Women's Words Research Articles

Women's Communication Strategies in the Barbie Film

This study, conducted in a sociolinguistic setting, looks into the communication strategies utilized by female characters in the animated film "Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus." It looks at how these characters' verbal choices reflect and maybe perpetuate gendered norms and expectations, building on Coates' theory of conversational strategies. The study uses a qualitative analysis minimal responses, tag questions, questions, hedges, commands and directives, swearing and taboo language, as well as compliments used by the female characters in the film. This improves comprehension of the complicated connections between children's stories, language, gender, and social interaction. The goal is to provide a deeper understanding of the communicative preferences exhibited by these characters. Looking at women's words can reveal a lot about how gender identities are constructed and transmitted in animated storytelling. This study not only enriches the sociolinguistic academic discourse but also prompts a profound reflection on the role of language in shaping social norms. By providing a nuanced perspective on the communicative strategies of female characters, this research invites critical engagement with the dynamics of language, gender, and social interactions within the realm of animated narratives. This allows us to think more deeply about societal communication in movies. The results of this study indicate that women show characteristics of a gentler communication style with the use of limited gentle responses, subtle tag questions, and limited application of compliments. This preference prioritizes inclusion and brevity of communication over other techniques such as instructions, hedging, and taboo language. Keywords: Coates Theory, Communication Strategies, Female Characters

Japanese Women Language Politeness in Communication Interview: Sociolinguistic Study

Abstract. This study aims to investigate and define Japanese women's language politeness in communication interviews. This study is descriptive, using a content analysis approach. This study collected Japanese women's words, phrases, and clauses from YouTube videos and used free-conversation listening and note-taking techniques to acquire data. The results showed three main types of Japanese woman’s polite language in communication interviews: teineigo, kenjougo, and sonkeigo. Sonkeigo is used when the speaker wishes to show respect for the other person and the person being discussed. In contrast, the phrase kenjyogo puts the speaker on a lesser level with the recipient. Teineigo is best described as a form of polite or formal speech. It is found that keigo is a method of Japanese women to express their politeness, etiquette and also emotional in the same time This finding also contributes to a greater understanding of social position and social status in Japanese society, as well as how Japanese women communicate to maintain their image in the eyes of others Keywords: Japanese Woman, Politeness Language, Communication Interview, Sociolinguistic

A Comparison Study of Linguistic Features in English Ads for Men and Women: A Case Study

This article is aims to shed light on providing a better understanding of linguistic features in English advertisements (hereinafter shortened to ads) for men and women using the descriptive, analytic, comparative and statistical methods to process the 92-sample database collected from four well-known magazines for men and three well-known magazines for women. The research shows interesting empirical results in terms of the lexical and syntactic features in ads for men and women for further study on gender language in advertising. In terms of the lexis, the authors point out the similarities and diferences in the use of nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in advertisements for men and women, the contents of each type of ads are different depending on the specific characteristics of each gender. Almost all the numbers of adjectives and adverbs of all kinds for women’s is much higher than those in men’s ads as shown in the table 2 below ( 236 vs. 178). The results also reveal that men’s advertisements use verbs to create more direct requests than women’s (56% vs 35%). This is consistent with previous studies that suggested that women often use interrogative sentences (indirect) to request while men use imperative sentences(direct) to do so. In term of syntax, in women’s ads, the numbers of sentences and phrases are more than those in men’s ones. According to the survey data, there are 129 phrases and 177 sentences used in women’s ads and those numbers in men’s ads are 108 and 100. This is also true with the average number of words in women’s advertisement compared to men’s advertisement ( 64 vs. 43). And the numbers of the short texts of ads (less than 50 words) in the women’s and men’s ads groups are19 and 28 . These figures are likely to show the fact that: the advertiser often talks to women with more words than to men. The findings of this research may yield good suggestions professionally for advertisers/ copywriters and linguistic researchers. Advertisers should pay attention to the similarities as well as differences in gender language when building the content for men and women’s advertisements. Ads should be designed depending on the gender of the target audience to bring the best effect. Also, other linguistic researchers may use the findings of this research for their studies on the relationship beween linguistics and psychology.

