Appeal For Women Research Articles

Personificated use of radiation therapy for the vulvar cancer patients

Annotation. Vulvar cancer is a rare malignant tumor, accounting for 3-8% of the total incidence of malignant tumors of the female reproductive system. However, in the structure of mortality, this pathology ranks fourth after cancer of the cervix, uterine body and ovaries and amounts to 18.2%. Features of the anatomical structure of the external genital organs of a woman with a developed system of blood and lymphatic vessels cause an aggressive course, a tendency to metastasis and rapid growth of a tumor of this localization. Prospects for the timely diagnosis of vulvar cancer and vaginal tumors are directly related to an increase in literacy and oncological alertness of staff in general medical institutions, in the implementation of which not only the detection of the disease in the early stages, but also work with women from risk groups to refer them to further examination and, if necessary, for treatment in a specialized institution. High mortality from these diseases is associated with the appeal of women at the late stages of the development of the oncological process, as well as with the insufficient effectiveness of the therapy, which necessitates the development of research in this area.

Women officials of the Turkish Diyanet: Gendered transformations and predicaments of empowerment?

ABSTRACT The Presidency of Religious Affairs (the Diyanet) is a unique bureaucratic structure authorized to address the religious service needs of citizens in Turkey’s secular system. For a long time, it was characterized by under-representation of women in its ranks. The longstanding quest of educated religious women for recognition of their expertise and integration into this institution coincided with a policy reorientation in the early 2000s, to expand the Diyanet’s appeal for women through its enlightenment and educational functions. Under the Justice and Development Party (AKP) governments, the issue of gender disparity has been addressed through a new strategy of increasingly recruiting women graduates from Theology faculties. However, despite a ‘feminization’ process undertaken via the pro-women reforms of its organizational structure, the Diyanet’s institutional and political-ideological limitations are intertwined with prevailing gender norms and patriarchal conventions. This article inquires into the gendered dynamics and predicaments that have constrained the status and roles of its women officials and impacted their empowerment prospects. Nevertheless, as women have started to exercise religious authority with men in the Diyanet’s enduring male-dominated structure, the recognition for their expertise, professional commitment, and the potential impact of their work have reinforced the social significance of women’s roles.

Life Writing for the Counter-Reformation

This essay examines the English translations of the autobiographical writings of Teresa de Ávila — The Lyf of the Mother Teresa of Iesus (Antwerp, 1611) and The Flaming Hart (Antwerp, 1642) — to demonstrate the impact of her exemplary spiritual life on the development of early modern life writing, particularly in domestic contexts. Teresa’s autobiographical texts were mediated for new audiences: religious orders and lay readers, both Catholic and Protestant. Teresa quickly established cult status in large part through readers’ engagement with the record of her life. Analysis of her writings shows how they partook in a carefully orchestrated campaign of Counter-Reformation proselytization that established a network of religious houses but also a network of thought and contemplation across Europe. The key players involved with circulating her works were by and large lay people operating in close collaboration with houses on the Continent, but outside of the religious orders per se. While Teresa’s writings were a source of inspiration and emulation across the confessional divide and across the gender divide, she had a particular appeal for women, who often acted as crucial agents of conversion and reconversion, particularly in England. The article also shows how Teresa’s own protracted and intensive effort to validate her spiritual visions had the effect of both publicizing and authorizing herself as an authentic witness to the divine in the face of an oppositional, tradition-defending church. This must have had strong appeal in a century that was profoundly concerned with rearticulating the relationships between individual and collective state or religious authority.

Is Your Pregnant Client a Candidate for “Laughing Gas” in Labor?

•Nitrous oxide has been used widely as a labor analgesic in Europe for nearly a century. •Nitrous oxide is patient-controlled, which enhances its appeal for women who want analgesic choices in labor. •With many years of anecdotal evidence from Europe, nitrous oxide appears to have little to no effect on either the neonate or the woman in labor. Michelle Collins, PhD, CNM, FACNM, is director of the nurse-midwifery program at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, TN. She can be reached at [email protected]. Section Editor Mellisa Hall, DNP, can be reached at [email protected].

