Gender-Based Discrimination and Status of Women Empowerment – A Case Study in Rajharhat Area

2019 ◽  
Vol 118 (9) ◽  
pp. 379-389
Author(s):  
Srijita Ghosh ◽  
Mst Tania Parveen ◽  
Dr Asraful Alam
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
And Performance

Gender inequality means no equal opportunities and performance between men and women in the economic, social and political sphere and the main part includes combating domestic violence, empowering the low-income groups as well as rights for women. The focus of this study is to find out the level of gender inequality and women empowerment in society. The study is based on the terms of the evolutionary method of both qualitative and quantitative process. The functional methodology of the area has been prepared based on observation which is related to the equal opportunities and performance between men and women in different aspects. For the analysis of gender discrimination among the women, 95 respondents have been surveyed in Rajharhat area. From the above all the discussion it could be drawn that in this study, women are facing lots of discrimination in a different sphere like education, occupation etc. The result has shown here in different aspects are permission to go outside, use gunghut/ purdah, permission for further study and family accepted as a wife. 65.25 percentages of women get permission to go outside and 34.74 percentage women do not get permission to go outside. 44.21 percent of women use gunghat or purdah and 55.79 percent of women not use gunghat. 62.11 percent of women get permission for further study where 37.89 percent does not get permission for further study .69.47 percent women is accepted as a wife by a family member but 30.53 percent of women are not accepted as a wife by a family member because of conservative thoughts and traditional values. Above all description highly represent the gender discrimination among the women at all level.

scholarly journals Movie as A Medium to Create an Equal Society

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 14009
Author(s):  
Wening Jiwandaru Pradanri
Keyword(s):  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Audience Reception ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Film Festivals ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Active Audience ◽  
Women And Children

Kartini movie may not succeed commercially, but it had 34 nominations and won 3 awards from 3 different film festivals. These different perspectives allowing variety tendencies of active audience reception. In prior researches, shows that Indonesia still facing a gender inequality in the fields of education. This study aims provides overview of the four active audiences reception on Kartini movie, in order to be a medium that creating an equal society using qualitative approach and constructivism paradigm. This study concluded that there are tendencies of dominant meanings acceptance in Kartini movie. All of the four subjects felt that it delivered such powerful messages about creating an equal society. They agreed that the messages delivered in three main scenes of the movie. The first scene is when Kartini persuade her sisters to free their souls and minds by reading books. The second scene is when Kartini was told by a moslem leaders, that both of men and women must have equal opportunities to a proper education. The last scene is when Kartini giving terms and conditions to a man who proposed her to be his wives, it successfully giving a proper education to women and children in needs.

Does Shared Gender Group Membership Mitigate the Effect of Implicit Bias Attributions on Accountability for Gender-Based Discrimination?

2020 ◽  
pp. 014616722096530
Author(s):  
Natalie M. Daumeyer ◽  
Ivuoma N. Onyeador ◽  
Jennifer A. Richeson
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Group Membership ◽  
Implicit Bias ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Gender Group ◽  
Explicit Bias ◽  
Gender Based

Attributing gender discrimination to implicit bias has become increasingly common. However, research suggests that when discrimination is attributed to implicit rather than explicit bias, the perpetrators are held less accountable and deemed less worthy of punishment. The present work examines (a) whether this effect replicates in the domain of gender discrimination, and (b) whether sharing a group membership with the victim moderates the effect. Four studies revealed that both men and women hold perpetrators of gender discrimination less accountable if their behavior is attributed to implicit rather than explicit bias. Moreover, women held male (Studies 1–3), but not female (Study 4), perpetrators of gender discrimination more accountable than did men. Together, these findings suggest that while shared gender group membership may inform judgments of accountability for gender discrimination, it does not weaken the tendency to hold perpetrators less accountable for discrimination attributed to implicit, compared with explicit, bias.

