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Changing The Canon: Chinua Achebe’S Women, The Public Sphere And The Politics Of Inclusion, Uzoechi Nwagbara
Changing The Canon: Chinua Achebe’S Women, The Public Sphere And The Politics Of Inclusion, Uzoechi Nwagbara
Journal of International Women's Studies
This paper examines the subjugation of Nigerian women with regard to how their political marginalisation constricts the public sphere, the resource centre of public opinion, which strengthens the ideals of democracy and good governance. The political marginalisation of women in Nigeria is a rectilinear upshot of their low participation in government and politics necessitated by patriarchy. This patriarchal practice has animated the urgency of expanded public sphere as well as feminism, an ideological, aesthetic and cultural movement, steeped in agitating for the rights of women and expanding the frontiers of their participation in the political process. In the political novel …
Women And Politics In Kuwait, Muhamad S. Olimat
Women And Politics In Kuwait, Muhamad S. Olimat
Journal of International Women's Studies
On May 17, 2008, Kuwait conducted its Twelfth election of its National Assembly. The most remarkable aspect of the election was the active participation of women, who gained their right to vote in May 2005. This paper argues that the main impediment for women’s inability to win any seat in the 11th and 12th Assemblies is their failure to work with each other and support their political rights. The objective of this article is to examine the Kuwaiti women’s struggle for political rights, their participation in the last two elections and investigate their inability to win any seats, in spite …
Book Review: Enchanted Lives, Enchanted Objects: American Women Collectors And The Making Of Culture 1800-1940, Beth Muellner
Book Review: Enchanted Lives, Enchanted Objects: American Women Collectors And The Making Of Culture 1800-1940, Beth Muellner
Journal of International Women's Studies
Review of Enchanted Lives, Enchanted Objects: American Women Collectors and the Making of Culture 1800-1940 by Dianne Sachko Macleod
Book Review: “Baad Bitches” And Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films, Chloe Wayne
Book Review: “Baad Bitches” And Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films, Chloe Wayne
Journal of International Women's Studies
Review of “Baad Bitches” and Sassy Supermamas: Black Power Action Films by Stephane Dunn
Introduction: Winning And Short-Listed Entries From The 2007 Feminist And Women’S Studies Association Annual Student Essay Competition, Yvette Taylor, Michelle Addison
Introduction: Winning And Short-Listed Entries From The 2007 Feminist And Women’S Studies Association Annual Student Essay Competition, Yvette Taylor, Michelle Addison
Journal of International Women's Studies
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Speech, Silence And Female Adolescence In Carson Mccullers’ The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter And Angela Carter’S The Magic Toyshop, Catherine Martin
Speech, Silence And Female Adolescence In Carson Mccullers’ The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter And Angela Carter’S The Magic Toyshop, Catherine Martin
Journal of International Women's Studies
This paper examines the relationship between adolescent female characters and silence in Carson McCullers’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1940) and Angela Carter’s The Magic Toyshop (1967). The established body of criticism focusing on McCullers’ and Carter’s depictions of the female grotesque provides the theoretical framework for this paper, as I explore the implications of these ideas when applied to language and speech. In a white Western society, where a woman’s sexuality, appetite and articulation are controlled and suppressed, this paper asks: what options for expression are there, for women whose speech is always limited to their body, and …
Abuse Of Lower Castes In South India: The Institution Of Devadasi, Maria Costanza Torri
Abuse Of Lower Castes In South India: The Institution Of Devadasi, Maria Costanza Torri
Journal of International Women's Studies
The ‘devadasi’ system has been the object of several studies and is quite controversial. Some authors, particularly in the past associated the ‘devadasi’ with power and prestige, other, more lately, with degradation and prostitution. This article firstly explores the origin of ‘devadasi’ practice and its evolution over time as well as its religious and ritual meaning, while attempting to identify the main factors explaining the signification of the ‘devadasi’ system in the past. Secondly it analyses the social status and economic condition of ‘devadasis’ and draws a global view of the reasons why young girls are still today consecrated in …
Gender Standards V. Democratic Standards: Examples And Counter Examples, Amel Mili
Gender Standards V. Democratic Standards: Examples And Counter Examples, Amel Mili
Journal of International Women's Studies
Common wisdom, and development theory hold that gender standards and democratic standards go hand in hand, in the sense that countries that uphold high standards of gender equality are the same as countries that uphold high standards of democratic governance. Even though this principle appears intuitively appealing, it is disproved by empirical measures I have collected on the recent history of the Maghreb (Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia). In this paper, I report on my empirical experiments and submit tentative justifications for their outcome.
