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Beyond tokenism: Breaking the men's circle for gender equality at male-dominated jobs 超越象征性：打破男性的圈子，在男性主导的工作中实现性别平等

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103097

Mustafa Kocanci , Beyhan Aksoy , Mete Kaan Namal

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Family mediation: A critical tool for enhancing women's access to justice in turkish family law 家庭调解：土耳其家庭法中加强妇女诉诸司法的重要工具

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103091

Büşra Gülşah Akbaba

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Silenced online: Women's experiences of digital harassment in Pakistan 网络沉默：巴基斯坦女性遭受网络骚扰的经历

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103090

Rabia Ali

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Gender dynamics and segregation politics in Garo matrilineal society 加罗母系社会的性别动态与隔离政治

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103093

Silba R. Marak , Dwijen Sharma

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Contesting religious authority in response to government regulations on the prevention and handling of campus sexual violence (CSV) in Indonesia 挑战宗教权威，回应印尼政府关于预防和处理校园性暴力（CSV）的规定

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103085

Dzuriyatun Toyibah , Irma Riyani

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Cross-cultural challenges of international Women students in navigating harassment and gendered norms 国际女学生在应对骚扰和性别规范方面的跨文化挑战

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103094

Bipasha Das, Satyam Verma, Alok Gardia, Deepa Mehta

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Hard numbers and “velvet triangles”: Mobilising statistics for the ILO Convention on Domestic Work 硬数字和“天鹅绒三角形”：为《国际劳工组织家务劳动公约》调动统计数据

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103086

Liberty Chee

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The annual struggle for equality: Analysis of Aurat March coverage in Pakistan's English print media (2018–2024) 争取平等的年度斗争：2018-2024年巴基斯坦英文纸媒Aurat March报道分析

IF 1.5 3区社会学

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 为人父母的新前沿：精子走私、体外受精和巴勒斯坦的性别角色

IF 1.5 3区社会学

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 引言：越轨行为及其代价

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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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