Tag: Gender Studies
Empirical expectations shaped intentions to adopt double surnames in Italy
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Study reveals how social norms influence Italian parents’ double surname adoption decisions. Empirical expectations about prevalence prove more influential than normative approval in shaping.
Article reframes legal-sex decertification through utopian failure
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in LawExplore how prefigurative law reform reshapes legal proposals on sex and gender through utopian studies, reframing failure as productive rather than disqualifying.
Women’s participation gap in India is narrowing slowly
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Analysis of women’s economic participation and transformation in India, examining how formal and informal institutions impact empowerment outcomes and gender equity progress.
Evidence rules may help limit prejudice in rape trials
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in LawExamination of how evidentiary rules admit prejudicial stereotypes about rape victims in trials, with reform recommendations for Ireland’s sexual experience and personal records disclosure rules.
Community practices reduced gender’s role in dividing paid and unpaid work
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Ethnographic study of how institutional practices—uniform pay, shared childcare, gender quotas—reshape gender divisions in paid and unpaid labour at community level.
Gender lens label varies widely across equity funds
Study of gender lens equity funds reveals inconsistent methodologies, limited portfolio overlap, and mixed performance compared to benchmarks.
Foreign-born women remain underrepresented in Swedish councils and parliament
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Literature review of 20 studies examining foreign-born political underrepresentation in Swedish parliament and local councils alongside analysis of factors enabling or hindering their participation.
Gender roles in farming and trade differ by region in Nigeria
Analysis of Nigeria General Household Survey data reveals substantial regional variation in gender participation across farming, wholesale, and retail activities.
Women’s opt-out decisions were shaped by labor and household structures
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Qualitative study examining choice feminism through Brazilian women’s labor market exits, revealing structural constraints underlying ostensibly voluntary career decisions.
Gender differences shape poverty determinants in U.S. households
Analysis of 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances data reveals employment and other poverty determinants affect male and female-headed households differently, suggesting need for targeted interventions.
