Journal of International Women's Studies articles from November 2006

Journal of International Women's Studies archives from November 2006

Madam president: progress, problems, and prospects for 2008.(Obituary)
November 1, 2006... Abstract Women have made great progress in electoral politics both in the United States and around the world, and at all levels of public office. However, although a number of women have led their countries in the modern era and a growing...

Rocking the cradle to rocking the world: the role of Muslim female fighters.(Report)
November 1, 2006... Introduction Attacks by the mujahidaat are arguably more deadly than those conducted by male fighters and could motivate other Muslim women to adopt suicide as the tactic of choice. The use of Muslim women to conduct martyrdom, or suicide,...

Ahmadi women reconciling faith with vulnerable reality through education.
November 1, 2006... Abstract This paper presents the perceptions, attitudes and views of a group of Ahmadi women in Southern California through the eyes of their local leader. The specific focus is on ways in which Ahmadi women engage in cultural/religious...

Arab women's education and gender perceptions: an insider analysis.(Report)
November 1, 2006... Abstract Studies focusing exclusively on the connection between Arab Muslim women's educational pursuits and their gender perceptions, and how their gender perceptions may have changed as a result of living in two different cultures, are...

The Jamaican female skills surplus and earnings deficit: a holistic explanation.
November 1, 2006... Abstract This paper addresses the poor socio-economic performance of Jamaican females despite superior human capital. A holistic explanation exploring female lifestyle choices is advanced since discipline-specific theories fail to explain...

A gender-based analysis of performance of small and medium printing firms in Metro Manila.(Report)
November 1, 2006... Abstract The objective of the paper is to present a comparative analysis of the performance of men-owned and women-owned businesses. The study uses a multidimensional framework of entrepreneurial success, where the indicators refer to the...

Interaction between objective and subjective occupational conditions affecting physical health of women workers.(Report)
November 1, 2006... Abstract This is an investigation on the interaction between the subjective and objective occupational conditions in affecting the overall health of women workers in industries that have accommodated information technology. The sample...

"Myopic feminist individualism in A.S. Byatt's Arabian Nights' Tale: 'The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye'".(Report)
November 1, 2006... Abstract I take as my point of departure Jane Campbell's view that Byatt's "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" "exposes the gaps... between the worlds in which twentieth-century women live," as I situate Byatt's story within its...

Gender, romance novels and plastic sexuality in the United States: a focus on female college students.(Report)
November 1, 2006... Abstract This analysis gauges gender difference in time spent reading romance novels and sexuality. Respondents were 770 white American college students, including 436 females and 334 males, age 17-49. Males are viewed as a reference...

Unbending gender narratives in African literature.(Report)
November 1, 2006... Abstract The last century has witnessed an upsurge in literature triggered by the feminist movement. This unprecedented event has transformed the various literary genres that are being deconstructed to suit the changing times. African...

An analysis of the economic status of women in Cameroon.(Report)
November 1, 2006... Abstract The Cameroon woman has for long been the economic backbone of the nation, yet she remains largely marginalized in society generally and in the economic sector in particular. The cumulative effects of the interplay of gender...

Hidden overburden of female-headed households in guar bean production: Zimbabwean experience.(Report)
November 1, 2006... Abstract The study was done on a guar bean-growing project in Makachi area, Zimbabwe. The study objectives were to determine ownership of resources, time spent on production and access to information by male-headed and female-headed...

The health condition of older women in Ghana: a case study of Accra City.
November 1, 2006... Abstract In the context of increased rural-urban migration, social exclusion of some of the recent urban arrivals and the sharp change in life style in urban communities, some of the most critical health problems of older people may be...

Midwifery education in Jordan: history, challenges and proposed solutions.(Report)
November 1, 2006... Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a historical overview of midwifery education in Jordan during the past fifty years with an emphasis on the first bachelor of midwifery program in Jordan. Nine challenges of midwifery...

Attitudes toward women managers in Turkey and Pakistan.
November 1, 2006... Abstract This paper examines managerial attitudes toward women managers in Turkey and Pakistan by using "Managerial Attitudes toward Women Executives Scale (MATWES)" and draws a cross-cultural comparison between these two countries'...

