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Survival Strategies Of Indonesian Women From Low-Income Families During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Emy Susanti, Siti Kusujiarti, Siti Mas’Udah, Tuti Budirahayu, Sudarso
Survival Strategies Of Indonesian Women From Low-Income Families During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Emy Susanti, Siti Kusujiarti, Siti Mas’Udah, Tuti Budirahayu, Sudarso
Journal of International Women's Studies
This study analyzes the survival strategies of Indonesian women from low-income families with different social and geographical backgrounds. The participants of this study are married women with children from poor families who live in the provinces of East Java and West Sumatra, Indonesia. This research uses the survey method; researchers received questionnaire responses from 857 respondents (457 respondents in East Java, and 400 respondents in West Sumatra). The results of this study indicate that the survival strategy of low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic is based on the strength of their existing social capital, especially with the support of their …
Patali Gumbira Empowerment Strategy As An Effort To Build Women's Resilience In Responding To The Social Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic, Elly Malihah, Siti Komariah, Wilodati, Lingga Utami, Arindini Ayu Kisvi Rizkia, Yazid Taqiyuddin Ahmad, Rengga Akbar Munggaran
Patali Gumbira Empowerment Strategy As An Effort To Build Women's Resilience In Responding To The Social Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic, Elly Malihah, Siti Komariah, Wilodati, Lingga Utami, Arindini Ayu Kisvi Rizkia, Yazid Taqiyuddin Ahmad, Rengga Akbar Munggaran
Journal of International Women's Studies
Responding to the increase in women’s burdens as a result of COVID-19 has become the focus for the Patali Gumbira empowerment program. The focus of this study is to identify strategies to build women's resilience in response to COVID-19 based on their social capital of knowledge, experience, and aspirations. This study uses a Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) approach, which explores how women are often central in maintaining the lives of their families and communities. The findings in this study indicate that the empowerment of Patali Gumbira is a means for building women's social resilience through the framework of the …
Local Government Efforts In The Protection Of Women And Children During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Yanti Shantini, Elly Malihah, Siti Nurbayani
Local Government Efforts In The Protection Of Women And Children During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Yanti Shantini, Elly Malihah, Siti Nurbayani
Journal of International Women's Studies
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has changed most routines for the global population. Central and regional governments need to synergize policies to prevent further spread. Therefore, government and other agencies as well as other elements of the community are important factors in the implementation of working programs for disaster management. This study investigates the efforts of the local government and society in protecting women and children during the COVID-19 pandemic in West Java Province. In this case, the units involved include Development Planning Agency at Sub-National Level, Women's Empowerment, Child Protection and Family Planning Office, and …
Jogo Tonggo And Pager Mangkok: Synergy Of Government And Public Participation In The Face Of Covid-19, Setyasih Harini, Caroline Paskarina, Junita Budi Rachman, Ida Widianingsih
Jogo Tonggo And Pager Mangkok: Synergy Of Government And Public Participation In The Face Of Covid-19, Setyasih Harini, Caroline Paskarina, Junita Budi Rachman, Ida Widianingsih
Journal of International Women's Studies
The purpose of this study is to describe the Regent's mitigation program of increasing Sragen community participation through the excavation of local wisdom and communal values. This is known as “social solidarity,” and this article locates social solidarity in pager mangkok, a mitigation program for facing the COVID-19 pandemic, and the jogo tonggo program, a product of the Central Java Provincial government. Approaches to women's political leadership, public policy, and implementation are all parts of the theory used to support the concept of social solidarity. Data was collected through observation methods, documentation, and library research. The results show that the …
Formation Of Positive Organizational Climate: Integration Of Ubuntu Diversity Management In Banks, Surjit Singha, R Sivarethinamohan
Formation Of Positive Organizational Climate: Integration Of Ubuntu Diversity Management In Banks, Surjit Singha, R Sivarethinamohan
Journal of International Women's Studies
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Stitching Narratives Of Gender-Based Violence: Meaning-Making Through Embroidery, Puleng Segalo
Stitching Narratives Of Gender-Based Violence: Meaning-Making Through Embroidery, Puleng Segalo
Journal of International Women's Studies