When Personal Dreams Derail: Rural Cameroonian Women Aspire For Their Children, Akuri John, Susan Weinger, Barbara Barton
When Personal Dreams Derail: Rural Cameroonian Women Aspire For Their Children, Akuri John, Susan Weinger, Barbara Barton
Journal of International Women's Studies
Data gathered from a convenience sample of 36 women who reside in rural villages lying on the outskirts of Buea, Cameroon is not consistent with the “culture of poverty” proposition which states that personal characteristics of the poor tie them to a life of poverty. These findings run counter to an assumed “culture of poverty” in which persons do not hold career aspirations and socialize their children with attitudes that assure the generational transmission of poverty. Respondents, as a case vignette illustrates, conveyed that besides marriage they had wanted a career in order to achieve a living wage. After their …
Book Review: How What You Eat Defines Who You Are: The Food Theme In Four American Women Writers, Jamie Sherman
Book Review: How What You Eat Defines Who You Are: The Food Theme In Four American Women Writers, Jamie Sherman
Journal of International Women's Studies
Review of How What You Eat Defines Who You Are: The Food Theme in Four American Women Writers by Ya-hui Irenna Chang
Examining Empowerment Among Indian Widows: A Qualitative Study Of The Narratives Of Hindu Widows In North Indian Ashrams, Nimi Mastey
Journal of International Women's Studies
Contemporary discourse on widowhood in India tends to concentrate heavily on quantitative evaluation. Discussion of the narratives of the women is confined to more popular medium, and tends to focus on the need of the women to be empowered. By simply visiting ashrams in Vrindavan it becomes clear that the term “empowerment” is vastly up to interpretation. This study focuses on the models of empowerment applied by two different widow ashrams: Ma-dham and Chetan Bihar. Through obtaining narratives of the women’s lives, I attempt to assess the success of the ashrams in “empowering” the widows, and question the necessity and …
Book Review: Liberating Shahrazad: Feminism, Postcolonialism, And Islam, Sanaa Benmessaoud
Book Review: Liberating Shahrazad: Feminism, Postcolonialism, And Islam, Sanaa Benmessaoud
Journal of International Women's Studies
Review of Liberating Shahrazad: Feminism, Postcolonialism, and Islam by Suzanne Gauch
Book Review: If I Could Write This In Fire, Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Book Review: If I Could Write This In Fire, Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Journal of International Women's Studies
Review of If I Could Write this in Fire by Michelle Cliff
Women’S Political Representation In Post-Conflict Rwanda: A Politics Of Inclusion Or Exclusion?, Carey Leigh Hogg
Women’S Political Representation In Post-Conflict Rwanda: A Politics Of Inclusion Or Exclusion?, Carey Leigh Hogg
Journal of International Women's Studies
Though references abound to Rwandan women holding the world’s highest percentage of parliamentary representation at 56%, what is rarely addressed is the confluence of two opposing trends in Rwanda’s post-conflict environment: that the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF)-led government has advocated for women’s greater political inclusion under the premise that women will ‘better’ the political climate, while simultaneously excluding any form of political dissent or ethnic identification. This article ventures into uncharted territory by asking two questions: first, does the discourse surrounding the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) campaign to increase women’s participation in formal politics uncritically assume that women parliamentarians …