Women and the HIV/AIDS epidemic: the issue of school age girls' awareness in Nigeria.
November 1, 2006... Abstract This study was conducted to examine women and the HIV/AIDS epidemic: the issue of school age girls' awareness in Nigeria information was elicited from 1,222 randomly selected regular under-graduate female students from the 11...

"A sea captain in her own right" (1): navigating the feminist thought of Huda Shaarawi.(Report)(Biography)
November 1, 2006... To think, to argue, to decide, to write To talk, undoubtedly--perhaps to fight. Elizabeth Inchbald 1809: Prologue) Abstract Huda Shaarawi was one of the first Egyptian women who argued for women's liberation, starting...

Women, words and war: explaining 9/11 and justifying U.S. military action in Afghanistan and Iraqi (1).
November 1, 2006... Abstract Texts and images in the print media, outdoor advertisements, and on the Internet form the primary source material for this article. The Bush administration and the American media, drawing upon well-worn traditions of...

'And not destroyed by the destruction of the body': documenting incarceration: Joya Mitra's Killing Days.(Critical essay)
November 1, 2006... Abstract This paper discusses an unusual and disturbing narrative of a young student who is incarcerated for four years in Indian jails for participating in an ideological battle with a state government that steadily escalated in violence...

Verbal and visual rhetorics of cancer: defying silence in Margaret Edson, Audre Lorde and Jo Spence's works.(Critical essay)
November 1, 2006... Abstract In this essay I offer some powerful verbal and visual examples of the rhetorics of cancer in an attempt to bring to our attention the experiences and reflections of those who felt more like medical cases than persons-patients...

A Lot to Learn: Girls, Women, and Education in the 20th Century.(Book review)
November 1, 2006... A Lot to Learn: Girls, Women, and Education in the 20th Century. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj. 2005. Toronto: Women's Press. 181 pp. (+ xii, Index). $18.95 (Paperback). A Lot to Learn is a feminist, autobiographical, social history focusing on...

Women in the New Millennium: The Global Revolution.(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Women in the New Millennium: The Global Revolution. Breneman, Anne R. and Rebecca A. Mbuh. 2006. Lanham, MD: Hamilton Books. 336 pp. (Includes bibliography; index; appendix). $45.00 (Paperback). Women in the New Millennium was inspired by...

Workable Sisterhood: The Political Journey of Stigmatized Women with HIV/AIDS.(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Workable Sisterhood: The Political Journey of Stigmatized Women with HIV/AIDS. Michele Tracy Berger. 2004. Princeton, N J: Princeton University Press. 224 pp (+ Index). $19.99 (Paperback). The number of women with HIV and AIDS has increased...

The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in a New Age of Empire.(Book review)
November 1, 2006... The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in a New Age of Empire. Cynthia Enloe. 2004. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. 367 pp. $50.00 (Hardcover). $21.95 (Paperback). Feminist scholars increasingly challenge the state centered...

Women in the Superintendency: Discarded Leadership.(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Women in the Superintendency: Discarded Leadership. Joyce A. Dana and Diana M. Bourisaw. 2006. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Education. 249 pp. Illustrations. $65.00 (hardcover). $34.95 (paperback). "The title and theme for this book,...

Sex and Manners: Female Emancipation in the West 1890-2000.(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Sex and Manners: Female Emancipation in the West 1890-2000. Cas Wouters. 2004. London: SAGE Publications. pp. 188. Includes bibliographical references and indices. $110.00 (hardcover). $35.95 (paperback). In Sex and Manners, Cas Wouters...

Victims as Offenders: The Paradox of Women's Violence in Relationships.(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Victims as Offenders: The Paradox of Women's Violence in Relationships. Susan L. Miller. 2005. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 175 pp. $62.00 (Hardback). $22.95 (Paperback). Intimate partner violence has emerged as a serious topic...

American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans.(Book review)
November 1, 2006... American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans. Eve LaPlante. 2004. New York: HarperSanFrancisco. 312 pp. (Includes chronology genealogy, bibliography, and index). $24.95 (Hardcover). $14.95...

Body Work: The Social Construction of Women's Body Image.(Book review)
November 1, 2006... Body Work: The Social Construction of Women's Body Image. Sylvia K. Blood. 2005. London: Routledge. 149 pp (+ ix and index). $80.00 (Hardback). $26.95 (Paperback). As stated in the book's subtitle, Body Work: The Social Construction of...