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Women's specifications to design a smartphone app to provide psychological care during reproductive treatments: Qualitative study with patients and professionals

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum

Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103084

Verónica Martínez-Borba , Laura Andreu-Pejó , Jorge Osma

Internet-based interventions may help reduce the emotional burden of assisted reproductive techniques (ART) although some concerns regarding its use need to be addressed (i.e., the high dropout rates found in self-administered psychological interventions). It has been suggested that the development of online interventions that consider women needs and preferences may help to reduce some of these issues. The aim of this study is to explore the opinion, preferences and recommendations of women undergoing ART and professionals who care for them about how to turn a face-to-face preventive psychosocial program based on the Unified Protocol into a mobile application (m-Health). Six patients and twelve professionals were involved in two semi-structured focus group before the development of the m-Health solution. After the transcription, two independent researchers coded the information in order to extract Areas, Subcategories, and Categories discussed during focus groups. Analyses of the content indicated that both patients and professionals agree that preventive m-Health solutions should be developed by professionals, ensure data protection, combine online and face-to-face sessions, connect women with peers, offer the inclusion of the partner or a relative, include a variety of educational content, provide personalized content adapted to women's needs and provide fast responses and immediate feedback. These results may help to guide the development of m-Health programs. Exploring opinions and preferences of simultaneous stakeholders, women undergoing ART and professionals is important because patient-centered care may help to increase users' satisfaction with preventive psychosocial interventions and, therefore, improve adherence rates and treatment effectiveness.

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Claiming queerness on Weibo: Public interaction discourse towards Chinese queer women athletes and their chugui

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum

Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103082

Zesheng Yang , Liming Liu , Liang Ge

In China, queer remains a sensitive subject, particularly when intersecting with the realm of sports, where nationalist and heteronormative ideologies dominate. In 2021, two Chinese women athletes publicly chugui (Chinese localized term for coming out) by sharing images of their same-sex partners on social media. As the first sportspersons in China to publicly affirm their queer identity, their posts ignited sustained public debate. This study employs critical discourse analysis to interrogate public reactions to their chugui, examining interactive discourse on Chinese social media. We reveal that the athletes' chugui is perceived as a dual threat: to state-sanctioned notions of national honor and to patriarchal norms, exacerbated by pervasive online misogyny and homophobia. The analysis further demonstrates how public discourse constructs a triple marginalization of queer female athletes, intersecting their profession, gender, and sexuality within China's socio-cultural hierarchies. We argue that chugui must be understood in the situated context of Chinese socio-cultural and media landscapes, where soft and romanticized expressions of queerness serve as both a survival strategy and a subtle challenge to heteronormativity.

在中国，同性恋仍然是一个敏感话题，尤其是当同性恋与体育领域发生交集时，民族主义和异性恋意识形态在体育领域占据主导地位。2021 年，两名中国女运动员在社交媒体上分享了她们同性伴侣的照片，公开 "出柜"。作为中国第一位公开确认自己同性恋身份的运动员，她们的帖子引发了持续的公众讨论。本研究采用批判性话语分析，通过考察中国社交媒体上的互动话语，探究公众对他们 "chugui "的反应。我们发现，运动员们的 "chugui "被视为一种双重威胁：对国家认可的国家荣誉观念的威胁，以及对父权制规范的威胁，而网络上普遍存在的厌女症和恐同症又加剧了这种威胁。分析进一步展示了公共话语如何构建了对同性恋女运动员的三重边缘化，将她们的职业、性别和性在中国的社会文化等级制度中交织在一起。我们认为，必须在中国社会文化和媒体环境的背景下理解 "雏菊"，在这种环境下，柔美浪漫的同性恋表达既是一种生存策略，也是对异性恋的微妙挑战。

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A tale of embodied domination, queer feelings, and decolonial disruption in sport

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum

Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103079

Fabiana Turelli , Janelle Joseph

Embodiment of patriarchy and ethnicity is a controlling device that can prime an athlete for success within a sport model that reinforces domination. In this paper, we offer a piece of auto-bio-ethnographic prose that covers two aspects of the first authors' subjectivity (ethnicity and gender) in a colonial upbringing. Becoming aware of unfairness and oppression and taking action to change one's circumstances is a demanding process without a definitive end or realistic goal of stability. As such, we advocate for reflexivity, ‘conscientização’ (critical thinking; Freire, 2005) to pursue (self-)consciousness as the first step in a process of enabling social justice and resistance in and beyond sport. Moreover, we argue that conscientização is a queering process, as one comes to recognize (resistance to) dominant scripts, and the messiness of challenging disciplinary technologies and knowledges. Using an intersectional queer praxis in the creation of meaningful narratives about personal histories and sport, we acknowledge the challenges of speaking up and embrace a new model of research and writing, auto-bio-ethnographic storytelling, to deal with the complexity of multifaceted domination, awareness, and resistance. The narrative in this paper shows this process. We conclude the article with an invitation to embrace ‘queer feelings’ (Ahmed, 2004) and draw attention to embodiment in sport and social justice, with an ultimate goal of decolonial disruption.

