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Caribbean synthesis review and appraisal report in the context of the 15th anniversay of the adoptaton of the Beijing declaration and platform for action

The report is a summary based on information received by ECLAC from the eight English-speaking Caribbean countries of Barbados, Belize, the Cayman Islands, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago in response to the questionnaire to governments on the Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the Outcome of the Twenty-Third Special Session of the General Assembly (2000). The report is therefore set in the context of the regional review and appraisals of the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 2010. This Executive Summary highlights the achievements and the challenges for the Caribbean subregion in the progress towards implementation of the Beijing Platform of Action.

Caribbean synthesis review and appraisal report on the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

The Caribbean sub-regional synthesis report, covering 12 countries, assesses progress towards the gender equality goals articulated in the 1995 World Conference on Women, which produced the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA). The process leading to the preparation of the report has involved a series of national, regional and global consultations that will culminate in the Beijing + 20 Review. The process has also led to the formulation of the Caribbean Joint Statement on Gender Equality and the Post-2015, as well as the SIDS Agenda, both of which express Caribbean perspectives and expectations regarding gender equality.

Representações sociais de adolescentes: ato infracional e projeto de vida

Este estudo tem por objeto as representações sociais das adolescentes autoras de atos infracionais sobre a socioeducação e as implicações nos seus projetos de vida. A problemática se orientou com o foco nas representações sociais anunciadas pelas adolescentes autoras de atos infracionais sobre as medidas socioeducativas de internação e semiliberdade e as implicações nos seus projetos de vida. O lócus da pesquisa foi o Centro Socioeducativo Feminino - CESEF que pertence a Fundação de Atendimento Socioeducativo do Estado do Pará. Os objetivos do estudo foram: a) identificar o perfil das adolescentes custodiadas no CESEF, na faixa etária de 13 a 18 anos incompletos em cumprimento de medida socioeducativa de internação e semiliberdade; b) caracterizar as imagens e sentidos que atribuem às medidas socioeducativas que cumprem; c) destacar as objetivações e as ancoragens que organizam as representações sociais que as adolescentes possuem sobre as medidas que cumprem; d) compreender o projeto de vida das adolescentes; e) correlacionar as representações sociais das adolescentes sobre as medidas com os seus projetos de vida. A metodologia seguiu a abordagem qualitativa e o referencial teórico centrou-se na Teoria das Representações Sociais de Moscovici (1978) e Jodelet (2001). Os aportes teóricos de Nascimento, 2002; 2006 e 2011; e Melucci, 1996 nos auxiliaram nas incursões e articulações sobre a adolescência. Os referenciais de Volpi, 2001; Louro, 1998; Saffioti, 1987; Assis e Constantino, 2001; Zaluar, 1994; Voegeli, 2003 no entendimento de gênero e no envolvimento de mulheres em práticas delitivas. Rizzini e Pilotti, 2011; Marcílio, 1996; 2002; Oliveira e Assis, 1999; sobre o histórico das políticas de atendimento à adolescência autora de ato Infracional no Brasil e no Pará. Os sujeitos de estudo foram seis adolescentes do Centro Socioeducativo Feminino em cumprimento das medidas socioeducativas de internação e semiliberdade. O levantamento de dados constou de: entrevistas com roteiro semi estruturado; observação in loco e diário de campo. Os instrumentos para a análise dos dados utilizamos a análise de conteúdo de acordo com a abordagem proposta por Franco (2003). Os resultados revelam que as representações sociais das adolescentes infratoras sobre a socioeducação e as implicações nos seus projetos de vida se constituem em torno da medida disciplinar. Que por sua vez se consolidou ao longo do processo histórico das medidas socioeducativas. O sentido que as adolescentes produzem sobre estas medidas ancoram na dúvida quanto a sua eficiência. A imagem consensual que elaboram sobre as suas vidas após o cumprimento dessas medias assinalam que pode haver retorno a instituição socioeducativa por infringirem as leis. Assim estas representações sociais comprometem os projetos de vida das adolescentes autoras de atos infracionais.

Rede social e papéis de gênero de casais ribeirinhos de uma comunidade amazônica

Este estudo descreve as redes sociais de dois casais de uma comunidade ribeirinha (Rio Araraiana, Município de Ponta de Pedras, Ilha do Marajó/Pará). Os dados foram coletados com um inventário sócio-demográfico, um inventário de rotina e diários de campo e, analisados pelo mapa de rede de Sluzki. Constatou-se que os vínculos dos casais são baseados em alianças de ajuda econômica e de trabalho, companhia para lazer ou atividade religiosa. Verificou-se que as relações são marcadas por padrões de gênero que delimitam os ambientes das atividades cotidianas, definem o status ocupado na família e condicionam a formação de vínculos na rede social.

