scholarly journals Sati: a review article

1998 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Werner Menskt
Keyword(s):  
Women Activists ◽  
Women's Movement ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Male Domination

The last recorded case of sati in India, the murder (for such it undoubtedly was) of Roop Kanwar, which took place in the large Rajasthani village of Deorala in 1987, has had many reverberations. In particular, it has served as a focus for international and Indian women activists' opposition to continuing gender violence and to male domination in general. Not surprisingly, the responses have been wide-ranging, from individual and collective acts of feminist solidarity to various attempts at local level, mainly by men and political agencies, to discredit this particular women's movement.

scholarly journals Paradoxes of transnational space and local activism

Focaal ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 (47) ◽  
pp. 90-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halleh Ghorashi ◽  
Nayereh Tavakoli
Keyword(s):  
Women Activists ◽  
Women's Movement ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Political Opposition ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Transnational Connections ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Transnational Space ◽  
Transnational Activities ◽  
Iranian Diaspora

The Iranian revolution of 1979 promised to bring freedom and equality, but as soon as one group gained power, it turned out to be oppressive of both its political opposition and women. This resulted in the formation of a large Iranian diaspora bound together by its hatred for the Iranian regime. Years of suppression in the 1980s in Iran resulted in a deep gap between Iranians living inside and outside Iran. During the 1990s, however, cross-border relationships started to change as a result of two major factors: transnational activities and the influence of cyberspace. This paper focuses on the paradoxes of transnational connections in local protest with a focus on the women’s movement. We show both how transnational links have empowered women activists in Iran and how they have led to new dangers at the local level. We also reveal how support from the Iranian diaspora can be patronizing as well as supportive.

scholarly journals REFLEXÕES SOBRE A VIOLÊNCIA: poder e dominação nas relações sociais de sexo

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 471
Author(s):  
Virginia Paes Coelho ◽  
Daniela Beatriz Dos Santos Ferreira ◽  
Ieda Francisco De Paulo Matias de Alexandria ◽  
Maria Angélica Varella Gomes
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Relations ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gender Identities ◽  
Male Domination ◽  
Patriarchal Ideology ◽  
Sexual Orientations ◽  
Forms Of Violence

Este artigo analisa a institucionalização da violência no âmbito das relações de gênero. Toma por eixo a estrutura sociocultural e as formas como são engendrados valores, comportamentos e atitudes que conformam corpos de acordo com cada sexo, trazendo consequências como a desigualdade e a intolerância, influindo na multiplicidade de ações violentas contra o outro. Enfatiza que adominação masculina e as diversas expressões de violência de gênero que se perpetuam na sociedade são os principais resultadosda ideologia patriarcal com graves inferências na construção das identidades de gênero. Propõe a desconstrução de todas as formas de violência, com respeito ao direito do outro ser sujeito livre em suas orientações sexuais e como princípio formador da ação humana.Palavras-chave: Violência de gênero, dominação masculina, direitos humanos.REFLECTIONS ON VIOLENCE: power and domination in sex social relationsAbstract: This article analyzes the institutionalization of violence in the context of gender relations. It is centered on the socio-culturalstructure and how values, behaviors and attitudes arise that conform bodies according to each sex, leading to consequences such as inequality and intolerance, influencing the multiplicity of violent actions against the other. Masculine domination and the various expressions of gender violence that are perpetuated in society are the main results of the patriarchal ideology with serious inferencesin the construction of gender identities. The deconstruction of all forms of violence is proposed, with respect for the other’s right to bea free subject in their sexual orientations and as a forming principle of human action.Key words: Gender violence, male domination, human rights.

Digital Technologies and Interventions Against Gender-Based Violence in Rural Areas

2021 ◽  
pp. 105756772110404
Author(s):  
Andrea Adams ◽  
Suzanne G. Lea ◽  
Elsa M. D’Silva
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Culture Of Silence ◽  
Common Barriers

This study reports experiences of combining digital technologies and facilitated interventions to address gender-based violence in rural areas. The methodology was based on the Safecity platform with a combination of communicative methods, digital technologies, and participant-led interventions to address gender-based violence in the State of Bihar and the Satara district in rural India. The findings indicate that the most common barriers to creating change in rural communities include patriarchal mindsets that foster a culture of silence around women's rights, lack of education, digital illiteracy, and lack of access to digital tools and services. Notwithstanding these obstacles, rural Indian women and girls participated in an intervention to create a new narrative informed by technological solutions that addressed gender violence in their communities.

