Women's Studies

Article Political Science

Power Struggles in the Implementation of Gender Equality Policies: The Politics of Resistance and Counter-resistance in Universities

Rebecca Tildesley, Emanuela Lombardo, Tania Verge

Summary: This article presents an analytical framework for studying power struggles in the implementation of gender equality policies, emphasizing the importance of considering a multifaceted concept of power to understand feminist politics. The study in Spanish universities reveals the forms and types of resistance hindering gender reform efforts, as well as counter-action strategies.

POLITICS & GENDER (2022)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Variation in Restrictive Abortion Policies and Adverse Birth Outcomes in the United States from 2005 to 2015

Sara K. Redd, Kelli Stidham Hall, Monica S. Aswani, Bisakha Sen, Martha Wingate, Whitney S. Rice

Summary: The implementation of abortion restrictions in U.S. states has an impact on birth outcomes, with the level of restrictions being associated with preterm birth and low birth weight rates in different regions.

WOMENS HEALTH ISSUES (2022)

Article Economics

Returns in the Labor Market: A Nuanced View of Penalties at the Intersection of Race and Gender in the US

Mark Paul, Khaing Zaw, William Darity

Summary: This article provides new evidence on intersectionality and the wage gap in the US by analyzing data from the Current Population Survey. The study shows that holding multiple identities cannot be easily disaggregated in an additive fashion, but instead interact in nuanced ways. Additionally, the findings reveal that the intersectional penalty for Black women persists over time.

FEMINIST ECONOMICS (2022)

Article Gerontology

Gender differences in the association between perceived income sufficiency and self-rated health among older adults: A population-based study in India

T. Muhammad, Priya Maurya

Summary: This study investigates the gender differences in self-rated health and finds that self-perceived income sufficiency and other socioeconomic and health-related factors play a significant role in these differences.

JOURNAL OF WOMEN & AGING (2023)

Article Sociology

School as a hostile institution: How Black and Immigrant Girls of Color Experience the Classroom

Ranita Ray

Summary: Despite academic gains for racially marginalized girls, schools remain hostile institutions for them, characterized by gendered racial harassment, erasure of intellect, and estrangement within their communities. The denigration of immigrant girls serves as a conduit for misogynoir, justifying hostility towards all racially marginalized girls. Feminist analysis and Black-colonial education frameworks reveal the current role of schools as hostile institutions for Black girls and immigrant girls of color.

GENDER & SOCIETY (2022)

Article Psychology, Developmental

Gendered Division of Digital Labor in Parenting: A Qualitative Study in Urban China

Yinni Peng

Summary: This study examines the gendered division of digital labor in urban Chinese families and finds that mothers shoulder most of the digital labor in parenting. It highlights the mutual construction of gender and digital technology in the domestic sphere and calls for attention to the constraining and exploitative implications of digital technology for women.

SEX ROLES (2022)

Article Management

Critical feminist analysis of STEM mentoring programs: A meta-synthesis of the existing literature

Makini Beck, Jillian Cadwell, Anne Kern, Ke Wu, Maniphone Dickerson, Melinda Howard

Summary: This study conducted a meta-synthesis review of existing literature on STEM mentoring programs for women using Critical Feminist Theory (CFT) to understand how these programs support women in traditionally male-dominated fields. The study explored four primary strands of CFT and traditional models of mentoring, revealing challenges in retention and professional satisfaction for women in STEM fields. The findings contribute to the epistemology of mentoring women in STEM through feminist discourse.

GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION (2022)

Article Women's Studies

The Batty Effect: Victim-Survivors and Domestic and Family Violence Policy Change

Lisa J. Wheildon, Jacqui True, Asher Flynn, Abby Wild

Summary: This article examines the influence of victim-survivors as change agents through the case study of domestic violence advocate Rosie Batty, analyzing the factors that led to significant social and policy reforms in Australia. It discusses how Batty embodies characteristics of a policy entrepreneur and ideal victim, and how the sociopolitical context at the time facilitated change. The implications for victim-survivor led policy change are also explored.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (2022)

Article Management

Career resilience of female professionals in the male-dominated IT industry in Sweden: Toward a process perspective

Dinara Tokbaeva, Leona Achtenhagen

Summary: This paper explores the role of career resilience in the career progression of women in the male-dominated IT sector, and finds that career resilience tends to evolve and strengthen in a gendered workplace. Based on interviews with female IT professionals and discourse analysis of newspaper articles, a process model of career resilience in gendered professions is developed, with practical recommendations.

GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION (2023)

Article Social Issues

Gender-based violence against women users of public transport in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

Diana Infante-Vargas, Kate Boyer

Summary: This paper investigates the issue of gender-based violence experienced by women using public transport, emphasizing the psychological impact on women and the wide-reaching negative effects it can have.

JOURNAL OF GENDER STUDIES (2022)

Article Communication

Exclusion in #MeToo India: rethinking inclusivity and intersectionality in Indian digital feminist movements

Narayanamoorthy Nanditha

Summary: This research investigates the non-inclusivity of #MeTooIndia towards marginalized and gendered bodies and narratives on the Twitter platform. The exclusion is primarily due to increased attention to sexual abuse among the Indian elite, lack of discussion on different experiences of sexual abuse among various communities, and the creation of unsafe spaces for gendered minorities to share their experiences. The study suggests rethinking how feminist movements are designed and organized online to create safer, more inclusive, and intersectional spaces for activism.