Papagaio, pira, peteca e coisas do gênero

Este estudo investigou o significado dos grupos de brincadeiras na rua como um contexto da cultura de pares, percebendo-os não apenas como espaços de expressão e reprodução da cultura de gênero, mas principalmente como contexto de reconstrução e co-construção destes aspectos: papéis sexuais, identidade de gênero e ideologia de papéis sexuais. O estudo incluiu 689 sujeitos entre 0 e 18 anos (440 meninos – 249 meninas), que brincavam juntos, sendo moradores ou visitantes de três ruas num bairro da periferia de Belém- Pará, durante um ano. Os dados foram coletados através de três procedimentos: descrição dos aspectos sócio-demográficos da área através de um formulário; identificação quantitativa das atividades dos grupos de brincadeira utilizando a técnica de varredura (scan sampling) e a descrição qualitativa das atividades através da filmagem de episódios. Os resultados revelam diferenças de gênero quanto à participação na rua e à variedade da subcultura lúdica. Observou-se predominância dos meninos na rua, segregação e tipificação sexual nas brincadeiras e estratégias diferenciadas de interação entre os dois grupos de gênero. Houve maior aproximação das meninas naquilo a que se denominou subcultura masculina, configurando estratégias de subversão das ideologias e papéis de gênero. A partir de três modelos explicativos do desenvolvimento humano (Hinde, 1979, 1987 e 1997; Bronfenbrenner, 1977, 1994 e 1999 e Rossetti-Ferreira, Amorin, Silva & Carvalho, 2003), busca-se discutir a relação entre macro e microdeterminações na construção da cultura dos gêneros dentro dos grupos de brincadeiras. Os dados sobre composição dos grupos, segregação, tipificação e preferência por brincadeiras e conteúdo e qualidade das interações entre os grupos de sexo/gênero confirmam o caráter relacional da construção do gênero e levam à proposição de um padrão de aproximação unilateral entre estes grupos, sendo que este padrão é protagonizado pelas meninas.

Problemas de gênero: resistenências e transgressões das Marias de Rachel de Queiroz

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Nível de atividade física e imagem corporal de alunos ingressos de um curso de educação física da Cidade de Santo André - SP

The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of physical activity confronting to the real and ideal body image of 65 individuals of both gender (27 women and 38 men) aged between 18 and 37 years old, all students of a Physical Education College of Santo André´s City - SP. The instruments used were the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Short version (IPAQ, 2005) and Test for assessment of Body Image proposed by Stunkard et al., (1983) and adapted by Marsh and Roche (1996). According to the results, male subjects are more actives compared with female, as well as for the real and ideal body image males showed no significant difference, however, the females showed differences between the real and the ideal body image, between the gender no significant differences existed on the real and ideal body image. We can conclude that the students of this Physical Education College mostly presents in moderate or high level of physical activity, showing that the male are pleased with the real and ideal body image, and for a willing female body silhouette thinner ideal than real, with no significant differences between genders, and thus leading us to believe that the physical education College lead the students to experience practical activities becoming them lifestyle most active in search of a better quality of life and wellness.

A mulher no futebol: o bullying e o cyberbullying no contexto de gênero

Pós-graduação em Desenvolvimento Humano e Tecnologias - IBRC

Värdet bakom våldtäkten : En diskursanalys av fyra rättsfall

This paper seeks to explore how victims of crime and defendants are portrayed in sexual assault cases. Lately, more and more voices have been raised in appal against values demonstrated in court decisions and we’ve seen the implementation of a new sexual assault legislation in attempt to increase people’s sexual integrity. Yet, at the same time, there is still a tremendously low amount of reported sexual assaults that go to trial and even fewer result in conviction. This paper is not an attempt to scrutinize the legal system, but to draw attention to what values are portrayed in sexual assault cases. The purpose is to examine the court decisions under consideration to see if and what values are portrayed. My paper can in no way allow generalization; it is merely a small sample of reality. The data consists of four court decisions from Östersund’s Tingsrätt; two of them resulting in conviction and two of them in dismissal. The data was collected systematically and undergoes a discourse analysis; hence it is a qualitative study. The result of the analysis is that although somewhat subtle, the court decisions do indeed portray stereotypical gender roles, particularly regarding victims’ prior sexual history, women’s room to manoeuvre and their given life conditions

Appartenenze, identità e ruoli di genere negli adolescenti di origine immigrata. Uno studio qualitativo nel territorio di Monza e della Brianza

