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The annual struggle for equality: Analysis of Aurat March coverage in Pakistan's English print media (2018–2024)

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103088

Muhammad Awais , Farahat Ali

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New frontiers of parenthood: Sperm smuggling, IVF, and gender roles in Palestine

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103089

Bilal Hamamra , Asala Mayaleh , Ilan Pappé

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Introduction: Transgression and its costs

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103087

Ben Kasstan-Dabush , Sheelagh McGuinness

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Women's specifications to design a smartphone app to provide psychological care during reproductive treatments: Qualitative study with patients and professionals

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103084

Verónica Martínez-Borba , Laura Andreu-Pejó , Jorge Osma

{"title":"Women's specifications to design a smartphone app to provide psychological care during reproductive treatments: Qualitative study with patients and professionals","authors":"Verónica Martínez-Borba , Laura Andreu-Pejó , Jorge Osma","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103084","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103084","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Internet-based interventions may help reduce the emotional burden of assisted reproductive techniques (ART) although some concerns regarding its use need to be addressed (i.e., the high dropout rates found in self-administered psychological interventions). It has been suggested that the development of online interventions that consider women needs and preferences may help to reduce some of these issues. The aim of this study is to explore the opinion, preferences and recommendations of women undergoing ART and professionals who care for them about how to turn a face-to-face preventive psychosocial program based on the Unified Protocol into a mobile application (m-Health). Six patients and twelve professionals were involved in two semi-structured focus group before the development of the m-Health solution. After the transcription, two independent researchers coded the information in order to extract Areas, Subcategories, and Categories discussed during focus groups. Analyses of the content indicated that both patients and professionals agree that preventive m-Health solutions should be developed by professionals, ensure data protection, combine online and face-to-face sessions, connect women with peers, offer the inclusion of the partner or a relative, include a variety of educational content, provide personalized content adapted to women's needs and provide fast responses and immediate feedback. These results may help to guide the development of m-Health programs. Exploring opinions and preferences of simultaneous stakeholders, women undergoing ART and professionals is important because patient-centered care may help to increase users' satisfaction with preventive psychosocial interventions and, therefore, improve adherence rates and treatment effectiveness.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103084"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143636558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Claiming queerness on Weibo: Public interaction discourse towards Chinese queer women athletes and their chugui

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103082

Zesheng Yang , Liming Liu , Liang Ge

{"title":"Claiming queerness on Weibo: Public interaction discourse towards Chinese queer women athletes and their chugui","authors":"Zesheng Yang , Liming Liu , Liang Ge","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103082","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103082","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In China, queer remains a sensitive subject, particularly when intersecting with the realm of sports, where nationalist and heteronormative ideologies dominate. In 2021, two Chinese women athletes publicly <em>chugui</em> (Chinese localized term for coming out) by sharing images of their same-sex partners on social media. As the first sportspersons in China to publicly affirm their queer identity, their posts ignited sustained public debate. This study employs critical discourse analysis to interrogate public reactions to their <em>chugui</em>, examining interactive discourse on Chinese social media. We reveal that the athletes' <em>chugui</em> is perceived as a dual threat: to state-sanctioned notions of national honor and to patriarchal norms, exacerbated by pervasive online misogyny and homophobia. The analysis further demonstrates how public discourse constructs a triple marginalization of queer female athletes, intersecting their profession, gender, and sexuality within China's socio-cultural hierarchies. We argue that <em>chugui</em> must be understood in the situated context of Chinese socio-cultural and media landscapes, where soft and romanticized expressions of queerness serve as both a survival strategy and a subtle challenge to heteronormativity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103082"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143621164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A tale of embodied domination, queer feelings, and decolonial disruption in sport

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103079

Fabiana Turelli , Janelle Joseph

{"title":"A tale of embodied domination, queer feelings, and decolonial disruption in sport","authors":"Fabiana Turelli , Janelle Joseph","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103079","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103079","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Embodiment of patriarchy and ethnicity is a controlling device that can prime an athlete for success within a sport model that reinforces domination. In this paper, we offer a piece of auto-bio-ethnographic prose that covers two aspects of the first authors' subjectivity (ethnicity and gender) in a colonial upbringing. Becoming aware of unfairness and oppression and taking action to change one's circumstances is a demanding process without a definitive end or realistic goal of stability. As such, we advocate for reflexivity, ‘<em>conscientização’</em> (critical thinking; <span><span>Freire, 2005</span></span>) to pursue (self-)consciousness as the first step in a process of enabling social justice and resistance in and beyond sport. Moreover, we argue that <em>conscientização</em> is a queering process, as one comes to recognize (resistance to) dominant scripts, and the messiness of challenging disciplinary technologies and knowledges. Using an intersectional queer praxis in the creation of meaningful narratives about personal histories and sport, we acknowledge the challenges of speaking up and embrace a new model of research and writing, auto-bio-ethnographic storytelling, to deal with the complexity of multifaceted domination, awareness, and resistance. The narrative in this paper shows this process. We conclude the article with an invitation to embrace ‘queer feelings’ (<span><span>Ahmed, 2004</span></span>) and draw attention to embodiment in sport and social justice, with an ultimate goal of decolonial disruption.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103079"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143601683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Policy contention and the movement-party relationship: Pro-choice mobilization in Poland, 2020–21