Women’s Words and the Words of Women in the Oxford English Dictionary

Abstract This article explores datasets curated from the citation evidence in successive editions and revisions of the Oxford English Dictionary (1884–2022), which have been annotated to reflect the gender of the authors and other bibliographical metadata. This exploration aims both to supplement the historical account of the dictionary’s uses of female-authored quotation sources, correcting and elaborating some figures which have previously been reported, and to provide a contemporary account of women’s representation in OED Online, using the revision published in June 2022. In seeking to establish a more objective and empirical basis for judging ‘representativeness’, I treat the OED both as a self-contained bibliographical and lexicographical work, and comparatively, against other comprehensive or very large bibliographical corpora, namely the Garside et al. surveys of early English novels, the Library of Congress Catalog, and the HathiTrust Digital Library. The OED data studied here represents a significant (if restricted) subset, rather than a representative sample, of the OED corpus as a whole: modern (post-1700) quotations from books appearing with their author’s name in the OED evidence are considered. While this approach does not claim to make an objectively complete tally of every woman-authored quotation collected in the OED, it does enable a more detailed and accurate account than has previously been possible, and allows for a number of consistent cross-comparisons. A companion document of Supplementary Data & Notes, available at The Review of English Studies online, describes in technical terms how the data was compiled and the processes and principles by which it was annotated.

The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America

The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America

Make a Fence for the Torah: A Positive Reading of the Woman's Words in Genesis 3:3

Modern commentators inculpate the woman in Gen 3:3, accusing her of altering the divine command and insinuating God's parsimony and severity. Significant voices from ancient Judaism and early Christianity, however, notice nothing wrong with her words. Rather—to anticipate a reading akin to m. Abot 1.1—her words construct a fence around the divine command. The Targum and the LXX provide the soil for this reading; Philo and Josephus provide the light for its growth. Jubilees, Abot de-Rabbi Natan, and Ephrem the Syrian provide categories to prune modern assumptions; the Sinai narrative (specifically, Exod 19:12–13a, 23) provides the exegetical ground to spark fresh growth. The proposed reading promotes a positive account of the woman and frees her from undeserved blame, thereby showcasing her proscription as an attempt to honor God rather than smear God's integrity.

Feminist Development in Kaniyazhi Magazine

In a society where men and women live together, equality for women is often not seen. The condition of women has been like this since time immemorial. While trying to investigate this, this research has been carried out on the topic of Feminist Development through Kaniyazhi magazine from 2000 to 2005. In this study, the origin of Kaniyazhi magazine, the purpose for which the magazine was started, the literary development of Kaniyazhi magazine etc. are mentioned. About feminism rhetoric, the way feminism developed in western countries, the way women's rights were said in Kaniyazhi's works, how women's paintings have been depicted in artworks over time, and how women's paintings express feminist ideas by feminists today have been investigated in Kaniyazhi magazine. Regarding the status of women in society, the importance given to female education, how the words for women are handled in the language in the society, and whether there are words with a unique identity have been investigated. In the conference of women writers held in Hyderabad, it was discussed how the thoughts and pride of women should be sown in the works of women writers. This article examines the manner in which the above feminist ideas have been dealt with in the creation of Kaniyazhi magazine.

The experience of workplace gender discrimination for women registered nurses: A qualitative study.

To explore the experiences of female registered nurses (RNs), who encounter workplace gender discrimination in nursing. This study used a qualitative exploratory design informed by feminist perspectives and was underpinned by social constructionism. Women who were RNs (N=10) and employed in New South Wales (NSW) were purposively selected to convey their experiences of workplace gender discrimination. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, between April and July 2020. Analysis was guided by the work of Anderson and Jack (Women's words; 1991) who recommend three ways of listening. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and Braun and Clarke's (Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3, 77-101; 2006) six-step guide was used to develop themes. Thematic analysis revealed five overarching themes: It's a man's world; Gender stereotypes; Being a woman and nurse; Reluctance to call out gender discrimination and The status quo. Findings from this study highlighted that participants believed men's career progression in nursing were favoured over women. Findings from this research highlight that socially constructed gendered norms continue to form the basis of inequality for women in the workplace. Fostering and sustaining workplace cultures that support family and work life balance, and that do not discriminate against women, is fundamental to ensuring equality for women. There is limited qualitative research into women's experiences of workplace gender discrimination in nursing. This research highlights the need for workplace strategies to be implemented to ensure women are better supported and equally represented in leadership positions and advanced practice roles in nursing. All nurses should be given equal consideration based on experience and qualifications. Career development and progression opportunities should be fair, equitable and transparent with clearly documented criteria.

COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS (CASE - CONTROL) OF WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT ENDOMETRIOID DISEASE

Endometrioid disease today is ranking one of the leading positions in the structure of gynaecological diseases. The prevalence of this endometrioid disease reaches 10% among the female population and up to 70% among women of child-bearing age. Ambiguity in terms of the aetiology, pathogenesis, and predictors of the disease impedes the accurate and quick diagnosis and proper management of this disease.
 The aim of this study is to analyze and to compare symptomatic and anamnestic data presented by women who have with endometrioid disease and have no it, and to identify and analyze predictors and consequences of endometrioid disease.
 The study examined 80 women of reproductive age. The main group involved 50 women with endometrioid disease; the control group included 30 women without signs of endometrioid disease. All participants underwent clinical examination and were interviewed about symptoms, family history, menstrual function, past gynaecological, reproductive, infectious (infectious diseases, transferred in childhood), somatic diseases. The information about the presence of psychological and physical overstrain in women of both groups was obtained (subjectively from the words of women) and then assessed.
 Contributory factors or predictors in the development and progression of endometrioid disease are as follows: an increased number of occupational hazards (22.6% versus 0%, respectively, p = 0.03) among working women with endometrioid disease; regular psychological overstrain, which can result from endometrioid disease on the one hand, and, contribute to its progression, on the other (70% versus 43.3%; p = 0.03); the presence of the 0 blood type (40% versus 16.7%; p = 0.029), the presence of chronic inflammation of the uterine appendages in the past (60% versus 36.6%; p = 0.04); human papilloma virus in past or present medical history (14% versus 0%; p = 0.04).
 The possible consequences of endometrioid disease include somatic pathology prevailing in 1.3 times. Special attention should be paid to the average number of gastro-intestinal diseases in the women of main and control groups: 1.34 ± 1.3 versus 0.77 ± 1.1, respectively; p = 0.04. The prevalence of diseases of urinary system is as follows: 0.66 ± 0.68 versus 0.33 ± 0.54, respectively; p = 0.04. The menstruations are described as irregular, heaving bleedings often with dark brown discharge before menstruation, pain during menstruation. The study revealed a large percentage of infertility in patients with endometrioid disease (60% versus 33.3%, respectively; p = 0.02), reduced reproductive potential in general (the average number of pregnancies per woman in the control group is 1.9 times higher).
 It should be noted that 14 (28%) women of the main group have relapse of endometrioid disease in the form of repeated cysts after conservative and / or surgical treatment. Thus, endometrioid disease was detected for the first time in 36 (72%) women of the main group.
 The information obtained in the study can be helpful for medical practitioners as it deepens knowledge about possible predictor factors, premorbid background and the consequences of endometrioid disease, and, thus, will serve in customized management of such patients.

System of Trusteeship for Women of Clerical Rank in Tobolsk Diocese in 1820—1830s

The question of providing financial assistance to women of clerical rank in the Tobolsk diocese in the 1820—1830s is considered. The results of a comparative analysis of the stages and terms of office work on this issue before and after the opening of the Tobolsk guardianship of the poor are presented. Particular attention is paid to the examination of the petition documents that were compiled in the Tobolsk spiritual consistory from the words of women of clerical rank who applied for financial assistance to the Tobolsk archbishop during this period. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that the issue under consideration is being studied for the first time on the basis of documents of the Tobolsk spiritual consistory. The documents stored in the State Archives in the city of Tobolsk testify to the existence of a certain algorithm for recording a request, two different established procedures for conducting cases on the charity of female clergymen before and after 1823. The criteria, by which the selection of requests was carried out among the many requests for assistance, were identified. Criteria have been established for choosing between two types of salary — a guardianship allowance and a ten-ruble poorhouse salary. The reasons for the complete denial of support are also named.

