Journal of Gender and Social Issues
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description: Journal of Gender and Social Issues seeks to highlight cutting edge research in social sciences and allied disciplines, with a view to bringing to light the latest in intelligent thought and innovative ideas. The journal team is currently headed by the VC, FJWU, as Patron-in-Chief and Director, WRRC as Editor. The editorial team comprises of in house subject experts as well as national and international academics who serve on the Advisory and Editorial Boards and assisst the editor in achiving highest standards of excellence in research.
publisher: FJWU
language: en
publication name: Journal of Gender and Social Issues
issn: 1813-9892
items: Sketching Gender Dynamics: A Cartoonist's Take on Women’s Professional Journey from Boardrooms to Offices in Europe and South Asia
items: Examining Individual Behaviors towards Inclusive and Diverse Leadership in Universities: A Study on Attitudes and Perceptions
items: Political Interest and Political Participation of Women: Mediating Role of Education
items: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Hypothetical Performance of Scholars at University Level
items: Taming the Female River: A Gendered Environmental History of the Chenab
items: Before it Happens: Foreshadowing in Tan Man Neel o Neel
items: Patriarchy and Gender Power Dynamics in ‘The Secret Sky’ by Atia Abawi: A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis
items: Understanding Illness Anxiety in the Post-COVID Period: Insights from State and Trait Anxiety
items: Objectification of Women in Esan Proverbs and Folksongs: Wither Cultural Sexism
items: Nexus between TikTok and Gender Stereotypes: A Qualitative Content Analysis
items: Traditional Birth Attendants’ Contribution to Maternal Health and Malaria Prevention in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria
items: Beyond Assault Trajectory of Rape in Pakistan
items: https://jgsistage.fjwu.edu.pk/index.php/jgsi/article/view/376
items: A Critical Exploration of Power Dynamics and Ideological Perspectives in Taboo Narratives within Feminist Discourses
items: Revisiting Nepal’s Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act: A Contemporary Analysis
items: Rape and Culture of Silence in Pakistan
items: Amplifying Female Voices in Pakistani Primetime Drama: A Cultural Feminist Analysis of the Drama Serial 'Udaari'
items: Urinary Tract Infections and Vulnerability of Women: A Socio-Medical Review using Gender Lens
items: Violence Against Women in Nepal: Exploring Challenges and Strategies for Women Empowerment
items: The Care Economy in Rural Context: A Gendered Perspective
items: Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Hysteria in Pakistani Females
items: Studying Intersectionality in Research on Minority and Ethnic Women’s Leadership in Higher Education in Pakistan
items: Economic Empowerment: A Strategy to Address Gender based Violence
items: Women’s Rights in Nepal: A Constitutional Insight
items: Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives and Experiences of Elderly: A Case Study of Baghban Old Home, Rawalpindi
items: Inclusive Education and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Comprehensive Reflection
items: A Metamodernist Reading of Multiple Subjectivities in Orphan Black
items: Behind Closed Doors: Women Experiencing Rising Family Violence Amidst COVID-19 Lockdown In Ghana
items: Altered Notion of Time, Space and Privacy: Teaching in times of the COVID Pandemic
items: Resurrecting Voice: A Subaltern Study of Doshi and Singh’s Selected Poems

Sketching Gender Dynamics: A Cartoonist's Take on Women’s Professional Journey from Boardrooms to Offices in Europe and South Asia
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description: The professional experiences of women in the Global North and Global South reveal a dynamic interplay of socio-cultural norms, organizational structures, and global forces. While Europe has advanced gender-equality policies, women still struggle to break through leadership barriers. In contrast, women in South Asia navigate deeply rooted societal expectations, limited opportunities, and institutional constraints, making career progression especially challenging. This paper offers a comparative analysis of women’s careers in Europe and South Asia, examining how cultural, societal, and organizational dynamics shape leadership pathways, gendered obstacles, and diversity initiatives. Using a qualitative approach, it employs four selected cartoons, two European, one Indian, and one Pakistani, as visual lenses within critical cultural gender studies framework. Findings show persistent inequities in both regions: European women face a glass ceiling, while South Asian women confront dual cultural and professional barriers. The paper argues for transformative organizational cultures, inclusive mentorship, and meaningful diversity beyond compliance.
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creator: Ayesha Nazir Gill
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2025-12-29
publication date: 2025-12-29

