scholarly journals From Enlightenment to Equality: Spirituality May Lead the Way to a Gender Just Society in India and Beyond

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 54-63
Author(s):  
ERIN SMITH
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Gender Discourse ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The Status ◽  
Just Society ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Paradigm ◽  
Status Of Women

India is a country of spiritual traditions and paradoxes. Its spiritual verve offers sustenance through personal transformation, truth, harmony, and connection, yet today large numbers of people in India struggle against poverty, abuses, injustice, and inequalities. India is a land of daughters, known for their valour, hope, knowledge, and wealth of spirit, yet today the status of women is one of the country’s greatest challenges and gender equality is fighting an often-silent battle. This study was conceived from the notion that Indian spirituality, in its truest essence, is the antithesis to this gender paradigm, and accordingly, it examined if spirituality can work to achieve a more gender equal and just society. Organized with the support of Dev Sanskriti University, this pilot study sought to uncover a correlation between participants’ spirituality and their beliefs about gender roles, their gender equal attitudes, and gender equal behavior in the home. Though findings revealed no exceptional correlation, results identified a relationship between spirituality and gender equality within which gender discourse should focus and further research should follow. Gender inequality is pervasive in all countries, and such a global crisis deems further exploration into spirituality and gender equality not only compelling but also necessary.

scholarly journals Job Quality and Gender Inequality: Key Changes in Québec over the Last Decade

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luc Cloutier ◽  
Paul Bernard ◽  
Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Job Quality ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Status Of Women

Using a new typology based on information available from the Labour Force Survey, the authors analyse how job quality evolved in Québec for both women and men over the last decade (1997-2007). Results show that family situation and educational attainment are two important factors in the determination of gender inequality in the labour market. The analysis emphasizes the very significant decline in gender differences with regard to job quality (from 23% to 35% according to groups), especially for persons without children and individuals who achieved higher education. The changes represent a definite progress in the status of women in general, although some indicators also reveal degradation with respect to job quality in some of the sub-groups.  

scholarly journals Kepemimpinan Dalam Keluarga: Perspektif Fiqh dan Analisis Gender

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Bani Syarif Maulana
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Sexual Relations ◽  
Gender Discourse ◽  
Islamic Perspective ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Status ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Status Of Women

Islam is a religion which has attempted to elevate the status of women so that there should be no discrimination between women and men from the Islamic perspective. However, in some fiqh texts, which are based on selected Qur'an and hadith, there is discrimination against women. On the other side, gender discourse now becomes an important issue and is used to improve the status of women. This article attempts to explore both the jiqh texts and gender discourse on the models of leadership in a family, especially on the role of women and men in the family and on the sexual relations, from the Islamic perspective.

scholarly journals Religion and gender inequality: The status of women in the societies of world religions

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 2-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamila Klingorová ◽  
Tomáš Havlíček
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
World Religions ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Status Of Women

Abstract The status of women in society is very diverse worldwide. Among many important traits associated with the differentiation of gender inequality is religion, which itself must be regarded as a fluid concept with interpretations and practices ‘embedded’ and thus varying with respect to cultural and historical relations. Admitting the complexity of the issues, some religious norms and traditions can contribute to the formation of gender inequalities and to subordinate the role of women in society. Using an exploratory quantitative analysis, the influence of religiosity on gender inequality in social, economic and political spheres is examined. Three categories of states have emerged from the analysis: (a) states where the majority of inhabitants are without religious affiliation, which display the lowest levels of gender inequality; (b) Christian and Buddhist societies, with average levels of gender inequality; and (c) states with the highest levels of gender inequality across the observed variables, whose inhabitants adhere to Islam and Hinduism.

Gender in Israel

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reut Itzkovitch-Malka
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Political System ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Status ◽  
Substantial Progress ◽  
The Government ◽  
Status Of Women ◽  
Made In

This chapter traces, identifies, and characterizes the main features of the gender division in Israeli society and politics. It addresses questions relevant to the status of women, as well as the LGBTQ community, and assesses the magnitude of gender inequality in the various societal, cultural, and political arenas. While substantial progress has been made in improving the status of women in Israel, there is still a long road ahead before Israel can achieve true gender equality. In order for such equality to become a reality, genuine change is in order: a focus on the substantive outputs of the Knesset and the government; an emphasis on gender mainstreaming practices; and widespread feminist activity in formal politics, meant to inject critical feminist views into the political system and alter existing gender relations.

scholarly journals “Commenting on the Causal Factors Controlling Female Decision Making” A study of Female Decision Making Regarding Paid Employment: Punjab, Pakistan

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lubna Shahnaz ◽  
Zainab Kizilbash
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
Public Spheres ◽  
Paid Employment ◽  
Decision Making Styles ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Status Of Women

