Exploring Peace Perspectives Through the Lens of Gender Inequality

2021 ◽  
pp. 510-531
Author(s):  
Dana Julia Loew
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Structural Violence ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Peace Processes ◽  
The Media ◽  
Human Rights Based Approach ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the relationship between peace processes, gender equality, and communication by introducing feminist and intersectional approaches as tools to assess and deconstruct underlying power structures. The author argues for a human rights-based approach to gender equality and a deconstruction of essentialist understandings of “women,” calling for a perspective on peace that is responsive to the experiences of minorities and the marginalized. The chapter seeks to outline ways for individuals and groups to engage around the topics of power, oppression, and marginalization, and to create space for a more inclusive dialogue as the basis for a peace culture. Coeducation, the media, and a change in discussion culture are established as essential in creating a peace culture that allows all individuals to live empowered and fulfilling lives in a peaceful society void of structural violence, regardless of their gender, race, class, or sexual orientation.

Exploring Peace Perspectives Through the Lens of Gender Inequality

2019 ◽  
pp. 405-426
Author(s):  
Dana Julia Loew
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Structural Violence ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Peace Processes ◽  
The Media ◽  
Human Rights Based Approach ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this chapter is to explore the relationship between peace processes, gender equality, and communication by introducing feminist and intersectional approaches as tools to assess and deconstruct underlying power structures. The author argues for a human rights-based approach to gender equality and a deconstruction of essentialist understandings of “women,” calling for a perspective on peace that is responsive to the experiences of minorities and the marginalized. The chapter seeks to outline ways for individuals and groups to engage around the topics of power, oppression, and marginalization, and to create space for a more inclusive dialogue as the basis for a peace culture. Coeducation, the media, and a change in discussion culture are established as essential in creating a peace culture that allows all individuals to live empowered and fulfilling lives in a peaceful society void of structural violence, regardless of their gender, race, class, or sexual orientation.

Islam, Gender, and Democracy in Comparative Perspective

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Comparative Literature ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Muslim Countries ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Shed Light

This volume reframes the debate around Islam and women’s rights within a broader comparative literature. It examines the complex and contingent historical relationships between religion, secularism, democracy, law, and gender equality. Part I addresses the nexus of religion, law, gender, and democracy through different disciplinary perspectives (sociology, anthropology, political science, law). Part II localizes the implementation of this nexus between law, gender, and democracy, and provides contextualized responses to questions raised in Part I. The contributors explore the situation of Muslim women’s rights vis-à-vis human rights to shed light on gender politics in the modernization of the nation and to ponder over the role of Islam in gender inequality across different Muslim countries.

Human Rights and the Mediatization of International Law

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 507-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANIEL JOYCE
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
New Media ◽  
International Law ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
International Regulation ◽  
The Media ◽  
Legal Forms ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Communicative Capitalism ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThis article considers the relationship of international law and the media through the prism of human rights. In the first section the international regulation of the media is examined and visions of good, bad, and new media emerge. In the second section, the enquiry is reversed and the article explores the ways in which the media is shaping international legal forms and processes in the field of human rights. This is termed the ‘mediatization of international law’. Yet despite hopes for new media and the Internet to transform international law, the theoretical work of Jodi Dean warns of the danger to democracy of commodification through the spread of ‘communicative capitalism’.

Gender Inequality in Work Organizations

2021 ◽  
pp. 75-99
Author(s):  
Safak Oz Aktepe
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Work Organizations ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Gender Diverse ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Two Sides

In this chapter, the author aims to present, through a review of literature, that the gender equality assumption of the human resource management (HRM) approach is not taken for granted. It seems there exist two sides of the same coin, one representing the HRM approach and the other representing the gendered approach to HRM practices. This chapter reviews HRM practices in work organizations as the potential facilitator of gender inequalities in organizations. In addition, the contentious function of HRM practices in maintaining gender inequalities within work organizations is reviewed. In spite of knowing the implication of HRM practices on being a gender-diverse organization, there remain few studies on the relationship between HRM practices and gender inequality in work organizations. Such research will add a different perspective to HRM practices and contribute to the awareness related to the gendered nature of organizations and their organizational practices.