Examining Individual Behaviors towards Inclusive and Diverse Leadership in Universities: A Study on Attitudes and Perceptions
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description: This study examines how behaviors of influential and affected participants contribute to an inclusive workplace climate and how leadership diversity impacts university performance. Using a cross-sectional survey, data were collected from employees at various Pakistani universities via a self-administered online questionnaire comprising Likert-scale items on leadership diversity, engagement, and workplace behavior. The sample included 100 respondents, most aged 18–25 (36%) and predominantly male (56%). Results reveal a strong need for institutions to strengthen leadership skills, adopt inclusive leadership styles, improve communication, and actively promote diversity. Findings show apparent gaps in leadership effectiveness and representation, underscoring the importance of increasing diversity in leadership positions. The study recommends that higher education institutions prioritize inclusive leadership development, enhance communication practices, and implement meaningful diversity and inclusion initiatives.
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creator: Iqra Waheed
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date: 2025-12-29
publication date: 2025-12-29

Political Interest and Political Participation of Women: Mediating Role of Education
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description: This study examines the relationship between political interest, education, and political participation among educated Pakistani women, with a focus on education as a mediating factor. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected from 400 female students across four universities in Islamabad and Rawalpindi through a structured survey. Analysis in SPSS included descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations, linear regression, and mediation testing using the Hayes PROCESS macro. Results show a significant positive relationship between political interest and political participation, and education substantially increases political interest. However, education did not significantly strengthen the link between political interest and political involvement. These findings suggest that although higher education enhances political awareness, sociocultural and structural barriers continue to restrict women’s active political engagement. The study underscores the need for context-sensitive strategies that convert political knowledge into meaningful participation while addressing persistent gendered constraints in Pakistan’s political landscape.
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creator: Amber Ferdoos
creator: Saira Batool
creator: Huma Butt
creator: Sadia Shafique
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2025-12-29
publication date: 2025-12-29

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Hypothetical Performance of Scholars at University Level
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description: This research investigates the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools on the hypothetical performance of postgraduate scholars. Several factors shape academic performance at the university level, and this study focuses on those that influence students’ outcomes and contribute to academic performance. The population consisted of 460 postgraduate scholars, with a sample of 210 drawn from federal public sector universities in Islamabad. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire and analyzed using inferential statistics (?² test). Findings reveal that AI tools significantly enhance students’ problem-solving skills, which positively affect their hypothetical academic performance. Based on these results, the study recommends that academicians actively integrate AI tools into teaching and mentoring practices to strengthen students’ academic development and overall performance at the university level.
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creator: Syed Yasir Ali Gilani
creator: Kinza Al Sadat
creator: Fareeha Javed
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2025-12-29
publication date: 2025-12-29

Taming the Female River: A Gendered Environmental History of the Chenab
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description: By situating it within the longstanding traditions of gendered and anthropomorphized understandings of rivers in South Asia, this article explores how local communities in Punjab viewed the River Chenab as a maada (female) river, owing to its fertility, fluidity, and unpredictable yet nurturing floods. Drawing on local and British archival sources, the article traces the heterogeneous and negotiated precolonial environmental relations around the Chenab. It explains how these were strained and altered under a colonial environmental transformation grounded in the ideas of productivity and hydraulic order. This article foregrounds the understudied role of river-training schemes in altering the Chenab’s morphology and seasonal rhythms and argues that environmental transformation of the Chenab led to a symbolic shift: the river, once perceived as a fertile and unpredictable female force, was reshaped into a regulated, mechanical system under the paternalistic Punjab administration and colonial hydraulic regime.
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creator: Ayesha Shafiq
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date: 2025-12-29
publication date: 2025-12-29