Winning the War for Democracy

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lucander
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
Civil Rights Movement ◽  
Women Activists ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Defense Contractors ◽  
Effect Change ◽  
National Office ◽  
Government Documents ◽  
Roosevelt Administration

Scholars regard the March on Washington Movement (MOWM) as a forerunner of the postwar Civil Rights movement. Led by the charismatic A. Philip Randolph, MOWM scored an early victory when it forced the Roosevelt Administration to issue a landmark executive order that prohibited defense contractors from practicing racial discrimination. This book recalls that triumph, but also looks beyond Randolph and the MOWM's national leadership to focus on the organization's evolution and actions at the local level. Using personal papers of MOWM members such as T.D. McNeal, internal government documents from the Roosevelt administration, and other primary sources, the book highlights how local affiliates fighting for a double victory against fascism and racism helped the national MOWM accrue the political capital it needed to effect change. The book details the efforts of grassroots organizers to implement MOWM's program of empowering African Americans via meetings and marches at defense plants and government buildings and, in particular, focuses on the contributions of women activists like Layle Lane, E. Pauline Myers, and Anna Arnold Hedgeman. Throughout he shows how local activities often diverged from policies laid out at MOWM's national office, and how grassroots participants on both sides ignored the rivalry between Randolph and the leadership of the NAACP to align with one-another on the ground.

Informal Organizations as Agents of Change: Notes From The Contemporary Women's Movement in India

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manisha Desai
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Women's Movement ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Social Movement Organizations ◽  
Cultural Innovation ◽  
Agents Of Change ◽  
Cultural Goals ◽  
Survival Pattern ◽  
Movement Organizations

Some social movement scholars suggest a division of outcomes between bureaucratic and collective organizations. Bureaucratic organizations are more likely to achieve political and mobilization outcomes because of their ability to mobilize resources, while the structural flexibility of smaller collective organizations is more suitable for cultural goals. Others argue that women's movement organizations incorporate elements of both bureaucratic and collective structures. This article brings new empirical evidence from the women's movement in India to the debate. Based on an analysis of two informally structured movement organizations, it demonstrates that informal organizations can achieve both political outcomes as well as cultural outcomes. In India, they did so by working at two levels: the national or regional level, mobilizing action with other social movement organizations to achieve political goals; and the local level, mobilizing consensus to initiate cultural innovation. Low cost, informal structures also facilitated a punctuated survival pattern marked by periods of activity alternating with inactivity.

Women’s Organizations and Peace Initiatives

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aili Mari Tripp
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Women Activists ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Regional Organizations ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
Peace Movements ◽  
Peace Negotiations ◽  
Peace Processes ◽  
Peace Initiatives ◽  
Successes And Challenges

Women’s peace movements in the post–Cold War era frequently share three common characteristics: a grassroots and local focus due to exclusion from formal peace negotiations; an early and sustained commitment to bridging differences between factions; and the use of international and regional pressures to create success on the local level. This chapter reviews each of these characteristics through case studies. Examples from Sri Lanka, Somalia, and Nepal illustrate the successes and challenges of grassroots or local peace movements led by women. Peace processes in Burundi, led by women activists, exemplify a commitment to unity across ethnic lines. The chapter concludes with examples from Liberia and Sierra Leone, demonstrating the efficacy of international and regional organizations supporting local peace movements.

scholarly journals Current Review on Herbs for Derma Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Rashmi Saxena Pal ◽  
Yogendra Pal ◽  
Nikita Saraswat ◽  
Pranay Wal ◽  
Ankita Wal
Keyword(s):  
Literature Search ◽  
Skin Irritation ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Synthetic Compounds ◽  
Current Review ◽  
Cosmetic Formulations ◽  
Continuous Application ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Materials Used

