it may not be sufficient to state simply that pornography is a site of sexual entertainment, that as in the North, it has also offered a source of empowered sexual agency for women and men and that a high proportion of women are employed in its production and are its consumers globally. ...
IntroductionWomen education in Nigeria is meant to bring the women - folk in parity with men or even surpass them. In the past, women were discriminated against by both men and women themselves. The entire society was against them. It means that women "lacked the basic skills and were thus...
Integrating sexual pleasure into public health policies and sex education was found to increase people’s knowledge about sexuality, sexual communication, and safer sex behaviors — all crucial aspects of sexual and public health (Ford et al., 2019; Higgins & Hirsch, 2007; Landers & Kapadia, ...
Globally, women experience a greater burden of eye disease as compared to men. Women around the world face different obstacles in maintaining both healthy vision and prevention of vision loss. Understanding women’s eye health can be a challenge because risk can vary based on demographic, environme...
Anemia is a globally widespread condition in women and is associated with reduced economic productivity and increased mortality worldwide. Here we map annual 2000–2018 geospatial estimates of anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age (15–49 years) across 82 low- and middle-income countries (...
strategy to prevent and control maternal and subsequent neonatal toxoplasmosis remains unclear: many interventions have been tested in different contexts. For instance, some authors have recommended health education alone, while in certain countries prenatal screening and treatment are carried out4,18,20,...
Younger mothers have greater sickness absences, possibly partly because young women are more likely to have a lower education [94]. Postponement of the first pregnancy does not explain the increase in pregnant women’s sickness absence [80]. Pregnancy does not predict greater sickness absence later...
This paper draws on the results of ethnographic research on ‘women’s circles’; women-only spaces that celebrate sisterhood and the ‘feminine’, including the increasingly globally popular ‘Red Tent’. Women’s circles are non-institutionalized, often monthly gatherings, for women to come togeth...
worldwide. Like seminars, marches, and concerts, the events celebrate women and highlight the inequalities that women experience worldwide. The focus at the events picks up on various themes such as innovation, the portrayal of women in the media, or the importance of education and career ...
As the first Emirati female to rise to First Officer’s rank at Etihad Airways, Captain Salma has had a long sparked interest in aviation while also completing her higher education in Aviation Management, forming the face of the modern woman in the UAE as it has taken years of hard work ...