Pub Date : 2024-11-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103016
Nicole L. Johnson , Morgan Benner , Natania S. Lipp , C. Finn Siepser , Zeist Rizvi , Zhuozhi Lin , Elise Calene
Intimate partner violence is one of the most common forms of violence against girls and women globally. Gender inequality may be a critical variable of focus for prevention. Using the most representative global data to date on gender inequality (i.e., the United Nations' gender inequality index) and intimate partner violence (i.e., the World Health Organization's Global Violence Against Women database), the current study aims to examine the proposed relationship between gender inequality and intimate partner violence at the macro-level. Matching data from the World Health Organization's global database and the United Nations' gender inequality index exists for 75 countries. Results demonstrate a positive global relationship between intimate partner violence and gender inequality, with countries with higher gender inequality reporting higher rates of intimate partner violence across the lifespan. Implications for the prevention of intimate partner violence globally are discussed.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103008
Fernanda Teixeira
This article analyses the complex interplay between control and exploitation in domestic work. Applying a labour exploitation continuum framework informed by an intersectional lens, the study draws on the work experiences of 15 Mexican domestic workers through five key dimensions of domestic work: workload and working hours; employment (in)security; compensation and benefits; occupational health and safety; and discrimination, violence and harassment. The article contributes to a broader understanding of the control-exploitation continuum, identifying a range of everyday exploitative practices such as low pay and long hours to extreme exploitation, such as sexual violence. Furthermore, control and exploitation vary across intersecting identities and are felt more acutely by some (more) marginalised identities. This article makes a dual contribution by highlighting the spectrum of exploitation faced by domestic workers in the global South and the role of extreme control mechanisms in exploitation, while also challenging the dominant focus on international migrant workers when examining the dynamics of labour exploitation.
{"title":"‘It's truly exploitative’: Labour control and exploitation in domestic work in Mexico","authors":"Fernanda Teixeira","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article analyses the complex interplay between control and exploitation in domestic work. Applying a labour exploitation continuum framework informed by an intersectional lens, the study draws on the work experiences of 15 Mexican domestic workers through five key dimensions of domestic work: workload and working hours; employment (in)security; compensation and benefits; occupational health and safety; and discrimination, violence and harassment. The article contributes to a broader understanding of the control-exploitation continuum, identifying a range of everyday exploitative practices such as low pay and long hours to extreme exploitation, such as sexual violence. Furthermore, control and exploitation vary across intersecting identities and are felt more acutely by some (more) marginalised identities. This article makes a dual contribution by highlighting the spectrum of exploitation faced by domestic workers in the global South and the role of extreme control mechanisms in exploitation, while also challenging the dominant focus on international migrant workers when examining the dynamics of labour exploitation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103008"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142536117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103006
Ana Flores-Cidoncha , María Sanz-Remacha , Inmaculada González-Ponce , Miguel Ángel López-Gajardo
The present research aimed to 1) examine the barriers that interfere with the progression of women's soccer and 2) analyze adult women's reasons for abandoning the practice of federated soccer. For this purpose, a qualitative methodology, with 14 semi-structured interviews of female national category soccer players, was used. The results of the inductive content analysis suggested that the players' main reasons for quitting sports were incompatibility or lack of time, lack of group cohesion within the sports context, and individual demotivation. Knowledge of these results may be of great interest to the sport environment. Thus, the people in charge could promote different strategies to improve sports and personal situations.
{"title":"Examining barriers and reasons for sport retirement in women's soccer: A qualitative study","authors":"Ana Flores-Cidoncha , María Sanz-Remacha , Inmaculada González-Ponce , Miguel Ángel López-Gajardo","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present research aimed to 1) examine the barriers that interfere with the progression of women's soccer and 2) analyze adult women's reasons for abandoning the practice of federated soccer. For this purpose, a qualitative methodology, with 14 semi-structured interviews of female national category soccer players, was used. The results of the inductive content analysis suggested that the players' main reasons for quitting sports were incompatibility or lack of time, lack of group cohesion within the sports context, and individual demotivation. Knowledge of these results may be of great interest to the sport environment. Thus, the people in charge could promote different strategies to improve sports and personal situations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103006"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142536188","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 : 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103005
Awinaba Amoah Adongo, Vincent de Paul Kanwetuu
In sub-Saharan Africa, there is insufficient formal justice infrastructure in many countries, so informal courts play a significant role. This paper examines the intersections of women's identities and access to social justice within Ghana's informal court system. Using an exploratory qualitative research approach, the study involved 15 women who utilised the informal court system. Findings indicate that traditional gender roles, social harmony-based adjudication, and the social consequences of court decisions on family households hinder women's access to justice. While these courts are accessible and affordable, their decisions primarily focus on reconciliation, failing to provide women with equal access to social justice. The study emphasizes the need for promoting gender equity, enhancing fairness in informal justice mechanisms, and creating supportive environments for women's access to justice. It suggests socio-legal reforms to address socio-cultural barriers and promote gender equality within informal justice systems.
