Category: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Gender

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A Thought Experiment to Investigate the Origin of Gender-Based Division of Labor

This article presents a thought experiment (Brown & Yiftach, 2023) to investigate the origin of sexual division of labor. The …

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Barbies on Board: Grievances and Contributions in Unequal Gender Competition at Listed Companies – Evidence From China

This study investigates the experiences of female directors behind the corporate curtain, inspired by thought-provoking scenes of the boardroom in …

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Learning, Earning, and Leading: An Evaluative Framework for Gender Mainstreaming in Skill Development

Gender inequality is a multi-dimensional issue. According to the Global Gender Gap Report 2020 it shall take 99.5 years to …

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Perceiving What Comes After War is ‘Natural’: Women Ex-soldiers in Post Conflict Aceh, Indonesia

This paper focuses on the Free Aceh Movement or Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) women ex-soldiers in the post-Helsinki agreement period. …

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Numbers and Needed Nuance: A Critical Analysis of the Gender Equity Index (GEI)

Gender equality has become an important societal goal, and a number of indices attempt to measure gender equality on a …

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The Reasons for Women’s Labour Force Non-Participation; Empirical Evidence from Turkey

It is well known fact that women’s full integration into the labour market plays a key role for their personal …

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Apocalypse of Terrorism in Kashmir: Interface between Patriarchal Domination and Gender Issues

In the quagmire of terrorism in Kashmir spanning over a period of nearly three decades innocent women and children have …

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The Issue of Women Poverty in Turkey in the Context of Capability Approach

The main purpose of this study is to present a detailed picture of women’s poverty in Turkey in the context …

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Gender Disparities in HIV/AIDS Epidemiology: A Study of Expectant Couples in Selected Rural Communities in Nigeria

Gender disparities appear to be widening such that women make up a growing proportion of persons living with HIV, globally. …