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Will she scale: Determinants that influence women-led enterprise growth in India 她会扩大规模吗：影响印度女性领导企业成长的决定因素

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-06-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103138

Pavani Prabha Tanaji, Rishi Kumar, Swati Alok, Sudatta Banerjee

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Women and intersectional barriers in social exclusion 妇女与社会排斥中的交叉障碍

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-06-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103142

Omar Ben Haman

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Breaking barriers and embracing change in Pakistan: Unpacking transformative potential of higher education for women's empowerment 在巴基斯坦打破障碍，拥抱变革：揭示高等教育对妇女赋权的变革潜力

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103143

Gul Pari , Rabia Ali

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Understanding hidden layers in political participation: Women's representation in Indonesia's election management bodies 了解政治参与的隐藏层次：印度尼西亚选举管理机构中的妇女代表

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-06-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103141

Iim Halimatusa'diyah , Aptiani Nur Jannah

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“Beauty is your duty?” The issue of appearance in Ukrainian media discourse about servicewomen “美丽是你的职责？”乌克兰媒体关于女兵的言论中的外表问题

IF 1.5 3区社会学

Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-05-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103128

Nataliia Zalietok

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Underrepresentation of female speakers at online and in-person dentistry conferences 在网上和面对面的牙科会议上，女性演讲者的代表性不足

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-05-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103116

María José Mendoza-Schettino , Daniel Arturo Navarrete-Limón , Josué Roberto Bermeo-Escalona , Edith Lilia Galindo-Reyes , José Luis Suárez-Franco , Mariné Ortiz-Magdaleno , Aída de los Angeles Cerda-Cristerna , Bernardino Isaac Cerda-Cristerna

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“It follows you home”: Emotional and psychological impacts of dating-app harassment on Indian women “它跟着你回家”：约会软件骚扰对印度女性的情感和心理影响

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-05-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103129

Benson Rajan

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Post-communist perspectives on decolonial feminism 后共产主义视角下的非殖民化女权主义

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103130

Ionela Vlase

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Women's representation in top-management positions in the energy sector: A case study of Türkiye and Nigeria's petroleum industries 妇女在能源部门担任高级管理职位的情况：尼日利亚和尼日利亚石油工业的个案研究

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-05-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103126

Oluremi Success Oyejide

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Experience of violence perception among Iranian female sex workers and their strategies in confronting violence 伊朗女性性工作者对暴力的看法及其应对暴力的策略

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Womens Studies International Forum Pub Date : 2025-05-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2025.103127

Majid Fouladiyan, Atefeh Kaboli

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