Before it Happens: Foreshadowing in Tan Man Neel o Neel
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description: This study analyzes foreshadowing in the Pakistani television drama Tan Man Neel o Neel. Foreshadowing is a narrative technique that gives subtle hints about events that will unfold later in the text. It is used to create emotional anticipation and depth, and to strengthen the text's themes. Despite its frequent use, it remains a relatively underexplored area. This study identifies and examines key moments of foreshadowing, including dialogue, and how they hint at future events. The analysis of the drama is significant because it focuses on honor killing as a social evil. The study also examines how the literary device of foreshadowing enhances the meaning of the television drama through dialogue. The study reveals that foreshadowing is not just a literary device but a method of storytelling. This study contributes to a better appreciation of narrative craft in Pakistani television dramas, especially in how they highlight gender-based violence.
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creator: Muhammad Shoaib
creator: Tayyaba Mehmood Abbasi
creator: Dr. Shaheena Ayub Bhatti
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2025-12-01
publication date: 2025-12-01

Patriarchy and Gender Power Dynamics in ‘The Secret Sky’ by Atia Abawi: A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis
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description: The research study examined depiction of the gender power dynamics and the role of patriarchy in the production, reproduction and maintenance of the gender based power asymmetries in the novel, ‘The Secret Sky’ by Abawi. The selected text was critically analyzed in terms of the theoretical postulates presented by Michelle Lazar in her theoretical framework of Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis (2005, 2007). Though the research study was delimited to the portrayal of the gender power dynamics in the selected novel through the lens of FCDA, yet it would serve to be a small academic contribution to the existing discourse of the gender power dynamics and also to the investigation of the image of Afghan woman in the Anglophonic Afghan novels. The research study would recommend the future researcher to explore the works of the female Anglophonic Afghan writers.
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creator: Khalid Zafar
creator: Dr. Rashida Imran
rights: Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2025-12-01
publication date: 2025-12-01

Understanding Illness Anxiety in the Post-COVID Period: Insights from State and Trait Anxiety
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description: COVID-19 has been affecting the globe since the very start, and apart from the threat to individuals' physical health, it has also profoundly affected their psychological health. The objectives of the study were to measure illness anxiety amongst healthy people after the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine the association between state anxiety, trait anxiety, and perceived illness anxiety. The Short Health Illness Anxiety Inventory and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults were used to collect the data. Data was collected from 294 participants by using Google Forms. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent-samples t-test, and hierarchical regression analyses. Regression analysis showed that state anxiety was a significant predictor of illness anxiety, but trait anxiety did not significantly predict illness anxiety. The study found that COVID-19 has, directly and indirectly, been a source of anxiety among people in Pakistan. Moreover, the severity observed varied across people with different demographic factors.
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creator: Syeda Narjis Sherazi
creator: Aasma Zafar
creator: Hussnain Mustafa
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date: 2025-12-01
publication date: 2025-12-01

Objectification of Women in Esan Proverbs and Folksongs: Wither Cultural Sexism
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description: This paper contributes to the discourse by relating female objectification to oral traditions and folklore, focusing on the content of indigenous proverbs and folksongs of the Esan people of Edo State, Nigeria, as manifestations of cultural sexism. The study adopted an ethnographic approach, using observation and interviews to collect primary data. Added to this was the examination of proverbs and folksongs using Risdianto's three-dimensional model for analyzing folksongs, comprising the contextual, grammatical, and semantic dimensions. The study's findings reveal, amongst others, that the selected Esan proverbs, which have evolved immemorially, are still in use. These artistic works portray images that tend to objectify women, their reproductive parts, sexual functions, and general essence for many reasons; namely, to evoke hilarity, pass across indigenous knowledge, mock the female in comic parlance, and counsel for didactic purposes. Women have accepted it as part of their culture and even participate in it.
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creator: Charles Onomudo Aluede
creator: Kingsley Iyayi Ehiemua
creator: Olufunmilayo Fenny Olumese
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date: 2025-12-01
publication date: 2025-12-01