Introduction As societies grapple with incorporating the concepts of gender equality and gender sensitivity, female decision making is quickly losing its designation as a peripheral issue. Indeed the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women in support of the Commission on the Status of Women has been exploring the question of women and decision making for some time. In 1997 it called upon governments to take into consideration diverse decision making styles and to enhance the images of women in political and public spheres [UN, (2000)].

scholarly journals Human Rights for Women's Development in Multidimensional: A Step towards Gender Equality in Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-88
Author(s):  
Andrey Shastri
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Development ◽  
Human Right ◽  
The Status ◽  
Collection Period ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
Status Of Women

Women's educational human rights and gender equality is one of the burning topics nowadays. Following the gender equality framework proposed by United Nations in its Millennium Summit in 2000 declared "Gender equality and women empowerment". This present study tries to review gender equality for women in many aspects, including the major concern in this review, i.e., education and human right. After analyzing several documents in the net during the collection period, this study sees that women have achieved a lot. However, yes still they are lagging in terms of equality in education and human right. The fact showed women are far lagging and leave alone on the question of gender equality. The present paper explores and highlighted these issues as the central questions related to women's rights and also attempts to wrestle with the few challenges that faced by the women education system in India as a specific example. At last, this paper also try to highlight some strategy as to upgrade the status of women in society, ever since this study believes that Educating a woman will uplifts her life as well as the quality of the nation.

Gender in Israel

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reut Itzkovitch-Malka
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Political System ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Status ◽  
Substantial Progress ◽  
The Government ◽  
Status Of Women ◽  
Made In

This chapter traces, identifies, and characterizes the main features of the gender division in Israeli society and politics. It addresses questions relevant to the status of women, as well as the LGBTQ community, and assesses the magnitude of gender inequality in the various societal, cultural, and political arenas. While substantial progress has been made in improving the status of women in Israel, there is still a long road ahead before Israel can achieve true gender equality. In order for such equality to become a reality, genuine change is in order: a focus on the substantive outputs of the Knesset and the government; an emphasis on gender mainstreaming practices; and widespread feminist activity in formal politics, meant to inject critical feminist views into the political system and alter existing gender relations.

scholarly journals Gender Equality in the Academy: The Pipeline Problem

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (02) ◽  
pp. 303-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Renwick Monroe ◽  
William F. Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
American Association ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Ongoing Work ◽  
The Status ◽  
Status Of Women

AbstractAs part of the ongoing work by the Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession (CSWP), we offer an empirical analysis of the pipeline problem in academia. The image of a pipeline is a commonly advanced explanation for persistent discrimination that suggests that gender inequality will decline once there are sufficient numbers of qualified women in the hiring pool. The CSWP believes that it is important to ask whether this phenomenon is actually occurring, because the implication is that we can explain inequality as a function of insufficient numbers of trained women in the pool, rather than as a result of ongoing discrimination that requires alternate remedies. Data from the American Association of University Professors suggests that merely increasing the pool of qualified women has not led to a commensurate number of women rising to the top in academia. Women are still ending up in lower paid jobs, and they continue to earn less than men in comparable positions. More aggressive policies to end discrimination are required.

scholarly journals The prospective status of women in israel following a clash between the feminist and religious revolutions in the Israeli army

2019 ◽  
pp. 289-302
Author(s):  
Anat Pershitz
Keyword(s):  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Religious Values ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Israeli Army ◽  
Status Of Women

In the past decade, the Israeli Army (IDF) has been undergoing simultane-ously two ‘social revolutions’: a ‘feminist revolution’ and a “religious revolution”. The two revolutions have different and conflicting ideologies causing a clash of values. Feminist values demand the integration of women in the army without gender separation, whereas religious principles require modesty and gender separation. At the moment, in practice, religious values which under-mine women’s equal opportunities in the army outweigh democratic values. If the secular women and men in Israeli society will not act to deprive the IDF of its unofficial and unauthorized role of balancing conflicting values in society, the status and roles of women in the army will be downgraded, directly im-pacting gender inequality in the employment market.

scholarly journals Women in China Moving Forward: Progress, Challenges and Reflections

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-35
Author(s):  
Juhua Yang
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Socialist Revolution ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Past ◽  
Political Resources ◽  
The Status ◽  
Gender Revolution ◽  
Status Of Women

While China’s socialist revolution has been credited with improving the status of women, gender inequality remains. Drawing on macro data, this article provides an overview of gender equality in China, focusing on labor force and political participation in the past 70 years, particularly since 1978, the onset of socioeconomic reform. Specifically, the article describes, compares, and examines the progress and challenges that women face in accessing economic opportunities and political resources. We find a more equal relationship between male and female when resources are relatively adequate, but that females are disadvantaged when resources are scarce, for example, including representation in more prestigious occupations, higher income, and political positions. These findings illustrate how inequality is maintained and reproduced, and suggest that despite China’s progressive socialist agenda, its gender revolution remains ‘stalled.’

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