Journal of Gender and Power

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Gender as a category entangled in the matrix of power and gender resistance potential

Ewa Bielska

Journal of Gender and Power > 2015 > 3 > 1 > 103-111

The subject of presented analysis is gender treated as a social category entangled in power relations. There are presented main social matrices of the gender-based power practices and it’s institutional and extrainstitutional, structural and individual expressions and consequences. The attention is focused at the classical conceptions of power and the perspectives of using it’s elements in the analysis...

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Art in a World of Change: A Vision for Global Aesthetics

Sherry B. Shapiro

Journal of Gender and Power > 2015 > 3 > 1 > 67-88

This article focuses on art, the aesthetic, and the body as a medium for self and social change in developing some thoughts on this issue of globalization and dance. The article explores how art, and specifically dance, can be a vehicle for aesthetic activism that emphasizes the importance of social justice and compassionate community. Drawing on critical and feminist pedagogies the author links pedagogy...

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Is gender neutrality a post-human phenomenon? The concept of 'gender neutral' in Swedish education

Anna Odrowąż-Coates

Journal of Gender and Power > 2015 > 3 > 1 > 113-133

Inspired by the feminist thoughts of Rosi Braidotti and Donna Haraway, the author of this article endeavours to depict the emerging concept of gender neutrality that has developed in Sweden in recent years. The author uses an interpretative paradigm with a variety of qualitative field research tools, to gain a deeper understanding of how gender neutrality works in practice at school and nursery level...

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Gender and power: Women`s leadership in the prevention and management of conflicts in Africa

Boubacar Sidi Diallo

Journal of Gender and Power > 2015 > 3 > 1 > 149-161

This paper describes the role and the place of the woman in African society, with particular focus on the issues of leadership, peace and security. Although women in Africa are more numerous than men, their position is not an enviable one. Thus this work will attempt to describe the causes which prevent the female kind from coming to the fore and being truly equal to men. In order to achieve that...

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Romani Women in the 21st Century and the Role of their Position for Children’s Upbringing

Monika Farkašová

Journal of Gender and Power > 2015 > 3 > 1 > 163-171

This paper deals thematically with the emancipation of Romani women in the Slovak Republic, their position in the society, as well as delimitation of their social status and role. Emphasis is put on differences in culture, cultural patterns and behavioral models, differences in the upbringing of children and the position of the Romani woman in the Romani family, compared to the society’s majority...

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Women “beyond control”? – androcentric discourses in Victorian painting (towards reconstructing meanings)

Agnieszka Gromkowska-Melosik

Journal of Gender and Power > 2015 > 3 > 1 > 89-101

From the perspective of feminist analysis, the painting is considered to be androcentric. It is believed that artworks were created by men, for men and from their point of view. One can even say that, men spoker through the bodies and identities of heroine images in the painting. From this point of view, painting has been accused not only of the lack of women as authors of works of art, but also of...

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The Birth as a Rite of Passage from Man to Father

Christoph Wulf

Journal of Gender and Power > 2015 > 3 > 1 > 11-23

The article shows that the birth of a child is not just a physical, but also a social and cultural event. It might be considered as a rite of passage that turns women into mothers and men into fathers, and both into parents. For men, the birth of a child is a significant change in life that is commonly taken for granted. As a result, life for most men changes fundamentally with the birth of a child...

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Right to Freedom of Religion: A Gendered Difference

Alison Stuart

Journal of Gender and Power > 2015 > 3 > 1 > 25-66

This article critically analyses European jurisprudence to ascertain the extent to which the right to freedom of religion has been interpreted as a right of religion to internal autonomy. It asserts that women are being denied an effective right to freedom of religion insofar as they are unable to directly influence the content or structure of their religion. It argues that to fulfil women's equal...

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A Comparison of Children’s Perspectives: Analyzing Cultural and Gender Issues for Preservice Teachers Around the World

Melinda R. Pierson, Klaudia Schultheis, Janice Myck-Wayne

Journal of Gender and Power > 2015 > 3 > 1 > 135-147

For the past 7 years, preservice teachers in multiple countries around the world have been involved in an international internet project designed to increase their cultural competence, improve their language and technology skills, and enhance their collaboration skills for working with diverse populations. Preservice teachers' reflections are analyzed by gender, years of experience, and outcomes related...

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Journal of Gender and Power

Gender as a category entangled in the matrix of power and gender resistance potential

Art in a World of Change: A Vision for Global Aesthetics

Is gender neutrality a post-human phenomenon? The concept of 'gender neutral' in Swedish education

Gender and power: Women`s leadership in the prevention and management of conflicts in Africa

Romani Women in the 21st Century and the Role of their Position for Children’s Upbringing

Women “beyond control”? – androcentric discourses in Victorian painting (towards reconstructing meanings)

The Birth as a Rite of Passage from Man to Father

Right to Freedom of Religion: A Gendered Difference

A Comparison of Children’s Perspectives: Analyzing Cultural and Gender Issues for Preservice Teachers Around the World

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