Nexus between TikTok and Gender Stereotypes: A Qualitative Content Analysis
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description: This research examines Pakistani-produced materials on TikTok’s reinforcement of gendered norms through performative and visual techniques. The aim was to investigate how gender roles are created and normalized on the virtual content space of TikTok. The main research question of this study was how TikTok content shapes the construction and enforcement of gender stereotypes in Pakistan. The research employed a qualitative design, with purposive sampling used to identify 10 TikTok creators with high online visibility and gendered themes in their videos. A representative video from each creator was chosen and analyzed thematically using Braun and Clarke's six-phase thematic analysis. The constructionist approach permitted both surface and latent meaning. Outcomes were that stereotypical narratives were algorithmically privileged, resistant narratives not. The research concludes that hegemonic gender roles are reproduced on TikTok in Pakistan under the entertainment cover.
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creator: Maryam Jhangir
creator: Saba Lodhi
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date: 2025-12-01
publication date: 2025-12-01

Traditional Birth Attendants’ Contribution to Maternal Health and Malaria Prevention in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria
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description: The study investigates the role of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) in preventing malaria among pregnant women in Ilorin Metropolis, Nigeria, where TBAs are deeply rooted in local customs and handle a significant number of deliveries. Despite this, Nigeria faces high rates of maternal and infant mortality, highlighting gaps in the healthcare system, particularly in rural areas. Using a cross-sectional survey, 234 pregnant women who had utilized TBA services were studied, employing both structured questionnaires and oral interviews. Results show that most pregnant women (62%) reported TBAs referring women with complications to hospitals, indicating collaboration with modern healthcare. However, concerns exist about healthcare workers’ attitudes and the strained relationship between TBAs and healthcare facilities. Further exploration is needed to address these issues and redefine the roles of TBAs, emphasizing the importance of adequate supervision for their integration into the formal health system.
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creator: Yusuff Olabisi
creator: Jimoh Ishola
creator: Yusuf Owolabi
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date: 2025-08-18
publication date: 2025-08-18

Beyond Assault Trajectory of Rape in Pakistan
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description: Rape – article 375 has become a non-compoundable and non-bailable offense in Pakistan under the Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021. It is critical and highly sensitive social subject that is inadequately addressed and mishandled by the system. It emerges from the historical subjugation of women and the structural dominance of men – systemic failures and perceptions of society. Another aspect of rape culture is the pathologizing of victims, declaring them mentally unstable – attention seeking in superficial language. The stigma around discussion on sexual violence is perpetuated by how it is viewed. The course of action on rape has faced structural undermining to the extent of penalizing the victims. This paper studies the stigmas as myths and victim-blaming as rape apology –embedded in cultural convictions related to the status of women and can be analyzed in how women were treated as mere objects aimed at sexual and domestic gratification.
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creator: Rabia Sarfraz
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date: 2025-08-18
publication date: 2025-08-18

https://jgsistage.fjwu.edu.pk/index.php/jgsi/article/view/376
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title: Investigating the Impact of Leadership Effectiveness on Gender Egalitarianism in the Public Universities of Pakistan with the Mediation of Talent Development and Moderation of Perceived Government Support
description: This study aims to investigate the relationship between leadership effectiveness and gender equality by moderation of perceived government support and mediation of talent development. Through online and self-administered questionnaires, 215 female leaders working at Pakistan's public universities in Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad provided the data. Purposive sampling is employed in this study, and the association between the variables is assessed using PLS-SEM. Findings show that perceived government support has a significant relationship with women's leadership effectiveness, it doesn’t moderate the relationship between gender equality and leadership effectiveness. Instead, talent development mediates this relationship. The research demonstrates that universities should concentrate on the talent development of their female employees along with government support by creating strategies for women's empowerment to make use of inherent women leadership effectiveness. With emphasis on the higher education in Pakistan, study focuses on the empirical investigation of gender equality and leadership effectiveness in the Asian context.
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creator: Khadija Tariq
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date: 2025-08-18
publication date: 2025-08-18