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103083

Olga Zelinska

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Intersectional violence against women in Gaza amidst genocide

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103081

Guido Veronese , Bilal Hamamra , Fayez Mahamid , Dana Bdier , Federica Cavazzoni

{"title":"Intersectional violence against women in Gaza amidst genocide","authors":"Guido Veronese , Bilal Hamamra , Fayez Mahamid , Dana Bdier , Federica Cavazzoni","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103081","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103081","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study analyzes the multifaceted violence experienced by women during armed conflict through an intersectional framework, focusing on the compounded vulnerabilities arising from overlapping identities such as age, marital status, economic background, and caregiving roles. Using narratives of Gazan refugee women displaced during the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip, I provide an in-depth exploration of the physical, emotional, economic, and social abuse these women endure. Through semi-structured interviews and written testimonies, the study captures the lived experiences of 30 participants aged 19 to 57, residing in shelters across Rafah. Thematic content analysis of the narratives identified six key themes: (1) age and vulnerability, (2) marital status and domestic dynamics, (3) economic background and exploitation, (4) motherhood, (5) social stigma and cultural expectations, and (6) intersectionality and vulnerability. Systemic inequalities and cultural barriers perpetuate cycles of violence, further marginalizing women in conflict. By situating women's experiences within an intersectional and structural framework, this research underscores the urgent need for tailored interventions addressing the root causes of gender-based violence. It advocates for solutions that prioritize the dignity, agency, and resilience of women living through war, and serves as a call to action for recognizing the interconnected nature of oppression and implementing survivor-centered approaches in conflict and post-conflict settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103081"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143561952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The compulsory adoption of children of parents with disabilities in Israel: An analysis

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103077

Shira Rosenberg-Lavi , Anat Herbst-Debby

{"title":"The compulsory adoption of children of parents with disabilities in Israel: An analysis","authors":"Shira Rosenberg-Lavi , Anat Herbst-Debby","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103077","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103077","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The article examines perceptions of the parental capacity of people with disabilities in Israel. Critical content analysis of court rulings involving the compulsory adoption of children of parents with disabilities allows us to discern the perceptions of judges and professionals. We analyzed decisions from all court levels during 1960–2017. Findings highlight a wide range of perceptions of parents with disabilities, including concerns about their ability to ensure their children's physical and mental well-being. Adoption is a means to erase the genealogy of disabilities. Judges and professionals are not always aware that parents with disabilities lack resources, parental support and care services, but sometimes criticize the welfare system, suggesting that severance of the parent-child relationship could be avoided with appropriate support. A more inclusive legal framework that acknowledges and supports the parental capabilities of individuals with disabilities is needed. By critically examining judicial narratives, the article contributes to ongoing discussions on disability rights, family law, and intersectional discrimination in child welfare decisions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103077"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143561953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Knowledge production on decolonial feminism. Implications for epistemic politics

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103080

Ionela Vlase

{"title":"Knowledge production on decolonial feminism. Implications for epistemic politics","authors":"Ionela Vlase","doi":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103080","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103080","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article explores the global production of knowledge on decolonial feminism. While taking stock of recent debates on the epistemic marginalization of Central and Eastern Europe, the article explains European countries' contribution to this study field. Bibliometric information on a sample of 1065 articles indexed in the Web of Science is used to map knowledge production through a co-word analysis based on authors' keywords and co-authorship analysis at country level with the help of VOSviewer. Distinct clusters of interrelated keywords and co-authorship networks point to the (semi)peripheral position of Europe in global co-authorship. Only one quarter of decolonial feminist research is conducted by single or first authors based in Europe. Binary logistic regression identifies article-related indicators associated with the likelihood of a decolonial feminist research originating in Europe. An increase in the number of authors, citations and pages reduces the odds of a study to be initiated in Europe, but the presence of funding acknowledgement and collaboration of co-authors from different countries predict a higher likelihood for a study to originate in Europe. Our outcome variable is positively associated with the increase in the number of references and the closer date of an article's publication. These findings highlight the manufactured ignorance produced by institutional and structural contexts, the impact of broader ideological forces and the politics of location. The development of transnational collaborative ties could balance the power inequalities separating epistemic cultures that cut across the Global North/Global South divide.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":47940,"journal":{"name":"Womens Studies International Forum","volume":"110 ","pages":"Article 103080"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143549469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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