{"title":"The lived experiences of Women's identities and intersections in accessing social justice within the Ghanaian informal legal system: A phenomenological investigation","authors":"Awinaba Amoah Adongo, Vincent de Paul Kanwetuu","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In sub-Saharan Africa, there is insufficient formal justice infrastructure in many countries, so informal courts play a significant role. This paper examines the intersections of women's identities and access to social justice within Ghana's informal court system. Using an exploratory qualitative research approach, the study involved 15 women who utilised the informal court system. Findings indicate that traditional gender roles, social harmony-based adjudication, and the social consequences of court decisions on family households hinder women's access to justice. While these courts are accessible and affordable, their decisions primarily focus on reconciliation, failing to provide women with equal access to social justice. The study emphasizes the need for promoting gender equity, enhancing fairness in informal justice mechanisms, and creating supportive environments for women's access to justice. It suggests socio-legal reforms to address socio-cultural barriers and promote gender equality within informal justice systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103005"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142536189","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 : 2024-10-19DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103004
Maya Willecke , Leonie Wächter
Multi-local lifestyles are increasingly shaping current living realities. Earlier German studies identified (work-related) multi-locality as a “male phenomenon” influenced by traditional gender relations. Women, especially during the family phase, are less likely to choose multi-local arrangements, while multi-local women are often childless. As tendencies towards individualization and pluralization have increased in the last years, coupled with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the question is whether (and to what extent) differences between men and woman in multi-local lifestyles persist. Using a representative survey and qualitative interviews with multi-local residents in Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig, the study investigates the quantitative dimension of multi-locality, as well as differences in how this lifestyle is perceived. In this paper, we contribute to a better understanding of the specific multi-local living realities of women and men, as well as the differences in how they are realized and perceived.
{"title":"Unveiling her perspective: Exploring women's multi-local living arrangements in German cities","authors":"Maya Willecke , Leonie Wächter","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Multi-local lifestyles are increasingly shaping current living realities. Earlier German studies identified (work-related) multi-locality as a “male phenomenon” influenced by traditional gender relations. Women, especially during the family phase, are less likely to choose multi-local arrangements, while multi-local women are often childless. As tendencies towards individualization and pluralization have increased in the last years, coupled with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, the question is whether (and to what extent) differences between men and woman in multi-local lifestyles persist. Using a representative survey and qualitative interviews with multi-local residents in Frankfurt am Main and Leipzig, the study investigates the quantitative dimension of multi-locality, as well as differences in how this lifestyle is perceived. In this paper, we contribute to a better understanding of the specific multi-local living realities of women and men, as well as the differences in how they are realized and perceived.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103004"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142536187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-18DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103002
Mónica Lopes
This study, based on data from 2225 faculty members at a Portuguese research-intensive university, investigates the combined impact of gender and parental status on academic rank and salary. Parenthood significantly influences women's concentration at lower tenure-track ranks, leading to wage gaps that disadvantage mothers. However, the impact of family status on women's career progression shows that while having young children initially hinders their transition to the tenure track, it does not significantly reduce their chances of earning tenure or reaching higher academic ranks. Lower wages for mothers result from slower academic grade advancement, not within-rank disparities, which poses barriers to progression. The study illuminates the interplay of gender and parenthood, shifting the focus from individual factors to gendered institutional processes shaping career trajectories, providing valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying the persistent gender gap in academia.