A Critical Exploration of Power Dynamics and Ideological Perspectives in Taboo Narratives within Feminist Discourses
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description: This research investigates the power dynamics and ideological perspectives in the feminist discourses in contemporary Pakistan. By employing discourse analysis based on Fairclough's three-dimensional Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) model (1989), this study examines textual features, ideological underpinnings, and power structures embedded in the primary and secondary discourses of the Aurat March (Women's March) campaign texts. By exploring these texts' linguistic and sociolinguistic dimensions, the study examines the transforming taboo narratives and shifting power dynamics and ideological standpoints within the feminist discourses in Pakistan. The research contributes to understanding the role of language and discourse in creating modern feminist narratives in Pakistan. Also, it highlights how contemporary feminists strategically utilize language to construct a narrative that amplifies their feminist ideals and advances the cause of gender equity in Pakistan. The findings also illuminate how language becomes a tool for asserting agency and negotiating power constructions within feminist discursive practices.
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creator: Dr. Mehreen Umar
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date: 2025-08-18
publication date: 2025-08-18

Revisiting Nepal’s Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act: A Contemporary Analysis
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description: This article delves into the constitutional rights guaranteed to persons with disability in Nepal. The Constitution of Nepal, a federal charter, guarantees a plethora of rights to the population with disability. It outlaws discrimination on the grounds of health conditions. A person with a disability has the right to seek a certificate stating their disability, and the state has been entrusted with the power to bring affirmative action for their advancement. Still, the Constitution and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act also remain silent on some key issues, including in the political sphere, where the law does not mandate political parties to field a certain percentage of candidates in a way that reflects inclusivity for persons with disabilities. Nevertheless, government reports indicate that the state continues to struggle to fully implement the mandates of laws and policies, both in letter and spirit.
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creator: Jivesh Jha
creator: Bishnu Chandra Nepali
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date: 2025-08-18
publication date: 2025-08-18

Rape and Culture of Silence in Pakistan
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description: The study explores the culture of silence regarding rape in Pakistan over the last decade. The study is qualitative, uses a purposive sampling technique. The data collected in two forms: first, annual reports from the HRCP of 2013-2023, and second, Dawn News reports from 2013-2023. The system theory of violence and the Gramsci theory of hegemony used to analyze the data. The results from HRCP reports show a yearly increase in rape cases. The findings further show data discrepancies and missing information, fixing reporting in the next few years and acknowledging data issues. The results from newspaper analysis reveal a yearly increase in reporting of rape cases, crimes alongside rape, language construction in reporting, location of the rape incidents, as well as the identity of victims and perpetrators. The findings also concluded that a lack of correct and consistent data is a limitation for further studies of rape in Pakistan.
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creator: Khedija Suhail
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date: 2025-04-23
publication date: 2025-04-23

Amplifying Female Voices in Pakistani Primetime Drama: A Cultural Feminist Analysis of the Drama Serial 'Udaari'
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description: This research unveils the sexual abuse against women and children in Pakistan through a cultural feminist perspective, which highlights the inequalities and disparities women face in patriarchal societies. It critically analyzes the Urdu drama serial Udaari’s role in women’s empowerment. The content analysis was used as a data collection method. The results of this research reveal that despite being a part of a patriarchal society, women direly scuffle to take a stand for their fundamental rights. They expose the abusers, and instead of considering themselves as victims, they consider themselves as survivors. Furthermore, it also highlights that when survivors and their families take a firm stand against sexual abuse, it becomes inevitable for the judiciary to provide justice to oppressed women. This drama also concludes that despite several challenges in the judicial system, the judicial system in Pakistan can still be trusted to seek justice for women in society.
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creator: Dua Saud and Usama Javed Iqbal
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date: 2025-04-23
publication date: 2025-04-23

