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Her Honor: An Islamic Critique Of The Rape Laws Of Pakistan From A Woman-Sensitive Perspective, Asifa Quaraishi Jan 1997

Her Honor: An Islamic Critique Of The Rape Laws Of Pakistan From A Woman-Sensitive Perspective, Asifa Quaraishi

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article critiques the rape laws of Pakistan from an Islamic point of view which is careful to include women's perspectives in its analysis. Unlike much of what is popularly presented as traditional Islamic law, this woman-affirming Islamic approach will reveal the inherent gender-egalitarian nature of Islam, which is too often ignored by its academics, courts, and legislatures. This article will demonstrate how cultural patriarchy has instead colored the application of certain Islamic laws in places like Pakistan, resulting in the very injustice which the Quran so forcefully condemns.

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Living On A Fault Line: Political Violence Against Women In Algeria [Arabic], Leila Hessini Jan 1997

Living On A Fault Line: Political Violence Against Women In Algeria [Arabic], Leila Hessini

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

This study raises three questions to better comprehend the crisis women face in Algeria today: how are the state and the opposition groups addressing and defining women’s contemporary status, what is the link between women’s status and violence against them, and what are the tactics both of resistance and accommodation that Algerian women are using to survive in such a context? Throughout this study, the term “Islamic Fundamentalists” refers to movements and people in Algeria who use the “recovery” of early principles of the Ideal Muslim Community to develop their idea of a future Islamic “social order,” with the ultimate …

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Postabortion Care Services In Kenya: Baseline Findings Of An Operations Research Study, Julie Solo, Deborah L. Billings Jan 1997

Postabortion Care Services In Kenya: Baseline Findings Of An Operations Research Study, Julie Solo, Deborah L. Billings

Reproductive Health

In Kenya, as throughout the world, the health consequences of unsafe abortion for women of reproductive age are significant. Hospital-based studies in Nairobi have shown that unsafely induced abortion accounts for as much as 35 percent of pregnancy-related mortality and at least 50 percent of hospitals’ gynecological admissions. The concept of postabortion care (emergency treatment, postabortion family planning counseling and services, links between emergency abortion treatment services and comprehensive reproductive health care) has gained wide acceptance as one model of providing comprehensive care to women suffering from abortion complications. Integration of these three components is rarely found in public health …

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Fertile, Plump, And Strong: The Social Construction Of The Female Body In Low-Income Cairo [Arabic], Farha Ghannam Jan 1997

Fertile, Plump, And Strong: The Social Construction Of The Female Body In Low-Income Cairo [Arabic], Farha Ghannam

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

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Iron Supplementation: Knowledge, Perceptions, And Usage Among Pregnant Women In Rural India, Jayanti Tuladhar, John Townsend, Nazir Haider, Leila Caleb-Varkey Jan 1997

Iron Supplementation: Knowledge, Perceptions, And Usage Among Pregnant Women In Rural India, Jayanti Tuladhar, John Townsend, Nazir Haider, Leila Caleb-Varkey

Reproductive Health

In India, severe anemia has been one of the causes of high maternal mortality and death of newborns and infants due to low birthweight. The prevalence of anemia among women ages 15–44 is extremely high. The Government of India has provided iron and folic acid tablets (IFA) as a prophylaxis against nutritional anemia among pregnant women as part of the Child Survival and Safe Motherhood program and will continue to do so in the Reproductive and Child Health package. This paper presents findings of both qualitative and quantitative research conducted among pregnant women to investigate the extent of distribution and …

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The Equal Division Rule Of The Democratic National Committee And Its Effects On Female Leadership, Elizabeth Musick Jan 1997

The Equal Division Rule Of The Democratic National Committee And Its Effects On Female Leadership, Elizabeth Musick

Honors Theses

At the conclusion of this research, I have found that male and female leaders in high political positions (such as the head of state party) differ only slightly in their leadership styles. As Sue Wren pointed out, she does not know if the constant company of male leaders has affected her style more than her own personal leanings toward one leadership practice over another. According to research regarding how one's sex affects his/her leadership, it has been found that," ... sex is related to a preference for using a particular style but does not cause a preference for a particular …

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Challenging Futures: The Career And Life Decisions Of Managerial And Professional Women In Their 50s, Leonie V. Still, Wendy Timms Jan 1997

Challenging Futures: The Career And Life Decisions Of Managerial And Professional Women In Their 50s, Leonie V. Still, Wendy Timms

Research outputs pre 2011

The Australian Institute of Management in Western Australia has for many years been very supportive of women in management, and in particular has encouraged the growth and development of our Women in Management Special Interest Group. The Institute has also played its small, but hopefully, significant role in helping to redress the gender imbalance in the management profession with the creation of its Excellence in Management Award for Women, which is now in its sixth year. This Award is significant in that it helps to clearly identify women who have excelled in their management career and it also provides some …

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Empowered Narratives : Drama Praxis And The Archetype As A Means To Authentic Voice For Women, Beryl Chalk Jan 1997

Empowered Narratives : Drama Praxis And The Archetype As A Means To Authentic Voice For Women, Beryl Chalk

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis contests the status of gender as a social construct by considering how women develop a personal ethnography when engaging in drama and expressive arts practices. There is no known research on drama praxis as a signifier to Australian women's identity, a major focus of this work will be, 'Who has the authority over women's expression and means of expression? Who has the authority to interpret the experience? Who has authority over other people's experience?' This thesis addresses the internalised- oppression which refers to the process by which women internalise the 'fictionalised' reality prescribed to them as women marked …

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The L-Word : December 1, 1996, The L-Word Dec 1996

The L-Word : December 1, 1996, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

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Vol. 19 No. 4 (1996): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1996