Women + Girls Research Alliance Looks to Solve Problems

Women in Higher EducationVolume 30, Issue 3 p. 6-14 In Her Own Words Women + Girls Research Alliance Looks to Solve Problems Mary Lou Santovec, Mary Lou SantovecSearch for more papers by this author Mary Lou Santovec, Mary Lou SantovecSearch for more papers by this author First published: 24 February 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/whe.20962Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume30, Issue3March 2021Pages 6-14 RelatedInformation

Editors' Note

Editors' Note Red Washburn and Brianne Waychoff This issue Solidão hits during a critical moment transnationally. It lands during a global pandemic, with calamitous events from Trump and Bolsonaro worldwide. However, as Arundhati Roy states, "The pandemic is a portal" (Roy 2021). This time has allowed us to reimagine life and solidarity in order to resuscitate them during social isolation. It is a clarion call to reorganize life to repair ubiquitous underemployment and unemployment, inadequate health care, inhumane incarceration, sexual harassment against women, anti-Black police violence, trans dehumanization, totalitarian regimes, environmental destruction, Indigenous genocide, and the defunding of Black, race, ethnic studies; women's, gender, and sexuality studies; and LGBTQ studies. Of particular alarm is the predicament facing Indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon—the loss of life, culture, nature, and habitat—as a result of the climate crisis and corporate wealth. The possibilities of the portal include a recentering of marginality, for example, Black and Indigenous women's and trans people's lives and words. The gateway from one way of life to the next demands we move beyond thought to practice freedom, a revolution that begins with decolonizing our minds and curricula as well as a massive restructuring of social institutions that shifts priorities to people over profit. The guest editors of this issue, along with the writers and artists who contributed to it, address many of these topics in-depth, thereby expanding the scholarship robustly. We are grateful to the guest editors for doing this issue, the first issue to come out during our editorship. We want to thank WSQ, including the editorial board, the poetry, prose, and art editors, and editorial assistants. In particular, we want to extend a hearty thank-you the editorial assistants, Amy Iafrate, Alex Johnson, Joe Goodale, and Ivy Bryan, all of whom worked [End Page 12] tirelessly on communicating with the scholars, writers, and artists to make this issue happen. In addition, we want to extend a generous thank-you to Dána-Ain Davis, Director of the Center for the Study of Women in Society, and administrative staff Eileen Liang and Jennifer Bae for providing WSQ with internships in feminist publishing for graduate students in women's and gender studies at the City University of New York. Our partnership has significantly enriched the quality of the journal for our feminist communities across CUNY and beyond. We are greatly indebted to the Feminist Press for all its help with scheduling, copyediting, and distributing our issues, especially to Interim Executive Director Lauren Rosemary Hook and Assistant Editor Nick Whitney. We also wish to thank Associate Director of the Center for the Humanities Kendra Sullivan, as well as Jordan Lord and Sampson Starkweather for collaborating with us and building a new vision for the journal, including aiding with publicity, administrative matters, and translations for this issue. We acknowledge the support we have received from the National Women's Studies Association, namely President Kaye Wise Whitehead and Interim Executive Director Jen Ash, as well as the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP). Lastly, we want to thank each other as general editors of WSQ for navigating a difficult editorial transition during austerity and doing so with feminist generosity. We are looking forward to celebrating the legacy of WSQ, its fiftieth anniversary hitting during our leadership, and creating a sustainable future for it at the City University of New York. Red Washburn Kingsborough Community College Director of Women's and Gender Studies Associate Professor of English City University of New York Brianne Waychoff Borough of Manhattan Community College Associate Professor of Speech Communications and Theatre Arts Gender and Women's Studies Program City University of New York Works Cited Roy, Arundhati. 2021. "The Pandemic Is a Portal." Haymarket Books (blog). 23 April 2020. https://www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/130-arundhati-roy-the-pandemic-is-a-portal. Google Scholar Copyright © 2021 Red Washburn and Brianne Waychoff