Urinary Tract Infections and Vulnerability of Women: A Socio-Medical Review using Gender Lens
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description: The current research studies public health concerns about Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) in Islamabad. The study's main objective was to assess the frequency of UTIs, the bacteria responsible, and their patterns of Antibiotic resistance among UTI patients. The design for the research on antimicrobial resistance in UTI patients is correlational and comparative, where 1000 lab reports were obtained from 5 renowned verified and registered Laboratories located in Islamabad by visiting them in person. Two hundred fifteen lab reports (out of 1000) showed positive microbial growth on culture indicative of Urinary Tract Infection. Furthermore, this paper presents a gendered review of the trend analysis of antibiotic resistance in UTI patients in the capital city of Pakistan (Islamabad). The research paper extensively analyzes UTI trends in male and female patients. It offers a gendered analysis of women’s greater vulnerability to develop UTIs compared to men, beyond bio-medical reasons.
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creator: Uzma Zarrin and Ubaidullah Khan
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date: 2025-04-23
publication date: 2025-04-23

Violence Against Women in Nepal: Exploring Challenges and Strategies for Women Empowerment
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description: This research investigates the dynamics of violence against women in Nepal and proposes strategies for women's empowerment within this context. Drawing on secondary data from the Annual Report of Nepal Police, INSEC, WOREC, and newspapers, the paper offers a nuanced analysis. Methodologically, qualitative analysis is employed, utilizing thematic analysis to discern patterns and challenges. The study is grounded in the feminist theoretical framework, which examines power dynamics and gender inequality as central to understanding violence against women. Findings highlight the pervasive nature of violence, compounded by socio-cultural norms, legal inadequacies, and economic disparities. While existing mechanisms face hurdles, promising strategies such as legal reforms and community mobilization offer avenues for progress. Through investments in education, economic opportunities, policy reforms, and grassroots advocacy, Nepal can create environments enabling women to fulfill their potential. In conclusion, addressing violence against women necessitates a multifaceted approach, emphasizing empowerment through interventions and policy reforms.
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creator: Ramesh Prasad Adhikary, PhD
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date: 2025-04-23
publication date: 2025-04-23

The Care Economy in Rural Context: A Gendered Perspective
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description: Domestic care work has historically been ignored and not calculated in national or international statistics. The study intended to investigate the time spent by both men and women on domestic care activities and calculate the economic value of these activities. The sample size included 495 participants (248 females and 247 males) from rural Chakwal using a purposive sampling technique. The results revealed significant gender differences in the time spent on domestic care activities, with females spending 87,060 hours on all domestic care activities, such as children, elderly, domestic care, and people with special needs. Meanwhile, males spend only 25,795 hours on domestic care activities monthly. The economic value calculated for care activities for females is 13.4 million rupees, and for men is 4 million rupees in a month. The study emphasizes promoting shared family domestic care responsibilities and increasing societal recognition of the importance of caregiving activities.
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creator: Marrium Zahra
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date: 2025-04-23
publication date: 2025-04-23

Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Hysteria in Pakistani Females
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description: This research was conducted to find out the nature of trauma that might have occurred in early childhood and resulted in the person developing psychological symptoms of Hysteria. The result of the study shows a significant positive relationship (r =.49, **p<.01) between childhood trauma and the development of Hysteria among females. Different sorts of traumas were also identified in this research. The findings of the research are interesting as they have strong implications for developing therapeutic interventions for females suffering from Hysteria. Hence, this research will be highly beneficial for future researchers and clinicians as well as for raising consciousness among Pakistani females.
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creator: Bushra Akhtar Malik
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2024-05-09
publication date: 2024-05-09

