Pub Date : 2024-11-22DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103017
Büşra Çubukçu , Safiye Ağapinar Şahin
This research links pregnant women's childbirth beliefs to their fear of childbirth. Data was collected from 292 pregnant women who visited the Non –Stress Test Room of a hospital in northern Turkey between March 22 and December 4, 2023. The simple linear regression model the model was significant and usable (F = 10.633, p = 0.001). The increase in pregnant women's belief that birth is a medical process (t = 3.261, p = 0.001, β = 5.693) caused a statistical increase in their fear of childbirth. The most important variable that predicts the fear of childbirth variable of pregnant women is belief that childbirth is a medical process. In this Turkish sample, beliefs that childbirth is a natural process are more common than beliefs that childbirth is a medical process.
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In cultures across the world, attaining motherhood is considered to be an essential part of a woman's life. Inability to have children can have personal and social implications. At the personal level, it can cause distress among women. At the societal level, women have to face discrimination and isolation, all of which take a toll on their mental health. The present study aims to understand how support from kinship networks, particularly spousal and familial support might facilitate or act as barriers to better coping with the stress, anxiety and depression caused by infertility among women living with infertility. The study was part of a larger research project funded by the National Commission for Women, India, it included qualitative interviews with 30 infertile women, comprising 15 high scorers in at least two mental health variables (e.g., stress, anxiety, depression) and 15 low scorers with minimal scores in at least two of these variables. Grounded theory was employed for data analysis and interpretation. Upon interviewing the women, it was found that important factors supporting coping in women were spousal and family support. Further it was found that these factors promoting good mental well-being did not function separately but were in conjunction with each other. We argue that kinship support is fundamental to coping with infertility in India, and that emotional support and understanding provided by partners and loved ones can be critical in enhancing and maintaining the mental well-being of women dealing with infertility.
{"title":"Kinship support and coping with infertility: A qualitative study of women struggling with infertility from Delhi-NCR, India","authors":"Apoorva Sharma , Ravin Srivastava , Rashmi Patel , K.N. Saraswathy , Manju Puri , Nandita Babu , Chakraverti Mahajan","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In cultures across the world, attaining motherhood is considered to be an essential part of a woman's life. Inability to have children can have personal and social implications. At the personal level, it can cause distress among women. At the societal level, women have to face discrimination and isolation, all of which take a toll on their mental health. The present study aims to understand how support from kinship networks, particularly spousal and familial support might facilitate or act as barriers to better coping with the stress, anxiety and depression caused by infertility among women living with infertility. The study was part of a larger research project funded by the National Commission for Women, India, it included qualitative interviews with 30 infertile women, comprising 15 high scorers in at least two mental health variables (e.g., stress, anxiety, depression) and 15 low scorers with minimal scores in at least two of these variables. Grounded theory was employed for data analysis and interpretation. Upon interviewing the women, it was found that important factors supporting coping in women were spousal and family support. Further it was found that these factors promoting good mental well-being did not function separately but were in conjunction with each other. We argue that kinship support is fundamental to coping with infertility in India, and that emotional support and understanding provided by partners and loved ones can be critical in enhancing and maintaining the mental well-being of women dealing with infertility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"108 ","pages":"Article 103018"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142705181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103011
Milena Aćimić Remiković , Laura Sjoberg
Our basic argument is that Montenegro has an approach to gender equality law that appears and claims to be gender-progressive but actually (sometimes intentionally sometimes not) perpetuates gender subordination. What looks like a lack of effective enforcement of gender equality provisions is, we argue, actually much more complex. Gender equality laws can be deployed in ways that contravene real equality goals. We also argue that Montenegro it is not alone in the apparent internal contradiction of having high-quality gender laws ‘on the books’ and unexpectedly poor results. Instead, similar situations are widespread, and gender equality legal discourses often lack adequate tools to conceptualize and address their complexities. We propose, then, a different analytical approach to gender equality law that takes into account contradictions in, and regressions inherent in, (some) gender equality policies.
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103015
Nazmul Islam, Amporn Jirattikorn
This study explores the experiences of women in engineering professions in Bangladesh, the challenges they face and the strategies they deploy to surmount them. Semi-structured interviews with 20 women in various engineering roles reveal entrenched socio-cultural and institutional impediments, including pervasive micro-aggressions and gender stereotypes, which limit women's participation in the field. In response to these challenges, women adopt a range of reflexive strategies, such as enhancing their professional skills, confronting discriminatory practices directly, selectively disengaging from specific situations, and seeking support from familial and professional networks. These adaptive approaches, tailored to different contexts, enable women to persist in their careers despite systemic obstacles. The study enriches our understanding of the gendered dynamics within engineering careers and offers valuable insights into interventions that could facilitate the sustained progress of women in the profession, particularly in developing economies such as Bangladesh.
