent conflict between India and Pakistan after the newly created border in 1947. The author examines though the book the symbol of the female breasts, which were mutilated and carved in this period of violent times.- Creator
- Navarro-Tejero, Antonia
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Implications of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 on the Rights of Women with mental illnesses in India
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- Kaur, Kirandeep
Implications of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 on the Rights of Women with mental illnesses in India
This paper analyses the provisions of the Act from the perspective of rights of women with mental illness in need of mental health care, and draws a comparison with the relevant provisions of the United Nation Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities.- Creator
- Kaur, Kirandeep
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The taboo of sex within gender based violence prevention
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- Robertson, Elena
The taboo of sex within gender based violence prevention
This paper, based upon feminist-oriented research, argues that the omission of female sexuality from the Gender and Development (GAD) paradigm is a root cause of the persistence of gender-based violence (GBV).- Creator
- Robertson, Elena
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Biblical Moral Inquest into Tradition of Suspicion of Treachery on African Women upon Husband’s Death
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- Baloyi, Magezi Elijah
Biblical Moral Inquest into Tradition of Suspicion of Treachery on African Women upon Husband’s Death
This article will investigate whether the African tradition of suspecting women of killing their husbands is warranted and will also make suggestions on what can be done to deal with such beliefs.- Creator
- Baloyi, Magezi Elijah
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Conceptualisation of Honour Codes Amongst Turkish-Kurdish Mothers and Daughters Living in London
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- Shoma, Chowdhury Dilruba
Conceptualisation of Honour Codes Amongst Turkish-Kurdish Mothers and Daughters Living in London
The present study analyses how immigrant women transfer and preserve their traditional honour codes, and whether women from different generations (mothers and their daughters) adhere to the same codes. Focusing particularly on the Turkish-Kurdish community living in London, the study asks, ÔÇÿHow traditional honour codes are conceptualised and transferred by the women of the Turkish-Kurdish community and whether mothers and daughters share the same opinion about them.ÔÇÖ- Creator
- Shoma, Chowdhury Dilruba
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Early marriage in Nepal
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- Bhandari, Nub Raj
Early marriage in Nepal
Nepal has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world: the prevalence is even higher in Terai region. There has been an observable correlation between marriage and education leading to the general assumption that girls attending school are less likely to be married at an early age compared with counterparts that have either dropped out of school or have not been in school.- Creator
- Bhandari, Nub Raj
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Women's reproductive rights under marriage contract
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- Kinasih, Sri Endah
- Koesbardiati, Toetik
- Mas’udah, Siti
Women's reproductive rights under marriage contract
This article investigates the reproductive health rights of women under a marriage contract in Indonesia.- Creator
- Kinasih, Sri Endah
- Koesbardiati, Toetik
- Mas’udah, Siti
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Initiation of sexual behaviour and early childbearing
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- Makiwane, Monde
- Gumede, Ntombizonke A.
- Molobela, Lien
Initiation of sexual behaviour and early childbearing
Socio-economic circumstances seem to play a major role in the rates of teen pregnancy. Poor access to contraception and inconsistent or non-use of family planning services, a situation that prevails mostly among people of low socio-economic status, has been noted as major contributing factors to high rates of teenage pregnancy. Although family planning services are provided for free in South Africa, poverty, cultural believes and negative judgment by health care workers remain barriers to access. As a result giving birth at a young age becomes prevalent and often continues the cycle of poverty and in most cases women bear the brunt of the responsibility.- Creator
- Makiwane, Monde
- Gumede, Ntombizonke A.
