Equestrian portraiture has historically upheld gender norms by depicting powerful men and excluding women artists. 17th and 18th-century equestrian portraits of women depicted them as passive objects, often overshadowed by their male counterparts. These portraits reinforced traditional gender roles and upheld the patriarchal hierarchy prevalent during that time. This paper examines how Ghanaian contemporary artist Sarfowaa challenges patriarchal traditions through feminist self-portraiture in appropriated historical equestrian paintings. Through visual analysis of composition, techniques, symbols and contextualize selected artworks, this article explores how Sarfowaa subverts the equestrian genre by inserting herself into these male-dominated paintings. Her self-portraits provide a powerful statement of resistance that reclaims authority and agency for women. By contextualizing Sarfowaa's work within feminist art movements and theory, this paper analyzes how her art dismantles traditional gender roles and norms. The results demonstrate that Sarfowaa's portraits further the aims of feminist portraiture through their bold questioning of patriarchal power structures. This research expands current scholarship on the intersections of art, portraiture, feminism, and political resistance. It appeals to academics, artists, and audiences interested in the capacity of contemporary art to drive social change.
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The attractiveness of the human face is influenced by many different facial characteristics, which convey important information about the other person. Facial features provide signals related to various biological and psychological qualities of an individual supporting mutual mating interactions. Previous studies have mainly focused on the identification of features that indicate positive and desirable characteristics in the potential partner. However, it is equally important for people to react to the presence of negative characteristics. In terms of high-risk features, Dark Triad characteristics, including subclinical narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, play a major role. The study focuses on the assessment of the attractiveness of these three characteristics in female and male computerised facial composites, while taking the gender of the assessor into consideration. The results show that the only negatively assessed characteristics were identified by female evaluators (male narcissism and female psychopathy). The other significant results showed that the Dark Triad characteristics are evaluated as attractive.
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R. H. Susanti, Vera Sardila, Aramudin, Muhammad Ilham Syarif
The study of modesty culture and its correlation with rape culture in the media of Indonesia is a crucial examination of the societal norms and values that have a profound impact on the lives of women. The modesty culture, which values the suppression of sexuality and the need for women to be demure and reserved, has been shown to have a strong correlation with the perpetuation of rape culture in the media. This study aims to delve into this relationship, using a critical reading approach to analyze media content, in order to identify and understand the connection between modesty culture and rape culture using Stuart Hall encoding/decoding model in collecting data and analysis. The research design of this study involves a crucial examination of the correlation between modesty culture and rape culture in Indonesian media, with a focus on societal norms impacting women. The findings of this study will be used to develop recommendations that will contribute to the creation of a safer and more gender-sensitive professional and personal space for Indonesian women which include developing education programs, media literacy initiatives, and promoting gender equality and respect for women's rights to challenge and address harmful cultural norms and beliefs.
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This research study investigates the gender-based differences in e-commerce adoption barriers among entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. Employing a quantitative research approach, a sample of 460 entrepreneurs from the Hambantota District was selected using proportionate stratified random sampling. Primary data was collected through a validated questionnaire, and data analysis involved statistical techniques such as regression analysis. The findings highlight substantial disparities in the perception of e-commerce adoption barriers between male and female entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. Female entrepreneurs encounter unique challenges in the realm of e-commerce adoption, underscoring the significant influence of gender on shaping adoption patterns. While both genders identify Lack of awareness and knowledge of e-commerce, Lack of qualified personnel to develop and support e-commerce, and Lack of popularity for online shopping as substantial and persistent barriers, Fear and reluctance to change and Inadequate delivery networks emerge as particularly noteworthy obstacles for female entrepreneurs. These research findings hold implications for the formulation of more effective government policies and strategic initiatives aimed at fostering a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem, particularly to empower female entrepreneurs in developing countries.
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