COVID-19 has altered how we engage with one another. With social distancing as the new norm, and the prolonged lockdown having affected people at various levels of their lives, life has had to be reimagined and reconfigured. One of the things that has remained stable, if not worsened, is the challenge of gender-based violence. In South Africa and many other countries in the world, when strict lockdown rules were introduced, Gender-Based Violence (GBV) started making headlines on many media platforms, sparking protests, online dialogues, and online support networks for those affected. While people were worried about protecting themselves against COVID-19, …
Covid-19 And Ubuntu Disruptions: Curbing The Violence Against Women And Girls With Disabilities Through African Women’S Theology Of Disability, Sinenhlanhla S. Chisale
Covid-19 And Ubuntu Disruptions: Curbing The Violence Against Women And Girls With Disabilities Through African Women’S Theology Of Disability, Sinenhlanhla S. Chisale
Journal of International Women's Studies
The COVID-19 restrictions that require the lockdown of public and economic activities heighten the levels of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls with disabilities. As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, particularly in Africa, women and girls with disabilities become vulnerable to sexual and gender-based violence, highlighting that the home is no longer a safe space for the vulnerable. The restrictions have eroded the community structures that are promoted by Ubuntu to protect vulnerable community members from violence and different forms of abuse. This article grapples with the question of African women’s theology of disability and Ubuntu …
Public Health Policy On The Covid-19 Pandemic And Its Impact On The Behavior Patterns Of Families, Fakir Al Gharaibeh, Laura Gibson
Public Health Policy On The Covid-19 Pandemic And Its Impact On The Behavior Patterns Of Families, Fakir Al Gharaibeh, Laura Gibson
Journal of International Women's Studies
This study examined the public health measures adopted by the Jordanian government that contributed to stemming the spread of the pandemic and the impact of these measures on the behavior patterns of families. Content analysis was used with 117 news briefs, and interviews were conducted with 20 families identified through snowball sampling. Ecological systems theory and a public health model are used to frame our understanding of the results. We found themes from interviews that included a shift to online education, use of social media, changes in consumer behavior, and social initiatives.
Covid Diplomacy In The Era Of Pandemic Response: The Case Of United Arab Emirates, Osman Antwi-Boateng
Covid Diplomacy In The Era Of Pandemic Response: The Case Of United Arab Emirates, Osman Antwi-Boateng
Journal of International Women's Studies
As the world grapples with the appropriate response against the COVID-19 pandemic with mixed results, a new opportunity for soft power influence in the form of COVID diplomacy has emerged. Countries such as the UAE that have embraced soft power as a foreign policy tool and have done relatively better in combating the pandemic have seized the initiative to provide bilateral and multilateral support in the form of COVID-19 related aid to struggling countries and international agencies, dubbed COVID-diplomacy. The UAE can engage in COVID diplomacy due to the following internal attractions: a long commitment to humanitarianism, a resilient economy, …
Navigating Covid-19: Female Ph.D. Students Coping With Family, Academic, And Job Duties, Aizhan Shomotova, Tatiana Karabchuk
Navigating Covid-19: Female Ph.D. Students Coping With Family, Academic, And Job Duties, Aizhan Shomotova, Tatiana Karabchuk
Journal of International Women's Studies
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, many governments introduced lockdown measures in which people were expected to work and study from their homes. Schools, daycares, and extracurricular programs were temporarily closed. All students from primary to the post-graduate level were transferred to online learning. This shift added a tremendous burden and additional workload for parents who were supposed to combine their own work and supervision of the online studies of their children from home. Recent research confirmed that women took more responsibilities for household chores and care of children during the pandemic. We conducted a study on female doctoral students …
Gender Segregation In Tourism: A Comprehensive Literature Survey And Policy Recommendations For The Post-Covid Era, Burcu Türkcan
Gender Segregation In Tourism: A Comprehensive Literature Survey And Policy Recommendations For The Post-Covid Era, Burcu Türkcan
Journal of International Women's Studies
Gender segregation in the tourism industry is a critical issue from the lens of the sustainable development goals in the contemporary world. Although it’s not an emerging phenomenon, COVID-19 pandemic has worsened the situation. In this context, this study has two main purposes. First, it intends to examine the gender segregation in the tourism labor force with a comprehensive literature survey. And second, it aims to develop policy implications for the post-COVID era. By means of these purposes, it’s intended to fill the gap in the literature in the axis of post-COVID foresights and policy options. In this respect, after …