The Journal of International Women’s Studies is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed feminist journal that provides a forum for scholars, activists, and students to explore the relationships among theories of gender and sexuality and various forms of organizing and critical practice.
Current Issue: Volume 26, Issue 5 (2024)
Editors Introduction
Executive Editors’ Introduction
Catherine Ndinda, Priyanka Tripathi, and Kimberly Chabot Davis
Articles
Menstrunormativity in India: Deconstructing the Concealment Imperative and the Politics of Social Respectability
Shahida Shahida
Queering “Lesbian” and “Writing”: Facing the Mirror as “Arche-Writing” of Indian Queer Women
Kasturi Das
Women, Militarism, and Political Representation: The Case of Armenia
Valentine M. Moghadam and Marisa Goolgasian
The Ban on Beauty Parlors in Taliban-led Afghanistan: Deconstructing Antipodal Ideologies
Akshra Mehla
#ArewaMeToo: Localized Resistance to the Abuse of Women in Northern Nigeria
Ololade Afolabi and Hauwa Nuhu Shaffi
Swiping the Norms: Feminist Dating Apps and Indonesian Women’s Dating Scene Realities
Anastasia Cindy Marco and Virienia Puspita
Evolving an Intersectional and Equality Approach to Addressing Issues of Abortion in Nigeria
Ibrahim A. Obadina
Living in the Shadows: Exploring the Link between Colonialism, Climate Change, and Women’s Vulnerability
Akash Bag and Anwesha Ghosh
Toxic Masculinity and Passive Femininity: A Content Analysis of Pakistani Television Dramas
Iqra Iqbal and Tülây Atay
Gender Portrayal in a Nursing Textbook in Oman: Striving for Equality
Adnan Mohammed Bataineh, Ebrahim Douzandeh, and Kashif Ali Sabiri
Feminist Reflection
Poetry
The Infidel “I”
Zahra Taheri
Film Reviews
Film Review: Women, Representation, and Romance: The Magic Space of What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Javaria Farooqui
Film Review: Mothering a Disabled Child, Euthanasia, and Media Intervention in Salaam Venky
Pratyusha Pramanik
Film Review: How to Sue the Klan: A Documentary on Five Women Who Fought for Racial Justice
Motahar Hossain
Book Reviews
Book Review: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
Zeynep Arzu Kelani
Book Review: Lola’s War: Rape without Punishment
Lindsey Stevenson-Graf
Book Review: Smart Wife: Why Siri, Alexa, and Other Smart Home Devices Need a Feminist Reboot
Alyona Ushakova
Book Review: Why Men Rape: An Indian Undercover Investigation
Gorky Sinha and Pushpinder Singh
Book Review: Female Subjectivity in Narrating the Body: Selected Works of Contemporary Indian Women Writers
Anshul Dhankar and Devendra Kumar Sharma
Book Review: Being Single in India: Stories of Gender, Exclusion, and Possibility
Shobha Elizabeth John
Book Review: Mahasweta Devi: Writer, Activist, Visionary
Auritro Majumder
Book Review Essays
Book Review Essay: Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women’s Rights
Madhavi Venkatesan and Rory Armstrong
Executive Editors
Diana Fox, Department of Anthropology, Bridgewater State University
Kimberly Chabot Davis, Department of English, Bridgewater State University
Catherine Ndinda, Human Science Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa
Priyanka Tripathi, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India
Book Review Editor
Medha Bhattacharyya, Bengal Institute of Technology, India
Film Review Editor
Mohosin Mandal, Department of English, Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalay, India
Editorial Assistants
Emma Shanley, Bridgewater State University, MA, USA
Allison Marchand, Bridgewater State University, MA, USA
Rosalie Hamilton, Bridgewater State University, MA, USA
Giana Wigmore, Bridgewater State University, MA, USA