Background: A large number of cosmetic formulations have been developed based on herbs. Indian women have been using herbs such as sandalwood, aloe for skincare protection, since ages. In India, the rich cultural heritage is behind the materials used in cosmetics from the earliest period of medical and cosmetic art. Objective: Continuous application of synthetic compounds on the skin causes many adverse effects such as skin irritation, allergy, discoloration, rashes along with skin cancer. The aim of this review article is to explore herbs for different skincare needs. Materials and Methods: A literature search was done on various herbs used for skin nourishment, cleansing, sun-screens, bleach, anti-ageing, moisturization and other skin requirements. Results: There are various herbs present in nature. They improve and clarify skin gently in an utmost manner. Conclusion: These herbs are full of phytoconstituents, having natural goodness to fulfill the different demands of skin.

scholarly journals A VIOLÊNCIA DOMÉSTICA E FAMILIAR CONTRA A MULHER NEGRA E NÃO-BRANCA:

2021 ◽  
pp. 107-129
Author(s):  
JOSÉ ROBERTO SOUZA FERREIRA ◽  
MARIA DE FÁTIMA DE ANDRADE FERREIRA
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Family Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
White Women ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Equal Treatment ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Male Domination

RESUMO   O presente artigo é um recorte da pesquisa de mestrado acadêmico do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Relações Étnicas e Contemporaneidade (PPGREC/UESB), em andamento, sobre a “Atuação da rede de proteção e combate à violência intrafamiliar contra mulheres negras e não-brancas: um estudo descritivo em Vitória da Conquista – BA”. Neste recorte apresentamos uma discussão teórica sobre a evolução das leis no que se refere ao combate à violência familiar contra a mulher, especialmente a mulher negra e a influência patriarcal no modelo de sociedade brasileira, desenhada pela desigualdade, racismo, machismo, autoritarismo, misoginia e discriminação racial, que reforça a prática da violência familiar contra mulheres. Além disso, trata brevemente do percurso das leis direcionadas ao combate à violência contra a mulher e da atualização jurídica que tipificou a violência psicológica sofrida por mulheres como crime previsto no art. 147-B, do Código Penal. Para tanto, recorremos a autores como Saffioti (2011, 2001) que apresenta estudos de violência de gênero, patriarcado e violência contra mulher, Bourdieu (2002; 2001) que apresenta violência simbólica e dominação masculina e o racismo estrutural com Almeida (2019). É possível, portanto, considerar que essa morosidade jurídica é decorrente de um sistema patriarcal pulsante que coloca o direito à vida da mulher em segundo plano. Afinal, o tratamento igualitário quebraria o ciclo de dominação masculina existente, mesmo a Constituição Federal de 1988 garantindo a igualdade entre homem e mulher, sem qualquer distinção.   Palavras-Chave: Sociedade patriarcal. Mulheres negras e não-brancas. Violência contra a mulher. Racismo.   Abstract   This article is the result of an in-depth study of society and especially the evolution of laws regarding the fight against family violence against women, especially black women. This is an excerpt from the academic master's research of the Graduate Program in Ethnic Relations and Contemporary (PPGREC/UESB) in progress, on the “Action of the network to protect and combat intra-family violence against black and non-white women: a descriptive study in Vitória da Conquista – BA”. The study presents a theoretical discussion permeating the patriarchal influence in the model of Brazilian society, designed by inequality and racial discrimination that reinforces the practice of family violence against women. It is up to the study to take a tour of the laws aimed at combating violence against women, in addition to addressing the legal update that typified psychological violence suffered by women as a crime provided for in art. 147-B, of the Criminal Code. Therefore, it was necessary to resort to authors such as Saffioti (2011, 2001) who presents studies on gender violence, patriarchy and violence against women, Bourdieu (2002; 2001) who presents symbolic violence and male domination, and structural racism with Silvio de Almeida (2019). It is possible, therefore, to consider that this legal delay is the result of a pulsating patriarchal system that places the woman's right to life in the background. After all, equal treatment would break the existing cycle of male domination, even the Federal Constitution of 1988 guaranteeing equality between men and women, without any distinction. Keywords: Patriarchal society. Black women. Violence. Racism.

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