In charting Bangladesh’s remarkable progress on a range of social indicators since the 1970s, Naila Kabeer explores the critical role played by women’s agency. How were women able to challenge existing gender norms in the context of the “lived” Islam of their culture? What are the lessons of this episode – and what nuances are offered vis-à-vis the more “universal” path to progress and emancipation generally assumed by Western feminists?| From Poverty to Power
Written by Carlotta Rose Busetto. This article examines Tsai Ing-wen’s fashion in her two successful presidential campaigns and how posting certain outfits online increased her electability. …| Taiwan Insight
Women have re-interpreted sacred texts, stepped into leadership roles, and created alternative communities.| Psychologs Magazine | Mental Health Magazine | Psychology Magazine | Self-Hel...
Tori Shucheng Yang, Changhui Song, and Hui Xie examine how heterosexual women in China who are unwittingly married to men who have sex with men draw upon heteronormativity to rework their identities in response to the disclosure of their husbands’ sexuality. Their analysis highlights how identity provides a crucial link between individuals’ management of the contradictions in the dominant sexual binary and the reproduction of heteronormativity.| Gender & Society
The restriction of spousal and work-age children’s eligibility ignores systemic power differentials that disenfranchise women| Policy Options
New analysis by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) and The Women’s Budget Group (WBG) has found that the barriers to paid work encountered by women means that £88.7bn GVA is lost to the economy in England, Scotland and Wales annually – equivalent to the contribution of the entire financial services sector in the UK.| CLES
For International Women’s Day this year, the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine celebrated with a special social event in the museum, where an extra special speech was given by one of our highly respected senior academics. In this episode, we capture the highlights of Prof Pat Monaghan‘s Women’s Day talk, wherein she […]| Naturally Speaking
Creating a diverse workplace produces a number of benefits to help you get that competitive advantage. But generating this environment can be difficult. We explore some of the most critical issues to overcome. The post What are the Most Common Diversity Issues in the Workplace? appeared first on FutureBusiness.| FutureBusiness
© www.viewsoftheworld.net This contribution for Political Insight (June 2019, Volume 10, Issue 2) maps gender inequality around the world and argues that the political sphere is often the most resistant to change. Unequal treatment based on gender is deeply embedded in many … Continue reading → The post Inequalities of Gender: Education, work, and politics was written by Benjamin Hennig and published on Views of the World. If you enjoyed this, you might want to follow me on Twitter or Fa...| Views of the World