Studying Intersectionality in Research on Minority and Ethnic Women’s Leadership in Higher Education in Pakistan
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description: This paper contributes to the study of gender, leadership, and identity by investigating how gender, ethnicity, and class may either hinder or facilitate access to leadership positions, both during and after assuming a leadership role. This paper specifically focuses on the experiences of minority and ethnic women leaders in public and private universities in Pakistan. The author employs an approach of intersectionality to leadership methodology by using their own autobiographical account as a starting point for the research. The findings are analysed through the lenses of feminist, intersectional, and critical autobiographical theory. The paper introduces the literature, describes the research design, and discusses the initial findings, highlighting the key themes that emerged from the data. The results indicate that minority and ethnic women face greater challenges and obstacles in their roles as leaders compared to their majority counterparts. Additionally, minority and ethnic women's perceptions of leadership, and their experiences as leaders.
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creator: Dr. Nashia Ajaz
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date: 2024-05-09
publication date: 2024-05-09

Economic Empowerment: A Strategy to Address Gender based Violence
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description: This study examines the prevalent issue of gender inequality in material resources and its relationship to violence against women in Pakistan, focusing on Lady Health Workers (LHWs) in Karachi. The study uses a quantitative research approach and a survey research design to evaluate the status of working women in Karachi, especially LHWs. 200 participants completed a self-structured questionnaire that focused on demographic data, measures of economic empowerment, and violent situations at home. The findings show that LHWs have a complicated financial situation, even though they contribute to the family income. They also have serious difficulties saving money and owning a home. The results also highlight the startling prevalence of violence against women, as 20% of participants shared personal accounts of encounters. The survey highlights how important it is for lawmakers to take action in order to solve issues like equitable job opportunities, property rights, and violence against women.
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creator: Farhat Parveen
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2024-05-09
publication date: 2024-05-09

Women’s Rights in Nepal: A Constitutional Insight
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description: The authors delve into study of constitutional protection for women in Nepal. There are several clauses in the Nepalese Constitution that promote and defend women's rights. The charter grants women a variety of rights under Article 38, including the right to procreate, the right to lineage, and the right to be free from all forms of discrimination. The constitution provides the right to proportionate participation in state apparatuses and one-third representation in the legislature in an effort to advance the cause of women. The state would undoubtedly benefit from these advancements if it wanted to establish gender-sensitive laws and policies.
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creator: Jivesh Jha
creator: Rajendra Paudel
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2024-05-09
publication date: 2024-05-09

Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives and Experiences of Elderly: A Case Study of Baghban Old Home, Rawalpindi
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description: Modernization has transformed Pakistani culture into a new age, with a series of shifts in society and the family system that have generated imbalances in family ties. This research reflects on how Pakistani culture has evolved concerning the socio-cultural patterns and experiences of the elderly as part of the Pakistani population. To carry out this research, the researcher has used an ethnographic approach, selecting Baghban Old Age Home, Rawalpindi. A purposeful sampling technique was used based on the availability of the respondents. In-depth interviews were conducted to extract a variety of ideas and beliefs regarding the issues facing the elderly. Living with the elderly with a family that does not care about them is difficult, although people living in the old home have been there for a variety of reasons. Some people were not comfortable with the idea of residing in an old home.
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creator: Dr. Syed Yasir Ali Gilani
creator: Maira Manazir
creator: Iqra Qayyum
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2024-05-09
publication date: 2024-05-09

