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Empowering the disadvantaged: a perspective on Saudi Arabia’s low-skilled female workers Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Raya Alraddadi, Sita AlQahtani, Nada Almubarak
For a Saudi woman living in times of rapid socioeconomic transformation, working in a low-paid job may feel both obligatory and shameful. This paper argues that Saudi women – torn between tradition...
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Women workers and the contestation of gender roles in Vietnam’s new rural factories Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Thuy Trong Duong, Nicole Oke, Alison Baker
In Vietnam garment factories are increasingly moving to rural areas, encouraged by government incentives and labour shortages. Many factories predominantly employ women, and in this article we exam...
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Entanglements of feminist activism and gender equality policy in the Spanish and Swedish film industries: between convergence and critique Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Maria Jansson, Orianna Calderón-Sandoval
This article compares entanglements between activist demands and policy in the Spanish and Swedish film industries using a critical frames approach. Considering contextual factors such as domestic ...
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More than you see: lack of diversity in Brazilian creative departments Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Marta Mensa, Sophia Mueller
This study explores the experiences of Black and White women creatives working in advertising agencies in São Paulo, Brazil. In total, 28 in-depth interviews were conducted, and data was analysed t...
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Gender negotiation of space in Laila Lalami’s The Other Americans and Susan Muaddi Darraj’s The Inheritance of Exile Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Rachid Lamghari
This article examines the gendering of space and the entailed dismantlement of the passivity associated with Arab women in Lalami’s The Other Americans (2019) and Darraj’s The Inheritance of Exile ...
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100 years of James Joyce’s women: wife, daughter and friend Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Margarita Estévez-Saá
One hundred years after the publication of Ulysses (1922), the novel that would immortalize James Joyce, his ouvre continues to attract readers, intellectuals and artists as much as his private lif...
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The (m)other-daughter relationship in McCurdy’s I’m glad my mom died: codependency, anorexia nervosa, and self dis(re)covery Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Noor Alzaghal, Bilal Hamamra
Drawing on clinical psychology, psychosexual development and gender studies, this article examines the mother-daughter dysfunctional co-dependent dyad and eating disorders in McCurdy’s I’m Glad My ...
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Editorial Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Feona Attwood
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 3, 2024)
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Demanding sexual satisfaction: women’s agentic practices and male sexual “non-performance” in Tanzania Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Simon Mutebi
This paper explores women’s agentic practices in expressing their sexual dissatisfaction in the context of male sexual ‘non-performance’. Much scholarly work on male sexual ‘non-performance’ in Tan...
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Domestic violence and coping strategies among married women in rural Manipur Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Lhunjamang Baite
Domestic violence is a major contributor to physical and mental malaise of women and is evident, to some degree, in every society in the world. To eradicate gender discrimination and all forms of v...
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Buzzfeed’s ‘celebrities reading thirst tweets’: examining the sexualization of men and women in the #MeToo era Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Neta Yodovich
The following article examines how celebrities and viewers negotiate the sexualization of women and men on Buzzfeed’s ‘celebrities reading thirst tweets’ videos. In 2017, Buzzfeed, a well-known ent...
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The Terrible We: Thinking with Trans Maladjustment Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Rayan Shipton
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 3, 2024)
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Journal of gender studies, books received vol. 33 no 3 Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-02-21
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 3, 2024)
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Normporn: queer viewers and the tv that soothes us Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Megan Vladoiu
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 3, 2024)
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Logging into the rehearsal stage: a study on how young transgender men use Facebook to rehearse masculinity Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Robin Todd West
With Facebook frequently dismissed by scholars as being insufficient for facilitating trans identity-work, this study set out to uncover the overlooked ways in which young transgender men subvert t...
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Perfect: feeling judged on social media Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Sean Redmond
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 3, 2024)
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Negotiating feminine identity through the maternal bond in Elena Ferrante’s Troubling Love Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Emma Domínguez-Rué
Cultural representations have traditionally portrayed the mother as a one-dimensional figure of sacrifice and unconditional devotion, but contemporary writing by women has examined the complexities...
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“Can women be perceived as good as men in sport? Only when doping!”: when social dominance motives shape judgements of women’s doping suspicions in threat situations Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Iouri Bernache-Assollant, Pierre De Oliveira, Yves Chantal
In this work, we examine whether differences in social dominance orientation (SDO) may lead to the creation of a ‘climate of suspicion’ regarding women’s sporting excellence as well as to negative ...
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‘I feel so trapped’: women’s experiences of antisocial behaviour intervention in social housing Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Kirsty Cameron
Antisocial behaviour and vulnerability have become tied together in policy since the death of Fiona Pilkington and her daughter following sustained ASB, however, whilst there is acknowledgement tha...
