Women Officers Research Articles

Analisis Hukum Ekonomi Syariah Terhadap Penerapan Akad Murabahah pada Pembiayaan Pendidikan (Studi Kasus Unit Jasa Keuangan Syariah (UJKS) Annuqayah Guluk-Guluk Sumenep Jawa Timur)

AbstractIn either sharia banking or non-banking institutions, murabahah contract becomes an integral part of other products. Murabahah akad is a contract of sale and purchase of goods between a bank and a customer, which the bank notifies a cost of goods and increase the mutually agreed benefits. While the Educational Murabahah Akad in UJKS Annuqayah refers to the UJKS Annuqayah provides goods that support the learning process of education, such as needs of motorcycles, laptops, books and LCD projectors, and its payments was payed in installments and the UJKS Annuqayah do not add profit.In this study, the problems were as follows: first, what is the meaning of murabahah contract and the types of murabahah contract in the UJKS Annuqayah, second, how is the implementation of murabahah contract on education financing in the UJKS Annuqayah, third how is the review of Islamic economic law against murabahah agreement on education financing in the UJKS Annuqayah. While the purposes of were to understand and to describe akad murabaha on financing education in the UJKS Annuqayah, to understand the application of murabaha education, to understand and to describe the perspective of Islamic economic law towards the application of murabahah akad on education in the UJKS Annuqayah.The method used qualitative descriptive with field research approach, which is the study examined the theories that have been developed in the field of science related to the problems, looked for methods and research techniques both in collecting data and analyzing research that has been used by former researcher. The data was analyzed by using deductive theory. While the key informant was the director of UJKS Annuqayah, and the supporting informants were the head office of UJKS Annuqayah, the head office of women's payment point, the financing section, the payment section and the teller of UJKS Annuqayah.The results showed that the UJKS Annuqayah has 3 murabaha products; the murabahah business, the murabahah basic needs and the murabaha education. In murabahah education financing, the UJKS Annuqayah do not get a profit, but the UJKS gets cashback from deller divided between the UJKS Annuqayah and customer. According to the review of Islamic economic law, it is permissible because it is in accordance with Islamic legal principles based on the Imam Syafi'ie perspective and implemented with the principles of justice, no despotic action, mutual agreement and transparency on management. This is justified by Islam because it is spared of riba and gharar. Keywords : murabahah akad, education financing, UJKS Annuqayah

Exploring the Delivery of Officer Safety Training: A Case Study

The training of police arrest and self-defence skills (ASDS), known as officer safety training (OST) in the UK, is assumed to produce highly skilled practitioners in the use of force. However, little is known about the nature and effectiveness of such training. The purpose of this study was to provide evidence concerning the structure and organization of OST, to begin a discussion about the effectiveness of training and to open up avenues for the development of training. Data were collected using a case study approach utilizing participant observation, interviews, and time-on-task analysis. Data suggested instructor-centric training based on behavioural education ideology where officers spent at least 50% of the time passive. Practice activities were organized without an agreed or consistent strategy that produced a curriculum delivered in a disjointed fashion resulting in unrealistic training that had limited officer engagement. The training also highlighted issues related to women officers with a ‘hidden curriculum’ reinforcing notions of women officers as different, inferior and objectified. The findings highlight a need to maximize practice time-on-task, which includes reality-based practice under pressure, and to review instructor-training provision, to ensure that instructors and those responsible for training are abreast of the latest developments in the training of ASDS, and more innovative pedagogy for the delivery of such training.

Overview of Early Warning Alert Respone System (EWARS) Performance at Trenggalek District in 2016