{"title":"The gendered effects of parenthood on career outcomes: Do family gaps explain gender differences along the science pipeline?","authors":"Mónica Lopes","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study, based on data from 2225 faculty members at a Portuguese research-intensive university, investigates the combined impact of gender and parental status on academic rank and salary. Parenthood significantly influences women's concentration at lower tenure-track ranks, leading to wage gaps that disadvantage mothers. However, the impact of family status on women's career progression shows that while having young children initially hinders their transition to the tenure track, it does not significantly reduce their chances of earning tenure or reaching higher academic ranks. Lower wages for mothers result from slower academic grade advancement, not within-rank disparities, which poses barriers to progression. The study illuminates the interplay of gender and parenthood, shifting the focus from individual factors to gendered institutional processes shaping career trajectories, providing valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying the persistent gender gap in academia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"107 ","pages":"Article 103002"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142536186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-11DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103003
S. Koza Ciftci , Engin Karadag , F. Melis Cin
In this study, we investigate the impact of educational environments characterized by single-sex and co-educational settings on students' academic performance, communication skills, and self-confidence. The analysis encompassed 677 research articles, comprising 798 effect sizes, and involving a cumulative sample size of 1,179,558 participants. The existing literature presents inconclusive results regarding the effects of co-education on students' overall educational well-being. This research contributes to this ongoing debate by examining the impact of educational settings, specifically co-educational and single-sex environments, on academic achievement, communication skills, and self-confidence. Our findings indicate that the type of educational setting, whether co-educational or single-sex, does not exert a statistically significant impact on academic achievement, except in countries with a low educational attainment index, where students in co-educational settings achieve higher. Additionally, students in co-educational settings demonstrate better communication skills and higher self-confidence than their counterparts in single-sex schools. These results challenge the prevailing notion that single-sex education enhances girls' achievement and self-confidence while providing a safer environment for self-expression. In contrast, our data suggest that gender-segregated schools may not be the most conducive environments for girls to thrive both socially and academically, potentially due to the promotion of passive femininity within such institutions.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-07DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103001
Amit Kaplan , Shimrit Slonim-Franco , Gal Lifshitz
While the literature shows that “invisible work” – work that is neither defined nor recognized as labor – persists in the workplace, its relation to labor market outcomes, especially wages, remains relatively underexplored. This study examines the connection between invisible work and wages through a gendered perspective. Utilizing mixed-methods sequential analysis, we conducted 12 group interviews with employed women and men in Israel, uncovering four types of invisible work: physical care work, emotion labor, administrative work, and teamwork. Subsequently, we surveyed a representative sample of the Israeli labor force (n = 964). Regression analyses revealed significant relations between three types of invisible work and wages: doing physical care work correlated negatively with wages for all, while performing emotion labor and administrative work rewarded men more than women. Insights from the interviews elucidated gendered mechanisms linking wages to each invisible work type. The study emphasizes the need for gender-sensitive measures to address labor market inequality.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102998
Deniz Berfin Ayaydin
Through progressive and regressive periods, during electoral victories or unexpected losses, Turkish women's support for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been critical. The appeal of conservative patriarchal politics for women have been largely overlooked but they support the ruling party not only by showing up at the ballot box but also by active engagement and volunteerism. This article investigates how women explain their support for a government that undermines their rights and freedoms. Looking at the emotional pathways that result in attachment to the party, I argue that women's compliance with and support for the AKP regime cannot be understood solely as typical vote buying or a bargain. Instead, following Sara Ahmed's conceptualization of emotions as the “sticky” element of women's relationship with the regime, I complement the material dimensions of support with emotions. I explore the idea that support for the regime is rooted in material and affective realms which emerges through three emotional pathways: gratitude for recognition and redistribution, altruistic and egoistic senses of pride, and denial of resentment toward the party. I conclude that hegemonic success is not only a political and cognitive achievement but also an affective one, a necessary distinction in discussions of feminisms.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102973
Gowoon Jung , Yaquan Liang , Hyunsook Lee
Women's conformity to beauty standards are influenced not only by external pressures but also by internalized beliefs, creating some complex issues with regard to women's agency question. Considering the Escape the Corset Movement (ECM) in South Korea as a critical case, this study examines how female college students who loosely participated in the ECM articulate its impact on their daily lives, especially the extent to which they assess its role in their attainment of freedom, liberation, and independence from societal beauty standards. The findings suggest that young female students experienced heightened self-enlightenment and recognition of beauty ideals, as well as a sense of comfort and safety from societal expectations and the male gaze. However, the accounts of women's ambiguous and critical reflections on the perceived transformations also serve to indicate whether the movement has led to fundamental changes in the prevailing power dynamics of gender systems and social structures. We contend that a nuanced perspective on women's adherence to beauty standards should be integrated into scholarly discourse, as women's perceptions present a complex issue regarding their agency in conforming to or resisting societal beauty standards.
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