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The Journal of Research on Women and Gender is a peer-reviewed online electronic publication. The mission of the Journal is to promote critical dialogue about the experiences of women and persons of various gender identities in diverse cultural contexts. The Journal welcomes manuscripts that give voice to the unique and varied expressions of women and various genders. It is an interdisciplinary publication that welcomes qualitative research, quantitative research, pedagogical work, and creative projects. We encourage and welcome graduate student submissions.
Journal Website: https://journals.tdl.org/jrwg/index.php/jrwg
Recent Submissions
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Black Twitter Representations of #Kavanaugh Hearing
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2020-11)Public reaction on Twitter exploded after Christine Blasey Ford testified she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh when they were teens. He denied her allegations and became the 114th justice on the U.S. Supreme Court ... -
Journal of Research on Women and Gender [Volume 7, Issue 1]
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2017-08)Table of Contents:
- Democracy's broken promise in fin-de-siècle British and American women's literature. Christine Zabala (pp. 4-14)
- Building strength: Strength training attitudes and behaviors ...
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Journal of Research on Women and Gender [Volume 6, Issue 1]
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2016-06)Table of Contents:
- Entrepreneurship and gender disparity in the Caribbean. Paul Pounder (pp. 4-23)
- Paid leaves as buffer zones: Social policies and work-life balance among Canadian mothers. Karen ...
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Journal of Research on Women and Gender [Volume 5, Issue 1]
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2014-09)Table of Contents:
- Letter from the Editor. Audwin L. Anderson (pp. 4)
- Gender differences in perceptions of arrest laws and factors associated with arrests in domestic violence incidents. Lindsey ...
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Journal of Research on Women and Gender [Volume 9, Issue 1]
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2019-02)Table of Contents:
- Social exclusion and official recognition for Hijra in Bangladesh. Abdul Aziz, Sameena Azhar (pp. 3-19)
- It ain't a fight unless you hit me: African American college women's ...
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Journal of Research on Women and Gender [Volume 8, Issue 1]
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2018-05)Table of Contents:
- Hen and God: Poems by Amber West: A book review. Rachel Romero (pp. 3-4)
- Negotiating the third space in Chitral Pakistan: Using education to advocate women's rights. Rakshinda ...
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Perceptions of educational philosophies: Written reflections of female Saudi Arabian pre-service teachers
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2020-03)The purpose of this study is to provide a preliminary investigation into the perceptions of educational philosophies as viewed through the individual lens and ‘voice’ of master-level, female Saudi pre-service teachers ... -
Of immigration, cosmopolitanism, and diversity: Lost identity and the challenge of integration for women in Hiromi Goto's Chorus of Mushrooms
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2019-03)Bringing together the problems of immigration, cosmopolitanism, and diversity, the article considers immigration as a powerful force of globalization. Examining Hiromi Goto's novel Chorus of Mushrooms, the article unwraps ... -
Disrupting students' misunderstandings (and misgivings) about feminism through a popular press book: A feminist research team's practices as a site of analysis
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2019-03)In response to the sustained and widespread resistance to feminism within U.S. classrooms and the underuse of undergraduate researchers in large universities, our research team experimented with a popular press book on ... -
Feminist knitting: How stitching together a visual statement for the 2017 Women’s March
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2019-03)After a divisive 2016 U.S. presidential election, a large segment of the population took to social media to express their frustrations and to find solace in the unity created by the Pussyhat Project™ and the 2017 Women’s ... -
Challenges facing Emirati College student mothers post childbirth
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2019-03)The vast majority of women in higher education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are first generation college students and about over half of them are student mothers. The education of women has been the top priority of ... -
Shifting subjectivities, cultivating safe spaces: Mothers' perspectives on virginity in contemporary Turkey
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2020-03)Following Ozyegin’s (2015) work on Turkish youth and virginity, this study considers Turkish mothers’ negotiations of the Turkish discourse of virginity. We define the discourse of virginity in Turkey as the historical, ... -
Patriarchy and colonization: The "brooder house" for gender inequality in Nigeria
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2020-03)The battle for women’s suffrage at English Parliament in 1866 marked the earliest recorded legal battle for equality between men and women. Since then, the issue of gender equality has grown to become a global concern. ... -
Social exclusion and official recognition of Hijra in Bangladesh
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2019-03)This research study investigates the processes of social exclusion and legal recognition of hijra in Bangladesh, focusing on experiences in accessing work and health services. The goal of this study was to explore how ... -
“It ain’t a fight unless you hit me”: Perceptions of intimate partner violence in a sample of African American college women
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2019-03)Although some research has suggested that, generally, African American college-aged women are at a relatively higher risk for experiencing interpersonal violence (IPV) than college-aged women from other ethnic groups, ... -
More than a womb: Recognizing and protecting ‘gestational motherhood’ in India’s commercial surrogacy industry
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2018-12)The advancements in reproductive medicine over the past thirty years have redefined what constitutes parenthood, and more specifically motherhood. These improvements have fostered a global market around reproductive labor, ... -
Discourses of gender identity and transition in later life
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2018-12)There is a small but growing field of inquiry exploring the needs and experiences of transgender and gender non-conforming older adults (TGNC). While large, quantitative studies are useful for illustrating differences at ... -
Representations of Lean In and The Feminine Mystique in Social Media: A Look at Pinterest Pins
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2016-08)Betty Friedan, in her 1963 bestseller, The Feminine Mystique, examined the role of various institutions in keeping women in a subservient position. The text helped kick off 1960s feminism in the United States. Fifty years ... -
Assertiveness and 'Somebodyness': Theatre strategies and resources to enhance achievement of African American girls, K-12
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2016-08)Theatre across the curriculum, is one of the innovations with a potential for positive achievement results for African American girls and our entire diverse population of students. In our drama and theatre work, a pluralistic ... -
"Trans broken arm": Health care stories from transgender people in rural areas
(Texas State University, Center for Diversity and Gender Studies, 2016-08)According to scholars, transgender and gender diverse individuals suffer disproportionately from health related concerns such as depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and HIV infection. Scholars have also found that ...