Seeking the female, through the holistic study of music

1993 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-167
Author(s):  
Helen Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Vicious Circle ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Feminist Standpoint ◽  
Women's Music ◽  
Problematic Area ◽  
And Performance

In our efforts to break the vicious circle of gender inequality in the culture of the classroom, we need to pay attention particularly to the implications for music of the statutory requirements for Equal Opportunities in schools, and also to those elements of teacher training that will equip musicians to deal with this aspect of the curriculum. The author emphasises the importance of teaching from a feminist standpoint, wherever possible using examples of women's music for analysis and for historical and ethnomusicological studies. Possibly the most problematic area – and one that now clearly needs research – is the identification of a female aesthetic in the repertoire of music for study and performance.

scholarly journals Why women empowerment is needed post COVID-19?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prerna Karulkar
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Financial Independence ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
Grass Root ◽  
Grass Root Level

The dreadful COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth many harsh realities. This has affected men and women differently. As it is, women already suffer the fate of the lesser gender due to the prevalent patriarchal society. The ongoing outbreak has increased this divide. Women face many challenges be it in urban or rural area, middle or low-income group; the issues differ to an extent, but they exist. The roles as defined by the social norms have become more prominent. This paper attempts to study the various consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and men. It provides an assessment as to why women empowerment is the need of the hour and tries to find probable solutions to the pertaining problems. Education and financial independence are two primary ways of empowerment at individual level. As a society, we need to rethink and revamp the values, beliefs, attitudes towards gender norms and predefined roles. We need to make changes at the grass root level to bring in equality. Global social transformation is required in order to weaken the deep-rooted patriarchy.

scholarly journals Gender and Sexuality in the Poetry of Sylvia Plath

Em Tese ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Alita Fonseca Balbi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Sylvia Plath ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Central Tool

This paper analyses the manner in which Sylvia Plath's poems portray gender<br />relations and, more specifically, how the construction of gender based on<br />hierarchy and inequality becomes an obstacle to harmonious relationships<br />between people. In the poems analyzed, the ideals of love and intimacy are<br />always driven away because of gender inequality that still today continues to<br />serve as the basis to interpersonal relations. In this context, Plath's poetry<br />depicts sexuality as a central tool in the perpetuation of male dominance and<br />female submission, a fact that makes the relations between men and women<br />even more difficult.

scholarly journals Gender discrimination in employment in Moscow

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 200-213
Author(s):  
O. V. Kabaikina
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Moscow City ◽  
Discrimination In Employment ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Gender Aspect

The article presents gender inequality in the sphere of work in Moscow city. The purpose of this work is to determine the acuteness of discrimination men and women in matters of employment, and to understand how the gender aspect is relevant in the Moscow labor market. People from other regions come to the capital to get a job, and therefore the city of Moscow is the center of employment of Russian citizens from all over the country. It is important to monitor how equal are the opportunities for men and women in the capital to find the desired job, what difficulties candidates face in finding and choosing a job with. I provide a legislative framework designed to ensure the equality of all citizens before the law, and show how the principle of equality is implemented in practice. For this I present the results of the author’s survey of HR experts-managers who specialize in studying the labor market and the processes taking place on it, as well as research conducted by the Headhunter, Superjob job sites, the Hays recruitment agency. As a result, it has been determined that in the labor market both men and women experience discrimination, and this is connected with the opinion of the candidates, they define, where can more realize themselves, and what salary should be for them. At the same time, gender inequality loses its sharpness against the background of other problems, and experts predict a growing decrease in the difference between the positions of men and women in the labor market.

scholarly journals Pengarusutamaan Gender dalam Program Pembangunan

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Waston Malau
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
National Development ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Women Trafficking ◽  
Employment Of Women ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Women's Role

Many issues of gender inequality surrounding us still not yet seriously solved by all elements of society. Women have more experience in disadvantages rather than men in the fields of education, health, employment, having and using science and technology. As may be seen with the still frequently occur violence against women, trafficking of women and children, pornography, the employment of women as problems of migrant workers and migrant workers abroad, lower participation of women in politics, and in the field of education, especially at the senior high school and higher education. For solving that, efforts in eradicating gender discrimination and developing potency which can support gender equality must be conducted continuously. Despite Constitution of 1945 ensures equality between men and women in accessing the fields, but in application still faced by many obstacles, for instance culture of patriarchy still remained and perpetuated by most of Indonesian people. Therefore increasing the women’s role in gender-based development as integral part of national development, has important meaning as effort to realize harmonious equal partnership between men and women, which in other word, to realize gender equity and equality in various fields of life and development.

