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Comparative Perspectives on Gender Equality in Japan and Norway [PDF]
This book compares perspectives on gender equality in Norway and Japan, focusing on family, education, media, and sexuality and reproduction as seen through a gendered lens.
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Studying Gendered Practices [PDF]
The author is a Finnish woman writer, who from the shadow of her famous artist-cum-author husband has won herself a place in the Nordic cultural scene and international acknowledgement. Her text reflects the pressure of expectations she has felt while seeking room for herself and trying to fit family responsibilities with literary work.
Rantalaiho, Liisa +3 more
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Edges of Empire. Italy’s Postcolonial Entanglements and the Gender Legacy [PDF]
This essay explores the rather neglected case of Italian colonialism, and in particular, the ways in which colonial traces still linger on in Italian contemporary representations, reconfirming or transforming stereotypes and prejudices regarding issues ...
Ponzanesi, S. +2 more
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In recent decades, gender perspectives on the history, theory and practice of translation have given rise to varied and fruitful international research. Although the dyad woman and translation existed for centuries in world literature, it was in the eighties, in Quebec, that it began to take hold as a demand, together with debates over the construct of
Tissy Mariam Thomas, U. Arathi Sarma
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Death Threats and Attempted Femicide in the Context of Domestic Violence in Portugal
Domestic violence is a serious problem in Portugal, affecting mainly women. The significant number of femicides in the context of intimate partner violence has been showing not only the severity of the crime, but also the necessity to reinforce ...
Sofia Neves +5 more
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Western European countries have made impressive gender equality (GE) progress in education during the last few decades. Unfortunately, the implementation of gender mainstreaming (GM) in higher education has not been satisfactory.
Cristina Miralles-Cardona +2 more
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Networked (in)justice: an introduction to the #AoIR17 special issue [PDF]
For the last 10 years, Information, Communication & Society has published a special issue including some highlights from the annual Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) conference. This, the 11th special issue, continues in the tradition of sharing
Leurs, K.H.A. +2 more
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Trans* Politics and the Feminist Project: Revisiting the Politics of Recognition to Resolve Impasses
The debates on, in, and between feminist and trans* movements have been politically intense at best and aggressively hostile at worst. The key contestations have revolved around three issues: First, the question of who constitutes a woman; second, what ...
Zara Saeidzadeh, Sofia Strid
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The dilemma of women empowerment in informal artisanal and small-scale gold ore mining in Ghana
For several years, women demand more decision-making power from their husbands and the society. Studies indicate that egalitarian decision-making power can be beneficial in many important ways to the household and society, and the pathway to this desire ...
James Natia Adam +3 more
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Engendered Representations: Exploring Sexuality through Symbols and Myths
This article reflects the findings of a project that was conducted by the Institute for Women s and Gender Studies at the University of Pretoria. In particular, the project sought to dialogue with religious and cultural leaders on the taboos, myths ...
Rory du Plessis, Marinda Maree
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