scholarly journals Estudo sobre Igualdade de Gênero em uma Escola de Ensino Médio de Comunidade do Rio de Janeiro, RJ

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Renata Corrêa Sinimbú Almeida ◽  
Maria Geralda De Miranda ◽  
Roy Reis Friede ◽  
Patricia Maria Dusek ◽  
Kátia Eliane Santos Avelar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Current Issue ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
The Media ◽  
A Current

A busca pela igualdade e direitos da mulher é um assunto atual, presente não só no universo acadêmico, mas junto à mídia e em toda a sociedade. Nesse sentido, este estudo teve por objetivo trabalhar a igualdade de gênero na educação básica. Para tanto, foram realizadas atividades interdisciplinares, que possibilitassem a construção do conhecimento sobre os conceitos relativos à igualdade de gênero e os direitos humanos, com a participação de 50 alunos do 1° ano do Ensino médio, sendo 26 homens e 24 mulheres, com idade média entre 15 e 19 anos. Após as atividades foi observado que 72% dos alunos concordam que a separação de gênero não deve ser praticada em nenhum tipo de ambiente, afirmando que a inserção de discussões sobre gênero na escola pode aumentar a conscientização e respeito à diversidade de valores, crenças e comportamentos. 100% dos alunos afirmaram que cor, raça e opção sexual são os principais motivos de rotulagem no ambiente escolar. Tais resultados expressam o conhecimento dos alunos sobre a necessidade de igualdade na sociedade, onde meninos e meninas afirmaram que a escola tem papel fundamental na conscientização de que a igualdade de gênero é a principal ferramenta para a construção de uma sociedade em que homens e mulheres possuam direitos, deveres e oportunidades iguais. Palavras-chave: Gênero. Direitos Humanos. Educação.  AbstractThe quest for equality and women's rights is a current issue, present not only in the academic universe, but also in the media and throughout society. In this sense, this study aimed to work on gender equality at elementary school. Interdisciplinary activities were carried out to construct knowledge about gender equality concepts, with the attendance of 50 freshman students from high school, 26 men and 24 women, with average age between 15 and 19 years. After the activities, it was observed that 72% of the students believed that gender separation should not be practiced in any kind of environment, affirming that the insertion of gender discussions in school can increase awareness and respect for the diversity of values, beliefs and behaviors. 100% of the students stated that color, race and sexual choice are the main reasons for labeling in the school environment. These results express the students' knowledge about the need for equality in society, where boys and girls affirm that school plays a fundamental role in raising awareness that gender equality is the main tool for building a society in which men and women have rights, duties and opportunities. Keywords: Gender. Human Rights. Education.

scholarly journals “If you don’t act, you are not going to get anything”: Professional identity and gender equality in Greek and Cypriot media organisations

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (61) ◽  
Author(s):  
Angeliki Gazi ◽  
Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Professional Identity ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
Primary Mechanism ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Media ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Professional Accomplishment

The research here focuses on the relationship between women and media organisations in Greece and Cyprus. Our aim is to study the professional identity of women in the context of media organisations as well as the progress toward gender equality in Greek and Cypriot media organisations compared to the rest of Europe. Greece and, to a greater extent, Cyprus are societies in which the preservation and reproduction of the structure of the family constitutes the primary mechanism for socialization and professional accomplishment, much more than in other countries of central and northern Europe. The reported results are part of a more broadly focused EIGE Report entitled “Advancing gender equality in decision-making in media organizations,” which reviews the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) in Member States. The BPfA, in turn, introduces the first indicators for measuring the progress of gender equality for women in the media. The media sectors both in Greece and Cyprus continue to be male-dominated. Women occupy only a small percentage of decision-making posts in media organisations. Moreover, there is a significant lack of gender-related policies and monitoring mechanisms in the media organisations and the countries themselves.

