scholarly journals Entrepreneurship and Gender Equality in Academia – a Complex Combination in Practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Britt-Inger Keisu ◽  
Lena Abrahamsson ◽  
Malin Rönnblom
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Academic Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Universities ◽  
Policy Goal ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The One ◽  
Transformation Processes

This article takes as its starting point two current trends in academia – the promotion of academic entrepreneurship and innovation and the promotion of gender equality – and discusses how different gender equality perspectives are interwoven, or not, into academia’s transformation processes towards entrepreneurial universities. On the basis of an analysis of 26 interviews conducted with personnel at two Swedish universities, the article investigates how concepts of academic entrepreneurship and innovation on the one hand and gender equality on the other hand are constructed and filled with meaning as well as how they are entangled and what effects are produced by this way of thinking and acting. Our analysis reveals tensions between the two policy goals, together with tensions within each goal. An overall conclusion is that articulations and ways of speaking about the policy goal of academic entrepreneurship and innovation were to some extent interwoven with the policy goal of gender equality, especially in the broader perspectives on academic entrepreneurship. However, the articulations of strategies and practice of the two policy goals essentially ran parallel, and were not entangled with one another. This is because strategies or substantial initiatives for merging gender equality into the agenda of academic entrepreneurship and innovation were lacking.

scholarly journals “What about men?”: Ideological dilemmas in online discussions about intimate partner violence committed by women

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-488
Author(s):  
Satu Venäläinen
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Detailed Examination ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Online Discussions ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The One ◽  
Critical Discursive Psychology

Whether intimate partner violence (IPV) is a gendered phenomenon or not is a question that continuously arouses debate both among scholars and the general public. This article analyses meaning-making around IPV and gender in online discussions that focus on IPV committed by women. The analysis draws upon critical discursive psychology, and identifies ideological dilemmas, interpretative repertoires and subject positions related in the discussions to the relevance of gender, on the one hand, and gender equality, on the other. The ideological dilemmas focused on the relevance of gender revolve around a gender-neutral repertoire and a gendered difference repertoire, while those focused on gender equality centre on the opposing repertoires of gender equality as a commonplace value and gender equality gone wrong. A more detailed examination of how these repertoires are constructed, negotiated, and used in the discussions reveals a pattern where discursive devices such as factualisation techniques are employed in combination with an affectively emphatic style of expression in ways that, for the most part, work to discredit the value of feminist understandings of links between IPV, gender, and power, while, instead, valorising seeming gender neutrality.

Feminist Interlegalities and Gender Justice in Sudan: The Debate on CEDAW and Islam

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liv Tønnessen
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Cultural Relativism ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gender Justice ◽  
State And Society ◽  
Complete Rejection ◽  
Local Solutions ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The One ◽  
Different Cultures

AbstractThe fundamental argument put forward by Islamists, who have ruled Sudan since 1989, for not signing the convention is based on cultural relativism; different cultures provide indigenous and local solutions to their women’s problems. Islam is the solution, not Western feminism. But the Islamists’ failure to ratify CEDAW should not be regarded as a complete rejection of Western feminism, however defined. Through a review of the debate on CEDAW and Islam, this article explores the entanglements of ‘Islamic’ and ‘Western’ normative legal orders. It argues that although Islamist feminists’ discourse deems Western tenets of feminism and gender equality to be unessential to Islamic societies and falsely universalising in its premises, it simultaneously draws upon them in order to demonstrate their ‘alternative’ feminism. By analysing a range of Islamist women’s positions, it becomes apparent that on the one hand they reject CEDAW and gender equality, and on the other promote issues which empower women in the Sudanese state and society. But there are important points of criticism to be made regarding Islamic solutions in a multi-religious and class-divided Sudanese society. Sudanese Islamist women’s claims on behalf of Islamic solutions for Sudanese women can paradoxically be critiqued being as universalising in its premises as so-called Western feminism.

scholarly journals U-19 Review of Specific Laws for Women in Sharia Criminal Law and their Adherence to Statutory Laws

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-314
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ishaq ◽  
Muhammad Adil ◽  
Owais Anwer
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Code Of Conduct ◽  
The Other ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The One ◽  
Natural Characteristics

