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Gurmeet Kaur Article in Asian Studies Review Journal
- Intersecting Nation-Building and Gender Marginalisation: Tibetan Women in Exile and the Role of Governance in Body Politics, May 18 2025
Keri Culver - Blog
Astha Ramaiya Co-author Article in Journal of Adolescence
The article, led by Linnea Zimmerman examines how opportunity structures (parental influence and neighborhood context) affects individual agency among boys and girls in Kinshasa, DRC. We used longitudinal data to identify three distinct groups for boys and girls in each domain. Parental monitoring was associated with the development of both domains for boys, but showed no association for girls. Conversely, parental closeness was more strongly associated with development for girls, than for boys. Neighborhood safety was associated with greater Voice and Freedom of Movement for both boys and girls.
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Heat, Hunger & Harm: How the Climate Crisis Deepens Gender Inequality and Violence
Interesting Article from Disasters News:
Heat, Hunger & Harm: How the Climate Crisis Deepens Gender Ineq...
Key Data:
- 93.1 million people were affected by weather disasters in 2023.
- 423 million women experienced IPV that same year.
- A 28% rise in femicide was reported during heatwaves.
- In Sub-Saharan Africa, IPV could jump from 48 million (2015) to 140 million by 2060 under a 4°C warming scenario.
- Limiting warming to 1.5°C could lower IPV cases from 24% to 14% by 2060.
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