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(Re)producing sex/gender normativities: LGB alliance, political whiteness and heteroactivism Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-21 Helen Clarke
LGB Alliance, as a prime example of gender-critical feminism, argues that the ‘sex-based’ rights of those who are ‘same-sex attracted’ are threatened by the inclusion of trans individuals, and tran...
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Books Received Journal of Gender Studies, vol. 33, no. 2 Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-16
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 2, 2024)
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Editorial Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Feona Attwood
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 2, 2024)
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The gender variance scale: developing and piloting a new tool for measuring gender diversity in survey research Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Elizabeth Yarrow, Robbie Duschinsky, Catherine L Saunders
This paper discusses the development and testing of a new composite scale for measuring gender diversity, for use in survey research and statistical analysis: the Gender Variance Scale (GVS). The G...
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Mundeya di Torr: homosociality, the bodybuilder & the pehlwan in contemporary Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Saad Ali Khan, Afrasiyab Khan
Pehlwani (Indian wrestling) and bodybuilding are sports characterized by an intense focus on the body and by an almost lifelong commitment to regulating and maintaining this body. Both these sports...
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Scoping review of discourses on masturbation in Africa: an afrofeminist analysis Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Daniel Yaw Fiaveh
Masturbation – self-sexual stimulation of the genitalia – literature is underdeveloped, especially in terms of non-Western samples. More importantly, there remains very little or no research about ...
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Storied memories: gendering Dalit memories in Urmila Pawar’s The Weave of My Life Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Joy Das, Bibek Adhikary
The present article intends to explore how gendered Dalit1 memory enables one to reclaim the female ‘self’, more explicitly female subjectivity through Urmila Pawar’s The Weave of My Life: A Dalit ...
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Challenging gender stereotypes in the early years: changing the narrative Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Mujlauwidzatul Husna
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 1, 2024)
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Books Received, Journal of Gender Studies, Vol. 33, no. 1 Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-01
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 1, 2024)
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Essentially a mother: a feminist approach to the law of pregnancy and motherhood Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Emma Milne
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 1, 2024)
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Lavender fields: Black women experiencing fear, agency, and hope in the time of Covid-19 Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Lucyl Harrison
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 1, 2024)
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Editorial Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Feona Attwood
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 33, No. 1, 2024)
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‘It just feels really nice when people call me by my name’: accounts of gender euphoria among Australian trans young people and their parents Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-24 Salem Skelton, Damien W. Riggs, Annie Pullen Sansfacon, Sabra L. Katz-Wise, Manvi Arora, Charles-Antoine Thibeault
Gender euphoria refers to positive internal feelings of joy related to gender, and external affirmation when recognized as one’s gender. Euphoria can be an important counter to experiences of gende...
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‘Let’s sharpen the blades’: ecofeminism in American COVID literature Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Marta Fernández-Morales
During the spring of 2020, literary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic were quick to appear. Poetry, essays and diaries proliferated, and collective initiatives sprang up, with authors delving into...
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Gender: ambivalent in_visibilities – an editorial Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Elisabeth Holzleithner, Sylvia Mieszkowski, Birgit Sauer
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 8, 2023)
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Poe and women: recognition and revision Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Sara Williams
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 8, 2023)
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Female sexuality in modernist fiction: literary techniques for making women artists Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Pengfei Zhang
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 8, 2023)
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Egyptian queer women’s quiet activism within repressive contexts in the Middle East Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Shaimaa Magued
This study highlights an unconventional form of LGBTQIA activism within restrictive contexts in the Middle East. Building on the triangulation of data findings obtained from activists’ social media...
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Books Received, vol. 32, no. 8 Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-09
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 8, 2023)
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Editorial Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Feona Attwood
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 8, 2023)
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Face-veiled Women in Contemporary Indonesia Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Nurti Rahayu, Myrza Rahmanita, Bayu Andika Prasatyo
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 8, 2023)
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Honouring Jo Woodiwiss Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Kate Smith, Brigid Featherstone, Jeff Hearn, Grainne McMahon
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 8, 2023)
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Making intersex and non-binary people count? Ambivalent in_visibilities in the German microcensus Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Moritz Roemer
This article discusses the recent introduction of ‘diverse’ and ‘no entry’ along ‘male’ and ‘female’ as gender categories in the German microcensus. It describes how intersex and non-binary survey ...
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Masculine nations, queer bodies and the in/visibilities of gender Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Begonya Enguix Grau
This article explores the overlapping systems of gender and nation and particularly the connections of masculinities with national construction. Based on the analysis of the video ‘Por España’ perf...