ABSTRACTEWARS implementation in Trenggalek has applied since 2013. EWARS was rated from accuracy and completeness of report. Accuracy and completeness of report is the indicator to determine public health center (PHC) performance on the EWARS implementation. The objective of this research is to analyze EWARS performance of PHC in the health office on 2016 with reviewing the accuracy and completeness of report. This research was observational research, that used evaluative design. The subject of this research is surveilance system of EWARS in Health Office of Trenggalek with informant or data resources is EWARS holder in 22 PHC and health Offce. The technique of data collection used primary data and secondary data with questionnaire and observation sheet as instruments. The technique of data processing and analyzing was descriptive. The results of this research showed accuracy of report in Trenggalek on 2016 shows an average of 79%, meanwhile completeness of report in Trenggalek on 2016 of 98,5%. The conclusion of this research was EWARS performance in the PHC seen from accuracy of report showed result that not well yet because accuracy of report that not reached yet the target of 80%, meanwhile based on the completeness of report showed that EWARS performance of PHC already good because has reached the target of 90%. Accuracy and completeness affected by characteristics of the EWARS officer. Therefore need to evaluate on officer who aged 26-45 years old, on the woman officer and officer that has work period ≥2 years.Keywords : Early Warning Alert Response System, outbreak, accuracy and completeness’s report, PHC performance

Enhancing Mental and Physical Health of Women through Engagement and Retention (EMPOWER): a protocol for a program of research

BackgroundThe Enhancing Mental and Physical health of Women through Engagement and Retention or EMPOWER program represents a partnership with the US Department of Veterans Health Administration (VA) Health Service Research and Development investigators and the VA Office of Women’s Health, National Center for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Primary Care-Mental Health Integration Program Office, Women’s Mental Health Services, and the Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation. EMPOWER includes three projects designed to improve women Veterans’ engagement and retention in evidence-based care for high-priority health conditions, i.e., prediabetes, cardiovascular, and mental health.Methods/DesignThe three proposed projects will be conducted in VA primary care clinics that serve women Veterans including general primary care and women’s health clinics. The first project is a 1-year quality improvement project targeting diabetes prevention. Two multi-site research implementation studies will focus on cardiovascular risk prevention and collaborative care to address women Veterans’ mental health treatment needs respectively. All projects will use the evidence-based Replicating Effective Programs (REP) implementation strategy, enhanced with multi-stakeholder engagement and complexity theory. Mixed methods implementation evaluations will focus on investigating primary implementation outcomes of adoption, acceptability, feasibility, and reach. Program-wide organizational-, provider-, and patient-level measures and tools will be utilized to enhance synergy, productivity, and impact. Both implementation research studies will use a non-randomized stepped wedge design.DiscussionEMPOWER represents a coherent program of women’s health implementation research and quality improvement that utilizes cross-project implementation strategies and evaluation methodology. The EMPOWER Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI) will constitute a major milestone for realizing women Veterans’ engagement and empowerment in the VA system. EMPOWER QUERI will be conducted in close partnership with key VA operations partners, such as the VA Office of Women’s Health, to disseminate and spread the programs nationally.Trial registrationThe two implementation research studies described in this protocol have been registered as required:Facilitating Cardiovascular Risk Screening and Risk Reduction in Women Veterans: Trial registration NCT02991534, registered 9 December 2016.Implementation of Tailored Collaborative Care for Women Veterans: Trial registration NCT02950961, registered 21 October 2016.

SPN Position Statement: The Role of Pediatric Nurses in the Promotion and Protection of Human Milk and Breastfeeding

SPN Position Statement: The Role of Pediatric Nurses in the Promotion and Protection of Human Milk and Breastfeeding

Inclusion in Army : A Study of Acceptance of Women Leaders by Men in Uniform

Inclusion is the order of the day. No organization is going to reach its full potential until there is a climate of inclusion in it. Traditionally, though some organizations, like the military, are branded as male organizations, but with the passage of time, even these organizations are expanding their boundaries and the mindset of people in them is evolving. With this underlying idea, this paper sought to understand the level of acceptance of military men for women officers in the Indian Army. The entry of women in the Indian Army is limited to the Officer Cadre in supporting Arms and Services. The paper was based on a systematic literature review and primary data collected from respondents to understand their mindset towards the acceptance and inclusion of women in the Indian Army.

Gender, Emotions Management, and Power in Organizations: The Case of Israeli Women Junior Military Officers

Through in-depth retrospective interviews with 25 women officers in the Israeli military, we discovered that their experiences with power are central to their military experience even years after their discharge. The interviewees conveyed a dialectical emotional experience of power, interpreting it as a source of pleasure and empowerment and a source of shame at the same time. The women are made to feel ashamed because, according to accepted gendered beliefs, they crossed gender boundaries and used military power preserved exclusively for masculine use. Shame is a disciplinary mechanism through which women learn to obey normative gender arrangements and thus should be understood as an invisible block preventing women’s promotion and mobility. These dual perceptions show the inherent gendered boundaries of military power and women's place in the military power hierarchy. The politics of emotion, in this case, should be analyzed as an intersubjective surveillance and self-regulatory mechanism, which could illuminate hidden corners of organizations wherein masculine authority is preserved and reproduced through indirect and murky methods. Hence, women's perceptions of power are a key tool for understanding gender dynamics and may contribute to identifying and deciphering unspoken practices as well as helping to change them.

