Women's & Gender Studies

Gender-Based Violence in Refugee Camps: Understanding and Addressing the Role of Gender in the Experiences of Refugees

Mie A. Jensen - The discussion of 'women's rights' is often subsumed into the broader consideration of 'human rights,' but when it comes to understanding the experiences of the world's most vulnerable people — refugees — the issue of gender cannot be ignored. The experiences... Keep Reading »

Walking Gendered Lines: The Contradictory Expectations of Men Who Work in Early Childhood Education

Isabella Scurfield - Men who choose to work in Early Childhood Education (ECE) face both discrimination and a privileged status due to their under-representation in this gendered occupation. This lack of men working in ECE leads to their status as tokens, which in turn leaves them with... Keep Reading »
Photo: Flickr/Koshy Koshy CC-2

Domestic Violence and the Indian Women's Movement: A Short History

Kaamila Patherya - Domestic violence in India poses an interesting paradox: in addition to being the most ubiquitous of basic human rights violations, it is also the least reported and discussed. The tightly patriarchal norms and structure of traditional Indian culture, and the sharp... Keep Reading »
Photo: Flickr/horantheworld SA-2

A Tale of Mattel's Two Dolls and the Politics of Dollplaying: A Critical Examination of Barbie and American Girl's Roles in Educating Young American Girls

Xiaoyi Xu - A quintessential aspect of many American girls' childhood involves plastic bodies (Rogers, 1999, 112). Pieced together by molded plastic heads, plastic arms, and plastic legs that are efficiently mass-produced by our formidable technology today, dolls are inanimate... Keep Reading »
Photo: US Mission Geneva 2015

Gender Equality in International Institutions: Progress and Challenges in Moving Toward Gender Parity

Lyndsay B. Thompson - The International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda, for the first time in international law, recognized sexual violence in conflict as crimes against humanity and grave breaches of international law. Subsequently... Keep Reading »
 
 