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Knitting the in_visible: data-driven craftivism as feminist resistance Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Abigail Moreshead, Anastasia Salter
Feminist scholars are drawing attention to how conventional forms of data representation fail to make visible the experiences of women and marginalized communities. While the problem of reinscribin...
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“Do you have kids? Do you have kids? How many kids do you have?” the enforcement of hegemonic gender in Australian society Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Megan Bugden, Hayley McKenzie, Lisa Hanna, Melissa Graham
This research explored women’s lived experiences of societal enforcement of motherhood through mechanisms of surveillance and judgement. Using a descriptive qualitative phenomenological design, 24 ...
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Support worker’s experiences of self-disclosure within domestic abuse support services and women’s voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organizations: a qualitative enquiry Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Beverley Gilbert
This article examines the experiences of self-disclosure of women’s support workers within domestic abuse support organizations in England. This research considers the voice of women support worker...
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Editorial Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Feona Attwood
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 7, 2023)
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New perspectives on gender and translation: new voices for transnational dialogues Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Lisa Chu Shen
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 7, 2023)
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Everybody: a book about freedom Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Alex Belsey
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 7, 2023)
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Negotiating patriarchy and gender in Africa: discourses, practices and policies Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Rebekah Evans
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 7, 2023)
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Journal of Gender Studies: Books Received, vol. 32, no. 7 Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-10-17
Published in Journal of Gender Studies (Vol. 32, No. 7, 2023)
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‘Could this really be a place for me?’ Women’s experiences in game jams and video game communities Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-09-30 Lucinda Saldanha, Sofia Marques da Silva, Pedro D. Ferreira
Video game communities, as new emerging creators of contemporary culture, have been identified as paradigmatic gendered contexts and are considered essential for understanding gendered contextual d...
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Locating the ‘invisible’ mum: exploring maternal selfie practices Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Su Holmes, Bethany Atkins
This article draws on ten semi-structured interviews with mothers about their maternal selfie practices in order to explore how they use and navigate the form in relation to their motherhood identi...
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Driven out: women’s employment, the transport sector and social reproduction in Grand Tunis Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Emma C. Murphy, Saerom Han, Hanen Keskes, Gina Porter
Employment in the transport sector has historically proven to be male-dominated, even in countries like Tunisia which have evidenced public policy narratives and legal employment frameworks promoti...
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Swallowing and spitting out the red pill: young men, vulnerability, and radicalization pathways in the manosphere Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Matteo Botto, Lucas Gottzén
During the last decades, new forms of men’s rights activism have emerged, commonly referred to as the ‘manosphere’. This loosely connected, misogynistic online movement particularly attracts young ...
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Gender equality at stake: women’s strategies, symbolic violence and resistance in Italian boards of directors Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-09-23 Zenia Simonella, Simona Cuomo
Italy promulgated the ‘Golfo-Mosca Law’ obliging companies to introduce gender quotas on boards of directors. The goal was to analyse whether or to what extent women bring gender equality to boards...
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“I was just so confused, like does this even count as sexual assault?”: understanding LGBTQA+ sexual victimization, help-seeking, and mental health outcomes Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Brooke A. de Heer, Siréne Lipschutz, Sydney Shevat
Most research on sexual victimization centres on cisgender, heterosexual experiences and pushes LGBTQA+ experiences to the margins. The current study focuses on queer experiences of sexual victimiz...
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Men have to be competent in something, women need to show their bodies gender, digital youth cultures and popularity Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Manolo Farci, Cosimo Marco Scarcelli
ABSTRACT Social media represents a significant part of digital youth culture, providing young people with models, symbolic resources, and space for self-presentation and reputation management. This study explored how the ideal of entrepreneurialism, which marks the social media logic of attention and visibility, is appropriated by young people in ways that allow them to challenge or reaffirm traditional
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Different ways of taking care of oneself. How Argentinean gay men negotiate COVID-19 protocols for hooking-up Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Maximiliano Marentes, Mariana Palumbo, Adriel Maroni
Since the beginning of pandemics, Argentinean gay men continued to have sexual experiences. However, when doing so, they did not just break the lockdown, but renegotiate care practices. That negoti...
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Masculinity on ice: masculinity, friendships, and sporting relationships in midlife and older adulthood Journal of Gender Studies (IF 2.011) Pub Date : 2023-08-27 Kristi A. Allain
While researchers have established that young men’s sporting friendships are often structured by violence, minimal intimacy, competition, and the degradation of all things feminine (Messner, 1992b)...