Starting from the contexts on which the researches about migrant minors and adolescents have been concentrated so far, school, free time, friends, family, society integration, this work puts attention on gender dimension, supporting the ideas that socialization is a life-long process, that gender and gender roles are a cultural construction and the subject has multiple identities. The research aim to understand if being male or female, related with ethnic and cultural origin, influences the identity construction, the gender belonging and roles, the behaviours, in a different way, in interaction with the different everyday contexts. The research points out how being male or female affects: - daily choices, expectations and behaviours inside peer group, family and school; - future expectations as adult inside family, work and society; - idea about the adolescence and the self-decription as adolescent, female, male and immigrant. The analysis highlights that the gender belonging, as the ethnic and cultural belonging, doesn’t drive behaviours, attitudes, expectations totally to tradition or totally to “western way”, in the different everyday contexts. There is rather a combination of these ways, choosing the one or the other way in the different contexts according to be in a position in which there are more or less contacts with the society they live in. Differently, the self perception as adolescent and as individual is relatively independent from gender and ethniccultural belonging, over which prevail the idea of “ peer normality”. Above all, it is important to put in evidence that they are experiencing a very high level of complexity and change as adolescent and migrant or migrant’ son. Personal, cultural and social transitions can explain a large part of variability and our difficulty to construct high defined classifications.

'Le Siège de Calais' by Pierre-Laurent de Belloy

Le Siège de Calais, hailed by its author in 1765 as France’s ‘première tragédie nationale’, rolled into Paris like a storm. Pierre-Laurent de Belloy’s play about French bravery during the Hundred Years’ War (1337-1453) appeared on the heels of France’s defeat in the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763). Le Siège de Calais was performed throughout Europe and published numerous times during the second half of the eighteenth century. De Belloy emerged as a national hero, receiving prizes from Louis XV, accolades from the city of Calais, and membership to the prestigious Académie française. Since the French Revolution, however, the popularity of Le Siège de Calais has eclipsed, owing to its overt glorification of France’s royal machine. Several hundred years later, the play warrants a fresh look from a holistic perspective. De Belloy’s tragedy and the varied responses it provoked – many of which are included in this edition – offer complex representations of French political history and patriotic sentiment. Le Siège de Calais reveals conflicting images of gender roles, political debate and family values during the twilight of the Ancien régime; it also constituted one of the last moments when serious drama asserted its role as a popular force.

Negative genetic correlation for adult fitness between sexes reveals ontogenetic conflict in Drosophila

Because of their distinctive roles in reproduction, females and males are selected toward different optimal phenotypes. Ontogenetic conflict between the sexes arises when homologous traits are selected in different directions. The evolution of sexual dimorphism by sex-limited gene expression alleviates this problem. However, because the majority of genes are not sex-limited, the potential for substantial conflict may remain. Here we assess the degree of ontogenetic conflict in the fruit-fly, Drosophila melanogaster, by cloning 40 haploid genomes and measuring their Darwinian fitness in both sexes. The intersexual genetic correlations for juvenile viability, adult reproductive success, and total fitness were used to gauge potential conflict during development. First, as juveniles, where the fitness objectives of the two sexes appear to be similar, survival was strongly positively correlated across sexes. Second, after adult maturation, where gender roles diverge, a significant negative correlation for reproductive success was found. Finally, because of counterbalancing correlations in the juvenile and adult components, no intersexual correlation for total fitness was found. Highly significant genotype-by-gender interaction variance was measured for both adult and total fitness. These results demonstrate strong intersexual discord during development because of the expression of sexually antagonistic variation.

The Trail of No Tears: Traditional Masculinity Ideologies and The Cycle of Dismissing-Avoidant Attachment

Raising boys in accordance with traditional masculinity ideologies is creating a mental health crisis among men. Socialization in accordance with traditional male gender roles causes boys to develop dismissing-avoidant attachments with their primary caregivers. Approaching subsequent relationships with a dismissing-attachment style creates disconnection between men and male peers, female partners, and their children. Many researchers advocate clinical interventions that perpetuate men's traditional fears of intimacy, however attachment theory provides an alternative lens through which clinicians may approach therapy with men. By engaging men in therapeutic attachment relationships, clinicians can inspire implicit and explicit learning of new attachment patterns. This experience by nature challenges traditional definitions of masculinity, and men may develop more congruent, adaptive, and healthy definitions of masculinity.

The presence of a woman : images of La Malinche in el Lienzo de Tlaxcala

La Malinche’s serene face and beautifully dressed figure dominates the first half of the lost sixteenth century manuscript El Lienzo de Tlaxcala, which exists today in the form of a copy made after the original. In this paper I propose an expanded study of these twenty-one representations of La Malinche as they offer insight into the Tlaxcalan’s reverence, respect, and spiritual belief in La Malinche. The Tlaxcalan leaders recognized her influence on both the Spanish and indigenous leaders during the conquest and cleverly designed a painted narrative to reinforce their connection with La Malinche to enhance their position with the Spanish. Through a multi layered study that consists of a detailed account of her biography in contrast to gender roles in Pre-Hispanic America, as well as formal and iconographic analysis of rarely examined images from the Lienzo de Tlaxcala that link La Malinche to the Virgin Mary, and a review of the ethnographic research on religious beliefs among contemporary Tlaxcalans, I will demonstrate that the mutable history of this woman made her the ideal supernatural protagonist for the people of Tlaxcala.