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Experiencing Physical Disability: Young African Women in Lesotho

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Rafoneke S., Coetzee J. K., Bülow P. H., Jaffray P., Young-Hauser A.

Qualitative Sociology Review

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2018

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vol. 14

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issue 4

154-167

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The article unwraps notions related to young African women’s lifeworld experiences of physical disability. The study is positioned in the broad context of the theoretical frameworks of phenomenology, existential sociology, the social construction of reality, feminist disability theory, and intersectionality. Focus is given to the way social systems of cultural oppression and discrimination impact women with physical impairments and manifest in how they perceive and make meaning of their everyday life experiences. Women with physical impairments often experience a double measure of oppression-being both female and disabled. When these women try to engage in a normal life and interact with others, they experience barriers imposed on them by their social reality-particularly in the form of cultural norms and patriarchal ideals. There are also instances where participants demonstrate resilience in the face of negative social stereotyping, instances that clearly show that they are not different, and do not perceive themselves as being different to able-bodied women. Drawing on semi-structured in-depth interviews with eight young Black women who are living with physical disabilities in Lesotho, the objective of this article is to examine their everyday life experiences within a predominantly able-bodied society.

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The (Apparent) Absence of Women in the Praise of the Ancestors (Sir 44–49)

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Pudełko J. J.

The Biblical Annals

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2016

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vol. 6

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issue 1

107-126

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The Praise of the Ancestors (Sir 44–49) offers an interpretation of the story of Biblical Israel as seen through the eyes of Ben Sira. His telling of this story, permeated with God’s working, contains the names of male protagonists only. Still, analysis of textual versions of the Praise of the Ancestors (Hebrew, Greek and Syriac) enables us to detect some anonymous allusions to women (Sir 46:13; 47: 6.19; 48:19, 49:7). The present article attempts to investigate the reasons why there are no named references to Biblical heroines from Israel’s history, individuals who are mentioned in other books of the Bible. One answer might be found in the particular focus and educational purpose of the Praise, which was to provide a life model for young boys. Another reason might lie in the genre of the Praise, which was used in reference to women in Greek texts, but not in the Bible, where the name lists of praised heroes contained male names only. However, the most convincing reason for the absence of female names in the Praise of the Ancestors is found in its association with the priesthood of Biblical Israel. For the writer of the book, true high priests of the Jerusalem Temple constituted the ultimate keystone of the covenant between God and his people. Women, being absent from the official priesthood of Israel, are consequently absent from Sir 44–49.

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Kobieta, której nie było. Kobieca tożsamość w powieści Ingeborg Bachmann Der Fall Franza

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Bogdańska P.

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Germanica

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2018

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issue 14

119-124

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When discussing the literary output of Ingeborg Bachmann, the role of the female identity, of the fear and of the feeling of inferiority cannot be ignored. It was an inseparable element of her creation. Bachmann became an icon of the feminist movement in the 80s, particularly because of the series of books Todesarten, that she was working on from 1962/1963 up to her death. Only a few novels appeared in her lifetime: Malina (1971), a tom of short stories Simultan (1972) and a prose Ein Ort für Zufälle (1964). One of the novels of this series, Der Fall Franza shows the woman as a victim and the man as a sadist. It is a critical voice to the ruling social order. There is the a question, what was the role of the woman in the patriarchal world?

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Ženský Sokol

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Libichová L.