Inclusive Education and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Comprehensive Reflection
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description: It is incumbent upon both the state and society to institute protective measures for individuals with disabilities, recognizing this as a matter of human rights. In alignment with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: individuals with disabilities are entitled to the full spectrum of rights. ensuring their freedom for the complete enjoyment of their entitlements. This paper concentrates on three fundamental rights crucial for the dignified existence of individuals with disabilities in society: education, health, and employment. Additionally, it sheds light on a particularly vulnerable segment of society, namely women with disabilities, who may encounter various forms of discrimination in their quest for survival within the community. The study concludes that while the convention acknowledges the rights of individuals with disabilities and outlines comprehensive provisions for their basic rights in education, health, and employment, the actual implementation of these rights remains contentious.
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creator: Misbah Waqar
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date: 2024-05-09
publication date: 2024-05-09

A Metamodernist Reading of Multiple Subjectivities in Orphan Black
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description: From a metamodern viewpoint, human subjectivity is an oscillation between two or more intrinsic extremes in the spectrum of self. The Canadian science fiction TV series Orphan Black uses clones to portray the concept of multiple subjectivities.. The goal of this study is to examine the manifestations of this multiplicity in order to gain an understanding of the existence of the subject in the contemporary metamodernist world. In order to locate the subjects from the selected texts in the metamodern world, the study will use textual analysis as a method under the qualitative paradigm.
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creator: Zain-ul- Maqsood
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2023-07-10
publication date: 2023-07-10

Behind Closed Doors: Women Experiencing Rising Family Violence Amidst COVID-19 Lockdown In Ghana
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description: This study examined family violence cases during the coronavirus lockdown in Ghana. The study adopted an explanatory design and gathered quantitative data using a questionnaire from 159 women who lived with their spouses or intimate partners. The study also conducted focus group discussions to gather qualitative data. Results showed that 41% of respondents suffered sexual violence, 27% experienced psychological violence and 32% experienced to physical violence. The finding showed that social isolation, loss of jobs, and boredom, which are consequences of lockdown, breed frustration in men, expressed through abusive behaviors towards women. The study recommended strengthening research and planning on novel diseases, providing temporary living arrangements for victims and those at risk of family violence, mechanisms for reporting suspected and actual abuse, and enforcement of pandemic surveillance and emergency preparedness plan. The study concluded with the optimism that the findings would stimulate further research on pandemic management and family violence.
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creator: Monica Ofosu- Koranteng (PhD)
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2023-07-10
publication date: 2023-07-10

Altered Notion of Time, Space and Privacy: Teaching in times of the COVID Pandemic
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description: Based on an exploratory study, this article centers on teachers’ reflections on their experience of online teaching during COVID-19. Revolving around the work versus home distinction, it delineates how the experience of an online classroom whilst being present in the comfort of homes, has if not completely then significantly altered the women’s perception of work. It primarily focuses on the binaries of work-leisure and private-public and how these have been affected. The methodology is narrative based, conversational interviews, conducted with female instructors at university level in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, who have had to adapt to online teaching since the start of the pandemic. Women struggled with their private, domestic space being made public via the online class with their cameras and recordings. This was experienced under the backdrop of the cultural, patriarchal values, which altered women’s perception of work.
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creator: Dr. Saadia Abid
creator: Laraib Qureshi
creator: Sara Shafiq
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2023-07-10
publication date: 2023-07-10

Resurrecting Voice: A Subaltern Study of Doshi and Singh’s Selected Poems
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description: Due to the emerging academic scope of subaltern studies, it is crucial to have a nuanced understanding of peripheral narratives of/about the subaltern women exposed to brutality and injustices for a long time. This study aims at adding another dimension to Spivak’s famous question, Can the Subaltern Speak? In the light of the selected poems, it can be said that the unheard stories of the subaltern have no means of expression because of the long-endured marginalization. Rather than dismissing the brutal treatment towards the women, it is significant to resurrect their voices. The present study attempts to revive and rejuvenate these voices and prevent them from fading away completely. The study does so by conducting a textual analysis of selected poems of Tishani Doshi and Chandni Singh.
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creator: Saba Sikander
creator: Maria Farooq
creator: Imad Uddin
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of Gender and Social Issues
date: 2023-07-10
publication date: 2023-07-10