VOLUME 7(2) • 2017
CONTEMPORARY PORTRAYALS OF WOMEN AND FEMININITY. A CASE STUDY OF LIFESTYLE BLOGS IN THE U.S.
ABSTRACT. This article explores contemporary portrayals of women and femininity in lifestyle blogs written and edited by millennial women in the United States. Based on a sample of three of the most popular lifestyle blogs currently in the U.S. this article attempts to identify and describe current ..
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PRINTED PERSONAL ADVERTISEMENTS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT. This paper examines, from both an evolutionary and sociocultural perspective, gender differences in 276 printed personal advertisements in Sunday Vanguard, a leading and widely circulating newspaper in Nigeria. A content analysis of the advertisements confirmed some gender differences note..
THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL EMPLOYMENT STATUS ON CHILDREN’S LABOR OUTCOMES. DOES THE GENDER OF PARENTS AND CHILDREN MATTER?
ABSTRACT. This paper investigates the influence of parental employment status during adolescence on adult children’s labour outcomes across European country groups, according to the gender of both parents and children. Our aim is to examine whether this influence is stronger within mother–daughter a..
EUROPEAN IDENTITY AND GENDER EQUALITY POLICIES: SHAPING THE PRACTICE OF GENDER EXPERTISE
ABSTRACT. This paper explores the relationship between the European identity project and European Union gender equality policy in terms of the implications for the practice of gender expertise. In the first section of the paper I chart the development of gender equality policies over the last six de..
HEALTH DETERMINANTS IN ITALIAN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS (T2DM) PATIENTS: A CRITICAL GENDER DIFFERENCES ANALYSIS
ABSTRACT. Different studies described the important role of wellbeing, self-care and self-efficacy (i.e. health determinants) to achieve best health outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients. However, literature has paid little attention to highlight the possible gender differences relate..
THE GENDERED PSYCHOLOGY OF POLITICAL REVOLUTION AND COUNTERCULTURAL DISSENT IN ANTONIONI’S ZABRISKIE POINT
ABSTRACT. I rely on relevant literature (Chatman, 1985; Elder, 1991; Melbye, 2010; Niessen, 2012; and Fresko, 2014) to prove that Zabriskie Point integrates illustrative desertscape sequences with the intention of assessing contemporary lifestyle. Zabriskie Point’s conflicting compilation of cosmopo..
THE ROLE OF GENDER AND MOTHERHOOD IDEOLOGIES IN PERPETUATING WORKPLACE INEQUALITY
ABSTRACT. Drawing on 48 qualitative interviews, the authors study the relationship between gender ideologies and how women negotiate for family friendly work conditions and compensation. The authors find that although the women in their sample have widely diverging ideologies about the obligations a..
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND INTRA-HOUSEHOLD DIETARY DIVERSITY IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT. Women empowerment entails access to both productive and non-productive resources with the motive of improving the value of individuals’ orientation towards making decisions that affect both the individual and other related entities. This study used a nationally representative survey from t..
HOW WELL CAN THE GENDER PAY GAP IN MISSISSIPPI BE EXPLAINED?
ABSTRACT. Currently women in Mississippi who work full-time earn approximately 27% less than men who work full-time. The purpose of this study is to determine how much of Mississippi’s wage gap can be attributed to measurable factors such as education and choice of occupation. The study also discuss..
FEMININE CITIES: NEW ORLEANS IN THE WORK OF JOHN GREGORY BROWN
ABSTRACT. The following paper presents a comprehensive overview of New Orleans in the novels of John Gregory Brown: Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery (1994), The Wrecked, Blessed Body of Shelton Lafleur (1996), and Audubon’s Watch (2001). Taking as a starting point earlier scholarship which suggests ..