This study examines how Ottoman women articulated and challenged patriarchal domination in Kadınlar Dünyası (1913). Drawing on qualitative document analysis of its first 100 issues (820 pages), four themes emerged: naming oppression and rights deprivation, domestic and public manifestations of violence, exclusion from education and employment, and resistance through rights claims and redefining womanhood. Situated within the constitutional transformations following 1908, these discourses expose the tensions between proclaimed liberty and persistent male authority. The findings demonstrate how contributors transformed critiques of gendered domination into claims of dignity, equality, and public participation, highlighting the journal's significance in Ottoman women's history.
This article examines the representation of women in digital electoral campaigns to identify symbolic gender violence. The study analyses 2,593 Instagram posts from six Panamanian political parties in the 2019 and 2024 elections. It employs a content analysis comparing female representation in both periods. The results demonstrate a clear increase in the visibility of women, from 27.8% in 2019 to 39.5% in 2024. However, the underrepresentation of women in the digital narrative remains. The study emphasizes the value of analysing narratives and visual representations to mitigate the biases that perpetuate discourses of domination, showcasing the diversity of women in politics.
Gender-based violence (GBV) poses ongoing challenges in rural communities, where structural and cultural barriers often hinder effective support. This qualitative study analyzed six listening sessions and two survivor panels with over 50 participants in a Midwestern state. Using trauma-informed care and cultural humility frameworks, we conducted reflexive thematic analysis to explore service alignment with local values and survivor needs. Two themes emerged: service fits, marked by adaptive, trust-based practices; and service mismatches, involving rigid systems and cultural isolation. Findings highlight the need for survivor-led, flexible, and culturally grounded responses to enhance rural GBV service delivery and promote long-term well-being.
This study empirically examined the relationship between criminal thinking and misogyny in a sample of 503 heterosexual men convicted of intimate partner violence (IPV) and referred to a community-based batterer intervention program. Drawing on survey data collected over two years, the study sought to identify the emotional and cognitive components of misogyny and assess their connection to criminal thinking. Findings demonstrated a significant association between criminal thinking and misogynistic attitudes, providing preliminary support for integrating theories of misogyny with theories of criminal thinking. These findings contribute to theory development and suggest that interventions targeting both constructs may enhance rehabilitation outcomes following IPV convictions.
To reduce the underreporting of rape, barriers to reporting must be understood. We examined whether situational and spatiotemporal factors of the rape were associated with police reporting among 185 victims in Finland. We found tentative support for higher reporting likelihood for rapes with stranger perpetrators than known perpetrators. We also found tentative support for higher reporting of rapes involving injury and vaginal penetration in cases where the perpetrator was a stranger compared to known. Spatiotemporal factors were not associated with reporting. Overall, our findings indicate that reporting is not mainly a function of situational and spatiotemporal factors surrounding the rape.
