Beyond Victimhood: Female Agency In Nigerian Civil War Novels,
2022
Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Beyond Victimhood: Female Agency In Nigerian Civil War Novels, Enajite E. Ojaruega
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
Enajite E. Ojaruega discusses in her “Beyond Victimhood: Female Agency in Nigerian Civil War Novels” the agential roles women played during the Nigeria-Biafra war as reflected in selected fictional narratives. Female characters are generally impacted negatively by their individual and collective war-time experiences. However, there is another important aspect of women's war-time experiences that has largely been underplayed in most historical or literary accounts on war. Female agency recognizes this gender’s participatory roles during the conflict as they reconstruct their subjectivity in more beneficial ways in the unfolding circumstances of war. Women are depicted as being able to explore their …
Within And Beyond Stereotypes Of Arab Women: A Corpus-Based Approach To Jordanian Women’S Portrayal In English Digital News,
2022
University of Jordan
Within And Beyond Stereotypes Of Arab Women: A Corpus-Based Approach To Jordanian Women’S Portrayal In English Digital News, Duaa Tabaza, Zahara Mustafa-Awad
Journal of International Women's Studies
This study is part of a project on the representations of Jordanian women in Arabic and English digital news, and how these relate to their perceived status in their society and to Arab women’s general image in Western media. We focus on their depictions in related news stories appearing in English during the period 2014-2016 and how they compare to the overall representations of Arab women in news discourse. To this end, we combine discourse analysis approaches and corpus linguistic techniques to analyse a corpus composed of 616 articles (445,904 words) published in English mainly by 10 news websites based …
Differences In Research On Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: How Trauma-Type And Sex Contribute To The Published Research,
2022
Bridgewater State University
Differences In Research On Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: How Trauma-Type And Sex Contribute To The Published Research, Jessica Anzalone, Sharon Ramos-Goyette, Marissa Morganelli, Merideth Krevosky
Journal of International Women's Studies
There is a pervasive and comprehensive history of sexism in the pursuit of scientific truth, extending back beyond the days of “hysteria” and continuing still. Herein, we discuss a disparity in scientific research on a disorder thought to affect less than 8% of the adult population in the USA with the number of women diagnosed with the disorder estimated to be two to three times higher than that of men. While post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is more likely to be experienced by women, we find that the overwhelming majority of published scientific literature on PTSD involves male combat veterans. For …
The Effects Of Psychodrama Intervention On Intimate Partner Violence And Quality Of Life: Trial Of Syrian Refugee Abused Women,
2022
Hashemite University (Jordan, Zarqa)
The Effects Of Psychodrama Intervention On Intimate Partner Violence And Quality Of Life: Trial Of Syrian Refugee Abused Women, Jalal Kayed Damra
Journal of International Women's Studies
This randomized controlled study assessed the efficacy of group psychodrama intervention in reducing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and enhancing Quality of Life (QoL) for Syrian Refugee Abused Women (RAW) who were living in the Al- Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Forty IPV refugee Syrian women were randomly assigned to either the psychodrama group (n=20) or the control/comparison group (n=20). The DVQ and WHOQOL-100 were used to assess the IPV and QoL, respectively. The psychodrama group attended 12 psychodrama sessions (one session per week). The results indicated that the psychodrama group participants demonstrated a statistically significant decrease in IPV severity and …
Gender Inequality Affecting Women’S Career Progression In Malaysia,
2022
Xiamen University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Gender Inequality Affecting Women’S Career Progression In Malaysia, Krishna Moorthy, Nik Mohamad Zaki Nik Salleh, Loh Chun T'Ing, Lai Pui Ling, Diong Min Yeng, Lau Jia Ning, Lee Jer Sin, Lee Pui Mun
Journal of International Women's Studies
The objective of this research is to assess whether gender inequality affects women’s career progression in Malaysia. The study examines the relationship between patriarchy, gender stereotypes, organisational cultural factors, family factors, and individual factors with women’s career progression. The study has adopted the Glass Ceiling Theory and feminist theory. A total of 250 questionnaires were collected from women employees working in Malaysia. The study revealed that patriarchy, organisational cultural factors, and family factors had a significant relationship with women’s career progression while gender stereotypes and individual factors had no significant relationship with women’s career progression. The findings of this study …
Women’S Empowerment And Antenatal Care Utilization In Pakistan,
2022
University of Punjab Lahore, Pakistan
Women’S Empowerment And Antenatal Care Utilization In Pakistan, Kashif Siddique, Raana Malik, Irum Batool, Ahmed Usman, Salman Bin Naeem
Journal of International Women's Studies
This study aimed at examining the role of women’s empowerment in antenatal care utilization among married women in Pakistan. The population of the study was based on secondary data from the Pakistan Demographic Health Survey 2017-18. A sample of 6,996 married women was selected, and the women reported their antenatal visits in the last five years. The descriptive, Chi-square, bivariate, and multivariate logistic regression methods were used for data analysis through SPSS. The results of the study showed that only 15% of women had adequate antenatal visits. Bivariate analysis showed that women who had higher income status, higher education, and …
Book Review Essay: Legalizing Sex: Sexual Minorities, Aids, And Citizenship In India,
2022
Banaras Hindu University
Book Review Essay: Legalizing Sex: Sexual Minorities, Aids, And Citizenship In India, Bidisha Chakraborty
Journal of International Women's Studies
No abstract provided.
