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Private Patriarchy’s Impact on Women’s Careers: Through Kaleidoscope Career Model Lens

In patriarchal societies where men have more power, women often face unfair treatment both at home and outside. Patriarchy is a social arrangement in which women are dominated by men through various practices of female subordination and male supremacy. In private patriarchy, women face various forms of oppression within their families due to discriminatory gender expectations, while their male counterparts are free from such constraints.

The experience of pregnancy and childbirth overshadowed by obstetric violence and structural barriers of the Israeli health system from the perspective of Arab and Jewish women

Women’s periods of reproduction and childbirth are characterized by major changes in their bodies and lives. For many women, childbirth is a key event in their lives, and they develop strong expectations towards this experience. Unfortunately, in the last two decades there is increased evidence about abusive behaviors towards women by no other than health professionals. These behaviors were named ‘obstetric violence.

Research, Editor's PicksRachel WolfeMarch 4, 2024pregnancy, Childbirth, Health system, women

The Transformative Potential of Entrepreneurship for Women Living in Poverty

There are hundreds-of-millions of women entrepreneurs in the world who live in poverty and run micro-enterprises to meet their own basic needs, and that of their customers. Their impact in low-income communities around the world is profound and pervasive. Yet – there is very little that we understand about the lives of these women-entrepreneurs - a situation that my research aims to remedy.

Research, Editor's PicksMaria Pia TissotAugust 26, 2022entrepreneurship, women, female empowerment

“You’re So Exotic Looking”: Analyzing Intersectional Violence against Asian American and Pacific Islander Women

Four years ago, we, four Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) female social workers, researched experiences on anti-Asian violence as demonstrated in Twitter posts using the hashtag #thisis2016. We published our findings in the feminist social work journal, Affilia, in March 2021, the same week as the Atlanta spa shootings involving the murder of six Asian American women.

Is there a glass ceiling in Higher Education?

Women play a pivotal role as role models to inspire the future generation of female leaders in education, whether it is in schools or in Higher Education. According to Hewitt (2020) and Osho (2018), 56.6% of the university student body is comprised of women. The Higher Education workforce, however, reflects a different picture where 45.3% of the workforce are women, as outlined by the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA) data.

The Benefits of Self Defense Training for Pakistani Woman

In 2018, Pakistan was ranked the 6th most dangerous country for woman, and incidences of violence against woman are reportedly on the rise. In this climate of violence, what can women do to help protect themselves?

ResearchKimberley SimpsonOctober 28, 2019SAGE post, self defense, Pakistan, women

Feminist Political Economy in a Globalized World: African Women Migrants in South Africa and the US

Migration is one of the most important social phenomena of our times. In the social science literature, particularly among US-based scholars, African migrant women remain an understudied population. The experiences of African women migrants, either as immigrants or refugees, clearly demonstrate that migration is a gendered process.