Tag #Gender Studies

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Waterloo Hate Crime Sentencing: 11 Years, No Terrorism Charge

A former University of Waterloo student, Geovanny Villalba-Aleman, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for a hate-motivated attack on a gender studies professor and two students in June 2023 at the University of Waterloo; however, the judge found the attack did not meet the legal definition of terro...

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Gender Equality
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Jane Austen's Bookshelf" Reclaims Forgotten Female Authors

Rebecca Romney's new book, "Jane Austen's Bookshelf," highlights eight 18th-century women writers who significantly influenced Jane Austen, challenging the 'great forgetting' that erased their contributions from literary history.

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Gender Equality
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Record-Breaking Bead Collection Suggests High Status of Women in 5,000-Year-Old Spanish Tomb

Archaeologists in Spain unearthed 270,769 shell beads from a 5,000-year-old tomb, the largest collection globally, suggesting high social status for the 15 women buried with them, potentially indicating a matriarchal society.

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Gender Equality
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American Women Travelers' Unique Perspectives on 19th-Century Spain

Fanny Bullock Workman's 1895 bicycle trip across Spain with her husband, detailed in her book "España en bicicleta," is highlighted in a new research project, "Viajeras estadounidenses explorando España," showcasing the unique perspectives of American women travelers who defied conventions and docum...

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Gender Equality
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University of Iowa to Close Gender Studies Department Amidst Statewide DEI Rollbacks

The University of Iowa announced plans to close its Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies and American Studies departments, merging them into a new Social and Cultural Analysis major by July 1, 2025, following a state-level push to scale back DEI initiatives; the decision is pending board approval.

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Gender Equality
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"Garçonnes": Unearthing Forgotten Female Cartoonists of the Roaring Twenties

Trina Robbins's posthumously published "Garçonnes" celebrates six female American cartoonists of the 1920s, revealing their contributions to comics during the flapper era and highlighting their historical marginalization.

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Gender Equality
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Winsham's "The Story of Witches": A Concise History

Willow Winsham's "The Story of Witches" provides a visually rich, concise history of witchcraft in the US and Europe, covering myths, trials, beliefs, and cultural impact, offering accessible learning while dispelling harmful stereotypes.

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Gender Equality
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Grossman's "L'Art du Déséquilibre": Instability as a Creative Force

Evelyne Grossman's "L'Art du déséquilibre" examines how writers, artists, and philosophers, including Joyce, Proust, Kafka, Beckett, Céline, Nietzsche, Deleuze, Foucault, Derrida, Butler, Preciado, and Haraway, creatively utilize instability to produce innovative work, challenging established norms ...

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Ten Diverse Books Reflect Societal Shifts and Intellectual Inquiries

Ten books covering sociology, history, art, and medicine are reviewed, exploring themes such as the erosion of faith in progress, climate change perception, and gender inequality in healthcare; one review focuses on the political activism of Thomas Mann.

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Reduced Inequality
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Rooney's "Intermezzo" Fuels Irish Literary Boom and Sparks Debate

Sally Rooney's "Intermezzo," published in September 2024, became an international bestseller, impacting the Irish literary scene by inspiring more female authors and influencing the rise of campus novels with explicit sex scenes, while also receiving criticism for its focus on privileged characters.

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Gender Equality
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Kind Leadership: A Business Imperative

Kind leadership, marked by empathy and compassion, significantly boosts workplace outcomes; studies show that organizations with kind cultures experience higher employee performance, lower turnover, increased customer satisfaction, and reduced costs, as exemplified by Zappos and Westjet's success.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Acha-Kutscher's "Womankind": Reframing Female Identity Through Collage

María María Acha-Kutscher's "Womankind" exhibition in Barcelona uses collage to reframe historical images of women, challenging traditional narratives and celebrating female identity and resilience from the early 20th century to the 1960s.

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