Cervical Cancer Attitudes and Knowledge in Somali Refugees in Nebraska

The state of Nebraska has a growing number of refugees with diverse backgrounds and health needs. To address these needs, a collaborative project was developed by the local performance site of the Midwestern Public Health Training Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Office of Women’s and Men’s Health. The purpose of this 2-year project is to improve the quality of services offered by the Office of Women’s and Men’s Health by assessing risk, knowledge, and preventive screening practices in refugee populations and provide recommendations to increase cancer-screening rates. The focus of the project was on cervical cancer prevention of Somali women refugees in Nebraska. In Year 1 of the project (2015-2016), a Refugee Screening Collaborative was created to provide input and recommendations throughout the project; focus groups and a literature review were completed to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of cervical cancer screening and human papillomavirus vaccine among refugees and health care providers; and recommendations were made for the development and implementation of curricula and interventions that address the unique cultural and literacy needs of the population. This project demonstrates the importance of the Public Health Training Center program for building mutually beneficial partnerships between academia and practice.

KEBIJAKAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH DALAM PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN DI KABUPATEN DEMAK

The general explanation of Law No. 23 of 2014 on Regional Government explains that thegranting of the broadest autonomy to the regions is directed to accelerate the realization of thewelfare of the community through the improvement of services, empowerment, and communityparticipation. This research is related to community empowerment, especially local government policyin women empowerment. The method used in normative juridical research is by reviewing variouslaws related to women empowerment, especially the policy of local government of Demak regency,and to examine the programs conducted by the government Regions through the Office of Women’sEmpowerment. To analyze the research results used qualitative analysis by giving interpretationof local government policy related to empowering woman to answer problem in this research. Theresults showed that the policy of Demak Regency Government in the empowerment of women is:a) Empowerment of women entered in one of the Head of District Mission in 2011-2016, BupatiRegulation No. 07 of 2012 on General Guidelines Implementation of Gender Mainstreaming in DemakDistrict, 401/0057/2016 on Gender Responsive Planning and Budgeting SKPD.b) Work programsimplemented by KP2PA include: 1) improvement of women’s quality of life and child protection, 2)institutional strengthening of gender mainstreaming, 3) harmony of policies to improve the qualityof children and women,4) enhancement of participation and gender equality in development

Perancangan dan Implementasi Perencanaan Bisnis dan Strategi Promosi bagi Kelompok Rintisan Usaha Mandiri Sanggar Batik Jenggolo dan Sekar Arum di Kota Yogyakarta

This Community Service program is funded by DIPA scheme of RISET DIKTI No. DIPA-042.06-0.1.401516/2016, which implicated two entrepreneurship groups of empowering woman: Sanggar Jenggolo in Pandean District who produce batik and Sekar Arum (then called ‘Code Arum’) in Cokrodiningratan district who produce jumputan or tie-dye, both in Yogyakarta city. The two groups had been incubated and assisted by The Office for Women and Society Empowerment (Kantor Pemberdayaan Perempuan dan Masyarakat—abbreviated as KPMP) of Yogyakarta Municipal Government for three years. After the accompaniment they face declining of production since it does not fulfill with the business and promotion assistance. Therefore this Community Service program aims to encourage the sustainability of the group with the creation of a Business Plan and Strategy of Promotion to penetrate the target market. We were conducting the training, providing with supporting tools based digital, and producing attributes for their promotion. Furthermore there were outcomes achieved; (A) the core of a Business Plan so that each groups has a priority of their business as well as a guideline for evaluating the development of its business during period of Business Plan. (B) The attributes of corporate identity is implemented through a variety of promotion sale.

Organizational Context and Female Faculty's Perception of the Climate for Women in Academic Medicine.