How Human Body Feel Pressure with Woman Dress in Medical Aspect

Nowadays, experiment and science research on apparel pressure are mainly about knitting wear which is the most closed to human body compared with other garment species. Yet there exists many tightly fitting styles in woman appeal using woven materials that might do harm to human body than the flexible knitting. In this article, we took experiment on western and eastern woman body using ELF system through modern western medicine and ergonomics angle concerning woman dress as the basic categories. 26 points where pressure will be strengthen while daily movement happened were tested, in this way we described the human pressure sensitivity through building the map. Finally, we compared it with traditional Chinese medicine theory. Thus the phenomenon how human body feels pressure was analysis through two perspective of medicine. Moreover, the result of woman body comfortable feelings in different points would be helpful in clothing design and structure building progress of woman apparel.

Portrayal of Women in Internet Advertising

Depiction of women in advertisements in mass media has been debated on many occasions. To understand the nature of such representation in internet is the present area of interest. Advertising is as a potent weapon worldwide, for promotion of ideas, goods and services. Portrayal of women in advertisements has been stereotypical in most mediums. In present scenario, websites in the internet acts as vital sources of information regarding different products and services. Even though the internet is a new medium developed and used mostly by young people, yet it has been found that patriarchal mindset is reflected in the way women are portrayed. Advertisers in the internet too have cashed in on visual appeal of women to attract the attention of the users. However, neutral depiction of women is getting some space. Depiction of women in internet advertising will change through proper gender sensitisation of developers of this medium.

Woman Appeal

Woman Appeal

Power Feminism, Mediated: Girl Power and the Commercial Politics of Change

In 1993, Naomi Wolf presented a divisive polemic on In Fire with Fire, (1) a New York Times notable book and national bestseller, Wolf called for a new approach to address shortcomings she perceived in the feminist movement. She cited a chief concern: that was out of touch with the average woman's needs and mindset. Wolf claimed that most women did not identify with feminism, stating that the feminist movement relied too heavily upon scare tactics in seeking support. As a result, she argued, failed to inspire women. Where did women find inspiration, then? In some cases, Wolf said, they relied on the media. She claimed that women more often found role models they identified with in the mainstream media than in feminist discourse, for women are fed up with the reminders of their own oppression. We are moved far more effectively by appeals to our strength, resourcefulness, and sense of responsibility (2)--appeals that she noted were increasingly common in the mass media of the 1990s. As evidence for her claim, Wolf wrote that during the Gulf War, women were inspired by imagery of female soldiers. She argued, If the woman behind you at the checkout counter at Wal-Mart can crush a foreign enemy, and probably disable an unarmed domestic assailant, what can you not do?'' (3) Wolf listed Roseanne Arnold, Queen Latifah, and Janet Reno (4) as iconic role models for mainstream women, praising media texts such as Thelma and Louise, Gone With the Wind, 9 to 5, Fried Green Tomatoes, and Cheers (5) for offering appealing new representations. Wolf claimed that the strong women in these media texts were derivative of archetypal strong women--the Greek goddess Diana, the Queen of Sheba, and Nike, Winged Victory--that were reawakening in the female psyche.'' (6) Wolf made a case that in the popular imagination, the idea of women's strength and was successfully supplanting a popular conception of women as victims. Wolf praised modern iconic strong women and ancient archetypes as exemplars of feminism. She conceived of as a positive form of feminist thought and engagement that begins with the assumption that women have enormous power, (7) both financially and politically. Wolf argued that women can use this to effect sweeping change in society--working within the system, using the master's tools, rather than outside of it as radicals. (8) Thus, Wolf revealed her opposition to Marxist and neo-Marxist feminist perspectives. In the wake of Fire with Fire's commercial success, the strong woman ascended in U.S. popular culture, reflecting changing cultural ideas about women, strength, and power. Representations of heroic women in such television shows as Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), Charmed (1998-2006), and Alias (2001-2006) (9) helped rectify the media's symbolic annihilation of women, (10) in discourse with Wolf's contributions to These characters took ownership of the enormous power that Wolf ascribed to all women, wielding it compellingly and garnering loyal audiences. Whether Wolf's assessment of the feminist movement was right or wrong (and I gravitate towards the latter, in part because her stance on victimhood is reductionistic and problematic), she had correctly assessed the powerful woman's appeal and resonance. For several years, archetypically strong women like Xena were the pulse of the television landscape, and their narratives implicitly reinforced feminist ideals, cycling them repeatedly through the media environment. However, the fantasy/science-fiction orientation of these shows meant that these television programs usually depicted feminist ideals through their characters' behaviors, generally eschewing clear engagement with feminist issues. This individualistic emphasis reflected a key characteristic of the feminism that Bonnie Dow has analyzed: specifically, prime-time television's longstanding tendency to focus on feminist identity, rather than feminist politics. …