Studia Ethnologica Pragensia

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2015

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issue 2

102-109

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Although today is a presence of women in Sokol obvious, in the past it was not as the text shows. The text deals with the development of the women’s role in the Sokol. Based on the literature the author focuses on several topics — the birth of the first women’s gymnastics club Tělocvičný spolek paní a dívek pražských; the creation of the women’s department in the Sokol; important women in the Sokol history (Klemeňa Hanušová, Marie Provazníková) — those are the main studied questions. The paper deals with the development of the women’s role in Sokol. At the beginning, Sokol was only men’s gymnastic club. The first women’s gymnastics club Tělocvičný spolek paní a dívek pražských was created in 1869. Sofie Podlipská was elected its first mayor (president) and Klementina Hanušová became its first trainer. The first women department in Sokol was created in 1895 in the Sokol Královský Vyšehrad. The Czech Sokol Organization was established in 1889 but there was not ideal conditions for women there. According to 1895 Sokol Resolution, not only could not women walk in slet parade, but they also did not have the right to vote Sokol representatives. During the First World War women were active with both training and charity cooperation. After the War, there was a lot of enthusiasm in Sokol caused by creating of the Czechoslovak Republic. In 1920 there was held 7th slet that was revolutionary by women presence on slet parade. Marie Provazníková, new Sokol first trainer who participated in preparation of the 9th, 10th and 11th slet, emigrated in 1984 to the USA where she was also an active Sokol woman. In Communist Czechoslovakia, Sokol women involved at practicing for Spartakiadas, which allowed them spreading Sokol ideas. In 2010, first woman was elected mayor of Czech Sokol Organization, however now it is a full time job.

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Contemporary Leaders and Leadership. New Challenges for Women

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Legutko-Kobus P., Jastrzębska E.

MAZOWSZE Studia Regionalne

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2015

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issue 17

67-78

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It is often emphasied in literature dealing with the subject that civic engagement in local affairs is a development factor and advantage in the modern world, even if this is difficult to prove empirically and unequivocally. Civic engagement includes active participation of citizens in of the local community by acknowledging the capacity of influence on local affairs and representation by local leaders. When evaluating the achievements of the last quarter-century of Polish democracy (including local democracy), one should also consider the past and present role of women in building a civic society and participatory democracy. This problem has also been addressed in the article, prepared by means of a critical analysis of literature, desk and web research, in order to answer the following questions: • What is the contemporary meaning of leadership? • Who is a leader and what traits make someone likely to become a leader? • What are the characteristic traits of management by women? • How are women engaged in Polish (national and local) politics?

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W literaturze przedmiotu podkreśla się, że zaangażowanie obywatelskie w sprawy lokalne, w tym mocniejsza forma uczestnictwa obywateli w życiu społeczności lokalnej (rozumiane jako uznanie mocy sprawczej i wpływu na sprawy wspólnoty), reprezentowana przez lokalnych liderów, staje się nowoczesnym czynnikiem rozwoju i budowania przewag, choć trudno to jednoznacznie, empirycznie udowodnić. Dokonując podsumowań osiągnięć 25 lat polskiej demokracji (w tym lokalnej), warto także zastanowić się, jaka była i jaka jest rola kobiet w budowaniu społeczeństwa obywatelskiego i demokracji partycypacyjnej. Podejmując tą problematykę, z wykorzystaniem metod: krytycznej analizy literatury przedmiotu, analizy desk i web research,w niniejszym artykule poszukiwano odpowiedzi na następujące pytania badawcze: • jak współcześnie rozumiane jest przywództwo? • kim jest lider (liderka) i jakie cechy predestynują do bycia liderem? • czym się charakteryzuje kobiecy styl zarządzania? • jakie jest zaangażowanie kobiet w Polsce w politykę (centralną i lokalną)?

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That Which is Absent. Accounts and memories of women from the Warsaw Uprising as ready-made but not used film scenarios

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Kosińska K.

Kwartalnik Filmowy

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2013

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issue Special Issue - Polish Film Scholars on Polish Cinema

257-282

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In Polish feature films about the Warsaw Uprising there are no women. They of course appear as nurses, civilians or liaison officers. But they are always part of the background, seen, but not looking, symbolic in their presence, and never the active heroines; always serving, and never independent or autonomous. If they are the heroines of the drama, then they are part of someone else’s drama, and are not given a voice of their own. Their narratives and accounts of life, even everyday life, are left unsaid, hidden behind grand and epic narratives of the heroes. The article is about women’s "micro-narratives", the memories of women who lived in Warsaw and participated in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. The memories give us a chance to see the Uprising in a different light, one that includes the women’s perspective and experience of the Uprising. Women's accounts, due to their graphic nature and their uniqueness appear to be ready-made but not used film scenarios.

