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Gender and International Relations

Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Research and Studies 3 Conclusion 4 References 5 See also 6 External links Introduction The discipline of International Relations (IR) no longer revolves around the traditional issues of inter-state wars, security and weaponry – it has grown to include matters such as ethnic identity, economy and civil society. Further, […]

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Gender

Gender, in common usage, refers to the differences between men and women. Encyclopædia Britannica notes that gender identity is “an individual’s self-conception as being male or female, as distinguished from actual biological sex.” Although gender is commonly used interchangeably with sex, within the social sciences it often refers to specifically social differences, known as gender […]

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Feminism

Feminism comprises of a number of social, cultural and political movements, theories and moral philosophies concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for women. Table of Contents 1 History 2 Impact and Focus 3 See Also 4 External Links History According to some researchers, the history of feminism can be divided into three distinct waves. […]

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Ms.

Ms (UK) or Ms. (USA)  is an English honorific used for women before their names to designate their sex. It is a contraction of the honorific ‘Mistress’ and is commonly used in many English speaking countries to address women without reference to their marital status. Etymology The first use of “Ms” has not yet been […]

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Male Genital Mutilation (MGM)

Male genital mutilation (MGM), often referred to as ‘male circumcision’, comprises all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external male genitalia or other injury to the male genital organs whether for cultural, religious or other non-therapeutic reasons. Table of Contents 1 Definitions/Meaning of MGM or Male Circumcision 2 Types of MGM 3 The […]

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Forced marriage

Forced marriage is a term used to describe a marriage in which one or more of the parties is married without his/her consent or against his/her will. A forced marriage differs from an , in which both parties consent to the assistance of their parents or a third party in identifying a spouse. The practice […]

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Anorexia Nervosa

Commonly referred to as ‘anorexia’, anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder, defined by extreme low body weight and body image distortion, with an obsessive fear of gaining weight. It is a psychiatric illneess associated with pubescent girls although approximately 10% of sufferers are male. Severe cases of anorexia can lead to death. Table of Contents […]

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Arranged marriage

An arranged marriage is a marriage arranged by someone other than the persons getting married, curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship. Such marriages are not uncommon in the , parts of , and . Other groups that practice this custom include the Unification Movement, royal families and . The term “arranged marriage” also applies […]

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Bride Burning

About Bride-burning is a type of domestic violence mostly practiced in , , and other countries located on or around the Indian subcontinent. A common form of bride burning is when a young woman is murdered by her husband or his family for her family’s refusal to pay additional , thus the common term dowry death. […]

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Veil

A veil is an article of clothing, which is intended to cover some part of the head or face. A veil is almost exclusively worn by women, although some instances exist where men also wear a veil. The first recorded instance of veiling for women is recorded in an Assyrian legal text from the 13th […]

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