Unsafe at Home Base: Women’s Experiences of Sexual Harassment in University Sport and Physical Education

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Lenskyj
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Preliminary Survey ◽  
Women's Bodies ◽  
Home Base ◽  
Male Violence ◽  
Canadian Universities ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
And Control

This investigation of sexual harassment in university sport begins by developing a theoretical framework based on feminist analyses of male violence, and examining the links between violence and the ideology of male sport. The organization of sport and physical education in Canadian universities is then described, and university women’s experiences of male violence in sport-related contexts is investigated, with particular reference to the issues of power relations in coaching and control of women’s bodies. Relevant findings from a preliminary survey of women’s experiences of sexual harassment in sport contexts are presented throughout the discussion, and recommendations are developed.

scholarly journals Swedish Women’s Experiences of Misogynistic Hate Crimes: The Impact of Victimization on Fear of Crime

2020 ◽  
pp. 155708512095773
Author(s):  
Mika Hagerlid
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Hate Crime ◽  
Hate Crimes ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Repeat Victimization ◽  
Knowledge Gap ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
The Impact

The overall aim of this study is to fill a knowledge gap regarding misogynistic hate crimes, since only one previous study has focused on victims’ experiences. Drawing from a sample of 1,767 female students, the results show that women with experiences of misogynistic hate crimes are more likely to be subjected to sexual harassment, repeat victimization, and to have been targeted by strangers. They consistently report higher levels of fear of crime by comparison with both non-bias victims and non-victims. Finally, the results support the thesis that misogynistic hate crime, like other forms of hate crime, has a message effect.

Redeeming Beauty? Christa and the Displacement of Women’s Bodies in Theological Aesthetic Discourses

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-208
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Vasko
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Women's Bodies ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
The Cross ◽  
New Vision

This article adopts Edwina Sandys’ Christa as a hermeneutical lens through which to expose new dimensions about the interplay between aesthetics and redemption in the Christian tradition. Contemporary theological aesthetic discourses have ignored ugliness and its causes, especially the patriarchal ways in which Christian tradition has been used to sanctify violence against women. The issue of gender injustice takes on a heightened significance in light of recent claims surrounding the beauty of the cross. As a subversive aesthetic feminist representation, Christa exposes the patriarchal dimensions of such constructions and calls for a new vision of aesthetics – one that begins with women’s experiences of suffering and salvation.

scholarly journals Exploration of the Pregnant Women's Experiences During COVID-19 Disease Crisis: A Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Bakouei ◽  
Maryam Nikpour ◽  
Hajar Adib Rad ◽  
zahra abadi marzoni
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Pregnancy Care ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
North Of Iran ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background: Prevention and control of COVID-19 disease in pregnant women has become a major concern. Healthcare providers should be aware that restriction of the routine prenatal care may have adverse effects. A qualitative approach can be helpful in understanding the pregnant women's experience and perspective in crisis. The study was conducted to explain the pregnant women's experiences during COVID-19 disease crisis.Methods: The qualitative study was conducted with conventional content analysis. Pregnant women selected with purposive sampling from six urban health centers in Babol (North of Iran). The semi structured individual interviews were done by telephone from May 03 to June 10, 2020. The systematic thematic analysis was used to identify and organize themes into clusters and categories across interviews.Result: We recruited twelve pregnant women until data saturation. Three theme categories extracted from data analysis. The first was "unpleasant feelings during pregnancy", the pregnant women stated feelings in this crisis such as worry, fear, obsession, boredom, nervousness, discouragement, and the like, which led them to have no positive pregnancy experience. The second category was "adjusted lifestyle". They experienced changes in lifestyle with the aim of preventing COVID-19 disease. The third category was “safe pregnancy care”. The pregnant women, while paying attention to the importance of pregnancy care, were forced to limit, delay, or modify some cares in order to be safe. Conclusion: The pregnant women experienced unpleasant feelings in this crisis; therefore, they should receive the necessary consulting to maintain mental health. All pregnant women reported some changes in their lifestyle and pregnancy care in order to health considerations to prevent the disease. Regular training for all pregnant women is necessary to manage this important pregnancy period while maintaining the maternal and fetal health in crisis.

Leaving violent men: A study of women’s experiences of separation in Victoria, Australia

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal Bruton ◽  
Danielle Tyson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Decisions To Leave ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

Despite decades of feminist efforts to educate the community about, and improve responses to, domestic violence, public attitudes towards domestic violence continue to misunderstand women’s experiences of violence. Underlying such responses is the stock standard question, ‘Why doesn’t she leave?’ This question points to a lack of understanding about the impacts and threat of violence from an abusive partner on women’s decisions to leave the relationship. Moreover, it places sole responsibility for ending the relationship squarely upon women, assuming women are presented with numerous opportunities to leave a violent relationship and erroneously assumes the violence will cease once they do leave. This study explores women’s experiences of separating from an abusive, male partner through women’s narratives (n = 12) in Victoria, Australia. Findings reveal that fear was a complex influencing factor impacting upon women’s decision-making throughout the leaving process. The findings show that women seek to exercise agency within the context of their abusers’ coercively controlling tactics by strategically attempting to manage the constraints placed on their decision-making and partner’s repeated attempts to reassert dominance and control.

Just a Girl in the Army

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kacy Crowley ◽  
Michelle Sandhoff
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Military Service ◽  
Combat Veterans ◽  
Women’S Experiences ◽  
Women's Experiences ◽  
Women's Narratives ◽  
The Military ◽  
Masculine Culture ◽  
The U.S

This article considers the experiences of 12 U.S. Army women combat veterans. These women served in historically significant roles as some of the first women to officially serve in combat in the U.S. military. This article focuses on the role of gender in these women’s experiences in the context of the masculine culture of the military. We explore how they used performance of masculinity and metaphors of family to fit into their combat units. We also deliberate on how sexual harassment was used against these women in ways that communicated that they were not fully accepted. Finally, we consider the tension between empowerment and disempowerment in these women’s narratives of their military service.

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