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Determination of comfort levels of women with urinary incontinence

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Yücel Çinar S., Özdemir H., Goke Arlsan G., Ergin E., Gurcan S.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2021

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vol. 11(1)

88-96

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Purpose: This descriptive study was planned to investigate the comfort levels of women with urinary incontinence. Materials and methods: The study comprised 219 women with a complaint of urinary incontinence admitted to the outpatient clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of a university hospital between June – December 2015. The Sociodemographic Characteristics Questionnaire, Urinary Incontinence & Frequency Comfort Questionnaire (UIFCQ), and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-SF) were used. Results: The study results demonstrated that the mean score the participants obtained from the UIFCQ was 4.20 ± 0.74 and that their comfort levels were moderate. Their mean score for the ICIQ-SF was 10.41± 4.98, and urinary incontinence adversely affected their quality of life in 74% of them. While the mean UIFCQ scores were KW = 48.673, p=0.00 for the frequency of urinary incontinence, t=2.33, p=0.02 for receiving treatment, KW = 58.267, p = 0.00 for the amount of urinary leakage, KW=26.37, p=0.00 for the educational attainment, t=7.04, p=0.03 for the number of births, the mean ICIQ-SF scores were KW = 13.74, p =0.00 for the educational attainment and t = 24.02, p=0.00 for the number of births (p <0.05). Conclusions: It was determined that the comfort level of the participants with urinary incontinence was moderate, that urinary incontinence affected the quality of life and that as their comfort level increased, so did their quality of life.

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The quality of life of women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome

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Stadnicka G., Łepecka-Klusek C., Kulesza-Brończyk B., Pilewska-Kozak A.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2015

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vol. 5

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issue 2

61-68

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Purpose: To assess how certain clinical symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affect the quality of life of women, their activity, and their sexual lives.Materials and methods: The World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-Bref) was used to assess the quality of life and health of 78 women diagnosed with PCOS, and the female sexual function questionnaire -28 (FSQ-28) was used to assess their sexual activity and associated disorders.Results: Among three groups of women with varying body mass indexes and aged26.93 years on average, significant differences (p<0.05) were found in quality of life. In individual domains of the WHOQOL-Bref, the median score of women with obesity was lower than that of women with normal body weight or with overweight. Women with symptoms of hirsutism showed lower quality of life than women without these symptoms, while womenwho had undergone treatment for 4–6 years experienced significantly worse quality of life than those who had undergone therapy for less than 3 or more than 6 years. In the various domains of sexual response, regression analysis showed a positive correlation (p <0 .05) between better quality of life and women’s sexual activity.Conclusions: Clinical symptoms of PCOS such as obesity and hirsutism affect women’s quality of life, as does the length of infertility treatment, whereas general quality of life affects the occurrence of disorders in women at particular stages of sexual response.

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WIZERUNKI KOBIET W POLSKIEJ KRONICE FILMOWEJ W LATACH 1949–1953 (ZARYS PROBLEMU)

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Jędrzejski Ł.

Polityka i Społeczeństwo

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2015

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issue 2(13)

87-97 (11)

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The purpose of the article is presentation Images of Women's in Polish Film Chronicle in the 1949–1953 years. This article is intended to present the following issues: 1) What role in the editorial team of Polish Film Chronicle was played by women? 2) How was the image of women shaped and evaluated in 1949–1953 in PFC? 3) What specific rituals were observed during the celebration of International Women’s Day between 1949–1953?

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“Usually People Just Accept Media And Don’t Talk About It” The Perceived Value And Enjoyment Of Critical Media Literacy In Eating Disorder Treatment

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Bindig Yousman L.

