Identifying the barriers to women's agency in domestic violence: the tensions between women's personal experiences and systemic responses
Autor/in:
Aldridge, Jo
Quelle: Social Inclusion, 1 (2013) 1, S 3-12
Inhalt: Despite advances in knowledge and understanding about the impacts of domestic violence on women's lives, global research on violence against women shows there is a need for research that not only places women centre stage in research praxis, but also that involves them more collaboratively in genuine dialogue about their experiences, including their agentic stances. This is especially the case for marginalised and socially excluded women victims of domestic violence, such as those who are not known or do not present to services and who survive abusive relationships alone or with little outside support. Evidence from two studies reported here-secondary analysis of women with severe and enduring mental health problems and a collaborative narrative project with unsupported women victims of domestic violence-suggest that women's capacity for agency are compromised by a number of critical factors, and that these are also reflected in the tensions between micro-macro analyses and understanding of the impact of domestic violence on women. This article considers the barriers to women's agency from the women's perspective and in the context of broader, systemic dynamics, including the denial or obscuring of abuse by governments and states and the consequences of stringent fiscal retrenchment that put women at increased risk of domestic violence.
Credibility assessments as "normative leakage": asylum applications, gender and class
Autor/in:
Wikström, Hanna; Johansson, Thomas
Quelle: Social Inclusion, 1 (2013) 2, S 92-101
Inhalt: Based on the assumption that credibility assessments function as "normative leakage" within the asylum process, we analyse how narratives of gender and class are articulated, rendered meaningful, or silenced in credibility assessments. Two cases concerning male applicants are selected in order to illustrate these processes. In relation to the existing concepts of internal/external credibility, we wish to introduce the concept of social credibility, which focuses on how the assessors read different socio-cultural narratives. While previous research has shown that the postcolonial will to protect women favours women as victims of patriarchal cultures, we wish to point out the continuity of this line of argumentation in relation to male and female applicants by adopting a theoretical generalization: male applicants instead become situated at the other end of the spectrum of postcolonial notions of modernity as non-victims, victims of other circumstances or perpetrators. We argue that these processes are accentuated in relation to credibility assessments. In order to prevent processes of social exclusion and to enhance inclusive practice, authorities need to acknowledge the "normative leakage" associated with the assessment process.
Schlagwörter:woman; soziokulturelle Faktoren; sociocultural factors; Glaubwürdigkeit; credibility; Asylverfahren; asylum procedure; gender; Norm; standard; Bewertung; evaluation; soziale Klasse; social class; Postkolonialismus; post-colonialism; Fallstudie; case study
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, soziale Probleme
Kontinuitäten im Wandel: Handlungskoordinationen von Frauenrechtsaktivistinnen in Aceh
Autor/in:
Großmann, Kristina
Quelle: ASEAS - Österreichische Zeitschrift für Südostasienwissenschaften, 6 (2013) 1, S 81-101
Inhalt: "Muslimische Aktivistinnen nehmen in Aceh eine wichtige Rolle ein, indem sie soziale und politische Missstände zu beseitigen versuchen und Frauenrechte fördern. Im Aushandlungsprozess ihrer Visionen eines neuen Acehs positionieren sie sich zwischen ihrer persönlichen islamischen Religiosität und acehischen Identität sowie zwischen dem Nationalstaat und internationalen Konventionen. Die Frage nach den Erfahrungen und Einflussfaktoren, die Motive, Ziele, Strategien und Umsetzung frauenrechtlicher Arbeit von Aktivistinnen in Aceh bedingen, steht im Mittelpunkt dieses Artikels. Basierend auf einer 11-monatigen ethnologischen Feldforschung und biographischen Interviews in Aceh, argumentiert die Autorin, dass muslimische Aktivistinnen ihre frauenfördernde Arbeit nicht mit eigenen Erfahrungen der Benachteiligung durch patriarchale Strukturen begründen, sondern die anfängliche Triebfeder in der Betroffenheit, Empathie und Solidarität mit physisch und psychisch versehrten weiblichen Kriegsopfern sehen. Nach steigender Institutionalisierung und Kommerzialisierung von Wiederaufbau- und Entwicklungshilfe nach dem Tsunami 2004 empfinden Aktivistinnen hohe Diskrepanzen zwischen den Zielen der GeldgeberInnen und lokalen Organisationen und plädieren für eine Rückbesinnung auf die Bedürfnisse von Frauen an der Basis." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "Muslim women activists in Aceh play a central role in eliminating social and political ills and promoting women's rights. In their visions of a new Aceh, they situate themselves between their Islamic belief and Acehnese identity as well as between the nation state and international conventions. The central question presented in this article relates to experiences and factors which influence the aspirations, goals, strategies, and implementation of women's rights work among women activists in Aceh. Based on an 11-month ethnographic field research and biographic interviews, the author argues that Muslim women activists do not perceive their work for the advancement of women as a result of their own experiences of discrimination by existing patriarchal structures. Rather, the source of their engagement lies within their empathy and solidarity with physically and psychologically suffering female conflict victims. Due to the increasing institutionalization and commodification of reconstruction and development aid after the tsunami of 2004, women activists recognize large discrepancies between the aims of foreign donors and those of local organizations and emphasize a return to women's needs at the grassroot level." (author's abstract)
Sexuality for the ostomized woman: contribution to nursing care
Titelübersetzung:A sexualidade para a mulher estomizada: contribuição para a assistência da enfermagem
Autor/in:
Sousa, Alvaro Francisco Lopes de; Queiroz, Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes; Mourão, Luana Feitosa; Oliveira, Layze Braz de; Marques, Antonio Dean Barbosa; Nascimento, Leidinar Cardoso
Quelle: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5 (2013) 6, S 74-81
Inhalt: Objective: To know the meaning assigned to sexuality for stomized women. Method: this is a qualitative study from the perspective of an oral history of life. a total of 10 women enrolled in the lineu araújo integrated health center in teresina-pi, in june 2012. Results: four categories emerged: the meaning of sexuality, the meaning of the experience of sexuality, the meaning of spousal support in the process of acceptance of the stoma and the meaning of being a woman and living with the stoma. sexuality has a plurality of meanings, which in turn are connected to various factors. Conclusion: through knowledge, we could complete and implement care actions that influenced the quality of life and assistance given to the stomized women.
