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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleAssessing the Gender Dimensions of Drug Abuse Among Women and Girls in Maiduguri: Challenges and ImplicationsFredrick WilsonThis study examines the gender-specific dimensions of drug abuse among women and girls in Maiduguri, North East Nigeria, a region affected by insurgency, poverty, and restrictive socio-cultural norms. While national data indicate rising female substance use, interventions and research have largely overlooked women’s unique challenges. Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, the study explores structural, emotional, and socio-cultural … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 1 · 7 Sep 2026 · 816 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleWomen and Girls with Disabilities and Intersectionality: A Poststructuralist Analysis of Ethiopian Social Protection Policy (2014)Yilikal Muche EngidaSocial protection policies are designed to eliminate poverty and vulnerability to risk by promoting employment opportunities and strengthening society to protect against man-made and natural hazards. Due to traditional views and patriarchal ideas of society towards women, women and girls with disabilities are excluded from sharing the benefits. Ethiopia, with a population of 110.1 million, is the second most populous … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 6 Jul 2023 · 6,743 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMale Rape: The Forbidden WordInes YagiThere is much research and growing attention on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), including rape against men and boys. There is substantial evidence indicating that sexual violence against men is common in most armed conflicts. Most of the research tends to focus on the prevalence and long and short-term impacts of sexual violence perpetrated against men during armed conflicts in different countries … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 20, Issue 1 · 11 Oct 2024 · 5,703 accessesView PDF Cite

Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Impact of Di-2-Ethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP) in Focus on the Reproductive System and Toxicity in Rat or Mammalian ModelVenkataramanaiah Poli, Srinivasulu Reddy MotireddyAbsalan, F., Saremy, S., Mansouri, E., Moghadam, M. T., Moghadam, A. R. E., & Razie, G. (2016). Effects of Mono-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate and Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate Administrations on Oocyte Meiotic Maturation, Apoptosis and Gene Quantification in Mouse Model. Cell Journal, 18(4), 503–513. https://doi.org/10.22074/cellj.2016.4717 Acevedo‐Rodriguez, A., Kauffman, A. S., Cherrington, B. D., Borges, C. S., Roepke, T. A., & Laconi, M. (2018). Emerging … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 6 Jun 2024 · 13,008 accessesView PDF Cite

Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractCauses of Early Marriage and Its Effect on Reproductive Health of Young Mothers in BangladeshMd. Ruhul Kabir, Susmita Ghosh, Asma ShawlyThe ubiquitous nature of early marriage which practiced across all background and social divides in Bangladesh causing a lot of concerns as according to UNICEF report on "The state of world's children 2017" Bangladesh has the fourth highest prevalence rate of child marriage in the world (59% marriage of women is happened before the age of 18 years). Poverty and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 16, Issue 9 · 28 Nov 2019 · 11,750 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCareer Cognitions among U.S. Adolescents in Military and Non-Military FamiliesCraig MorrowThe vocation an individual engages in as an adult has several important implications for both the individual and their family and multiple factors influence their career decisions. Gender has been shown to have a significant relationship with career cognitions from childhood into adulthood. When gender is seen as a career barrier, individuals may choose a career path that suits their … …Current Research in Psychology, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 20 Apr 2019 · 12,667 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAn Integrative Approach to the Study of Individuality of Subjects of Educational Activity in the Ontogeny from the Positions of Sex and GenderLubov Vladimirovna MishchenkoScientists are trying to study the peculiarities of men and women by adding biological and social components of the human, however since gender is not the natural givenness, but a social construct assuming self-awareness and self-determination, the connections between these components will be refracted through a variety of conditions. The purpose of the article is an integrative study of non-linear … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 5 · 27 May 2016 · 7,333 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFactors Affecting the Standard of Female Education: A Case Study of Senior Secondary Schools in the Kassena-Nankana DistrictI. A. Adetunde, Akampae Peter AkensinaThis study presents the current factors affecting the standard of female education in the Kassena-Nankana district in Upper East Region of Ghana. Poverty, long-held negative attitudes about women's intellectual capabilities, teenage pregnancy, early marriage, examination failure in mathematics and science and the traditional division of household labour are among the many factors that continue to keep vast numbers of girls … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,993 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSex Bias in Secondary School Social Studies Textbooks: A Case Study in IndiaK. Sumalatha, D. RamakrishnaiahTextbooks are filled with names of famous men and authors. So a reexamination of the composition of the textbook writing staff has been necessary for the staff’s conception of male-female equality has a tremendous influence on the formation of gender role consciousness in children. It is difficult for girls to find names of women who were active in times of … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2004 · 8,493 accessesView PDF Cite