scholarly journals “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun(damental) Human Rights:” How the Women’s Convention and Belgium combat Gender Stereotypes

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Bo Minou Beintema
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Literary Research ◽  
The Media ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
Article 5 ◽  
Do So

To put it simply, the purpose of the Women’s Convention is to end discrimination on the basis of sex. The inclusion of Article 5, paragraph (a), which focuses on fixed gender roles that get in the way of that goal, provides one of the ways in which they aim to do so. State parties cannot hide behind their respective traditions or customs as to why the realisation of International Human Rights ultimately depends on gender. A question that arises is what does this mean for States in terms of concrete obligations. This article aims to provide an answer to that question by exploring Article 5 (a) and the notion of extra-legal measures, in particular. Equally, it will take a closer look at how one of the State parties, namely Belgium, is doing in this regard both in theory as in practice. By conducting literary research it becomes apparent that State parties have to adopt national laws and/or instruments. Furthermore, they have to incorporate extra-legal measures as well. Meaning, they should incorporate measures to influence the mindsets of people regarding gender equality through means such as education, the media and public information projects, for instance. Although Belgium continues to struggle with effective implementation of its laws and policies due to its inherent complex institutional structure. It can still be said that its well on its way to combat gender inequality in light of Article 5 (a). Ultimately, Article 5 (a) brings meaning to every right in the Women’s Convention. Considering, that it is only when gender equality is reached both before the law and in practice that women will be able to enjoy Human Rights.

Women’s Rights, Gender and Climate Change Law in Africa: Advancing an Equity Agenda

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Addaney ◽  
Chantelle Gloria Moyo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Rights ◽  
Women’S Rights ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Climate Change Responses ◽  
Human Rights Based Approach ◽  
Analytical Approaches

The consequences of climate change are not only disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable and poorest populations, there are also disparities along gender lines. The connections between climate change, gender equality and women’s rights are not only complicated but also multidimensional. In contrast, most existing studies on gender and climate change action offer a narrow conception of what gender equality and women’s rights mean in the context of climate change action. Considering these thorny linkages between climate change, gender equality and women’s rights in Africa, this article examines the intersection between gender equality, women’s rights and climate change action by focusing on African Union law and the climate change legislative and policy responses from Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The article adopts a doctrinal method and two analytical approaches – the human rights-based approach and insights from feminist approach to law – to argue that since human-rights law places the protection and fulfilment of fundamental human rights and group interests at its core, its legal threshold demands that all actions which can have an impact on human rights, including climate change responses, are bound by its rules. The article argues that gender equality and women’s rights are guaranteed in international and regional law in Africa and therefore provide a legal basis for the integration of gender equality and the protection of women’s rights in national climate change action. 

The Police and the Rule of Law: Commentary on “Principals and Secret Agents”

2007 ◽  
Vol 191 ◽  
pp. 671-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
He Weifang
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Police Management ◽  
Academic World ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Internet Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
Management Power ◽  
The Relationship

Among Chinese political scientists and legal scholars, indeed within the Chinese academic world as a whole, research into the police is to a great degree marginalized. As the media have become more active, and in particular as internet media have arisen, it has become easier for some incidents of police infringements of human rights to attract nationwide attention. But there has been very little discussion of the relationship between these incidents and the police management system, or the division of police management power between the central and local governments and its ultimate influence on the construction of society in China under the rule of law.

Critical Issues on Gender Equality and ICTs in Latin America

2017 ◽  
pp. 263-275
Author(s):  
Aimée Vega Montiel
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Latin America ◽  
New Media ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
The Status

In the context of the new media environment, several social, political and economic divides are being produced. As the effects of those changes are not neutral, because of gender inequality, the status of women's human rights in the digital age are precarious. To what extent does the new media environment promote women's human and communication rights or contribute to sustaining the oppression of women in society? Based on the feminist political economy perspective, the aim of this paper is to analyze some of the critical issues on gender equality and ICTs in Latin America.1

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