Female Genital Mutilation [FGM] and Emotional Support: A Research Study Exploring the Value and Sustainability of Offering Emotional Support to Women Exposed to FGM
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.2233
Abstract: Introduction Global estimates suggest over 130 million girls and women have undergone FGM. While practiced in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, due to immigration trends it is now prominent in Western society. While studies… read more here.
Keywords: offering emotional; research; support women; peer mentors ... See more keywords
Perceptions of relative deprivation and women’s empowerment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105218
Abstract: Abstract How do perceptions of one’s relative economic status affect gender attitudes, including support for women’s economic participation and involvement in decision-making in their community and household? We conducted a 2018 survey experiment with female… read more here.
Keywords: support women; deprivation; women economic; decision making ... See more keywords
Experience, empathy, and emotions: What our academic systems need to support (not just) women professors
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DOI: 10.1017/iop.2023.13
Abstract: The arguments in the focal article go like this: “ Women professors during pregnancy, postpartum, and caregiving phases face real struggles in their academic career and we have a moral obligation to help them succeed;… read more here.
Keywords: faculty members; support women; empathy emotions; emotions academic ... See more keywords
The role and attributes of social networks in the provision of support to women after stillbirth: experiences from Uganda
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DOI: 10.1186/s12905-021-01498-9
Abstract: Introduction Communities exert stigma on mothers after stillbirth despite their potential to offer social support to the grieving family. Maternal healthcare-seeking behaviors are socially reinforced rendering a social network approach vital in understanding support dynamics… read more here.
Keywords: network; provision; social networks; support women ... See more keywords
A Scoping Review on Resources, Tools, and Programs to Support Women’s Leadership in Global Health: What Is Available, What Works, and How Do We Know?
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DOI: 10.5334/aogh.3921
Abstract: Background: The unequal representation of women in global health leadership is a prevalent issue laterally across global health fields and vertically down experience levels. Although women compose much of the workforce, gender-based barriers prevent female… read more here.
Keywords: health; support women; global health; women leadership ... See more keywords