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Policy contention and the movement-party relationship: Pro-choice mobilization in Poland, 2020–21

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum

Pub Date : 2025-03-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103083

Olga Zelinska

Policy contention occurs when social movements and political parties struggle over a specific policy, e.g. regarding reproductive rights. Yet, the empirical literature on movement-party relationships focuses on general social change and not on contention over specific policies. To address this gap, I analyze the 2020 Women's Strike protests in Poland using newspaper data and interviews with liberal politicians. Ideological alignment proved crucial to movement-party relations, as Polish conservative politicians and pro-choice activists displayed mutual hostility. Hostility within the movements and liberal parties was rooted in reciprocal distrust over past conflicts between pro-choice activists and liberal parties. To strengthen alliances beyond the moment of policy contention, activists forged relationships with individual politicians and urged parties to clarify their stance on reproductive rights. The 2020 protests also prompted some liberal parties to adopt a clearer pro-choice position.

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Intersectional violence against women in Gaza amidst genocide

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum

Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103081

Guido Veronese , Bilal Hamamra , Fayez Mahamid , Dana Bdier , Federica Cavazzoni

This study analyzes the multifaceted violence experienced by women during armed conflict through an intersectional framework, focusing on the compounded vulnerabilities arising from overlapping identities such as age, marital status, economic background, and caregiving roles. Using narratives of Gazan refugee women displaced during the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip, I provide an in-depth exploration of the physical, emotional, economic, and social abuse these women endure. Through semi-structured interviews and written testimonies, the study captures the lived experiences of 30 participants aged 19 to 57, residing in shelters across Rafah. Thematic content analysis of the narratives identified six key themes: (1) age and vulnerability, (2) marital status and domestic dynamics, (3) economic background and exploitation, (4) motherhood, (5) social stigma and cultural expectations, and (6) intersectionality and vulnerability. Systemic inequalities and cultural barriers perpetuate cycles of violence, further marginalizing women in conflict. By situating women's experiences within an intersectional and structural framework, this research underscores the urgent need for tailored interventions addressing the root causes of gender-based violence. It advocates for solutions that prioritize the dignity, agency, and resilience of women living through war, and serves as a call to action for recognizing the interconnected nature of oppression and implementing survivor-centered approaches in conflict and post-conflict settings.

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The compulsory adoption of children of parents with disabilities in Israel: An analysis

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum

Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103077

Shira Rosenberg-Lavi , Anat Herbst-Debby

The article examines perceptions of the parental capacity of people with disabilities in Israel. Critical content analysis of court rulings involving the compulsory adoption of children of parents with disabilities allows us to discern the perceptions of judges and professionals. We analyzed decisions from all court levels during 1960–2017. Findings highlight a wide range of perceptions of parents with disabilities, including concerns about their ability to ensure their children's physical and mental well-being. Adoption is a means to erase the genealogy of disabilities. Judges and professionals are not always aware that parents with disabilities lack resources, parental support and care services, but sometimes criticize the welfare system, suggesting that severance of the parent-child relationship could be avoided with appropriate support. A more inclusive legal framework that acknowledges and supports the parental capabilities of individuals with disabilities is needed. By critically examining judicial narratives, the article contributes to ongoing discussions on disability rights, family law, and intersectional discrimination in child welfare decisions.