The War On Terrorism As State Of Exception: A Challenge For Transnational Gender Theory, Sarah Blake
The War On Terrorism As State Of Exception: A Challenge For Transnational Gender Theory, Sarah Blake
Journal of International Women's Studies
In this article, I explore the contributions of theoretical engagements of bare life and states of exception to gender theory in relation to the U.S.-led ‘war on terrorism,’ beginning in 2001. I discuss connections between the ongoing struggle over representations of the ‘Third World Woman,’ among feminists and the mainstream discourse that established the United States’ invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and imprisonment of an extralegal class of ‘detainees’ as an inevitable, natural consequence of exceptional difference. In addition I highlight the responsibility academics, including feminist academics, to consider their own positions in relation to the economic, political and representational …
The Search For An African Feminist Ethic: A Zimbabwean Perspective, Fainos Mangena
The Search For An African Feminist Ethic: A Zimbabwean Perspective, Fainos Mangena
Journal of International Women's Studies
In the field of ethics, women have been portrayed as inferior to men due to androcentric attitudes (male-dominated ethics) that seems to define men as custodians of what is right or wrong. This andro-centric ethic has taken women out of the academic limelight as they are portrayed as less able to make valuable contributions in philosophy (ethics) and other fields of academic inquiry. It is encouraging to see feminist movements emerging, in the twenty-first century, to challenge this misplaced kind of thinking. This challenge is laudable and in this paper, I make an attempt to show that while women in …
The Challenge Of Studying Sexual Harassment In Higher Education: An Experience From The University Of Malawi’S Chancellor College, Happy Mickson Kayuni
The Challenge Of Studying Sexual Harassment In Higher Education: An Experience From The University Of Malawi’S Chancellor College, Happy Mickson Kayuni
Journal of International Women's Studies
This paper is an outcome of an empirical research study conducted in November 2007 and April 2008 to analyse the extent and factors contributing to sexual harassment in the University of Malawi’s Chancellor College. The study set out to answer some of the following research questions: (1) how does the Chancellor College community understand sexual harassment? (2) What are the extent, nature and forms of sexual harassment in Chancellor College? (3) In which ways are sexual harassment complaints handled? (4) What are the contents of institutional policies and procedures that focus on sexual harassment? Despite such a properly outlined purpose …
The Not So New Turkish Woman: A Statistical Look At Women In Two Istanbul Neighborhoods, Mary-Lou O’Neill, Fazil Guler
The Not So New Turkish Woman: A Statistical Look At Women In Two Istanbul Neighborhoods, Mary-Lou O’Neill, Fazil Guler
Journal of International Women's Studies
Using survey data gathered from nearly 400 women living in two Istanbul neighborhoods, this article explores issues of work, education, family and feminism. In addition to presenting the findings we argue that there is a continued gap between the ideal of the Republican woman and the actual practices of this group of Turkish women. The picture of these Turkish women that emerged from this survey is that of women still largely in the grips of an ideal born in the early days of the Turkish Republic. However, it also became clear that there also exist rifts between belief and practice …
Book Review: Power, Resistance And Women Politicians In Cambodia: Discourses Of Emancipation, Debarati Sen
Book Review: Power, Resistance And Women Politicians In Cambodia: Discourses Of Emancipation, Debarati Sen