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2021

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vol. 4

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issue 2

42-57

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Despite the growing success of media literacy in eating disorder prevention programs there is a lack of research on the role of media literacy in eating disorder treatment. This pilot study extends previous research through the creation and implementation of the ERA (educationrecognition-activism) curriculum, which was comprised of four-weekly, 50-minute group sessions where participants in treatment for eating disorders explored the tenets of critical media literacy, reflected on their emotional responses to media, considered how dominant media messages and social forces conflicted with personal goals for a healthy life, and engaged in activism by writing letters to organizations that contributed to or challenged toxic media culture. More specifically, this study explores the perceived value and enjoyment of the ERA curriculum in eating disorder treatment. Participant perception of media literacy as valuable and enjoyable is significant because it has the potential to combat the ambivalence and resistance that is common among individuals in eating disorder treatment and hinders recovery. Overall, the findings suggest that moving beyond prevention initiatives and incorporating critical media literacy into eating disorder treatment may be beneficial to the recovery process.

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Women's Empowerment in Post Disaster Reconstruction: Perspectives on Policies and Frameworks

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Thurairajah N., Baldry D.

International Journal of Strategic Property Management

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2010

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vol. 14

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issue 4

347-361

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There has been an increase in the occurrence of natural disasters and their impact has aroused the interest of many stakeholders to incorporate different strategies on disaster management. Although disasters may end many opportunities and lives, the lives of survivors do not cease in the disaster affected areas. The impact of natural disasters and the consequent partial reconstruction efforts have specifically presented many challenges to women. In this context, the main research investigates the empowerment of women during post disaster reconstruction particularly in Sri Lanka.Among the factors that influence women's empowerment, existing policies and frameworks is one of the important factors that can play a major role within the post disaster reconstruction in Sri Lanka. Hence, in order to gain an understanding of the existing framework of women's empowerment, this study investigates the national and international policies and frameworks that exist within the post disaster context in Sri Lanka. The study found that even though polices are gender neutral, they are not gender sensitive. In addition, it was found that having a single policy or framework for the whole country is unlikely to be a success, therefore, any frameworks should have room to be adopted to the local situation.

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Stichinių nelaimių padaugėjo, taigi dėl jų poveikio daug interesų grupių susidomėjo, kaip nelaimėms valdyti pasitelkti įvairias strategijas. Nors nelaimės atima daug galimybių ir gyvybių, išlikusieji tebegyvena nelaimės nuniokotose teritorijose. Dėl stichinių nelaimių poveikio ir po jų vykstant daliniams atstatymo darbams, ypač daug sunkumų kyla moterims. Atsižvelgiant į tai, pagrindiniame tyrime nagrinėjamas didesnių teisių suteikimas moterims vykstant atstatymo po nelaimių darbams, ypač Šri Lankoje. Be kitų veiksnių, kurie daro įtaką suteikiant didesnes teises moterims, svarbi yra politika ir gairės, o jų reikšmė Šri Lankoje atstatant nelaimės nuniokotas vietoves gali būti didžiulė. Taigi siekiant suprasti esamas didesnių teisių suteikimo moterims gaires, šiame tyrime nagrinėjama nacionalinė ir tarptautinė politika bei gairės, Šri Lankoje taikomos darbų po nelaimių kontekste. Tyrime nustatyta, kad net jei politika pirmenybės neteikia nė vienai lyčiai, į lytims svarbius klausimus ji neatsižvelgia. Be to, nustatyta, kad visoje šalyje taikant vieną politiką arba gaires vargu ar galima tikėtis sėkmės. Taigi visose gairėse reikia numatyti galimybių jas priderinti prie vietinės situacijos.

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The Self-employment of Women in Azerbaijan

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Gomółka K.

Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs

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2021

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vol. 25

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issue 2

171-190

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Azerbaijan has a population of more than 10 million, of which women accounted for 50% in 2020. At the same time, 93% of Azerbaijan's citizens describe themselves as Muslims. Since the beginning of independence, Azerbaijan has been a secular state by virtue of Article 48 of the Constitution, which guarantees the freedom of worship, choice, or nonpractice of religion and the freedom of expression of one's own views on religion. This article aims to assess the changes in the self-employment of women in Azerbaijan through a deductive analysis of data and observation of changes in the structure of resources based on generally available macroeconomic data. This study focuses on the situation of women on the Azerbaijani labour market over the two decades of the 21st century. The numbers of economically active women, including those in employment and the unemployed, and economically inactive women are specified. Further, the government's legal and financial policy in respect of women's self-employment is analysed. The author determines what percentage of companies were set up by women and in which sectors and locations.

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A worker, a peasant, but mainly a friend. Portraying the new (?) Soviet Woman in a Polish female periodical in the 1940s-1950s

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Parisi V.

pl.it / rassegna italiana di argomenti polacchi

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2023

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vol. 14

64-82

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Departing from the notion of the “making of a socialist type of personality”, the article traces out an unparalleled, comparative analysis of the female image as it has been fashioned during the post-war period by the Soviet magazine “Krestjanka” (“Peasant”, founded in 1922) and by its Polish counterpart “Przyjaciółka” (“Friend”), established in 1948. In particular, it analyses the shift from the highly recognizable roles Soviet ideologists were pleading for by dividing women between “workers” and “peasants” (as synthesized by the very titles of the two most popular female periodicals in the USSR) to a more complex image of “friend”. In the People’s Republic of Poland (PRL) ideological propaganda went along with the attempt to give voice to women themselves. In this perspective letters addressed by the readers to the editorial board became a main feature of the magazine itself, turning it into a discussion platform which played an essential role in overcoming of the trauma of war.

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Poland: A Dark Side of Church Cultural Policy

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Szocik K., Szyja A.

Studia Humana

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2015

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vol. 4

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issue 4

13-22

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The cultural policy of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland is incorporated into state-run cultural policies. The organs of public authority enforce the objectives of Church regardless of Church’s actual ability to influence the society. It should be pointed out that the secularization of religion in Poland is frequently misinterpreted and usually equated with its deprivatization. It is worth mentioning that Catholicism is the dominant religion of the country and the Roman Catholic Church has hold a special position in Poland and play a major role in the country’s social and political life. In practice, however, Polish society appears to be religiously indifferent. This paper proves that the official, state-run cultural policy in Poland is based on favoritism of the Roman Catholic Church, regardless of Church’s actual ability to wield influence on society. Thus, there is a variety of implicit and explicit cultural policies implemented by the authorities to support Church. This work also aims at addressing the question of social attitudes to women, especially the one concerning the UN and EU law embracing women’s rights, until recently still not implemented in Poland. This paper further explores some peculiarities of this topic as an example of a specific outcome of Church cultural policy and its impact on both the past and present-day society.

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“Female Issue”. Polemics about Working Women in the Kingdom of Poland in the Period after the Suppression of the January Uprising (1864) and the Outbreak of the Great War (1914)

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Dobkowska-Kubacka J.