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2019, Vol. 11 No. 02
Gender-Based Violence in Refugee Camps: Understanding and Addressing the Role of Gender in the Experiences of Refugees
By Mie A. Jensen
The discussion of 'women's rights' is often subsumed into the broader consideration of 'human rights,' but when it comes to understanding the experiences of the world's most vulnerable people — refugees — the issue of gender cannot be... Read Article »
Gender-Based Violence Refugees Human Rights Women's Rights Sexual Violence
Transgender Communities
2019, Vol. 11 No. 01
The Criminal Justice System's Mistreatment of Transgender Individuals: A Call for Policy Reform to Assist a Marginalized Prisoner Community
By Stephenie King
While media coverage and politicians constantly acknowledge the inadequacies of the criminal justice system in managing victims and offenders of color and low socioeconomic status, the discussion about the failure of the criminal justice system... Read Article »
Criminology Transgender Criminal Justice Policy Transgender Community
Feminist Literature
2018, Vol. 10 No. 03
Challenging the Gender Dichotomy in the Victorian Era: Reading Hemingway's Up in Michigan and Mansfield's Frau Brechenmacher Together
By Kimberly Taylor
Sexual violence and coercion became hot topics in 2017, with endless headlines. However, these problems and issues are not new, nor are they confined to a single segment of society. Rather, they have longstanding roots within patriarchal society... Read Article »
Ernest Hemingway Katherine Mansfield Feminist Literature Modernism American Literature Victorian Literature
Gender
2018, Vol. 10 No. 02
One Pronoun at a Time: Gender-Specific Pronouns Improve Reading Comprehension
By Morgan S. Burke
The current study focuses on the effect of gender-specific (he, she) and gender-neutral (they) pronouns on male and female recognition ability. Crawford and English (1984) showed male pronouns (he) better aid male recall and gender-neutral pronouns... Read Article »
Gender Gender Studies Pronouns Reading Comprehension Stereotyping
Gender Roles
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Come, Sir Boy: Subverting Masculinity Through Cross-Gender Performance
By Rachel Chung
I was the wounded soldier in the opening scene of Macbeth, lying spread-eagled on the stage, flaunting my unsightly gashes. I closed my legs self-consciously. Even portraying a hyper-masculine character, I found myself subject to the parameters... Read Article »
Gender Roles Feminism Theatre Shakespeare Cross-Gender Casting
Gender Roles
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Walking Gendered Lines: The Contradictory Expectations of Men Who Work in Early Childhood Education
By Isabella Scurfield
Men who choose to work in Early Childhood Education (ECE) face both discrimination and a privileged status due to their under-representation in this gendered occupation. This lack of men working in ECE leads to their status as tokens, which in turn... Read Article »
Gender Roles Masculinity Male Caregivers Institutional Structure Education Early Childhood Education Traditional Female Roles
India
2017, Vol. 9 No. 11
Domestic Violence and the Indian Women's Movement: A Short History
By Kaamila Patherya
Domestic violence in India poses an interesting paradox: in addition to being the most ubiquitous of basic human rights violations, it is also the least reported and discussed. The tightly patriarchal norms and structure of traditional Indian culture... Read Article »
Domestic Violence Feminism India Women in India Women's Movement Human Rights
Social Movements
2017, Vol. 7 No. 2
Arab Feminism in the Arab Spring: Discourses on Solidarity, the Socio-Cultural Revolution, and the Political Revolution in Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen
By Stephanie Maravankin
Published by Clocks and Clouds
Over the last couple of decades, women-spearheaded social movements have mobilized to leave a lasting impression on civil societies across the globe. The Arab Spring challenged old ideas of oppressive regimes and signaled possibilities for change... Read Article »
Social Movements Arab Spring Arab Feminism Collective Action Cultural Revolution
American Culture
2017, Vol. 13 No. 1
A Tale of Mattel's Two Dolls and the Politics of Dollplaying: A Critical Examination of Barbie and American Girl's Roles in Educating Young American Girls
By Xiaoyi Xu
Published by Discussions
A quintessential aspect of many American girls' childhood involves plastic bodies (Rogers, 1999, 112). Pieced together by molded plastic heads, plastic arms, and plastic legs that are efficiently mass-produced by our formidable technology today,... Read Article »
American Culture Childhood Barbie American Girl Childhood Education Politics Of Play
English Literature
2017, Vol. 9 No. 03
Sex and Sexual Violence in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
By Rachel Chung
Anyone in pursuit of knowledge is bound to encounter sex somewhere along the way. In the early 19th century, a period during which sex was unspeakable, fiction writers developed a distinct penchant for the unknown.[2] Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein... Read Article »
Frankenstein Mary Shelley Sex Homosexuality Sexual Violence English Literature Fan Fiction Queer Theory
International Institutions
2017, Vol. 9 No. 02
Gender Equality in International Institutions: Progress and Challenges in Moving Toward Gender Parity
By Lyndsay B. Thompson
The International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda, for the first time in international law, recognized sexual violence in conflict as crimes against humanity and grave breaches of international... Read Article »
International Institutions Feminism Women's Rights United Nations Gender Equality Gender Norms International Law
Feminism
2016, Vol. 8 No. 12
Juxtaposing Sexist and Feminist Understandings of Pro-Life: An Analysis of Reproductive Rights Rhetoric
By Caroline B. Connor
Near the end of 2015, in the midst of recent presidential and congressional debates, House Republicans proposed a bill to defund Planned Parenthood, blocking all of the organization’s federal funding, after the release of videos discussing... Read Article »
Feminism Rhetorical Analysis Planned Parenthood Reproductive Rights Pro-choice Pro-life Abortion Women's Rights American Politics
Chinese Politics
2016, Vol. 8 No. 12
The LGBT Movement in China: Public Perception, Stigma, and the Human Rights Debate
By Arber Mavraj
Ever since its elimination from the list of mental illnesses in 2001, and decriminalization in 1997, homosexuality in China continues to be at the forefront of China’s growing human rights debate. The estimated 40 million lesbian, gay, bisexual... Read Article »
China Chinese Politics LGBT Rights Homosexuality Human Rights Discrimination Sexuality Gender
Gender Studies
2016, Vol. 10 No. 1
The Role of Female Quotas and Female Activism in Passing Gender Based Violence Legislation in Sub Saharan Africa: South Africa as a Case Study
By Gina Starfield
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
"One thing governments have got is legislation. Legislation has an impact. It affects millions of people in a country just by a stroke of a pen."  – Executive Director of UN Women, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, "Gender and Violence... Read Article »
Gender Violence Violence Against Women Domestic Violence South Africa Social Policy Sub-Saharan Africa Gender Quotas
Political Economy
2016, Vol. 10 No. 1
Child Care Policy and Female Labor Force Participation: A Comparison of Germany and Sweden
By Analia Cuevas-Ferreras
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Labor markets have traditionally been regarded as the product of a demand and supply of labor.2 In Varieties of Capitalism: The Institutional Foundations of Comparative Advantage, political economists Peter A. Hall and David Soskice put forth two... Read Article »
Labor Markets Political Economy Female Labor Force Child Care Gender Inequality Social Policy
 
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