Volume 28, Issue 3 (2026) Family Formation, Gender Equality, and the Gendered Division of Labor in the Global South
Editors Introduction
Special Issue Editorial Introduction: Family Formation, Gender Equality, and the Gendered Division of Labor in the Global South
Tatiana Karabchuk, Soumaya Abdellatif, Aizhan Shomotova, Malina Voicu, and Muhamad Olimat
Articles
Home as a Workplace: Gender, Labour, and Domesticity in Homestays in Kerala, India
P P Anjusha, Prachi Thakur, and Toney K Thomas
Moralized Patriarchy in Kazakhstan
Aigul Zabirova
A Comprehensive Analysis of Government Initiatives and Microfinance Performance: Economic Empowerment of Women through Self-Help Groups in India
Diganta Sarkar, Dileep Kumar Gupta, and Shipra Gupta
A Feminist Examination of Ao Naga Practices in Relation to Gender Roles and Care Work
Limatula Ozukum and Aswathy V. K.
Beyond the Double Burden: A Gendered Analysis of E-Commerce, Unpaid Care Work, and Financial Resilience in Indonesian MSMEs
Mia Ajeng Alifiana, Mamduh M. Hanafi, and Bowo Setiyono
Workplace Cultures and Gender Dynamics in the UAE: Emirati and Expatriate Perspectives
Maxime Jaffré, Tatiana Karabchuk, and Asna Kozhikkattil
The Unseen Burden: A Rural Indian Woman’s Resistance to Political Marginalization and Mankeeping
Suraj Kumar Verma
Career, Self-worth, and the Need for Self-care: Understanding Urban Indian Women’s Journeys from Career Break to Re-entry
Prabha Masilamani and Priya Gupta
Recent Femvertising and the Flying Kick to Patriarchy: A Cross-cultural Interpretation of South Asian Media
Saheeh Shafi
Relational Knowledge in the Women’s Majlis: Towards a Culturally Grounded Qualitative Methodology in the United Arab Emirates
Gareth Davey and Suaad Al Oraimi
Book Reviews
Executive Editors
Diana Fox, Department of Anthropology, Bridgewater State University, USA
Kimberly Chabot Davis, Department of English, Bridgewater State University, USA
Book Review Editors
Sreejata Paul, Department of English, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR, India
Ayesha Perveen, Department of English, Virtual University of Pakistan
Fellowship Coordinator
Priyanka Tripathi, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India
Special Issue Editors
Tatiana Karabchuk, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Soumaya Abdellatif, Ajman University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Aizhan Shomotova, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
Malina Voicu, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Muhammad S. Olimat, Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Editorial Assistants
Jalya Almeida, Bridgewater State University, USA
Sarah Audette, Bridgewater State University, USA
Essined Colon, Bridgewater State University, USA
Kelsi Miller, Bridgewater State University, USA