Political Communication Strategies To Increase The Opportunity Of Women's Political Representation In Indonesian Parliament,
2022
State Islamic University of Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung
Political Communication Strategies To Increase The Opportunity Of Women's Political Representation In Indonesian Parliament, Zaenal Mukarom
Journal of International Women's Studies
Empirically, women's involvement in Indonesian politics still indicates a low participation level. This study aims to determine the political communication strategies undertaken by women and political parties which are considered to have a direct interest in women's representation in the legislature. The methodology employed included in-depth interviews, focus group discussion, and participant observation. The study was conducted in the West Java Parliament representing the dynamics of national politics. The study found that the current political communication strategies undertaken by women politicians involved alternative strategies such as mainstreaming gender, encouraging affirmative action to have at least 30% women's representation, and offering …
Book Review Essay: What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About #Metoo,
2022
the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Book Review Essay: What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About #Metoo, Asmita Bhutani
Journal of International Women's Studies
No abstract provided.
Book Review Essay: Elite Malay Polygamy: Wives, Wealth And Woes In Malaysia,
2022
the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Book Review Essay: Elite Malay Polygamy: Wives, Wealth And Woes In Malaysia, Syed Imad Alatas
Journal of International Women's Studies
No abstract provided.
Book Review: A Strategic Myth: ‘Underdevelopment’ In Jammu And Kashmir,
2022
University of
Kashmir
Book Review: A Strategic Myth: ‘Underdevelopment’ In Jammu And Kashmir, Shazia Malik
Journal of International Women's Studies
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Politics Of Precarity: Gendered Subjects And The Health Care Industry Contemporary Kolkata,
2022
the Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Book Review: Politics Of Precarity: Gendered Subjects And The Health Care Industry Contemporary Kolkata, Soumya Kashyap, Priyanka Tripathi
Journal of International Women's Studies
No abstract provided.
Negotiating Sexual Harassment: Experiences Of Women Academic Leaders In Pakistan,
2022
Rawalpindi Women University, Pakistan
Negotiating Sexual Harassment: Experiences Of Women Academic Leaders In Pakistan, Aisha Bhatti, Rabia Ali
Journal of International Women's Studies
This paper endeavors to explore sexual harassment encountered by women leaders in Pakistani academia. An in-depth interview method was used to gain insight from women academic administrators working in coeducational universities in two cities of Pakistan. The interviews were analyzed using Foucauldian discourse analysis. The findings highlight that women leaders were sexually harassed by men at positions of power as well as co-workers and subordinates. The acts of harassment were expressed mostly through the use of inappropriate language such as jokes, demeaning comments and sexual remarks, undue offers of promotion for exchange of favors, and use of traditional words instead …
Analysis Of Black Female Belizean Stereotypes In Visual Media: Jezebel, Mammy, Sapphire, And Their Contributions To Violence Against Women,
2022
Ball State University
Analysis Of Black Female Belizean Stereotypes In Visual Media: Jezebel, Mammy, Sapphire, And Their Contributions To Violence Against Women, Kiesha Warren-Gordon, Deborah Mencias Mcmillan
Journal of International Women's Studies
Around the world, the representation of Black women in media is often flawed, as ideologies shaped by racism and white supremacy dominate the social construction of the representation of Black women in print media. This paper examines the use of “click speech” responses to a Facebook post where we condemn the use of what we perceive to be negative images of Black women used to market rum. Specifically, we ask the question: How do Belizeans respond to our request and our framing of the marketing campaign as being racist and sexist? Using a Belizean feminist lens, we analyze click speech …
Feminism And Intersectionality: Black Feminist Studies And The Perspectives Of Jennifer C. Nash,
2022
Barabazar Bikram Tudu Memorial College, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia, West Bengal, India
Feminism And Intersectionality: Black Feminist Studies And The Perspectives Of Jennifer C. Nash, Goutam Karmakar
Journal of International Women's Studies