Schlagwörter:woman; Sexualität; sexuality; gender; Pflege; caregiving; Brasilien; Brazil; Lateinamerika; Latin America; Südamerika; South America; Lebensqualität; quality of life; Stoma
SSOAR Kategorie:Medizinsoziologie, Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
The experience of breast cancer under the perception of women who underwent mastectomy: an analysis held from scientific publications
Titelübersetzung:A vivência do câncer de mama na percepção de mulheres submetidas à mastectomia: uma análise a partir de publicações científicas
Autor/in:
Marinho, Diana da Silva; Costa, Thatiane Pinheiro; Vargens, Octavio Muniz da Costa
Quelle: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5 (2013) 5, S 8-19
Inhalt: Objective: to analyze, based on Systematic Literature Review, the perception of women who underwent mastectomy due to breast cancer about their relationship with their social group. Method: it is a descriptive study, which is classified as a Systematic Literature Review, performed in 2010, in which the following steps were conducted: the protocol construction; the definition of the guiding question of the study; the search for studies; the selection of studies; the critical assessment of studies; and the synthesis of data. Ultimately, we have selected 15 papers. Results: in most of the families, due to the situation of the mastectomy, it was verified a great union among the family members and, consequently, a better confrontation of the situation. Nevertheless, it was also verified the existence of family disaggregation, withdrawal of friends, sexual partner or of the woman itself, since there are no understanding and comprehension of the problem. Conclusion: The research has revealed that the dialogue among people who are significant for the woman contributes in the treatment and in the perception about the lived experience.
From women's quota to "women's politics": the impact of gender quotas on political representations and practices in the Pakistani National Parliament
Titelübersetzung:Die Bedeutung der Geschlechtsquoten im Hinblick auf politische Repräsentation und Praxis im pakistanischen Nationalparlament
Autor/in:
Dutoya, Virginie
Quelle: Femina Politica - Zeitschrift für feministische Politikwissenschaft, 22 (2013) 2, S 17-34
Inhalt: "Im Jahr 2002 verkündete der damalige pakistanische Präsident Pervez Musharraf, dass 17% der Sitze in Nationalversammlung und Senat künftig für Frauen reserviert seien. Wenngleich eine Quotenregelung kein Novum für das Land darstellte, war ihr Wert noch nie so hoch ausgefallen. Seit der Abschaffung der Quote im Jahr 1988 war die Repräsentation von Frauen im Parlament auf unter 3% gesunken. Als mit den Wahlen von 2002 dann 80 Frauen in die Nationalversammlung einzogen und ca. 20% aller Abgeordneten stellten, wurde die neue Regelung als bahnbrechend aufgefasst. Musharrafs Entscheidung erhielt viel Lob von Aktivistinnen der Frauenbewegung. Der Beitrag versucht zu beurteilen, wie Frauen sich in Diskurs und Praxis neue Wege geschaffen haben, um Politik zu machen. Während die Agency von Frauen durch Quotenregeln durchaus anerkannt wird, lautet die Argumentation aber auch, dass eine gesonderte Demarkation von 'Frauenpolitik' Einschränkungen mit sich bringen, zur Marginalisierung von Frauen beitragen und Genderstereotype verstärken kann." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "In 2002, the Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announced that 17% of the seats in the National Assembly and Senate would be reserved to women. Though quotas for women were not a new phenomenon in Pakistan, they had never reached this level. Moreover, after they had been dropped in 1988, the representation of women in the Pakistani parliament fell under 3%. Thus the entry of more than 80 women in Parliament (about 20% of all MPs) in 2002 was considered as a game changer in Pakistani politics, and Musharraf's decision was generally praised by activists of the women's movement. The article tries to evaluate how women construct new ways to do politics in their discourses and practices, and what place gender norms and representations occupy in this process. While recognizing women's agency though quota regulations, it is also argued that a distinctive demarcation of 'women's politics' can bring about constraints, contribute to women's marginalization in the political field, and strengthen gender stereotypes." (author's abstract)
Deciphering political utopias: unions, female night work, and gender justice
Titelübersetzung:Deciphering political utopias
Autor/in:
Morgenroth, Christine
Quelle: Historical Social Research, 38 (2013) 2, S 71-90
