gender-studies

Review finds force missed clear signs 21-year-old’s death was result of violent predator’s grooming and degradation A catalogue of police failures in handling the suspected murder of a young woman in Northern Ireland reflected institutional misogyny, a report has found. The Police Service of Northern Ireland missed clear warning signs that Katie Simpson’s death in August 2020 was not suicide but …

It was an honour to be asked to help find talent for the men’s team and I am enjoying and benefiting from the responsibility The buzz after I mentioned doing some scouting in the men’s game for Bayern Munich, during my appearance as an analyst on Swedish broadcaster SVT for the men’s team’s Champions League match against Real Madrid, is a bit of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, I thought: ‘…

Ritzy Jalan, Jindal Global Law School The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (the BNS), aimed to eradicate colonial evils of criminal law in India. Macaulay’s Indian Penal Code was criticized for being unevolved, needed constant amendments to accommodate “gender neutrality” and to decolonize laws by narrowing the scope of sedition laws and mob-lynching. Decolonization in criminal law refers to the disma…

Baby Zoengpuii, LL.M., The ICFAI University, Dehradun Prof. (Dr.) Arun Kumar Singh, The ICFAI University, Dehradun ABSTRACT The proliferation of digital technologies has engendered a distinct and alarming category of gender-based violence: cybercrimes against women. This paper undertakes a comprehensive doctrinal and analytical examination of the legal framework governing such offences in India, …

Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 04 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02309-w Decades of male bias in animal research have left female biology critically understudied. Prematurely phasing out animal research would lock this inequity into future biomedicine, disproportionately harming women.

_Journal of the Philosophy of Sport_ 51 (2):239-252. 2024The nautical environment has been challenging for women. However, interviewing experienced female sailors, we noticed that despite the adversity they face, they consider the experience of sailing as something profoundly impactful and powerful in their lives. This research discusses the power of the aesthetic experience of sailing for women,…

Dr. Anuradha Girme, Assistant Professor, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed) University, New Law College, Pune Adv. Nishtha Tiwari, LL.M., Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed) University, New Law College, Pune ABSTRACT Property rights have long served as a foundation of social organization and economic progress throughout human history. This article presents a comprehensive examination of the evolution of the rig…

Swanandi Patil & Madhura Narkar, KES Shri Jayantilal H. Patel Law College ABSTRACT India, a country that is known for its rich cultural diversity, a country where various social norms like caste, language, religion co-exist. A country that has a great ancient mythological history where women were worshipped as Goddesses, sadly still the reality of their treatment in places of power in this 21…

Source: PsyPost Transgender people report higher rates of discrimination and violence across Europe compared to individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual. These disparities remain relatively consistent regardless of how progressive a country's national equality laws might be. The findings, based on responses from more than 138,000 individuals across 30 different countries, were publis…

Public records and private papers reveal compassion and tacit acceptance before ‘moral panic’ took hold in the 1950s and 1960s Northern Ireland carved a grim reputation for homophobia for over half a century, a record of intolerance and bigotry so baroque it was turned into an opera. In the 1970s, Ian Paisley , the leader of the Democratic Unionist party ( DUP ) and Free Presbyterian church, led …

Tanu Kumari, KES Shri Jayantilal H Patel Law College Keshav Dadhich, KES Shri Jayantilal H Patel Law College Ankit Yadav, KES Shri Jayantilal H Patel Law College ABSTRACT The debate on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Article 44 of the Indian Constitution has always been politically sensitive due to its relation to religious identity politics and minority rights issues. Regrettably, the political natu…

Portland is the latest US city to codify polyamorous rights in housing, jobs and public spaces, and more could follow Amy Nash-Kille knows that not everyone would choose a polyamorous family like hers. But she called it the “greatest blessing” of her life. Nash-Kille said she has spent the last 17 years in a committed relationship with “two gentle, loving men”, sharing the costs and responsibilit…

Exclusive: Resistance to equity, diversion and inclusion drives affects hiring chances of people with convictions, says charity More than a third of HR decision-makers in the UK said they have faced pushback against equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives over the past year, according to new research. The new YouGov poll, carried out for the national employment charity Working Chance, s…

_Hypatia_. forthcomingModels allow us to expose, explore, and excavate our assumptions. This is especially true for the sorts of assumptions that concern scholars of marginalization and resistance, who aim to show how patriarchy, colonialism, and related structures shape our lives. Yet within this scholarship, there is a recurrent skepticism toward practices of modeling, particularly formal or id…

In Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of Work. Oxford University Press. 2025The division of labor is gendered: women and men specialize in different types of work. Jobs themselves display a division of labor between women and men, with certain professions being (highly) dominated by members of one group or the other. There is much disagreement when it comes to the factors explaining this phenomeno…

Mitali Sinha, Mitali Chauhan and Bhartendu Vimal, LL.B. (Hons.), University of Allahabad ABSTRACT Marriage in our society has been framed as a social institution with mutual rights and obligations, often neglecting individual dignity and autonomy within the intimate relationship. This article tries to examine the concept of consent in the marital context and evaluate how consent is misunderstood,…

Dr. Vidya Shaktawat, Professor, Faculty of Law, Madhav University, Pindwara, Sirohi, Rajasthan. ORCID ID: 0009-0006-7653-4887 Vineeta Meena, Research Scholar, Faculty of Law, Madhav University, Pindwara, Sirohi, Rajasthan. ORCID ID: 0009-0007-9361-5360 ABSTRACT The protection of women’s rights through criminal legislation in India has witnessed significant expansion, particularly in the aftermath…

Black counselor educator mothers navigate intersecting identities. Despite growing attention to women of color, scholarship remains limited on how Black counselor educator mothers manage caregiving and professional duties. This gap contributes to practices that overlook labor, taxation, and strains that affect retention and the ability to thrive. The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological s…

Unlocking the potential of highly skilled first-generation immigrant women in the workplace is critical in an era of globalization and multiculturalism. The social problem is that organizations face challenges integrating highly skilled first-generation immigrant women into the U.S. workforce due to a limited understanding of effective workplace integration strategies. The purpose of this qualita…

Single fathers are an increasing population in the United States and worldwide. However, the literature and programs that guide human services professionals supporting single fathers’ parenting experience are limited in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. There is a need to further study the varied challenges these fathers experience so that professionals in social support organizations and agencies c…