Редкий случай сложности ультразвуковой диагностики эктопической беременности после вспомогательных репродуктивных технологий. Клинический случай

Ectopic pregnancy is one of the most frequent and serious complications when using assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Difficulties in diagnosing ectopic pregnancy after ART are explained by atypical localization and ambiguous clinical picture. To analyze the clinical case of management and delivery of a pregnant woman words with twins when one of the fetuses is located in rudimentary horn. The retrospective analysis of anamnestic data, results of clinical and instrumental studies pregnant based on the exchange card of the pregnant woman and new mothers, birth history of the perinatal center of Tyumen. The clinical case of atypical placement of the fetus in the rudimentary horn in multiple pregnancies after ART is a fairly rare complication of the gestational period. Difficulties with timely diagnosis were associated with the lack of clear imaging during ultrasound examination. A timely diagnosis, in the current emergency situation, allowed the pregnancy to end favorably, both for the mother and for the fetus.

Reckoning

Reckoning

Women’s Safety Security System using Raspberry PI

Today in the present global scenario, a woman's word of security and safe life is a tough reality to happen, because women's sexual abuse has become a mainstream news in our everyday routine life. We should create a society in which women can travel openly and even at odd hours not of fear. While there are many rules and laws present, they are insufficient to provide the women in society with the full degree of security, safe and stable life. When the technology advances every day, it is a solution to other problems. And why can't we use these to create a stable and prosperous women's community. This project composed of components such as GSM, GPS, memory card, shock circuit, buzzer, camera, module Raspberry pi-3.

“I Tell Them What I Can Feel and How Far My Legs Can Bend”: Optimizing Sexual Satisfaction for Women With Spina Bifida

BackgroundThere is a high reported rate of sexual dysfunction among women with spina bifida, but little is known about the etiology of this or how sexual satisfaction could be improved. AimTo identify, through the words of women with spina bifida, perceived causes of diminished sexual satisfaction and recommendations to optimize partnered sexual encounters. MethodsIn this qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured individual interviews with 22 women with spina bifida (median age 26.5 years, range 16–52 years) who have had a romantic partner. Using Grounded Theory, interviews were independently coded by 3 reviewers. Disagreements were resolved by consensus. OutcomesWe identified overlapping themes of issues women experienced during sexual intimacy and strategies they learned to improve sexual encounters. Results7 salient themes emerged from the data: (i) fear of rejection with resulting difficulty setting boundaries and the risk of coercion; (ii) conflict between spontaneity and self-care in sexual encounters; (iii) worry about incontinence during sex; (iv) trial and error in learning optimal sexual positions; (v) decreased genital sensation; (vi) safety considerations; and (vii) sharing advice with other women with spina bifida. Clinical ImplicationsAs sexual satisfaction is influenced by physical features as well as psychological, interpersonal, and sociocultural factors, optimizing sexual satisfaction of women with spina bifida is best managed with a holistic approach utilizing a biopsychosocial model. Strengths & LimitationsThe sample included women with a diverse range of functional impairments. Women were forthright with their comments and thematic saturation was reached. Recruitment was primarily from a single Midwestern institution, which may have limited sampled perspectives. ConclusionWhile women with spina bifida encounter challenges during sexual encounters, strategies focused on improving communication with partners and addressing specific physical considerations can potentially enhance their sexual experiences.Streur CS, Schafer CL, Garcia VP, et al. “I Tell Them What I Can Feel and How Far My Legs Can Bend”: Optimizing Sexual Satisfaction for Women With Spina Bifida. J Sex Med 2020;17;1694–1704.