FEMINIST MEDIA STUDIES (2022)

Review Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

The Effects of Breastfeeding on Maternal Mental Health: A Systematic Review

Megan Yuen, Olivia J. Hall, Grace A. Masters, Benjamin C. Nephew, Catherine Carr, Katherine Leung, Adrienne Griffen, Lynne McIntyre, Nancy Byatt, Tiffany A. Moore Simas

Summary: Breastfeeding has positive effects on maternal mental health, but challenges or a discrepancy between expectations and experience may lead to negative mental health outcomes.

JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH (2022)

Article Gerontology

Physical and mental well-being, risk and protective factors among older lesbians/gay women in the United Kingdom during the initial COVID-19 2020 lockdown

Sue Westwood, Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Michael Toze

Summary: This article reports findings from a recent UK survey on the impact of COVID-19 on older LGBT+ individuals. It highlights the differences in responses between those who were happy with their living circumstances pre-COVID, showing adaptability and positivity, and those who were unhappy, experiencing a negative impact on their support systems. Trans women in particular benefited from support from specific networks during the pandemic. Access to online technologies was crucial for good mental health during lockdown.

JOURNAL OF WOMEN & AGING (2022)

Article Psychology, Developmental

I can't push off my own Mental Health: Chilly STEM Climates, Mental Health, and STEM Persistence among Black, Latina, and White Graduate Women

Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, Amanda Arnold, Jennifer Bekki, Madison Natarajan, Bianca Bernstein, Ashley K. Randall

Summary: This study examined the psychological impact of marginalized experiences in white male-dominated STEM environments on Black, Latina, and white graduate women. It found that these experiences led to increased psychological stress and decreased persistence in STEM fields among the participants.

SEX ROLES (2022)

Article Psychology, Developmental

Orgasm Frequency Predicts Desire and Expectation for Orgasm: Assessing the Orgasm Gap within Mixed-Sex Couples

G. M. Wetzel, R. A. Cultice, D. T. Sanchez

Summary: This study investigates the impact of the orgasm gap between men and women on sexual outcomes for mixed-sex couples. The findings show that men significantly underestimate the size of the orgasm gap in their relationships, and there is a positive relationship between orgasm frequency and desire and expectation for orgasm. Women's orgasm frequency also predicts men's orgasm expectation.

SEX ROLES (2022)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Gender Differences in National Institutes of Health Grant Submissions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Danielle Roubinov, Lauren M. Haack, Johanna B. Folk, Lisa Rotenstein, Erin C. Accurso, Priya Dahiya, Andrea N. Ponce, Vanessa Nava, Yvonne Maldonado, Eleni Linos, Christina Mangurian

Summary: Emerging data suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected women in academic medicine, particularly in research grant submissions. This study found that women faculty submitted significantly fewer grants during the pandemic compared to their male counterparts. This may have long-term implications for women's research productivity and career advancement.

JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH (2022)

Article Management

Vulnerable relational knowing that matters

Susan Merilainen, Tarja Salmela, Anu Valtonen

Summary: This paper delves into vulnerable relational knowing by sharing embodied experiences and habits of feminist academics, emphasizing the importance of vulnerability in academia. Two detailed stories provide unique examples of alternative ways of working in academia, showcasing the potential of vulnerability for embodied relational knowing in academia.

GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION (2022)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

h-Index and Academic Rank by Gender Among Breast Surgery Fellowship Faculty

Diane M. Radford, Sareh Parangi, Chao Tu, Julie K. Silver

Summary: The study found that the academic impact of breast surgery faculty, as measured by the h-index, increases with academic rank, and male professors have significantly higher h-index than female professors. For associate professors, female had a higher average h-index than males. Despite the majority of breast surgical teaching faculty being female, they are underrepresented in higher academic ranks.

JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH (2022)

Review Psychology, Multidisciplinary

The intersection of autism and gender in the negotiation of identity: A systematic review and metasynthesis

Isobel Moore, Gareth Morgan, Alice Welham, Ginny Russell

Summary: This review explores the intersection of autism and gender in qualitative research, finding that autism discourses restrict gender identities and position gendered autistic identities in subordinate and othered ways. While autism as an identity may offer community and freedom, dominant autism discourses act to restrict and police gender, reinforcing existing power hierarchies.

FEMINISM & PSYCHOLOGY (2022)

Article Business

Cis-normativity at work: exploring discrimination against US trans workers

Mario I. Suarez, Guadalupe Marquez-Velarde, Christy Glass, Gabe H. Miller

Summary: This study examines how gender variation in trans identities affects exposure to bias and discrimination, and explores how trans identities intersect with race/ethnicity, education, and social class to shape exposure risk in the workplace. The authors find significant differences in discrimination experiences between trans women and men, as well as differences in race, education, and social class. The presence of anti-discrimination policies also yields mixed results.

GENDER IN MANAGEMENT (2022)