Gender inequalities in the careers of faculty in academic medicine could partially be attributed to an organizational climate that can exclude or be nonsupportive of women faculty. This study explores the climate for women faculty from a systems perspective at the organizational and individual levels based on the perceptions of women faculty. Race differences were also investigated. Cross-sectional survey data from women faculty (N = 3127) at 13 purposively sampled medical schools and an institutional assessment of organizational characteristics were used. Organizational factors related to the climate for women were identified using bivariate statistics. The association between perceived climate for women and organizational characteristics, individual perceptions of the work environment and individual career, and personal characteristics with control variables were investigated using hierarchical linear regression models. Organizational effects by race/ethnicity were estimated using interaction terms. The climate for women faculty varied across institutions and by classification as minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Respondent's report of existence of an office for women's affairs, trust in leadership, and satisfaction with mentoring were positively associated with the climate for women. Perceived workplace discrimination and work-family conflict were inversely associated with a positive climate. No race/ethnicity differences were observed in the multivariable analysis. The climate for women faculty in academic medicine should not be regarded constant across organizations, specifically between MSIs and non-MSIs. Efforts to advance a positive climate for women could focus on improving trust in leadership, increasing support for structures/offices for women, and mitigating perceived discrimination and work-family conflict.

Political conflict, policing and the challenges of masculinity

Policing is regarded as a masculine occupation. Traditionally women officers performed gendered duties, mostly working with women and children whilst men did ‘real’ police work. Policewomen’s roles have broadened considerably, despite being met with patterns of male officer resistance. This article explores the experiences of women officers who served in the Royal Ulster Constabulary GC during the Northern Ireland conflict. It examines three themes: first, women officers’ views on the suitability of females for police work; second, the idea that women officers possess attributes particularly well suited to certain policing roles; finally, officers’ experiences of working in a masculine environment.

A systematic review of pregnancy exposure registries: examination of protocol-specified pregnancy outcomes, target sample size, and comparator selection.

Our study sought to systematically evaluate protocol-specified study methodology in prospective pregnancy exposure registries including pre-specified pregnancy outcomes, power calculations for sample size, and comparator group selection. U.S. pregnancy exposure registries designed to evaluate safety of drugs or biologics were identified from www.clinicaltrials.gov, the FDA's Office of Women's Health website, and the FDA's list of postmarketing studies. Protocols or similar documentation were obtained. We identified 35 U.S. registries for drugs or biologic use during pregnancy. All registries assessed risk for overall major congenital malformations. Pre-specified target enrollment was stated for 18 (51%) registries, and ranged from 150 to 500 exposed pregnancies (median 300). Thirty-two (91%) registries identified at least one comparison group, but only nine (26%) planned to use an internal comparator. The most common external comparator group (n = 24, 69%) was the Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program (MACDP). No registries were designed to have sufficient power to assess specific malformations, despite the plausibility that most teratogens cause specific defects. Only half of the registries included a power analysis. Despite their common use, external comparators, including MACDP, have important limitations. In the absence of randomized controlled trial data in pregnant women, pregnancy registries remain an important tool as part of a comprehensive pregnancy surveillance program; however, pregnancy registries alone may not be sufficient to obtain adequate data regarding risks of specific malformations. Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA.

Structural and Contextual Factors Regarding the Accessibility of Elective Office for Women of Color at the Local Level

ABSTRACTDifferent from the majority of past research on gender gaps in political officeholding, we adopt an intersectionality framework and move beyond traditional individual factors to explore what implications certain elements in the political opportunity structure may have for women and men of color elected officials serving in county, municipal, and local school board offices. We argue that structural and contextual factors, such as type of institutions, election systems, and jurisdictional racial makeup, may influence the calculations women of color make concerning the accessibility of elective office. Using data from the Gender and Multiracial Leadership (GMCL) project, we find county offices to be the least, and seats on school boards the most, accessible to women of color. Of the types of electoral arrangements, we find multimember districts (MMD) to be the most significant variable predicting the likelihood of women of color in office. Although both Black and Latina women benefit from having a significant share of coethnics or nonwhites in jurisdictions, the two groups of women have an opposite relationship to their racial constituent makeup than that held by their male counterparts.

