VOLUME 6(1) • 2016
THE ROLE OF WORK ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF GENDER
ABSTRACT. The purpose of this article is to gain a deeper understanding of the social construction of gender, the implication of gender as an establishing principle at the level of organizations, the intricacies of gender dynamics in the framework of organizational cultures, and gendered types of op..
FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION AND GENDER WAGE DISCRIMINATION
ABSTRACT. The objective of this paper is to emphasize the causes and consequences of female labor force participation, the impact of female managerial representation on gender integration, and the gender specific changes in wage discrimination. My analysis complements the growing literature on organ..
REPETITION-DIFFERENTIATION IN AN ONLINE DEBATE ON SEXUALITIES: RE-IMAGINING IDENTITY MEANINGS
ABSTRACT. This paper investigates textual activity in the comments section of an online newspaper in which participants respond to a brief article on a Brazilian soap-opera featuring a lesbian couple. Concentrating on this online interaction, it explores the pragmatics of iterability and probes the ..
BULLYING EXPERIENCES AMONG SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTHS IN ENGLAND: THE NATURE, PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATION WITH LIFE SATISFACTION
ABSTRACT. This study investigates whether Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) young adults are more at risk of bullying than their heterosexual peers using Next Steps, a nationally representative longitudinal dataset from England. The experiences of more than 7,200 young adults from across England who w..
THE ROLE OF ATTITUDES TOWARDS MATERNAL EMPLOYMENT IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JOB QUALITY AND FERTILITY INTENTIONS
ABSTRACT. Where changes in fertility timing and sequencing do not suffice in explaining low fertility, scholars typically turn to socioeconomic determinants of fertility intentions like income, employment status, or work hours. Yet, few studies have focused on the importance of job quality and its r..
THE ROAD TO MANDALAY: ORIENTALISM, “BURMA GIRLS” AND WESTERN MUSIC
ABSTRACT. The West’s early fascination with the “Orient,” its biased descriptions of that part of the world, and the portrayal of its women in stereotypically sexist terms, have all been the subject of close examination. However, Burma has rarely figured in such studies, and almost no attention has ..
TOOLS FOR CHANGE: BOOSTING THE RETENTION OF WOMEN IN THE STEM PIPELINE
ABSTRACT. This study details how gender bias plays out in everyday workplace interactions in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). It is based on in-depth interviews with 60 women scientists of color (chiefly professors), and a survey of 557 women scientists (of all races). Different ty..
“DUMB COOZES” AND DAMAGED MEN: FEMALE STEREOTYPES, MALE VICTIMIZATION, AND MANIPULATIVE NARRATION IN THE THINGS THEY CARRIED AND IN THE LAKE OF THE WOODS
ABSTRACT. In this study I propose that during the Vietnam War American soldiers’ relationships were sustained by their shared resentment of American women both during their conflict and afterwards. In two of Tim O’Brien’s novels, The Things They Carried and In the Lake of the Woods, a soldier’s bond..
FAMILY AND MATERNITY PERCEIVED AND PICTURED BY A MIGRANT ARTIST: PAINTINGS OF CONSTANTINE ANDREOU
ABSTRACT. The representation of the female has been common practice in art since prehistoric times to the present. There are several characteristics attributed to the female, who remains eminent in various cultures through time. The maternal aspect of women, along with the institution of the family,..
ENGENDERING THE EVALUATION OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING POLICY: A GENDER SENSITIVE APPROACH
ABSTRACT. Trafficking in persons (TIP) has become a globally prominent issue which has attracted the attention of countries worldwide because of its devastating consequences on human beings. The Vietnamese National Action Program against Trafficking in Women and Children 2004–2010 (the VNAP) was con..