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Knowledge production on decolonial feminism. Implications for epistemic politics

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum

Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103080

Ionela Vlase

This article explores the global production of knowledge on decolonial feminism. While taking stock of recent debates on the epistemic marginalization of Central and Eastern Europe, the article explains European countries' contribution to this study field. Bibliometric information on a sample of 1065 articles indexed in the Web of Science is used to map knowledge production through a co-word analysis based on authors' keywords and co-authorship analysis at country level with the help of VOSviewer. Distinct clusters of interrelated keywords and co-authorship networks point to the (semi)peripheral position of Europe in global co-authorship. Only one quarter of decolonial feminist research is conducted by single or first authors based in Europe. Binary logistic regression identifies article-related indicators associated with the likelihood of a decolonial feminist research originating in Europe. An increase in the number of authors, citations and pages reduces the odds of a study to be initiated in Europe, but the presence of funding acknowledgement and collaboration of co-authors from different countries predict a higher likelihood for a study to originate in Europe. Our outcome variable is positively associated with the increase in the number of references and the closer date of an article's publication. These findings highlight the manufactured ignorance produced by institutional and structural contexts, the impact of broader ideological forces and the politics of location. The development of transnational collaborative ties could balance the power inequalities separating epistemic cultures that cut across the Global North/Global South divide.

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(Re-) producing gender-based violence in Canada: The state of things, and the Ontario transitional and housing support program

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum

Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103076

Madison Brockbank , Amber Gazso

Gender-based violence in Canada is constant and ubiquitous, a social fact in many ways. In this paper, we seek to establish the social-historical context of gender-based violence in the current neoliberal political and social policy climate. Ours is not an origin story of gender-based violence per se, nor our paper exhaustive in its scope. We use an intersectional lens to trouble lay-public understandings of gender-based violence as individual pathology, and gender itself as binary. We specifically seek to uncover the interacting social structures, institutions, and hierarchies that (re-)produce gender-based violence. We structure the paper in two distinct parts. First, we discuss gender hegemony. We define and discuss the feminization, Indigenization, and racialization of poverty as shaping of individual lives and interpersonal relationships and yet crafted by colonialism and capitalism and other state institutions, and so problematically constitutive of gender-based violence. Second, we argue that law and social policies of the welfare state can maintain and perpetuate gender-based violence because they are constituted with this social-cultural context, considering the case of the Ontario Transitional Housing Support Program. Noteworthy is how we recognize contradictions and tensions, such as government funded responses to support women survivors of domestic violence when, meanwhile, violence toward trans* people remains known but any response less prioritized. Foremost, we choose to invite readers to dwell on the state of things and to develop a critical and nuanced understanding of gender-based violence as harms created by individuals and social relations.

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A phenomenological approach to female experiences in academic postgraduate settings in northern Brazil: Gender asymmetries and disparities

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum

Pub Date : 2025-02-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103068

M.N.S. Cardoso , M.J. Nobre , P. Santo

In Brazil, despite the growing female participation in higher education, gender disparities remain a barrier to scientific advancement, with women facing many challenges in their scientific careers. This study examines the challenges female postgraduate students face in higher education, including obstacles and support systems, beyond traditional subject-object perspectives. To understand the meanings of the participants' experiences, the participants' dialogues were analyzed using Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology. They were selected using the linear Snowball Sampling Method. Lack of institutional support, inflexibility of the programs, mental and physical exhaustion, difficulties in balancing motherhood and academic duties, homophobia, excessive emphasis on productivity, and the pandemic context were the main challenges raised by participants. Psychological support, peers' bonding, and faith and spirituality were some of the avenues for care available in this setting. The university's psychological service was cited as a resource for students' mental health. Institutional support for health promotion was cited as both important and necessary, as well as an ethical-political training ground that may help to reduce existing inequities, particularly given the intersections of gender, race, and parenting, because the academic environment continues to be permeated by practices that severely contribute to the perpetuation of male chauvinism, homophobia, and a variety of other forms of gender violence.

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Sexism in contemporary art

IF 1.5 3区社会学 Q2 WOMENS STUDIES

Womens Studies International Forum

Pub Date : 2025-02-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103069

Buse Çam , Suzan Ceylan-Batur

Sexism remains a pervasive issue in the art world, with female artists and gallery workers frequently facing discrimination in career progression, limited access to artistic spaces, and bias in art valuation. This paper presents two studies aimed at exploring and quantifying sexism in contemporary art. Study 1 employs a qualitative approach, using semi-structured interviews with artists and gallery workers to capture their experiences of sexism. Thematic analysis reveals five key themes: discrimination in career progression, limited access to artistic spaces, gender bias in art valuation, gendered experiences of mobbing, and the motherhood penalty. Study 2 introduces and validates the Sexism in Art Scale (SIAS), a 12-item measure designed to assess sexist attitudes in the art world. Confirmatory factor analysis confirms a unidimensional structure, with SIAS scores correlating significantly with hostile and benevolent sexism. Together, these studies highlight the ongoing challenges women face in the art world and underscore the need for both structural and cultural reforms to promote gender equity.

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