scholarly journals Suppressed Sexuality in Gendered Institutions: A Re-examination of Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis Trilogy

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 217-221
Author(s):  
Ranita Bain
Keyword(s):  
Gendered Institutions

Conclusion

2021 ◽  
pp. 213-244
Author(s):  
Leonardo R. Arriola ◽  
Martha C. Johnson ◽  
Melanie L. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Future Research ◽  
National Politics ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Gendered Institutions ◽  
The Impact

The concluding chapter revisits the main hypotheses regarding women’s experiences as aspirants, candidates, and legislators. Complemented by tables summarizing key findings, the chapter identifies where and how the book’s studies of Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, and Zambia either uphold or contradict hypotheses from the existing literature. Building on this summary, the chapter presents an agenda for future research on women’s political participation in African countries focused on the importance of financial constraints for women’s candidacies, the role of violence in shaping women’s political options, and the impact women in power have on gendered institutions. The book ends on an optimistic note, arguing that despite these barriers, the case studies clearly demonstrate that women are adept at securing a place for themselves, and asserting their voice, in local and national politics.

scholarly journals When Unpaid Workers Need a Legal Status: Family Workers and Reforms to Labour Rights in Twentieth-Century France

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuela Martini
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Unpaid Work ◽  
Trade Associations ◽  
Gendered Institutions ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Social Security Benefits

AbstractIn the second half of the twentieth century small family businesses were still widespread in France. An important reason for this resilience was the share of unpaid work performed by kin in producing for the market. The unpaid work of family members in a range of craft and commercial family businesses – particularly by spouses, sons, and daughters – contributed to both the survival of the businesses and the well-being of the families, as is testified to in numerous sources, albeit statistically undocumented. Although social rights in France are considered to be some of the most advanced in Europe, the French Parliament was extremely slow to define the legal status of these family workers. It was not until 1982 that a law was finally enacted to bestow occupational status on collaborating spouses and to define a procedure optionally to register this unpaid work and to secure social security benefits for those carrying it out. This article focuses on the process that led to a new definition of the demarcation between the marital duty to assist, and work that exceeds this moral and legal obligation, thus creating a legal right to be compensated. Two empirical perspectives, involving an analysis of the reasons behind the shifting position of trade associations on this issue, and an assessment of the influence of long-standing gendered institutions, such as marital authority, on the formal and informal rules regulating family business are used to illustrate this slow and tortuous process of acquiring occupational rights for family workers.

The Role of Formal and Informal Gendered Institutions in Rate and Type of Female Entrepreneurship

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 17413
Author(s):  
Matilde Ruiz-Arroyo ◽  
María del Mar Fuentes ◽  
Jenny María Ruiz Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Gendered Institutions

Institutions

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celeste Montoya
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Analysis ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Central Component ◽  
Feminist Analysis ◽  
Gendered Institutions ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Gender Power

This chapter addresses “institutions” as a central component of feminist analysis. It provides an overview of the ways in which feminist scholars, informed by varied feminist traditions and approaches, and working across a range of disciplines, have used different conceptualizations of institutions to explore gender power dynamics. It differentiates between “institutions” and other key concepts, such as “structure” and “organizations” andexplores “gender as an institution,” “gender in institutions,” “gendered institutions,” and “institutions as producers of gender.” Furthermore, it addresses the limitations of uni-dimensional understandings and methodologies, and argues the importance of incorporating more dynamic, inclusive, and intersectional lenses in contemporary institutional analysis.

scholarly journals Contextualizing privilege and disadvantage: Lessons from women expatriates in the Middle East

Organization ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny K. Rodriguez ◽  
Maranda Ridgway
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
Women And Work ◽  
Disadvantaged Group ◽  
Elite Group ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Gendered Institutions ◽  
Nuanced Understanding ◽  
Experiences Of Women

This article explores how the simultaneity of privilege and disadvantage shapes the experiences of women expatriates in the Middle East. The article problematizes the simultaneity of being an elite group (e.g. expatriates) and a disadvantaged group (e.g. women) within the context of Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Drawing on the literature about women and work expatriation, the article analyses the narratives of women expatriates to highlight the complexity and multidimensionality of their experiences, positioning the discussion within the framework of gendered institutions. The article concludes that privilege and disadvantage are inseparable to the way the experiences of women expatriates unfold in the Middle East, and that institutional settings articulate this inseparability in order to regulate and help to maintain the gender social order. The article contributes a nuanced understanding of the experiences of women expatriates, challenging dominant views that present this group as generally privileged by virtue of their skilled and mobile status.

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