Vol. 19 No. 4 (1996): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

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Vol. 19 No. 4 (1996): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1996

Vol. 19 No. 4 (1996): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

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Contributors: Vol 19 No. 4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Dec 1996

Contributors: Vol 19 No. 4, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 19 (1996): Pacific Studies Full Issue 4

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Special Issue: Women, Age, And Power: The Politics Of Age Difference Among Women In Papua New Guinea And Australia: Introduction, Dorothy Counts, Jeanette Dickerson-Putman Dec 1996

Special Issue: Women, Age, And Power: The Politics Of Age Difference Among Women In Papua New Guinea And Australia: Introduction, Dorothy Counts, Jeanette Dickerson-Putman

Pacific Studies

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From Pollution To Empowerment: Women, Age, And Power Among The Bena Bena Of The Eastern Highlands, Jeanette Dickerson-Putman Dec 1996

From Pollution To Empowerment: Women, Age, And Power Among The Bena Bena Of The Eastern Highlands, Jeanette Dickerson-Putman

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

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The Women At Kobum Spice Company: Tensions In A Local Age Stratification System And The Undermining Of Local Development, Laura Zimmer-Tamakoshi Dec 1996

The Women At Kobum Spice Company: Tensions In A Local Age Stratification System And The Undermining Of Local Development, Laura Zimmer-Tamakoshi

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

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Fort Hays State Lady Tiger Basketball Media Guide 1996-1997, Fort Hays State University Nov 1996

Fort Hays State Lady Tiger Basketball Media Guide 1996-1997, Fort Hays State University

Athletic Programs Collection

This color forty seven page document features the media guide for the 1996-1997 women's Tiger basketball season. It includes staff and team information, rosters, statistics, schedules, records, opponents, and photographs.

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The L-Word : November 1, 1996, The L-Word Nov 1996

The L-Word : November 1, 1996, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

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Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 46, No. 1, Jean-Paul Benowitz, John Lowry Ruth, Paula T. Hradkowsky, Monica Mutzbauer Oct 1996

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 46, No. 1, Jean-Paul Benowitz, John Lowry Ruth, Paula T. Hradkowsky, Monica Mutzbauer

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• The Mennonites of Pennsylvania: A House Divided
• "Not Only Tradition, but Truth": Legend and Myth Fragments Among Pennsylvania Mennonites
• Mennonite Women and Centuries of Change in America
• "It is Painful to Say Goodbye": A Mennonite Family in Europe and America

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The L-Word : October 1, 1996, The L-Word Oct 1996

The L-Word : October 1, 1996, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

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The L-Word : September 1, 1996, The L-Word Sep 1996

The L-Word : September 1, 1996, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

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The L-Word : August 1, 1996, The L-Word Aug 1996

The L-Word : August 1, 1996, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

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Education, Assets, And Intergenerational Well-Being: The Case Of Female Headed Families, Li-Chen Cheng, Deborah Page-Adams Jul 1996

Education, Assets, And Intergenerational Well-Being: The Case Of Female Headed Families, Li-Chen Cheng, Deborah Page-Adams

Center for Social Development Research

This paper reports findings from an analysis of economic well-being among female headed households. Previous theoretical and empirical work in this area suggests that poverty among female headed families is to some extent an intergenerational process, a vicious cycle. One common explanation for this pattern is that low socioeconomic status in a woman’s family of origin results in low educational attainment and, ultimately, in low earning capacity. However, an exclusive focus on education may overlook the long term dynamics of the household as an institution that can accumulate assets to enhance economic well-being across generations. Using data from the National …

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The L-Word : June 1, 1996, The L-Word Jun 1996

The L-Word : June 1, 1996, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

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The L-Word : May 1, 1996, The L-Word May 1996

The L-Word : May 1, 1996, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

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The L-Word : April 1, 1996, The L-Word Apr 1996

The L-Word : April 1, 1996, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

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“But Then Face To Face”: Women's Issues, Mormon Culture, And Doctrine In Eight Pregnancy Narratives, Angela Ashurst-Mcgee Apr 1996

“But Then Face To Face”: Women's Issues, Mormon Culture, And Doctrine In Eight Pregnancy Narratives, Angela Ashurst-Mcgee

BYU Studies

For a Mormon woman, pregnancy can augment her agency, build charity, and transcend stereotypes. Sharing her narrative can help her organize and own her experience.

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Traditional Mural Arts Of Sirigu: Forms. Symbolism, And Processes, Christine A. Cowhey Apr 1996

Traditional Mural Arts Of Sirigu: Forms. Symbolism, And Processes, Christine A. Cowhey

African Diaspora ISPs

This report studies the art of mural decorating that has been passed down through many generations of women in certain villages in the Upper East Region of Ghana. It identifies the common patterns that traditionally characterize these decorations, and explores how they function as a symbolic language in the communities in which they appear. Among the variety of surface decorations found throughout the Upper East Region, my research focuses on the traditional mural decorations of the village of Sirigu. These decorations are characterized by materials and common forms that represent objects of common use and visibility in the daily lives …

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The L-Word : March 1, 1996, The L-Word Mar 1996

The L-Word : March 1, 1996, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

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The L-Word : February 1, 1996, The L-Word Feb 1996

The L-Word : February 1, 1996, The L-Word

The L-Word

No abstract provided.

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Reconstructing Development: Women At The Muqattam Zabbalin Settlement, Doaa Abdel Motaal Jan 1996

Reconstructing Development: Women At The Muqattam Zabbalin Settlement, Doaa Abdel Motaal

Faculty Book Chapters

Two studies of the informal garbage collectors' community at the base of the Muqattam Hills in Cairo explore and comment on the impact of an institution-building program on leadership and participation and the impact of development programs on the women of the settlement.

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