Women in Islam: Quranic Ideals Versus Muslim
... not lamentation. Here, it may be mentioned that though Muslims say with great pride that Islam abolished female infanticide, one of the most common crimes in many Muslim countries is the murder of women by their male relatives. These so-called "honour-killings" are frequently used to camouflage othe ...
... not lamentation. Here, it may be mentioned that though Muslims say with great pride that Islam abolished female infanticide, one of the most common crimes in many Muslim countries is the murder of women by their male relatives. These so-called "honour-killings" are frequently used to camouflage othe ...
Women in Anthropology Jan Lister Wichita State University Wichita
... The women drawn to anthropology with its emphasis turning to fieldwork and the rigors inherent in it, were certainly uncommon women. Matilda Cox Stephenson first began her work among the Zuni with her husband, but later returned after his death to do extensive research under the auspices of the Bure ...
... The women drawn to anthropology with its emphasis turning to fieldwork and the rigors inherent in it, were certainly uncommon women. Matilda Cox Stephenson first began her work among the Zuni with her husband, but later returned after his death to do extensive research under the auspices of the Bure ...
Women, Justice and Law
... The study undertakes to explore the conflicts of equality and difference concerning women in the context of the patriarchal theories of justice and law. The central focus would be on the apparent pretence of neutrality in the theories of justice and law. The reason for taking up justice and law is t ...
... The study undertakes to explore the conflicts of equality and difference concerning women in the context of the patriarchal theories of justice and law. The central focus would be on the apparent pretence of neutrality in the theories of justice and law. The reason for taking up justice and law is t ...
The Development of Feminist Theology
... theology was becoming global and inter-religious. These developments quickly found a responsive cord in Asia, in Latin America and in Africa, and among Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu women. Parallel developments were also happening in Europe. Many budding feminists from the United States in the ...
... theology was becoming global and inter-religious. These developments quickly found a responsive cord in Asia, in Latin America and in Africa, and among Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu women. Parallel developments were also happening in Europe. Many budding feminists from the United States in the ...
Social Media as Sites of Identity Negotiation and Expression among
... Gendered identity Identity is one of the most complex constructs as different approaches led to multiplication of its meanings rendering the concept difficult to grasp (Brubaker & Cooper, 2000). However, as Hall (1996) stated, identity is “an idea . . . without which certain key questions cannot be ...
... Gendered identity Identity is one of the most complex constructs as different approaches led to multiplication of its meanings rendering the concept difficult to grasp (Brubaker & Cooper, 2000). However, as Hall (1996) stated, identity is “an idea . . . without which certain key questions cannot be ...
International Women`s Day
... omen make up 39% of salaried positions around the world, but women’s participation in high levels of economic decision-making remains low throughout the world. ...
... omen make up 39% of salaried positions around the world, but women’s participation in high levels of economic decision-making remains low throughout the world. ...
Gender Reconstitution: How Women Write Sonnets (W
... Millay also plays with the bisexual nature of having agency as a female, of having to fulfill expectations both masculine and feminine. In Sonnet 35 of Fatal Interview, the speaker longs for her "ruined garden as it stood," but this imagery does not seem to indicate a longing for virginity; rather, ...
... Millay also plays with the bisexual nature of having agency as a female, of having to fulfill expectations both masculine and feminine. In Sonnet 35 of Fatal Interview, the speaker longs for her "ruined garden as it stood," but this imagery does not seem to indicate a longing for virginity; rather, ...
book review cover.T65 - Journal of Global Buddhism
... been oppressed, but it is perhaps more important to extend oneÕs purview to include what women have accomplished, especially when they do so in spite of oppressive circumstances (p. 107). Janice D. WillisÕs article concentrates on this goal, providing names of female figures from Tibetan Buddhism, ...
... been oppressed, but it is perhaps more important to extend oneÕs purview to include what women have accomplished, especially when they do so in spite of oppressive circumstances (p. 107). Janice D. WillisÕs article concentrates on this goal, providing names of female figures from Tibetan Buddhism, ...
purity in seclusion: exploring the anchoritic lifestyle
... main difference in the literature was the focus on sexuality. Ӕlred was monk who wrote religious instructional tomes for both his male and female counterparts. In his tome, the Rule, addressed to his sister, an anchoress, there are many overt warnings against sexual or carnal desire, though much les ...
... main difference in the literature was the focus on sexuality. Ӕlred was monk who wrote religious instructional tomes for both his male and female counterparts. In his tome, the Rule, addressed to his sister, an anchoress, there are many overt warnings against sexual or carnal desire, though much les ...
HCI and Gender-based Violence Hackathons in Namibia
... women in the society and then came up with possible app solutions. The women grouped into three groups for possible apps: 1) one was for educating teenagers on issues they face on a daily basis for example bullying, sexual education, etc., 2) the second app was called KOKO, an app that provides a li ...
... women in the society and then came up with possible app solutions. The women grouped into three groups for possible apps: 1) one was for educating teenagers on issues they face on a daily basis for example bullying, sexual education, etc., 2) the second app was called KOKO, an app that provides a li ...
Making Strides
... The CWIL conducts studies and develops recommendations; comments on and proposes legislation; drafts model policies on women’s issues; presents educational programs and publications; raises awareness of women’s issues; and coordinates its work with other Committees and Sections of the Association as ...
... The CWIL conducts studies and develops recommendations; comments on and proposes legislation; drafts model policies on women’s issues; presents educational programs and publications; raises awareness of women’s issues; and coordinates its work with other Committees and Sections of the Association as ...
Language And Gender
... women’s place is in the home; a woman outside the domestic sphere is not a virtuous woman. These examples show how the connotations of words do not arise from words themselves but how they are used in context. The meanings of words are constructed and maintained by patterns of collocation or co-occu ...