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103009
Anna M. Górska , Maciej Ryś , Paweł Korzyński
This study explores gender differences in motivation, anxiety, and confidence within hackathon environments. It examines whether intrinsic and extrinsic motivations influence the relationship between gender and these psychological states. Data from HackYeah 2023 participants indicate that, while female participants do not report higher anxiety levels, they display marginally lower confidence compared to their male counterparts. Contrary to initial hypotheses, neither intrinsic nor extrinsic motivation significantly influences the gender-anxiety relationship. However, extrinsic motivation does partially mediate the gender-confidence relationship. These results challenge patriarchal structures and highlight the resilience and capabilities of women in competitive technological settings, emphasizing the need for feminist approaches to dismantle systemic biases. The study also discusses its limitations and the implications for future research and hackathon organization, underscoring the critical role of motivational factors in mitigating gender disparities in hackathons. The study underscores the importance of feminist interventions in hackathons to cultivate an environment where all genders can thrive equally.
{"title":"Challenging the status quo: A feminist analysis of gender dynamics, motivation, and empowerment in hackathons","authors":"Anna M. Górska , Maciej Ryś , Paweł Korzyński","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores gender differences in motivation, anxiety, and confidence within hackathon environments. It examines whether intrinsic and extrinsic motivations influence the relationship between gender and these psychological states. Data from HackYeah 2023 participants indicate that, while female participants do not report higher anxiety levels, they display marginally lower confidence compared to their male counterparts. Contrary to initial hypotheses, neither intrinsic nor extrinsic motivation significantly influences the gender-anxiety relationship. However, extrinsic motivation does partially mediate the gender-confidence relationship. These results challenge patriarchal structures and highlight the resilience and capabilities of women in competitive technological settings, emphasizing the need for feminist approaches to dismantle systemic biases. The study also discusses its limitations and the implications for future research and hackathon organization, underscoring the critical role of motivational factors in mitigating gender disparities in hackathons. The study underscores the importance of feminist interventions in hackathons to cultivate an environment where all genders can thrive equally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103009"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142561514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103007
Sonia M. Frías
This article examines pregnancy discrimination in the workplace in Mexico using a population-based sample, the National Survey on the Dynamics of Household Relationships (ENDIREH, initials in Spanish). The prevalence of this type of discrimination, its associated factors and its evolution over a recent 10-year period (2011−2021) are analyzed using the 2016 and 2021 sets of survey data. Despite having a regulatory framework that protects women's rights, pregnancy discrimination persists in various labor sectors, such as factories and the public sector. Our study reveals that overtly (or admittedly) pregnant women, and those suspected of being or becoming pregnant, face challenges in the workplace (before, during and after pregnancy), reflecting deeply ingrained and normalized gender inequalities.
Pregnancy discrimination affects a significant number of working women in Mexico (10.4 % for the period 2016–2021, and 5.5 % in the last year of that period). The prevalence has been decreasing. On average, the percentage of women experiencing pregnancy discrimination decreased by 25.2 %, between 2016 and 2021. Women employed at certain types of work facilities, such as factories and maquiladoras, and health service institutions are at a higher risk of experiencing pregnancy discrimination. The article highlights the significance of addressing pregnancy discrimination in Mexico and explains how a deeper understanding of this problem can promote gender equality and improve the well-being of women in the workplace.
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103014
Erman Örsan Yetiş , Özge Özdüzen
Anti-gender movements jeopardise the rights of minoritised groups including women and LGBTQ+ people. Examining the existing literature on anti-genderism and the context in Turkey, this paper relates neoliberal conservative social policies and anti-rights front to top-down masculinist entrenchment, mainly operationalising cultural intimacies. The paper examines the main beneficiaries of anti-genderism in Turkey, articulated into top-down masculinist entrenchment aligned with self-preservation, victimhood discourses and the performance of swashbuckling masculinity. Anti-gender politics mainly operate as part of a top-down social engineering project drawing on the logic of masculinist protection and their reception at the grassroots level is predicated on cultural intimacies forged through mutual recognition and reciprocal relationships, which also maintains hegemonic authoritarian political and neoliberal economic order. Although outright support for anti-genderism is still limited in society, the current majoritarian-authoritarian-securitarian political agenda might exacerbate this in future. Hence, we present a comprehensive analysis of how top-down anti-gender politics are negotiated through cultural intimacies in wider society.
