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Between gendered walls: Assessing the impact of single-sex and co-education on student achievement, self-confidence, and communication skills 在性别隔离墙之间：评估单一性别和男女同校对学生成绩、自信心和沟通技巧的影响

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-10-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103003

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“Leave me out of it and raise my salary”: Invisible work in the labor market and the gender wage gap "别把我扯进去，给我涨工资"：劳动力市场中的隐形工作与性别工资差距

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-10-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103001

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“Feeling like” upholding conservative politics: The material and affective dimensions of women's support for AKP 维护保守政治的 "感觉"：妇女支持 AKP 的物质和情感维度

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102998

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“I feel free and comfortable”: The Escape the Corset Movement in South Korea and the question of women's agency "我感到自由和舒适"：韩国的 "逃离紧身胸衣运动 "与妇女的能动性问题

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-10-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102973

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Navigating restrictions: External funding and WPS implementation 突破限制：外部资金和 WPS 的实施

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.103000

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A lack of understanding: Unpacking the transformative power of women's anger in politics 缺乏理解：解读妇女对政治的愤怒所产生的变革力量

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102996

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A digital narrative study concerning global crisis period: The pandemic's impact on the domestic responsibilities of women health workers in Türkiye 关于全球危机时期的数字叙事研究：大流行病对土耳其女卫生工作者家庭责任的影响

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102994

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‘Mostly women's issues’ – Gender differences in community responses to a large-scale NGO programme to prevent violence against women in urban India 主要是妇女问题"--印度城市社区对非政府组织防止暴力侵害妇女大型计划的反应存在性别差异

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102997

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Men want to take care of princesses! Costs, resistances and challenges of competitive women athletes in couple relationships in Spain 男人想照顾公主！西班牙竞技女运动员在夫妻关系中的成本、阻力和挑战

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102991

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Who Cares? Women entrepreneurs and the transition to the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement in Nova Scotia 谁在乎？女企业家与新斯科舍省向全加拿大《早期学习和儿童保育协议》的过渡

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2024-09-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2024.102992

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