L’intimité, la fiabilité et les paroles des femmes : quand les violences conjugales rencontrent les institutions

Je voudrais aborder dans cet article les paradoxes qui ressortent quand les mots des femmes maltraitées rencontrent les institutions et la loi. Dans un contexte de violence conjugale où les documents écrits sont rarement disponibles, les témoignages jouent un rôle essentiel. Porter plainte et s’exprimer contre la violence signifie prendre la parole en tant que sujet de droit afin de réclamer justice. Le recours au langage juridique revêt donc une valeur décisive, effective et symbolique dans la définition de la condition de victime. Néanmoins, la pression qui s’exerce sur la victime de violences conjugales pour qu’elle parle des faits, d’elle-même et de sa relation avec l’auteur, et pour qu’elle dénonce ce dernier à la justice, a des implications importantes. Ici, à partir d’une recherche menée en Italie je réfléchis à comment faire en sorte que la violence qui intervient dans les relations intimes devienne présente dans les institutions et comment le sujet maltraité se constitue-t-il devant elles. Le gouvernement de soi et la réflexivité rendent le témoignage intelligible et lui donnent une valeur juridique ; ils font des femmes des victimes fiables. Paradoxalement, cependant, les violences exercées dans une relation intime fournissent rarement une victime aussi parfaite : le sujet fiable qu’exigent les institutions ne correspond pas aux expériences, aux positions, aux décisions et aux hésitations des femmes.

Women's words, women's bodies: late nineteenth century English feminisms in the ‘Interview’ column of the Women's Penny Paper/Woman's Herald (Oct. 27, 1888–Apr. 23, 1892)

ABSTRACT Historians have written extensively on early twentieth-century British women’s suffrage, and late nineteenth century feminisms. Nevertheless, there is still an insufficiency in studies that attend to the textual and visual contents of late nineteenth century feminist periodicals. Non-mainstream periodicals produced by women for women allow us to explore distinctive hybrid modes of gender. They also offer us exclusive access into the everyday experiences, and individual thoughts of actual late nineteenth century women. This article focuses on women’s interviews and portraits published in the Women’s Penny Paper/Women’s Herald, demonstrating that they often combined traditional with more radical emergent signifiers of womanhood in written and pictorial form. This is a journey into the verbal and non-verbal messages communicated through women’s words and bodies, expanding our collective archaeological project of reinterpreting the past from women’s point of view, and the manner in which New Women utilised their choice of words and appearance to gain power.

Heart disease and physical activity messages targeted at women: Attentional bias and automatic associations

IntroductionLittle is known regarding automatic processing of heart disease information yet automatic responses may influence message effectiveness. ObjectiveTo examine automatic and reasoned perceptions of heart disease and physical activity information in women with (n=29) and without (n=37) diagnosed heart disease. MethodParticipants read heart disease information followed by measures of attentional bias and automatic associations, a brief interview and a questionnaire measuring message involvement, believability, and attention, and attitudes and intention. ResultsWomen with heart disease had greater attentional bias for heart disease-related words than women without heart disease, although the effect was weak. Fruit and vegetables were more strongly associated with prevention than physical activity, again with a small effect. The only significant predictor of intentions was self-reported previous leisure-time physical activity. ConclusionThere was a small attentional bias for heart disease-related words in women with heart disease, but this was not related to other constructs including automatic associations, attitudes or intentions. Women in the current study reported ‘nothing new’ in the information, with may indicate they did not have positive affective responses to it and it may not have automatically attracted attention nor have activated associations with physical activity. Health promoters should consider what might make messages about physical activity and heart disease more salient for women.

Women, Legal Records, and the Problem of the Lawyer's Hand

AbstractCourt records provide invaluable evidence of the existence of laws and notional rights affecting women and how these were (or were not) enforced and exercised. Many documents provide tantalizing glimpses of female thinking and echoes of female voices, but these remain elusive because of the influence of the lawyers, scribes, and officials who helped shape and record them. This article examines the multiple difficulties that researchers face in distinguishing women's contributions from those of lawyers in legal records, and argues that the artificial nature of legal processes complicates conceptions of “authentic” female voices. It suggests ways to address methodological problems and concludes that focusing on multiple voices and processes of collaboration may bear more fruit than seeking to extract individual women's private thoughts and words.