Journal of International Women's Studies
Review of Power, Resistance and Women Politicians in Cambodia: Discourses of Emancipation, by Mona Lilja
Book Review: Re-Defining Feminisms, Voichita Nachescu
Book Review: Re-Defining Feminisms, Voichita Nachescu
Journal of International Women's Studies
Review of Re-defining Feminisms, edited by Ranjana Harish and V. Bharathi Harishankar
Book Review: Domestic Goddesses: Maternity, Globalization And Middle-Class Identity In Contemporary India, Anne Waldrop
Book Review: Domestic Goddesses: Maternity, Globalization And Middle-Class Identity In Contemporary India, Anne Waldrop
Journal of International Women's Studies
Review of Domestic Goddesses: Maternity, Globalization and Middle-class Identity in Contemporary India by Henrike Donner
Beyond ‘Helping’: Gender And Relations Of Power In Non-Governmental Assistance To Refugees, Alice Szczepanikova
Beyond ‘Helping’: Gender And Relations Of Power In Non-Governmental Assistance To Refugees, Alice Szczepanikova
Journal of International Women's Studies
This article pursues critical gender analysis of conditions of non-governmental (NGO) assistance in the Czech Republic. The study scrutinises practices of assistance in local, low-threshold NGOs working with immigrants, asylum seekers and/or recognized refugees. Although they provide refugees with essential support, this research shows that the NGOs can foster rather than challenge unequal power relations that define refugees primarily as dependent clients. They produce highly feminised spaces of assistance where these power relations produce gendered ‘criteria of belonging’ (Ong, 1996, 738) that impact differently on refugee women and men. The organisations have, often unacknowledged, vested interests in producing certain client …
To What Extent Was The Relationship Between Feminists And The Eugenics Movement A ‘Marriage Of Convenience’ In The Interwar Years?, Clare Makepeace
To What Extent Was The Relationship Between Feminists And The Eugenics Movement A ‘Marriage Of Convenience’ In The Interwar Years?, Clare Makepeace
Journal of International Women's Studies
This article extends and questions historians’ recent inquiry into feminists’ relationship with the eugenics movement. It compares the work of three leading feminists – Eleanor Rathbone, Eva Hubback and Mary Stocks – with that of the Eugenics Society by focusing on the interwar campaigns of family allowances, birth control and voluntary sterilisation. Drawing upon National Union of Societies for Equal Citizenship annual reports, personal correspondence and published articles, it challenges historians’ assumptions that Rathbone and Stocks courted eugenic support; instead it exposes the pragmatism of an ailing eugenics movement. However, by demonstrating Hubback’s ardent eugenic commitment, it also provides new …
Designing A Woman-Friendly Workplace: A Prognosis And Prescription For Institutional Health At The University Of Guam, Helen Thompson, Andrea Sant Hartig, Diane Thurber
Designing A Woman-Friendly Workplace: A Prognosis And Prescription For Institutional Health At The University Of Guam, Helen Thompson, Andrea Sant Hartig, Diane Thurber
Journal of International Women's Studies
This article explores the campus activist and research efforts made possible through a Campus Action Project grant awarded by AAUW (2006-2007) to the University of Guam (UOG). Faculty-student researchers developed a workshop series addressing women's workplace concerns and conducted research investigating the health of UOG through selected key indicators of a woman-friendly institution. This article focuses on the research findings, the impact of the grant efforts, and recommendations for institutional changes.