... women’s place is in the home; a woman outside the domestic sphere is not a virtuous woman. These examples show how the connotations of words do not arise from words themselves but how they are used in context. The meanings of words are constructed and maintained by patterns of collocation or co-occu ...
A/GA/slot number 33565 United Nations A/GA/slot number 33565
... for Human Rights stressed that the issue of gender stereotypes and its impact on women human rights was of fundamental importance to every society. The High Commissioner said in the past few decades, almost every State had acknowledged women’s equality – in principle. Yet it was rarely fully realise ...
... for Human Rights stressed that the issue of gender stereotypes and its impact on women human rights was of fundamental importance to every society. The High Commissioner said in the past few decades, almost every State had acknowledged women’s equality – in principle. Yet it was rarely fully realise ...
True-False
... a gender role that tolerates a wider definition of gender than is found in our own society. a gender role which defines masculinity more rigidly than our own society. a gender role which defines masculinity and femininity almost identically. social deviants who are discouraged in their own society. ...
... a gender role that tolerates a wider definition of gender than is found in our own society. a gender role which defines masculinity more rigidly than our own society. a gender role which defines masculinity and femininity almost identically. social deviants who are discouraged in their own society. ...
“You`ve come a long way, baby:” the Evolution of
... patriarchal social order and rectification of the inequality between men and women in social, political, economic and cultural areas. However, the demands of the second-wave feminists, which had a noticeable influence on the shaping of social consciousness in modern societies, were not fully satisfi ...
... patriarchal social order and rectification of the inequality between men and women in social, political, economic and cultural areas. However, the demands of the second-wave feminists, which had a noticeable influence on the shaping of social consciousness in modern societies, were not fully satisfi ...
UN WORKS for BPW International Dr. Arzu ÖZYOL 2014
... There are many cross cutting issues concerning women’s overall wellbeing in matters of health, education, access to all resources, work, safety, human rights and personal dignity, however, BPW International will benefit from/to the cooperation of different UN ...
... There are many cross cutting issues concerning women’s overall wellbeing in matters of health, education, access to all resources, work, safety, human rights and personal dignity, however, BPW International will benefit from/to the cooperation of different UN ...
Chapter_12 - HCC Learning Web
... Much like gender differences, sexual practices vary across time and place, which supports the notion that sexuality is as much a social construct as gender is. ...
... Much like gender differences, sexual practices vary across time and place, which supports the notion that sexuality is as much a social construct as gender is. ...
INST 205- Review Sheet- Section Ten: Global Politics and the State
... Abu-Lughod critiques the idea that Muslim women need to be saved which was employed by the U.S. government to rally support for the war against Afghanistan in 2001. While Abu-Lughod critiques cultural relativism for its inability to truly address injustice, she also critiques the current focus on th ...
... Abu-Lughod critiques the idea that Muslim women need to be saved which was employed by the U.S. government to rally support for the war against Afghanistan in 2001. While Abu-Lughod critiques cultural relativism for its inability to truly address injustice, she also critiques the current focus on th ...
Sudan - World Bank Group
... and female stakeholders, policy makers, researchers, educators, and student leaders in various project activities. Introduce Women in Development (WID) and Gender and Development (GAD) perspectives that consider the sociocultural context of the society. Start the introduction to gender sensitization ...
... and female stakeholders, policy makers, researchers, educators, and student leaders in various project activities. Introduce Women in Development (WID) and Gender and Development (GAD) perspectives that consider the sociocultural context of the society. Start the introduction to gender sensitization ...
GENDER WORK &
... and women are represented as problems outside of the norm. Notions of managerial competence are based on White and male models (and, for that matter, middle to upper class White males). ...
... and women are represented as problems outside of the norm. Notions of managerial competence are based on White and male models (and, for that matter, middle to upper class White males). ...
1 Women`s participation in terrorism, conflict and violent extremism
... recruiting both males and females from a young age enables them to be trained, manipulated and indoctrinated to support the cause (Sutten, 2009: 17). Using women as active agents clearly plays upon established prejudices and assumptions about the role of women in patriarchal societies. In particular ...
... recruiting both males and females from a young age enables them to be trained, manipulated and indoctrinated to support the cause (Sutten, 2009: 17). Using women as active agents clearly plays upon established prejudices and assumptions about the role of women in patriarchal societies. In particular ...
Feminist school of criminology
... Once these variables are entered into the equation, it is possible to conclude that female offenders are not being treated any differently from males in equivalent circumstances. However, the evidence does suggest that married women with a caring role are more likely to be treated leniently. This ma ...
... Once these variables are entered into the equation, it is possible to conclude that female offenders are not being treated any differently from males in equivalent circumstances. However, the evidence does suggest that married women with a caring role are more likely to be treated leniently. This ma ...
Masculinities refer to various socially constructed collections of
... gender? Some authors hold that aspects of human biology – ranging from hormones to chromosomes to brain size to genetics – are responsible for innate differences in behavior between men and women. Researches to identify the physiological origins of behavioral differences between men and women have b ...
... gender? Some authors hold that aspects of human biology – ranging from hormones to chromosomes to brain size to genetics – are responsible for innate differences in behavior between men and women. Researches to identify the physiological origins of behavioral differences between men and women have b ...
Men and Masculinities - Department of Comparative Human
... relevant concern in an anthropological context is that male anthropologists won’t be able to write with any authority about the lives and concerns of women if they are unable to spend time with them. Access becomes critical to analysis and exposition, and for this reason, the issue of access assumes ...
... relevant concern in an anthropological context is that male anthropologists won’t be able to write with any authority about the lives and concerns of women if they are unable to spend time with them. Access becomes critical to analysis and exposition, and for this reason, the issue of access assumes ...