- Molobela, Lien
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Similarities and Contrasts of the Culture of WomenÔÇÖs ÔÇ£OthernessÔÇØ in English and Persian Languages
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- Daragheh, Mahboubeh Hosseini
- Rahiminezhad, Vida
Similarities and Contrasts of the Culture of WomenÔÇÖs ÔÇ£OthernessÔÇØ in English and Persian Languages
The concept of Otherness is portrayed conspicuously in Benazir BhuttoÔÇÖs autobiography entitled Daughter of the East. Bhutto talked about her personal life, strength and her political activity in the twentieth century. This autobiography was translated into Persian in 2009. The purpose of this study is to examine the concept of womenÔÇÖs Otherness in Daughter of the East and then to analyze the changes of this concept in its Persian translation.- Creator
- Daragheh, Mahboubeh Hosseini
- Rahiminezhad, Vida
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The Exploitation of Women and Social Change in the Writing of Nawal El-Saadawi
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- Suwaed, Muhammad Youssef
The Exploitation of Women and Social Change in the Writing of Nawal El-Saadawi
This article aims to contribute to the present discourse within Arabic society in the wake of the Arab Spring, about the future of the society and the state, through analysis and reflection on the issues raised in the novels of Nawal El-Saadawi illuminating the connection between religion, politics and sexual exploitation.- Creator
- Suwaed, Muhammad Youssef
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Factors Affecting Bahraini Women Working in the Engineering Fields
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- Al-Aawi, Adel Ismail
- Elias, Hala
- Zaid, Fadwah Abdulaziz
- Alroaili, Mona Safoog
- Al-Bassam, Sara Abdulrahman
Factors Affecting Bahraini Women Working in the Engineering Fields
The purpose of this study is to explore the current level of contribution of Bahraini women to the engineering fields in the Kingdom of Bahrain, while specifically examining the factors that affect Bahraini women in the engineering profession.- Creator
- Al-Aawi, Adel Ismail
- Elias, Hala
- Zaid, Fadwah Abdulaziz
- Alroaili, Mona Safoog
- Al-Bassam, Sara Abdulrahman
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An insight to women in construction for fostering female careers in Sri Lankan construction industry
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- Vijayaragunathan, Srivishagan
- Rasanthi, Thalpage
An insight to women in construction for fostering female careers in Sri Lankan construction industry
This paper examines the reasons for the limited participation rate of females in the construction sector in Sri Lanka.- Creator
- Vijayaragunathan, Srivishagan
- Rasanthi, Thalpage
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Learning to organize globally
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- Liu, Dongxiau
Learning to organize globally
'Between 1975 and 1995, a total of four world conferences on women took place under the sponsorship of the United Nations. These mega events were accorded a prominent place in the International/global women’s movement. This paper argues that we need to make a distinction between these two kinds of global organizing for gender equality. The former were sponsored by an international bureaucracy whereas the latter was started by women activists. Clarifying the difference helps to recognize the unique challenges posed by the world conferences for activists of the international/global women’s movement in the following aspects: dealing with logistical challenges, setting global priorities, coordinating international lobbying, and pushing for national implementation. Drawing on personal accounts, organizational records and United Nations documents, the paper explores how women activists adapted to the challengesand what lessons they offered for transnational activism in general.'- Creator
- Liu, Dongxiau
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Gender and Education in Guinea
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- Coleman, Rebecca
Gender and Education in Guinea
This article will cover the lasting influences of the gap between male and female education accessibility in the country of Guinea. Issues such as teen marriage, gender based violence, funding, and infrastructure will be discussed. Alternatives to address these issues will be compared, focusing on what the Guinean population can accomplish themselves, without help from the outside.- Creator
- Coleman, Rebecca
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Scripting resistance
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- Karki, Isha
Scripting resistance
This article explores issues of eroticisation and spectacle in relation to the sexual violation of women and their retaliatory violence in contemporary Hindi cinema by analysing the movies: Pan Nalin’s Angry Indian Goddesses (2015) and Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s Pink (2016).- Creator
- Karki, Isha
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A room, a chair, and a desk
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- Ernstberger, Adrianna L.
A room, a chair, and a desk
In sub-Saharan Africa, the discipline of women’s and gender studies has made dramatic inroads into the academy through the development of degree-granting undergraduate and graduate programs, the creation of research centers and institutes, and the growth of African feminist theory. Using Uganda as a case study, we can look to the oldest program of its kind in Africa to trace the birth of the discipline on the continent. The history of women’s and gender studies in Uganda speaks to ways in which the discipline in the Global South has, since its inception, been entrenched in transnational feminism and an intersectional curriculum rooted in indigenous feminisms.- Creator
- Ernstberger, Adrianna L.