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103013
Lilla Lendvai , Judit Hevesi , Judit Végh , Andrea Dúll , Lan Anh Nguyen Luu
During the COVID-19 pandemic, curfew restrictions increased the additional burden on mothers, some of which was eased by online platforms. Our study aimed to explore Hungarian mothers' online experiences during the pandemic and was informed by the self-determination theory. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 mothers during two different waves of the pandemic. The interviewees considered online communication as essential to their daily lives, yet often lacked time. At the onset of the pandemic, there was a surge in news consumption, which became overly stressful over time. Online education also fell to mothers, which was just as stressful as the home office. However, the transition to online platforms accelerated by the COVID pandemic also granted mothers broader access beyond traditional constraints of childcare duties that confined them in time and space to their homes, empowering them with newfound flexibility and opportunity, helping mothers navigate relatedness, competence, and autonomy.
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Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103019
Clare Heggie , Anna Noonan , Martha Paynter
Women are a fast growing population in prisons in Australia. The growing number of women in prisons challenges the ability of correctional services to meet gendered healthcare needs. People in prisons for women face a number of barriers accessing essential sexual and reproductive healthcare needs, including access to abortion. Distance is one potential barrier to accessing care. The purpose of this study was to create a directory of all institutions of incarceration designated to detain women or girls in Australia (including state-based correctional centres, youth detention centres, immigration detention centres, and secure forensic hospital); create a directory of all known procedural abortion facilities listed in state and territory-based abortion service directories and; measure the distance in kilometres and travel time between institutions of incarceration designated for women or girls and procedural abortion facilities. Among the 49 identified institutions designated to incarcerate women or girls, we identified distances between institutions of incarceration and procedural abortion services ranging from 0.4 to 2604 km, with the largest distances observed in Western Australia. The majority of institutions of incarceration were located between 20 and 100 km away from a procedural abortion facility. Despite decriminalization, the availability of procedural abortion varies greatly across Australia, and inequities may be exacerbated for people in state or youth correctional centres, immigration detention centres, and secure forensic hospitals or rehabilitation units. Distance represents just one barrier to accessing essential reproductive healthcare, and further research is needed to identify additional barriers and implications for health equity, reproductive justice and reproductive autonomy.
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While gender mainstreaming (GM) is globally recognized as a key strategy for realizing gender equality and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the evolution and development of GM research have yet to be analyzed. This article fills this gap in knowledge by undertaking a bibliometric analysis of the GM literature based on 1590 documents extracted from two of the most extensive databases, Scopus and Web of Science (WoS). Our findings reveal a significant growth in GM research since 1997, particularly between 2017 and 2022. Global North countries, such as the UK, Spain, and the USA, lead GM research output, while the Global South countries, except South Africa and India, have a relatively small share in this field. International collaboration in GM research appears weak, with most countries collaborating within their own borders and geographical vicinity. GM has predominantly been researched in relation to public policy and decision-making, while research involving international human rights, peacekeeping, higher education, teaching, and curriculum is still developing. These emerging themes offer opportunities for researchers to align their future research agendas within GM.
虽然性别平等主流化（GM）是全球公认的实现性别平等和可持续发展目标的关键战略，但有关性别平等主流化研究的演变和发展却尚未得到分析。本文从 Scopus 和 Web of Science（WoS）这两个最广泛的数据库中提取了 1590 篇文献，对性别平等主流化文献进行了文献计量分析，填补了这一知识空白。我们的研究结果表明，自 1997 年以来，特别是 2017 年至 2022 年期间，转基因研究有了显著增长。英国、西班牙和美国等 "全球北方 "国家的转基因研究成果遥遥领先，而除南非和印度之外的 "全球南方 "国家在这一领域所占份额相对较小。转基因研究方面的国际合作似乎很薄弱，大多数国家都是在本国境内和邻近地区开展合作。全球机制研究主要涉及公共政策和决策，而涉及国际人权、维和、高等教育、教学和 课程的研究仍在发展之中。这些新出现的主题为研究人员调整全球机制内的未来研究议程提供了机会。
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