Reactions to anti-male sexism claims: The moderating roles of status-legitimizing belief endorsement and group identification

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara L. Wilkins ◽  
Joseph D. Wellman ◽  
Katherine D. Schad
Keyword(s):  
Gender Bias ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Group Identification ◽  
High Status ◽  
Gender Identification ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender

Men increasingly identify as victims of gender discrimination, but it is unclear how people react to men who claim to be victims of gender bias. We examined how status-legitimizing belief endorsement (SLBs) and gender identification (GID) moderated men and women’s reactions to a man who claimed to have lost a promotion because of anti-male sexism or another cause. Consistent with theory that claiming bias against high-status groups reinforces the status hierarchy, SLB endorsement was associated with more positive reactions toward an anti-male bias claimant for both men and women. Group identification, in contrast, affects group-specific concerns and thus differentially predicted male and female participants’ reactions. Men evaluated the claimant more positively the more strongly they identified with their gender. The more women identified with their gender, the more negatively they evaluated the male claimant. We also demonstrated that SLBs and GID moderated the extent to which the claimant was perceived as sexist. We discuss how these reactions may perpetuate gender inequality.

Sexism in Russian neurosurgery

2021 ◽  
pp. 475 (488)-482 (494)
Author(s):  
R.A. Kovalenko ◽  
V.Yu. Cherebillo ◽  
Yu.V. Mukhitova ◽  
E.R. Isayeva ◽  
F.A. Chemurzieva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
English Version ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Professional Environment ◽  
Medical Category

The work is devoted to the study of the issue of gender inequality in Russian neurosurgery. Materials and methods: the study is based on an anonymous survey of neurosurgeons working in Russia. The authors have developed 2 questionnaires, different for men and women. 103 certified neurosurgeons were interviewed, 53 of them were men and 50 — women. Results: on average, male neurosurgeons were older, with more work experience, more often had a medical category (p <0.05) and performed a greater number of independent operations (p <0.01). In all the same questions characterizing the perception of the image of a female neurosurgeon, significant differences were revealed between men and women (p <0.01). Women do not feel less trust in the quality of their work because of their gender, but throughout their medical education and work, they regularly face the notion that neurosurgery is not a suitable profession for women. Harassment is not a typical phenomenon in Russian neurosurgery. Among the authors of articles in the 5 most cited Russian neurosurgical journals for 2016–2018, there were 20.7 % women; 15 % of the first authors were women. Conclusions: female neurosurgeons in Russia face manifestations of gender discrimination in the professional environment, which is an additional obstacle to becoming a neurosurgeon. The perception of the image of a female neurosurgeon differs significantly among neurosurgeons, depending on their gender. English version of the article on pp. 488-494 is available at URL: https://panor.ru/articles/sexism-in-russian-neurosurgery/70193.html

Gender Justice v. The “Invisible Hand” of Gender Bias in Law and Society

Hypatia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 668-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Beaumont
Keyword(s):  
Gender Bias ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Invisible Hand ◽  
Gender Justice ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Collective Work ◽  
American Law ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Laws And Policies

How does so much gender inequality endure in an era when many laws and policies endorse principles of gender equality? This essay examines this dilemma by considering Susan Moller Okin's criticism of “false gender neutrality,” research on implicit bias, and the shifting relation of gender bias to American law. I argue that these are crucial elements of the modern cycle of gender inequality, enabling it to operate through a perverse “invisible‐hand” mechanism. This framework helps convey how underlying gender bias influences individual behaviors that generate, legitimate, and mask broad patterns of inequality. Contemporary legal conflicts reflect many of these dynamics, which appear in controversies over gender‐based violence (U.S. v. Morrison 2000), gender discrimination in pay and promotion (Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire 2007), and women's reproductive health care benefits (Burwell v. Hobby Lobby 2014). This analysis advances our understanding of how the contemporary cycle of gender inequality operates, the complex links between individual behavior and structural bias, and the difficulty of pursuing gender justice through prevailing frameworks of law and liberalism. It also underscores the continued importance of feminists' collective work to address “invisible” as well as visible biases.

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