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Using diverse theories and methods including analysis of on-line data, feminist critical discourse, fieldwork, grounded theory, and queer theory, this volume explores gender panic and policy in the United States and beyond.

Gender Equality between women and men remains elusive on many fronts and in 2019, Malta's score in the EU Equality Index was below the EU average. Progress has been noted in the area of paid work, but little headway has been made in the power domain, which is still heavily dominated by men. On the other hand, women still disproportionally carry the biggest care burdens, with related consequences on their career and their earnings. Gender mainstreaming is still in its very early stages and there is no evidence that Gender Auditing or Gender Budgeting has been implemented so far. In the last six years no ESIF funds were secured for genderequality-related projects. However, other funds were sourced through other EU calls. A gender mainstreaming strategy is due to be launched in 2020, although little details exist of how this will be implemented. Malta has much to gain if it makes better use of ESIF and other EU funds in order to secure the expertise and the resources to effectively implement Gender Mainstreaming and to carry out Gender audits and Gender Budgeting. NGOs should be more involved in these processes and could be better supported, in order to make use of EU funds to strengthen gender equality in Malta. ; This publication is supported by the European Union Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme (2014-2020). ; N/A

COVER -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES -- FOREWOFD -- ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION -- ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 Social and Political Characteristics -- 1.2 Economic Characteristics -- 1.3 Development Challenges -- 1.4 Gender and Development -- 2 EDUCATION -- 2.1 Overview of the Education System -- 2.2 Analysis of Gender Issues -- 2.3 Taking Action -- 2.4 Recommendations -- 3 HEALTH AND WELL-BEING -- 3.1 Overview of the Health System -- 3.2 Analysis of Gender Issues -- 3.3 Taking Action -- 3.4 Recommendations -- 4 GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE -- 4.1 Overview of the Criminal Justice System -- 4.2 Analysis of Gender Issues -- 4.3 Taking Action -- 4.4 Recommendations -- 5 WORK AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT -- 5.1 Categorization of Work and Labor Force Participation -- 5.2 Analysis of Gender Issues -- 5.3 Taking Action -- 5.4 Recommendations -- 6 GOVERNANCE, INFLUENCE, AND DECISION MAKING -- 6.1 Overview of the Political System -- 6.2 Key Gender Issues -- 6.3 Taking Action -- 6.4 Recommendations -- 7 GENDER EQUALITY FRAMEWORK -- 7.1 Overview -- 7.2 Timor-Leste's Commitment to Gender Equality -- 7.3 Mechanisms for Achieving Gender equality -- 7.4 Recommendations -- 8 CONCLUSION -- FIGURES -- 1.1 Map of Timor-Leste -- 1.2 Industries Contributing to Non-oil Gross Domestic Product, 2011 -- 1.3 Gender Inequality Index: A Comparison of Countries, 2011-2012 -- 2.1 Trends in Net Enrollment Rates by Level of Schooling and Sex, 2008-2009 and 2010 -- 2.2 Proportion of Students Who Drop Out of School by Sex and Grade, 2010 -- 2.3 Causes of Dropout Given by Girls and Boys Who Dropped out of Grade 4, 5, or 6, 2011 -- 2.4 Repetition Rate (Proportion of Students Who Repeat a Grade) by Sex and Grade, 2010 -- 2.5 School Attendance of Children Age 10-14 by Sex and Vulnerable Groups, 2009-2010.

COVER -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION: Princesses, Priuses, and Penises -- CHAPTER ONE: Relearning Gender -- CHAPTER TWO: The Family's Path Is Covered with Roses and Thorns -- CHAPTER THREE: True Gender Self, False Gender Self, Gender Creativity -- CHAPTER FOUR: The Gender-Creative Parent -- CHAPTER FIVE: One Pill Makes You Girl, One Pill Makes You Boy -- CHAPTER SIX: We Are Family -- CHAPTER SEVEN: The Gender-Creative Therapist -- CHAPTER EIGHT: Who Are the Genders in Your Neighborhood? -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- Z -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

The rise of gender expertise and gender experts as a new profession is a significant and highly controversial phenomenon of contemporary feminist politics. This introductory article provides a contextualisation of this phenomenon, a short review of the literature and a theoretical specification of gender expertise, drawing on insights from the professionalisation and expertise literature. We highlight the importance of studying the politics of gender expertise and interrogate the type of knowledge that it constitutes and its relationship to policy and politics (including feminism). The special issue as a whole shows the varieties and complexities of gender expertise, what it makes possible and what it forecloses, and the disruptions it produces. The contributions adopt different approaches to show: how gender expertise is rent with tensions and divisions; how it is constrained within institutions, networks and policies; and how it produces multiple and sometimes unintended outcomes with powerful political effects.

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Much of the literature on women's-rights activism in the Muslim world presents such activism as employing discourses either of egalitarianism (secular) or of complementarianism (religious). This article analyzes the recent framing of demands for women's right to political office by elite Islamic women in Iran and Turkey in terms outside this dichotomy. Drawing on data gathered from personal interviews as well as on careful study of public statements and publications by elite women, or those backed by state institutions, this article demonstrates the inadequacy of understanding women's activism in Muslim contexts as employing either an egalitarian or a complementarian approach by highlighting a more nuanced conceptualization of women's-rights framing and organizing in accordance with shifting contexts and political ideologies. Specifically, it shows how Islamic women's-rights activists who are closely affiliated with their governments at times strategically adopt a "gender justice" framing, as opposed to "gender equality," to appeal to more conservative sectors of their society. This strategy can have important policy implications and lead to shifts in political discourse about women and politics. However, elite women's backing from and affiliation with conservative ruling elites can lead some groups, particularly secular feminists, to perceive their use of gender justice discourse differently and to be dismissive of their efforts.

Gender is a hugely important factor in how we see the world, not just for psychologists but society as a whole. From the key theoretical developments, through the development of gender in childhood and on to the way gender is interpreted by different cultures around the world, Franklin's spirited introduction shows how gender shapes our understanding of life. Whatever your level of study, this book will give you a deeper understanding of the way gender continues to affect the way we think and behave.

The division of gender roles in the household and societal level gender (in)equality have been situated as one of the most powerful factors underlying fertility behaviour. Despite continued theoretical attention to this issue by demographers, empirical research integrating gender roles and equity in relation to fertility remains surprisingly sparse. This paper first provides a brief review of previous research that has examined gender roles and fertility followed by a comparison of six prominent gender equality indices: Gender-related Development Index (GDI), Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), Gender Gap Index (GGI), Gender Equality Index (GEI), the European Union Gender Equality Index (EU-GEI) and the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI). The paper then tests how five of these indices impact fertility intentions and behaviour using a series of multilevel (random-coefficient) logistic regression models, applying the European Social Survey (2004/5). The GDI, with its emphasis on human development, adjusted for gender, has the strongest and significant effect on fertility intentions. The EU-GEI, which focuses on the universal caregiver model, uncovers that more equity significantly lowers fertility intentions, but only for women. The remaining indicators show no significant impact. The paper concludes with a reflection and suggestions for future research.

This book offers a clear introductory overview of the concept of gender. It places gender in its historical contexts and traces its development from the Enlightenment to the present, before moving on to the evolution of the concept of gender from within the various stances of feminist criticism, and recent developments in queer theory and post-feminism. Close analysis of key literary texts, including Frankenstein, Paradise Lost and A Midsummer Night's Dream, shows how specific styles of literature enable reflection on gender.