A CRY IN THE WILDERNESS: WOMEN IN ARMED AFRICAN CONFLICTS

The growing number of armed conflicts in Africa has impacted adversely on women who fall victims to violence, sexual abuse and harassment. Women play a minimal role as combatants during the armed conflicts and as peace negotiators after the armed conflicts. This article looks at the role women play in the pre-armed and post-armed conflict phases in an African context. Data for this article were gathered through questionnaires distributed to twenty women officers who participated in the Joint Senior Command and Staff Programme (JSCSP) at the South African National War College. The findings make it evident that women often participate unwillingly as combatants in an armed conflict; they face social changes in the post-armed conflict phase that make their roles change in both their families and communities, and often neglected in the postarmed conflict negotiations and conflict resolution processes.

New prescription drug labeling for pregnant or nursing women

New prescription drug labeling for pregnant or nursing women

Effect of Fire Service Training for Volunteers on Improvement of the Level of Knowledge of Women Mobilization Officers in District 15 in Encountering with Disasters

The purpose of this research was evaluation of effect of fire service training for volunteers on promotion of the level of knowledge of mobilization women officers in district 15 when encountered with disasters. The method of this research included field study and library research and action investigation. Statistical population included voluntary fire department mobilization officers (120 individuals). Considering the small size of statistical population, the entire population was selected as sample and was randomly divided into two groups of 60 individuals. For data collection, researcher formulated test was used. This 34 item test is scored by a 5-degree Likert scale. The reliability of the test was 0/80 and its validity was confirmed by a group of professors and coaches from the fire department. Data obtained was analyzed using SPSS software including descriptive statistics (graphs and distribution tables) and inferential statistics (independent groups’ t-test and one way analysis of variance). The results of the research showed that teaching fire service training topics to volunteers has positive effect on promotion of level of knowledge of women mobilization officers. Meanwhile, education in the form of practice has higher efficiency and is more effective on increasing knowledge level. Additionally, education level does not have much functionality in practical training. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n2s2p23

A Muslim Woman Officer in the Soviet Army During the Soviet-Afghan War. A Soviet “Anti-Hero”

This research note based on an anthropological fieldwork retraces the life of Mamura, an Uzbek woman who became a hero among her peers, Afghan war veterans. Born in the 1960s in Southern Uzbekistan, into the Muslim faith, Mamura was a Komsomol and volunteered for Afghanistan, where she served in particular as an army censor. She became a legend, albeit not for her military deeds, but thanks to her love story with a Russian officer. Mamura’s story casts a special light on several aspects of Uzbek history and society: gender and family relations, the place of Uzbek soldiers among Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan, but also the situation of Afghan war veterans in Uzbekistan.

Is Local Office a Springboard for Women to Dáil Éireann?

Previous research has found the single transferable vote electoral system is relatively friendly to women candidates. Despite this, female representation in the Irish Parliament remains substantially lower than in most other democracies. Drawing on pipeline theory and localism, we assess the impact of local officeholding on the success of male and female major party candidates in the 2007 and 2011 Irish general elections. We find previous experience in local office is a key springboard to higher office for men and women, and when women serve in local government, the likelihood of election increases significantly.

RELAÇÕES DE GÊNERO E VIOLÊNCIA CONTRA MULHERES INDÍGENAS EM AMAMBAI – MS (2007-2013)

Esta pesquisa objetiva entender algumas formas de violência perpetradas contra mulheres indígenas em reservas no município de Amambai (MS) a partir de 2007 até 2013. Na questão de gênero, as mulheres indígenas estão entre as mais gravemente afetadas por violências múltiplas e permanecem na perspectiva da vitimização. Através da metodologia da história oral, realizamos entrevistas com mulheres indígenas vítimas da violência masculina bem como com pessoas envoltas (capitão, gestora da Coordenadoria da Mulher de Amambai e pesquisadoras da temática indígena kaiowá) nessas situações de conflito, além do levantamento de boletins de ocorrência. Destarte, torna-se importante uma pesquisa que evidencie alguns silêncios dessas mulheres, e que dê visibilidade e dizibilidade às formas de violência doméstica exercidas contra mulheres indígenas da região a partir da perspectiva de gênero, bem como observe perspectivas das próprias mulheres indígenas para dirimir esta violação.