2011-2020

Complexities of the Transactional Sex Model: Non-Providing Men, Self-Providing Women and HIV Risk in Rural Malawi

2011-2020, Case Study, Countries and Regions, Cultural Development, Economic Development, Foreign, Gender, Newspaper Article/Feature, Social Development / By

The “transactional sex” model, which is increasingly used to explain the continued spread of HIV throughout sub-Saharan Africa and consequently inform policy, overlooks certain important cultural and socioeconomic aspects of women’s sexual choices. This chapter is based on a one-year anthropological field study in rural Malawi on the impacts of improved economic security on women’s …

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A Side Door to Women’s History

2011-2020, Brochure/Leaflet/Flyer, Case Study, Cultural Development, Economic Development, Foreign, Gender, Political Development, Social Development / By

David L. Ransel explores the intersections of women’s history and family history through his personal academic journey, highlighting the significance of women’s roles in historical contexts, particularly within Russian society. He discusses his initial foray into women’s history via the study of charitable institutions founded by Empress Catherine II, which served as a catalyst for …

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Can we have a total American history?: A comment on the achievements of women’s and gender history

2011-2020, Brochure/Leaflet/Flyer, Convention/Conference/Discussion Paper, Cultural Development, Economic Development, Foreign, Gender, Political Development, Social Development / By

The paper discusses the evolution of women’s history and its integration with gender history, particularly in the context of American historiography over the past four decades. It critiques the current nomenclature of the field, questioning the distinctions and relationships between women’s history and gender history, and emphasizes the need for a comparative and transnational approach. …

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