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Women’s circles and the rise of the new feminine : reclaiming sisterhood, spirituality, and wellbeing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This paper draws on the results of ethnographic research on ‘women’s circles’; women-only spaces that celebrate sisterhood and the ‘feminine’, including the increasingly globally popular ‘Red Tent’.
Longman, Chia
core   +1 more source

Citizenship education and gender equality: A critique of action plans in Greek secondary schools

open access: yesThe Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In the sociology of education, gender education follows current policies developed and promoted through citizenship education. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations addressing global social inequalities include gender equality (SDG 5).
Aikaterini Peleki   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Femme interventions and the proper feminist subject: Critical approaches to decolonizing western feminist pedagogies

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2017
As it currently stands, little academic attention has been paid to the systematic devaluation of femininity or femmephobia. By adopting “femme” as a critical analytic, this paper dislocates femininity from its ascribed Otherness and demonstrates how ...
Rhea Ashley Hoskin
doaj   +1 more source

“This Is Not My Food”: Exploring Experiences Among Patients With a Migration Background in Specialist Eating Disorder Treatment in Sweden

open access: yesInternational Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Existing evidence on eating disorders (EDs) among migrant groups across the Global North is sparse and mixed, possibly reflecting the heterogeneity of these populations. This qualitative study explored experiences among patients with a migration background in Swedish specialist ED treatment, with a focus on barriers to treatment ...
Mattias Strand   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Voice Feminization: Voice Therapy vs. Surgical Intervention: A Systematic Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Purpose: Transgender individuals often seek to alter their vocal characteristics. For Male to Female (MtF) transgender individuals, attaining a feminine voice may be particularly challenging.
Huttner, Ruth   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Gender ideology, same-sex peer group affiliation and the relationship between testosterone and dominance in adolescent boys and girls [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Although the role of testosterone in the aetiology of social dominance is often suggested, surprisingly few studies have addressed the relationship between sex steroid hormones and dominance as a personality trait. In this paper, the relationship between
Kaufman, Jean   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Reviewing Research on Transgender and Nonbinary People in Social Psychology: Insights and Future Research Directions

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Social Psychology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) identities and issues faced by TGNB people are receiving growing attention in social psychology. At the same time, this is a relatively new area, and most research on LGBTQ+ issues primarily focuses on sexual minorities, whereas most research on gender focuses on women and men.
Thekla Morgenroth, Kira Kay Means
wiley   +1 more source

The problem with rebellious hyper-femininity: an analysis of social media's undermining of hyper-femininity as subversive praxis

open access: yesActa Academica
This paper analyses a social media phenomenon which I term rebellious hyper-femininity, in which a hyper-feminine identity (involving, for example, embracing the colour pink, self-beautification, or other stereotypically feminine traits and ...
Kayleigh Timmer
doaj   +1 more source

Interactive Effects of Culture and Sex Hormones on Sex Role Orientation

open access: yesFrontiers in Neuroscience, 2015
Sex role orientation, i.e. a person’s masculinity or femininity, influences cognitive and emotional performance, like biological sex. While it is now widely accepted that sex differences are modulated by the hormonal status of female participants ...
Belinda ePletzer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gender Mainstreaming in Urban Food Policies: Governance Processes and Policy Designs From Three Spanish Cities

open access: yesEuropean Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the integration of gender mainstreaming in urban food policies (UFPs) through three Spanish case studies: Barcelona, Valencia, and Zaragoza. While UFPs are pivotal for addressing sustainability in urban food systems, attention to gender disparities within them remains insufficient.
Chiara Bergonzini, Francesca Donati
wiley   +1 more source

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