Combating Violence Against Women (Vaw) In South Kivu: A Critical Analysis, Giulia D’Odorico, Nathalie Holvoet
Combating Violence Against Women (Vaw) In South Kivu: A Critical Analysis, Giulia D’Odorico, Nathalie Holvoet
Journal of International Women's Studies
During the on-going civil conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo or DRC), which has raged on and off since 1996 and throughout the post-2002 transition period, thousands of cases of rape and other forms of sexual violence against women have been reported. Drawing on secondary data and evidence from our own field research, this article describes and assesses aid delivery to victims of sexual violence. Aid practices on the ground, as well as the underlying policy framework are critically analysed through a gender lens. It is argued that the lack of a gender perspective in the relevant …
Women’S Understanding Of The Effects Of Domestic Abuse: The Impact On Their Identity, Sense Of Self And Resilience. A Grounded Theory Approach, Emma Crawford, Helen Liebling-Kalifani, Vicki Hill
Women’S Understanding Of The Effects Of Domestic Abuse: The Impact On Their Identity, Sense Of Self And Resilience. A Grounded Theory Approach, Emma Crawford, Helen Liebling-Kalifani, Vicki Hill
Journal of International Women's Studies
Research on women who have experienced domestic abuse indicates that they feel marginalized; stigma, shame and fear about the response of services stop women from seeking the support they need. The current study aimed to explore the unique perspectives of women who have experienced domestic abuse in order to gain an understanding of their experiences, their perceived identity, sense of self and resilience. Interviews were conducted with eight women who had experienced domestic abuse and transcripts were analysed using grounded theory methodology. Findings indicated that domestic abuse had a significant impact on the women interviewed. In particular, the ongoing relationship …
‘Seeing Through A Glass Darkly’: Wollstonecraft And The Confinements Of Eighteenth-Century Femininity, Naomi Jayne Garner
‘Seeing Through A Glass Darkly’: Wollstonecraft And The Confinements Of Eighteenth-Century Femininity, Naomi Jayne Garner
Journal of International Women's Studies
This essay applies Luce Irigaray’s theories of the speculum and subversive mimesis to Mary Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Woman. I argue that Wollstonecraft reveals the limitations of eighteenth-century femininity by using her text as a mirror that distorts and also reflects the image of womanhood at the men who have prescribed an idealised version of femininity. Anticipating Irigaray, Wollstonecraft exposes and undermines this male ideal through mimicry of the masculine position. I begin by assessing modern interpretations of Wollstonecraft’s feminism, her characterisation as a masculine writer and how this can be viewed as a deliberate feminist tactic …
The Water Crisis In Blantyre City And Its Impact On Women: The Cases Of Mabyani And Ntopwa, Malawi, Lucy Chipeta
The Water Crisis In Blantyre City And Its Impact On Women: The Cases Of Mabyani And Ntopwa, Malawi, Lucy Chipeta
Journal of International Women's Studies
Water crises tend to impact women and men of different ages differently. In most cultures, women of different ages are primarily responsible for the use and management of water resources, sanitation and health at the household level. They are the ones who fetch water, use water for domestic purposes and therefore are affected by the impact of water crises and poor sanitation. The women and girls especially in rural areas walk long distances to fetch water while men rarely participate in such activities. This therefore puts women at a more disadvantaged position when water is scarce or when there are …
Multicultural Politics And The Paradox Of Being Special: Interrogating Immigrant Women’S Activism And The Voice Of Difference, Jane S. C. Ku
Multicultural Politics And The Paradox Of Being Special: Interrogating Immigrant Women’S Activism And The Voice Of Difference, Jane S. C. Ku
Journal of International Women's Studies
Interviews with racialized minority immigrant women activist-managers in immigrant service sector in Toronto, Canada demonstrate how women construct their activist identities. An anti-racist post-colonial feminist framework is used to explore their narrative strategies and to show that their activist possibilities are constrained by their identities. Activism is limited to advocating for their ethnic community in multicultural politics that is structured by post-colonial “speaking” configuration that allows “native informants” to represent their communities as culturally alien and to authorize state management of racial and ethnic differences. The interviews also show the complexities of immigrant women’s political agency as they navigate the …
Female Combatants In The Spanish Civil War: Milicianas On The Front Lines And In The Rearguard, Lisa Lines
Female Combatants In The Spanish Civil War: Milicianas On The Front Lines And In The Rearguard, Lisa Lines
Journal of International Women's Studies
The history of the military participation of women during the Spanish Civil War has thus far been neglected, underestimated or downplayed by historians. This article aims to redress this imbalance. It examines the actions of the milicianas, and the military roles they played, from the beginning of the war until July 1937 when the majority of women had been removed from combat. Most of the secondary literature attempts to dismiss the military contribution of the milicianas by arguing that women did not participate in combat on equal terms with men. Instead, the literature focuses on the domestic and auxiliary tasks …