"Justice Enacted Not These Human Laws" (Antigone): Religion, Natural Law and Women's Rights

AbstractSince the time of Aristotle, the character of Antigone in Sophocles' play of the same name has been cited as an example of natural law, in her appeal to the gods to justify her defiance of the law of the polis represented by Creon. With reference to interpretations of Antigone offered by Costas Douzinas and Ronnie Warrington and by Jacques Lacan, I challenge the association between Antigone and natural law, particularly with regard to the representation of women, rights and law. I argue that a feminist retrieval of the scholastic natural law tradition might offer a more holistic and integrated concept of female personhood in the context of human flourishing, natural reason and the goodness of nature. I conclude by considering Olympe de Gouges' Déclaration des Droits de la Femme et de la Citoyenne, as an example of an appeal for women's rights and sexual equality informed by pre-modern concepts of natural law.

The Struggle Over Gendered Meanings in India

Abstract In this article, I argue the struggle over strategy-making regarding gender violence is also a struggle over the meanings of gender, nation, and state. I show how transnational and Indian women's networks and Hindu nationalists mobilize around the issue of gender violence, and how their different worldviews on gender and postcolonialism create different approaches and sources of appeal for women. I address the critical question of who owns strategy-making. I also use critical transnational feminism to negotiate the issue of belonging within gendered meanings.

By Women, for Women: The Continuing Appeal of Women's Health Centres

SUMMARY During the 1970s and '80s, several dozen women's health centres (WHCs) were established in Australia. Most of these centres are government-funded feminist community health facilities run by women, for women. With other women's health initiatives, WHCs are subject to financial and political pressure. This paper draws on data from a study of nearly 400 women clients of women's health and generalist community health centres to examine the continuing appeal of WHCs in the increasingly conservative political environment of the late 1990s. I explore such questions as: Does Australia still need WHCs? Do they offer anything that cannot be obtained elsewhere, and if so, what? This discussion focuses particularly on women's comments about the centre where they were interviewed and their views–both positive and negative-about WHCs more generally. The appeal of WHCs appears to be based on several qualities and resources: best-practice in certain clinical domains; sympathetic care for clients who find it difficult to obtain good care elsewhere; time for complex or distressing health problems; both general and specific health information; sociability and empowerment through participation in groups; and opportunities for active health development. In some cases, a woman private practitioner might supply an alternative to a WHC. Other valued elements are probably results of the fact that these are publicly funded community health agencies with salaried staff and similar qualities might be found in a mixed-sex community health facility. But only women's health centres combine the two, and embed them in a feminist philosophy and analysis of women's health and health care. In addition, WHCs' influence on the mainstream may benefit many more women than those who go to a centre. WHCs serve as models, innovate and collaborate with mainstream agencies, train service providers, and develop information and educational resources. These twin aims of supplying gender-specific services and enriching the mainstream continue to guide the work of WHCs.

War Myths

This article critically explores three beliefs or myths about war. (1) There have always been wars because war is part of human nature. (2) Decent people are basically peaceful and seek to avoid war because it is evil. (3) War is a male institution that carries no appeal for women. Each myth is explored in the following ways: The existence of the myth is documented; its importance and implications are discussed; the scientific and theoretical foundations of the myth are described; the foundations of the myth are critically challenged; and new knowledge about the belief is discussed in light of its importance and its relevance for our current nuclear reality. Because these myths reflect a belief system and are ultimately linked to attitudes and behavior, they can operate in the society to perpetuate warfare. By better understanding the myths about war we will be better able to secure a peaceful future.

The appeal of women

I have read with interest – and some considerable appreciation for the work involved – the results of the recent survey of women members (Physics Bulletin November 1986 p454). It is perhaps predictable that the Institute comes out of this with a much better score than the everyday working world, where every sort of help is now required.