Inhalt: "The group discussion is a qualitative method perfectly suited for analyzing attitudes and opinions at the supra-individual level and tracing the process of how they emerge. Psychoanalytic group theories expand our understanding of group processes by adding the dimension of the unconscious: groups, too, display defense reactions arid forms of repression. By adding this dimension, the authors can show how social groups proceed to collectively relegate important issues to the realm of the unconscious. In this way, social defense processes are reproduced in actu. In group discussions involving female union members, the predicament of working mothers comes to the fore particularly clearly. An excerpt from a group discussion illustrates that the women seem to perceive night work as the only realistic solution to the problem of reconciling work and family. Only when we turn to a psychoanalytic hermeneutics of scenic understanding are we able to reveal a repressed conception of life looming behind the paradoxical demand: the desire to overcome the separation of productive and reproductive labor in the lives of both sexes; a desire that can only be achieved if labor unions, too, perceive gender relations as a political challenge demanding their attention." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Sozialpsychologie; social psychology; woman; Frauenbild; image of women; Frauenerwerbstätigkeit; women's employment; Nachtarbeit; nightwork; gender; gender-specific factors; Gerechtigkeit; justice; Arbeitsbedingungen; working conditions; Utopie; utopia; Gewerkschaft; trade union; Mutterschaft; motherhood; Familie-Beruf; work-family balance; Gruppe; group; Gruppendiskussion; group discussion
SSOAR Kategorie:Industrie- und Betriebssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, industrielle Beziehungen, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften
From cooperation to criticism of economic globalization: an intersectional concept of gender justice
Titelübersetzung:Von der Kooperation zur Kritik an der wirtschaftlichen Globalisierung: ein intersektionales Konzept von Geschlechtergerechtigkeit
Autor/in:
Benjamin, Orly
Quelle: GENDER - Zeitschrift für Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft, 5 (2013) 2, S 45-62
Inhalt: "In der Realität von Pflegehilfskräften überschneiden sich Geschlecht, Klasse, race/Ethnizität und Staatsbürgerschaft. Sie sind da, wo die Öffentliche Reformverwaltung (NPM) eingeführt wurde, mit Ausgrenzung, Kommodifizierung und der Verweigerung gewerkschaftlicher Rechte konfrontiert. Wie auch bei anderen weiblichen Angestellten in Pflegediensten, denen eine berufliche Anerkennung ihrer Qualifikationen verwehrt wird, findet ihre Ausgrenzung auf dem Arbeitsmarkt und in Kampagnen für Geschlechtergleichheit und GenderMainstreaming (GM) statt. Anstatt die ausgrenzende Gleichheitsdefinition der internationalen Institutionen zu übernehmen, sollte kritisch hinterfragt werden, inwieweit die Globalisierung die Verschlechterung der Arbeitsbedingungenfür weibliche Pflegekräfte legitimiert. FeministInnen sollten da rauf bestehen, Gendergerechtigkeit durch ein anderes Verständnis von Gleichheit und GM zu fördern. Der Beitrag stellt ein intersektionales Modell von Geschlechtergerechtigkeit vor, das die negativen Auswirkungen der Globalisierung untersucht, und formuliert eine politische Ethik für die Behandlung von Frauen in schlecht bezahlter Pflegearbeit. Arbeitsqualität und Durchschnittseinkommen müssen als Grundlage für die Definition von Diskriminierung dienen. Neukonzeptionen von Gleichheit und GM, die auf den vorgeschlagenen Diskriminierungskriterien basieren, würden die Grundlage bereiten für feministischen Aktivismus gegen ausgrenzende NPM-Praktiken." (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: "Gender, class, race/ethnicity and citizenship intersect in the experience of nursing assistants and expose them to exclusion, commodification and denial of their unionization rights in every country that has embraced the new public management (NPM) reform. Resembling other women employed in caring services that are denied the benefit of skills recognition, their exclusion occurs both in the labour market and in campaigns targeting gender equality and gender mainstreaming. Rather than accepting the exclusionary definition of equality promoted by the institutions of economic globalization, the role of economic globalization in legitimizing the deterioration of employment quality for women employed in caring services should be challenged. In particular, feminists should insist on promoting gender justice by revisiting the concepts of equality and gender mainstreaming. This article presents an intersectional model of gender justice that reveals the deleterious effects of economic globalization and formulates a political ethics of care for women in badly-paid caring work. Job quality and average income in occupational fields must serve as the basis for defining discrimination. Revised notions of equality and gender mainstreaming, based on these proposed measures of discrimination, would provide the ground for feminist activism against NPM exclusionary practices." (author's abstract)