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Exploring pronatalism and assisted reproduction in UK medicine
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- Warnes, Alexa
Exploring pronatalism and assisted reproduction in UK medicine
In this paper the author argues that despite the social harms of pronatalist bias, eliminating public funding of IVF would wrongfully target those women who are reproductively marginalised, for example, same-sex couples, trans groups, women of advanced maternal age and women who are unable to pay for treatment.- Creator
- Warnes, Alexa
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From “Hot Mommies” to Differently Abled Mothers
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- Priyatna, A.
- Rahayu, L.M.
- Subekti, M.
From “Hot Mommies” to Differently Abled Mothers
This study examines how mothering is embodied and performed by various women in Femina, Indonesia’s most popular women’s magazine, which targets primarily middle- or upper-middle-class women in their twenties and thirties.- Creator
- Priyatna, A.
- Rahayu, L.M.
- Subekti, M.
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Sherley Anne Williams's Dessa Rose
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- Bensedik, Ahmed N.
Sherley Anne Williams's Dessa Rose
The author contends with this article that Sherley Anne Williams's Dessa Rose (1986) is an appeal for an American bond of sisterhood between feminists and womanists. In the process, it examines the relationship between the novel's two Black and White heroines, Dessa Rose and Ruth Sutton respectively, through the lens of Bonnie Thornton Dill's definition of sisterhood in her seminal work, Race, Class, and Gender: Prospects for an All-Inclusive Sisterhood. While discomfort and distrust encircle their first encounter in the Sutton's Glen, equality, reciprocation, and trust adorn their sisterhood in their last encounter in jail. Such a sisterhood is the aftermath of both women's realization that they are both subjects to White men's patriarchy. Williams's use of both heroines as microcosms for Black and White women addresses the widening gap in the 1980s and today between feminists and womanists for an American sisterhood in black and white.- Creator
- Bensedik, Ahmed N.
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Wife, mother, vampire: the female role in the Twilight Series
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- Rocha, Lauren
Wife, mother, vampire: the female role in the Twilight Series
'This article explores a feminist critique of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series (2005-2008), analyzing the ways in which the tv-series is a symbolic backlash against feminism. Whereas previous vampire works depicted vampires as threats and outsiders to society, the Twilight series depicts the vampire characters as accepted in society, integrating their lives into mainstream society: as such, they highlight modern society’s fascination with female beauty ideals and physical beauty. '- Creator
- Rocha, Lauren
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Arab Women's Education and Gender Perceptions
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- Hamdan, Amani
Arab Women's Education and Gender Perceptions
Studies focusing exclusively on the connection between Arab Muslim women's educational pursuits and their gender perceptions, and how their gender perceptions may have changed as a result of living in two different cultures, are rarely conducted. Additionally, the factors that may influence an Arab Muslim woman's educational pursuits seem seldom investigated. This article is highlighting some factors that may influence Arab Muslim women's gender perceptions. In researching Arab Muslim women's experiences, I considered the diversity and multiplicity of their race, ethnicity, class, and experience. How Arab Muslim women construct the gender aspect of their identities and how these identities may have changed or shifted as a result of living in Canada and attending Canadian educational institutions is explored. The cultural and religious reproduction of gender socialization is a major part of the analysis in this article.- Creator
- Hamdan, Amani
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Extending bell hooks' Feminist Theory
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- Biana, Hazel T.
Extending bell hooks' Feminist Theory
Even before “intersectionality” became a buzzword in feminist circles, hooks has already been talking about the interlocking webs of oppression, a concept that most feminists associate with intersectionality. Despite her novel ideas though, most critics raise concerns about her inconsistencies, lack of methodology, and critical awareness. The author aims to re-evaluate hooks and propose ways to address some of these supposed contradictions. To enrich hooks’ feminist theory, the author proposes three main points: the emphasis on the crossing of borders, feminist solidarity and global transgression.- Creator
- Biana, Hazel T.
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