West Bohemian Historical Review

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2018

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vol. 8

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issue 2

185-198

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Women’s right to work or, more widely, challenging the established social role of women was not a brand-new topic in the Kingdom of Poland during the 1860s. It had been discussed before on the public forum. However, after the fiasco of the January Uprising (1864), those issues were vigorously discussed in press polemics. It mostly emerged due to altered social and economic conditions. On the one hand, the Polish community learned about the development of the women emancipation movement in Western Europe and the United States, on the other hand, much of the gentry went bankrupt being unable to bear the post-Uprising repressions. Many women from that milieu had to face the necessity of earning their living. That issue was addressed in the press at the time and, considering the frequency of such publications and their tenor, it must have sparked many emotions. This article discusses solutions proposed by both those who supported progress and attempted to add new occupations to the women’s labour market and to help women with reformed education, and by defenders of traditional values. The latter protested the very idea of women working out of home as an affront to that gender’s calling – being a wife and a mother. They were not only concerned that work might prejudice women’s ability to take care of home or children, but the fact of eroding the traditional social order in which men were destined to the public sphere while women should reduce their ambitions to the private, domestic sphere. Accordingly, in the second half of the 19th century, we can perceive that the Polish press of that time tended to add more value to work done by women at home. Attempts were made to present it as a mission, not only on the home but also the social front. They tried to turn it into a science by proposing a new branch of science called the “national economy of women”. Another argument raised by those against the emancipation of women was the inherent “nature” of women who were allegedly predisposed to those tasks that are related to the role of wife, mother, housekeeper, to the exclusion of everything else. There was also a “compromise” option that if some women are forced to work because of unhappy wheels of fortune, they should choose jobs that would benefit from female characteristics such as compassion and taking care of details. However, the emotional nature, so typical of women, allegedly affected their view of the world and prevented them from working in such fields where objectivity was essential (medicine, law).

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The impact of Confucianism on modern Japanese women’s life

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Barbasiewicz O.

Acta Asiatica Varsoviensia

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2013

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issue 26

159-173

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The aim of this article is to consider questions regarding Japanese culture and Confucianism, especially while researching women in Japan. The author will describe the implementation of Confucian values in Japanese society, the Confucian attitude towards the role of women and the situation of Japanese females. The article will examine the question of whether there are similarities between the situations of women in countries which implemented Confucian morals and ethics, and to compare this situations with contemporary Japanese society.

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WSPÓŁCZESNY POFIL KOMPETENCYJNY TRENERA PERSONALNEGO, A TAKŻE PROFILE OSOBOWE KOBIET UCZESZCZAJĄCYCH NA ZAJĘCIA TRENINGU PERSONALNEGO

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Zwolińska D., Podstawski R.

Roczniki Naukowe Wyższej Szkoły Wychowania Fizycznego i Turystyki w Białymstoku

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2016

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issue 1(15)

15-24 s.

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Cel pracy: określenie profilu trenera personalnego oraz kobiet uczęszczających na zajęcia z treningu personalnego (TP) w czasie wolnym. Materiał i metoda: Badania przeprowadzono wśród 40 kobiet uczestniczących w zajęciach z trenerem personalnym w dwóch prywatnych klubach fitness, w wieku 18 - 65 lat. Zastosowano metodę sondażu diagnostycznego z wykorzystaniem anonimowego kwestionariusza ankiety. Wyniki badań: W Raciborzu TP praktykowało najwięcej kobiet w grupach wiekowych 27-35 i 36-45 lat (po 30%), natomiast w Katowicach w wieku 27-35 lat (40%). Wśród psychofizycznych potrzeb związanych z TP respondentki z Raciborza wymieniały głównie aktywność fizyczną (40%), a w Katowicach motywację zewnętrzną (35%). Wybór trenera personalnego najczęściej spowodowany jest jego kwalifikacjami (średnio 30%). Według 29% badanych istotną cechą dobrego trenera jest wieloletnie doświadczenie. Wnioski: TP jest wybierany głównie przez kobiety doświadczone treningiem fizycznym, uprawiające różnego typu ćwiczenia fizyczne od dłuższego czasu oraz dobrze sytuowane ekonomicznie. Wymagają one od trenera doświadczenia i profesjonalnie prowadzonego oraz monitorowanego programu ćwiczeń dającego wymierne efekty treningowe.