The slogan of gender equality and gender equality is constantly being used today and unfortunately it raises more objections to Islamic injunctions than to women's rights. Although Islam is a compete code of conduct for human life and its rules have taken care of human nature, so in the rules that apply to both men and women, the natural characteristics of both have been taken into consideration. Because of the development of various forms of media today, objections to Islamic injunctions in the name of gender equality are gaining strength. This article seeks to ascertain the validity of these objections and compares the specific provisions of Islamic criminal law regarding women with the existing laws of Pakistan. As a result of this comparison, it has come to light that on the one hand, in some cases, women have been given less rights than men, such as not accepting their testimony in the cases clearly defined by ALLAH (in Qur’an called as حدود الله) and the Diyat  (دیت)of a woman is equal to half of the Diyat (دیت) of a man etc. On the other hand, in most of the rulings, women are given precedence over men, such as in case of fighting in a war along with men, the renouncement of Qisas or any other charges from women, respite in stoning due to pregnancy, the renouncement of Qisas or any other charges in case of forced compulsion by someone else, renouncement of Diyat (دیت) in Qisamat and the condition of being with a Mehram (محرم) in exile etc., and even  where their rights are apparently less evident, there is a clear consideration of their nature in implementing of those laws..

Traditional Political Thought

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Crone
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Political Thought ◽  
The Other ◽  
Political Language ◽  
Islamic History ◽  
Islamic Tradition ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The One

In terms of political thought, as in so many other respects, Muslims today could be said to be bilingual. On the one hand, they speak the global political language of Western derivation marked by key concepts such as democracy, freedom, human rights, and gender equality. On the other hand, they still have their traditional political idiom, formed over 1,400 years of Islamic history and marked by concepts such as prophecy, imamate, and commanding right and forbidding wrong. The Islamic tradition is alien to most Western readers. This chapter attempts to familiarize them with it to make it easier for them to follow the other entries in this volume. The single most important difference between contemporary Western political thinking and the Islamic tradition is that contemporary thought focuses on freedom and rights whereas the Islamic tradition focuses on authority and duties. This separates contemporary political thought from that of all premodern societies, not just that of the Islamic world.

scholarly journals GENDER EQUALITY AND SOCIAL REGULATION OF PUBLIC LIFE: PHILOSOPHICAL UNDERSTANDING

2020 ◽  
pp. 72-81
Author(s):  
Zoia Shevchenko
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Social Regulation ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Selection ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The One ◽  
Gender Groups

The aim of the article is to identify the ideological and cultural prerequisites for gender equality in society. Politics is the central battlefield of the social struggle for the rights of all gender groups, but in modern Ukraine the main gender group that has a real chance to achieve significant success in this struggle is women. This is evidence of the unfinished struggle for gender rights and gender equality in Ukraine. This struggle is an integral part of the liberalization of public life, which is rightly associated with the European dimension of Ukrainian national identity. Bringing the level of social institutions closer to similar European models, on the one hand, has an integral part of achieving gender equality, on the other hand — it is necessary to achieve all other types of equality of Ukrainian citizens in their political rights. The issue of gender equality is most vulnerable when radical, fundamentalist attitudes are on the rise in society. The democratic legal system of regulation of public life, which impartially ensures the observance of individual rights and freedoms of members of any communities and gender identities, is attacked both by supporters of traditional religious values and by representatives of the secular authoritarian system. In the case of Polish women’s protests, gender equality has become hostage to temporary political expediency in alliance with religious church interests, and in Ukraine, despite a favorable legal background, gender equality is hampered by a mixture of authoritarian pasts with a corrupt oligarchic political selection system.

scholarly journals Multikulturalismernes kønsblinde øje. Mangfoldighedsudfordringer og kønsligestilling

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Mørck
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Globalized World ◽  
Analytical Tools ◽  
The Relationship

Yvonne Mørch: The Gender Blind Eye of Multiculturalisms. The challenges of diversity and gender equality. The article discusses the tension between different types of rights/rights of recognition as well as different forms of solidarity. The analysis takes its starting point in a question posed by Susan Okin: Is multiculturalism bad for women? The focus, then, is on the relationship between gender equality and the new multicultural challenges. The author stresses the importance of gender sensitivity when negotiating and developing different kinds of multiculturalisms. The aim of the article is to contribute to the development of better analytical tools to be used in our understanding of different processes of transformation taking place in a globalized world.

