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The impact of patriarchy on women in Nepal: the vulnerability of sex trafficked women -- A feminist approach to sensitive research: the inspiration of critical ethnography and Participatory Action Research -- The development and implementation of the Clay Embodiment Research Method (CERM) -- Part 1: Discovering clay and photography for sex trafficked women in Nepal -- Part 2: Implementing the Clay Embodiment Research Method with young sex trafficked women in Nepal -- The ethical considerations of designing a new research method in a complex culture: Australian and Nepal perspectives -- The (im)practicalities of using clay in Nepal: mayhem and messiness -- The power of the Clay Embodiment Research Method: fun, fast, and dangerous -- Moving forward -- Nepal and beyond.

"This book explores the development and implementation of the Clay Embodiment Research Method (CERM) with one of the most stigmatised, oppressed and marginalised groups of women in Nepal: sex trafficked women. It argues for the use of a feminist approach to such research given the prevailing patriarchal norms, cultural sensitivity of reproductive health, stigmatisation of sex trafficking, and low literacy of the women involved. Beginning with an exploration of the author's relationship with Nepal and the women who guide the study, and the realisation that a more accessible research approach was needed than the techniques otherwise commonly used, it discusses the use of clay and photography as ideal entry points to engaging with the women in the research and creating this ethical methodology for self-empowerment. Not only does the volume highlight extraordinary insights offered by the women involved in this study through the application of CERM, but also the recognition that its use requires expertise that can deal with the potential elicitation of trauma. The book makes the case for further study on improving the method's use in research, education and therapy involving low literate, stigmatised, oppressed and marginalised populations, particularly where cultural sensitivity is an important consideration. A Feminist Approach to Sensitive Research is suitable for students, scholars, and researchers in Gender Studies, Sociology, Health Studies, Anthropology, and Asian Studies"--

Purpose
This study aims to evaluate the impact of corporate governance on sustainability reporting by investigating companies operating in the Australian resources industry.


Design/methodology/approach
This study investigates the relationships between the total sustainability disclosures and, separately, the three aspects of sustainability disclosures – economic, environmental and social – and corporate governance mechanisms proxy by various attributes of board composition. The sustainability disclosures were scored using Ong et al.'s (2016) index.


Findings
Significant positive correlations were found between the extent of sustainability disclosures and the proportion of independent directors, multiple directorships and female directors on the board.


Originality/value
Unlike traditional content analysis methods, this study adopts a newly developed Global Reporting Initiatives-based reporting index that identifies companies with good sustainability performance by aligning companies' disclosures to their sustainability performance.

Body mapping is a visual (drawing) tool, technique and methodological process that has been used by practitioners and researchers in a variety of contexts across the world, including in sexual and reproductive health interventions and research. One of the benefits of body mapping is that it can be used with semi-literate and illiterate populations. In this article, we describe the limitations of traditional body mapping methods and the use of clay as a body mapping medium - a three-dimensional body mapping approach as compared to traditional two-dimensional approaches - within a methodology we call the clay embodiment research method (CERM). This methodology intertwines elements of ethnography, clay body mapping and group work. Its three interdependent components are a form of participant observation, a series of seven themed participatory clay body mapping workshops; and a group interview using photography of the clay works. We discuss the participants' experience in a study of reproductive health knowledge among trafficked women in Nepal in which we used CERM, noting the benefits they said they got from the process, such as developing and sharing knowledge, enjoying learning, allaying fears, promoting self-development, building confidence, enabling problem solving and educating others.