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Objective: to determine a profile of a personal trainer and a women attending classes in personal training in her spare time. Materials and methods: The research involved 40 women, aged 18-65 years, attending classes with a personal trainer in two private fitness clubs. A diagnostic survey with an anonymous questionnaire was used. Results: In Racibórz, the highest number of women participating in personal training was for women in the age groups 27-35 and 36-45 (30%), while in Katowice for those in the age group 27-35 (40%). Among the psychophysical needs for participating in personal training, the respondents from Racibórz indicated the need for physical activity (40%), while the respondents from Katowice pointed to extrinsic motivation (35%). The most common reasons for resigning from participation in personal training included: lack of funds (17%) and visible effects (17%) in Racibórz and lack of time in Katowice (30%). The choice of a personal trainer is most often due to his or her qualifications (average of 30%). According to 29% of the respondents, the long-standing experience is an important asset of a good trainer. Conclusions: Personal training is chosen mostly by women who have an experience in physical training, practice various physical exercises for a long time and have a good financial situation. They expect the trainer to be experienced and the workout program to be monitored and conducted professionally, producing measurable training effects.

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Madame de Sade Yukio Mishimy: krew europejskich rycerzy, koronki przedrewolucyjnych dam, japońska scena i bomba atomowa

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Tokarski B.

Slavia Occidentalis

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2017

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issue 74/2

39-49

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Madame de Sade, a shingeki play by Yukio Mishima, first published and performed in 1965, still enjoys huge popularity all over the world. In my work, I consider the meaning of the drama and the connections between the Japanese and the European theatre, Marquis de Sade’s philosophy, the French Revolution and the history of Japan. I ask questions about the drama’s popularity and the possibilities for its modern staging.

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Women, migration, decent work and vulnerabilities in Africa: an investigative analysis

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Ojo S., Aluko-Arowolo S.

Reality of Politics

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2023

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issue 24

121-150

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This study investigated women, migration, decent work and vulnerabilities in Africa. Essentially, it is on record that for the last few years more female migrants have been migrating independently for work, education and as heads of households. Despite these improvements, female migrants may still face stronger discrimination, are more vulnerable to mistreatment, and can experience double discrimination as both migrants and as women in their host country in comparison to male migrants. Nonetheless, male migrants are also exposed to vulnerabilities in the migration processes. For example, records have it that every day, women across Libya who have been subjected to forced marriages, sexual abuse, and other dire situations, leave their home countries for the prospect of a better life and with longing for Europe’s safety, they are willing to face an equally perilous route ahead, with the constant risk of being returned to Libyan detention centres, where they are abused, starved, and tortured (Palmucci, 2021). It is based on this that this study was carried out using investigative analysis of women victims who are presently returnees to their home country (Nigeria). Through identified women returnees from some of these countries, most especially Libya, 15 women returnees interacted to share their experiences while outside the country for greener pastures. These 15 women returnees were able to link the authors of this study to other 29 women returnees to Nigeria in the last three to two years.

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Searching for the Best Way of Integration. Migrant Women in Europe

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Radowicz J.

Studia Europejskie-Studies in European Affairs

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2021

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vol. 25

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issue 3

39-57

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Nowadays, the significance of women in the international movement of migrants is important both from a quantitative and qualitative point of view. Many migrant women move to other countries either on their own or to join their husbands or other family members. The number of migrant women is also increasing in Europe. For this reason, focusing on the phenomenon of gender-based migration has become an important research element and affects many areas. The mass migration of women from highly diverse cultural backgrounds to European countries draws particular attention to the problems of integrating these women in host countries. However, most European countries lack integration policies that take into account the real needs of migrant women. Given that women account for almost half of all migrants, data on migration should be gender-sensitive and state policies must take into account how gender actually shapes the different needs of migrants. Also, since migrant women/ refugees who come to European countries constitute a heterogeneous group in many respects, this heterogeneity should be taken into account in integration processes. In this article, two issues have been taken into account as research questions: 1, are immigrant/refugee women treated the same as immigrant/refugee men? and 2, is gender taken into account in the integration policies of European countries? To study the issues presented in the article, a review of the available literature was used, as well as data available on the websites of the OECD and the European Commission.

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