This in-depth conversation with Jennifer Christine Nash, the Jean Fox O’Barr Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke University, USA, aims to illuminate the complexities of intersectionality in feminist discourse. This interview focuses on Nash’s work and perspectives on intersectionality in relation to gender, class, race, sexuality, and hierarchies of power and privilege. This interview discusses precarity, vulnerability, and intersectionality in black feminist discourse, as well as the marginalisation of black women’s heterogeneity, the politics of reading associated with intersectionality, and the relationship between temporality and intersectionality. Additionally, this conversation discusses Nash’s monograph, Black Feminism Reimagined (2019), post-intersectionality …
Incestuous: A Childhood Memoir In Verse,
2022
Bridgewater State University
Incestuous: A Childhood Memoir In Verse, Sleiman El Hajj
Journal of International Women's Studies
Childhood sexual abuse, including incest, is underreported and often unreported in the staunchly patriarchal Lebanese setting. The revolutionary spirit that accompanied the country’s October 2019 uprising instigated hope that Lebanese patriarchy, and its concomitant juggernaut of warlords and/or formidable father figures—social, political, cultural, religious, and familial—were not immune to opprobrium in public and private spheres alike. It is within this context that this poem’s protagonist, a friend and fellow demonstrator, managed to share her memories of traumas lived in 1980s Beirut. Written not only with the permission but also at the request of the subject in the story, this childhood …
Academic (Abbreviated) Review And My Thoughts On “Birth-Time…The Documentary,
2022
the State University of New York, Plattsburgh
Academic (Abbreviated) Review And My Thoughts On “Birth-Time…The Documentary, Gloria Bobbie
Journal of International Women's Studies
Anthropologists and other social scientists as well as many in the field of healthcare have for decades published articles on the detrimental effects of the medicalization of pregnancy and birth. There is no dearth of information in the academic databases, yet little progress has been made in stopping the harm being done by unnecessary medical procedures such as Caesarian sections (World Health Organization, 2021). Since Smokey the Bear was introduced, the concept of humanizing topics by putting faces and voices on social issues is recognized as psychologically effective (Herbert, W. 2013), and that is what the documentary “Birth-Time” does. It …
Crafted For The Male Gaze: Gender Discrimination In The K-Pop Industry,
2022
Miami University
Crafted For The Male Gaze: Gender Discrimination In The K-Pop Industry, Liz Jonas
Journal of International Women's Studies
This paper explores the ways in which the Korean popular music industry has maintained and promoted pre-existing cultural patriarchy. The discussion highlights how seeming opportunity for women to enter the industry has resulted in increased objectification and legitimacy of the domination of the “male gaze.” The paper provides an evaluation of the career, marginalization, and precarity of female music artists (“idols”) both with respect to the issues they face and in comparison, with their male counterparts. The paper addresses how ageism and sexualization in the music industry has influenced and reinforced social norms. The discussion concludes by noting a cultural …
He Said, She Said: A Critical Content Analysis Of Sexist Language Used In Disney’S The Little Mermaid (1989) And Mulan (1998),
2022
Bridgewater State University
He Said, She Said: A Critical Content Analysis Of Sexist Language Used In Disney’S The Little Mermaid (1989) And Mulan (1998), Shakira Begum
Journal of International Women's Studies
This study looks at how Disney princess films perpetuate sexist tropes through language. By focusing on both feminism and linguistics, it uses an interdisciplinary approach underpinned by data analysis and media criticism. This paper uses a content analysis study of The Little Mermaid (1989) and Mulan (1998) to look at Disney’s role in shaping representations of women, and how this representation has shifted within the decade of the release of these two films. This paper answers the question: in what ways does language in media perpetuate sexist tropes; more specifically, how has the language of male characters in media perpetuated …
Female Undergraduates Playing It ‘Safe’ To Stay ‘Safe’: Further Understanding Sexual Violence Against Women,
2022
UWE, Bristol
Female Undergraduates Playing It ‘Safe’ To Stay ‘Safe’: Further Understanding Sexual Violence Against Women, Helen Bovill, Kieran Mccartan, Richard Waller
Journal of International Women's Studies
Women’s safety from sexual violence whilst at university is a global issue and the UK is no exception. Whilst the authors of this paper acknowledge that sexual violence can occur across the gender spectrum, most sexual violence ‘victims’ are women and girls, and this study explores sexual violence experienced by female undergraduates. This paper explored sexual violence and university students with fifteen undergraduate participants who took part in a total of three qualitative focus groups at one post-92 UK University. Whilst the study focussed on the experiences of female students, we sought the perspectives of female and male students to …