scholarly journals Gender equality management in modern company management in era of globalization

2021 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 07060
Author(s):  
Viera Sukalova ◽  
Pavel Ceniga
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Gender Policy ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Motivating Factor ◽  
Gender Equality Policy

Research background: Today’s dynamic times in era of globalization bring change to all areas of business; there is increasing pressure to increase the competitiveness of companies and thus increase the requirements for management. Despite current trends, emancipation and globalization, the issue of gender equality and gender policy is still relevant and needs to be addressed. New management disciplines include diversity management. It focuses on the different social and cultural identities of employees and also on eliminating discrimination and inequality in the organization. Diversity management has later developed into a relatively separate discipline - gender relations management. Label recognition of the organization as “gender-integrated” means that organizational culture and processes are based on the recognition and promotion of gender equality. Gender equality is associated with the concept of equal opportunities at work and actual legislation in the field of labour protection. Purpose of the article: The aim of the paper is based on modern management trends and the legislative framework for gender equality as well as anti-discrimination management principles to analyse the current situation on the example of a case study from the requirements of a gender integrated organization and to propose systemic measures to address issues for business practice. Methods: The method of analysis, synthesis, deduction, interview and questionnaire was used in the research. A survey was performed in 2019 on the examle of case study in big sized company in the field of machinery industry. Findings & Value added: Adherence to gender equality policy can be a competitive advantage for the entrepreneur. This initiative is becoming a motivating factor for entrepreneurs to launch measures that would lead to introduction and strengthening of gender equality.

Islamists in Jordan: Promoters of or Obstacles to Female Empowerment and Gender Equality?

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Sofie Roald
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Other ◽  
Female Empowerment ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Gender Empowerment ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The One

AbstractThis study deals with the Muslim Brotherhood's reception of CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discriminations against Women) in Jordan. In view of the Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) and interviews with several political actors in Jordanian society it is possible to evaluate Islamist ideas on women's rights. The main aim is to investigate whether Jordanian Islamists are promoters of or obstacles to female empowerment and gender equality. By analyzing various political stands it became apparent that Islamists, on the one hand, reject CEDAW, gender empowerment, and gender equality, and on the other promote issues which in the long run may empower women in Jordanian society. There is thus an unintentional trend towards female empowerment in the organization of the Muslim Brotherhood despite its opposition to such female politics.

Conflictual Identities: The State and Feminist Women in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Hawwa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-113
Author(s):  
Hamideh Sedghi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
The State ◽  
Space And Place ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Cultural Preferences ◽  
Alternative Vision ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The One ◽  
One Million Signatures Campaign

Abstract This study explores the tensions between the state and women’s efforts to construct an alternative vision of gender equality and feminism. The experiences of the One Million Signatures Campaign for the Repeal of Discriminatory Laws offer new perspectives on women’s struggles to carve out their own space and place in society. But how and why does the state construct and reproduce patriarchal norms and practices? Conversely, how do women, specifically feminists, address and engage the state in their attempts to form their own feminist rights and gender identities? Although it is important to understand that both the state and women draw on their own political and cultural preferences, I argue that constructing feminist identities is often an uphill battle, as women encounter resistance from the state that is not gender neutral and is patriarchal.

scholarly journals Mothering and Gender Equality in Iceland: Irreconcilable Opposites?

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingólfur V. Gíslason ◽  
Sunna Símonardóttir
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Parental Leave ◽  
The Other ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
The World ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The One ◽  
Infants And Young Children

Iceland enjoys a reputation as one of the most gender equal countries in the world. It has also received much attention for an innovative approach to parental leave where fathers have three months of non-transferable leave, thereby encouraging active involvement of fathers in the caretaking of their children. This article focuses on the discrepancy between on the one hand the goals of the state of drawing men, particularly fathers, into traditional female dominated areas such as caregiving of infants and young children and on the other hand a discourse that equates motherhood with parenthood and promotes the ideology of intensive mothering.

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