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“That pressure is already killing you”: Exploring experiences of empowerment and disempowerment of Turkish female athletes “这种压力已经在杀死你了”：探索土耳其女运动员的赋权和赋权经历

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103113

Pelin Pilgir , Filiz Yıldırım

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The use of ‘feminism’ in the Turkish National Corpus and its social reflections “女权主义”在土耳其国家语料库中的运用及其社会反思

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103111

Hazal Özyürek Yağlı, Çiçek Coşkun

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Evaluation of problems faced by women construction workers during COVID-19 评估女性建筑工人在2019冠状病毒病期间面临的问题

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103112

Vansheika, Saurabh Rawat

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Theological arguments framing violence against women: Context, cause and the gendered impacts of scriptural priorities 针对妇女的暴力的神学论点：背景，原因和圣经优先的性别影响

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103102

Josephine Clarke , Sarah Wendt , Wendy Mayer

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Decolonial feminist aesthetics and sensibilities in filmmaking 电影制作中的非殖民地女性主义美学和情感

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103101

Madina Tlostanova , Redi Koobak

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Spoilsports: Doing feminist work in sport spaces Spoilsports：在运动空间做女权主义工作

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103100

Nida Ahmad , Adele Pavlidis , Aish Ravi , Holly Thorpe , Kim Toffoletti , Danielle Warby

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Beyond gender: The complexities of women's access to humanitarian aid in Yemen 超越性别：也门妇女获得人道主义援助的复杂性

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103099

Ghaidaa Motahar , Suat Yan Lai , John Pinto

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The appointment of female arbitrators—What do islamic law and the constitutions of Arab muslim countries really say? 任命女性仲裁员——伊斯兰法律和阿拉伯穆斯林国家的宪法到底说了什么？

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103096

Farouq Saber Al-Shibli

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Women's pathways to leadership: A bibliometric review and qualitative inquiry into career progression in Turkey 妇女通往领导的道路：对土耳其职业发展的文献计量学回顾和定性调查

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103098

Ummugulsum Gunes , Wei-Wen Chang

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Perspectives of service providers who support women victims/survivors of sexual offenses in Goa, India 支持印度果阿邦性侵女性受害者/幸存者的服务提供者的观点

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103095

Asawari Raju Nayak , Bidisha Banerjee

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