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Why Do Women Skip Fasting During Their Period? Integrating Curriculum Ibadah with a Women’s Perspective and the Reinterpretation of Menstruation (Haid)

2026-02-18T09:29:20+00:00

Why Do Women Skip Fasting During Their Period? Integrating Curriculum Ibadah with a Women’s Perspective and the Reinterpretation of Menstruation (Haid). This study examines how female students at the Ahmad Dahlan Institute of Technology and Business Jakarta understand menstruation in relation to the practice of fasting and other acts of worship, which is based on coursework on campus. This study departs from controversies on social media between 2019 and 2020 concerning the permissibility of fasting for menstruating women. This qualitative research employs a grounded theory approach and collects primary data through in-depth interviews as well as open discussions in classroom learning and Gender Equality and Reproductive Health training. The respondents were aged 17–25 years and had backgrounds of activity in two categories, namely those merely active in the organization, and those active in the organization and have involvement in gender studies and women’s movements. The results show that first, female students who argue that menstruating women may fast or perform other acts of worship are considered liberal and as opposing the word of Allah Swt and the Qur’an. Second, female students who have not been involved in women’s movements tend to view the prohibition of fasting and other acts of worship as a rule based on the assumption that menstruation is “impure.” Third, respondents who are active in gender studies and women’s movements argue that fasting during menstruation may be permitted depending on a woman’s condition, and they reject the assumption that menstruation is something impure.

Family Challenges in Stunting Care: Identifying four main barriers and additional risk factors

2025-12-26T13:58:13+00:00

Parental stress is related to children's mental health and well-being. The success of stunting child care is influenced by the family's acceptance and coping response in caring for stunted children. The inability to accept a diagnosis of stunting in children is often responded to with denial as an emotional coping strategy that has an impact on decreasing childcare patterns. The purpose of this study was to explore the problems faced by parents in caring for children with stunting. The study used qualitative research, with semi-structured interviews through focus group discussions and brainstorming. One hundred eight experienced Integrated Service Post (Posyandu) cadres were participants, and data analysis was measured based on credibility, transferability, confirmability, and dependability. The study's results found four leading indicators of problems: problems related to nutritional management, negative responses to education/counseling, negative responses to child growth and development evaluations, and negative responses to integrated health post visits. Additional findings were picky eaters, lack of information/knowledge of stunting care, not visiting integrated health posts, and not accepting or caring about child growth and development. Readiness to be a parent who can choose coping mechanisms that solve problems can impact the care of stunted children.

Feminization of Poverty: A critical study on the powerlessness of women informal parking attendants in Surabaya

2025-12-26T13:58:12+00:00

This study examines the phenomenon of the feminization of poverty through a case study of women informal parking attendants in the city of Surabaya. In the context of urbanization and economic inequality, poor women are increasingly pushed into vulnerable and unprotected sectors of informal labor. The aim of this research is to reveal the socio-economic realities, survival strategies, and structures of power relations faced by these women. Employing a qualitative approach, the study uses case study methods and in-depth interviews with seven primary informants. The findings show that these women work under legally uncertain conditions, shoulder the dual burden of public and domestic labor, and operate within an informal work structure dominated by patron-client relations and symbolic control. Nevertheless, the women also demonstrate agency through spatial negotiations, community solidarity, and survival strategies. The study concludes that the feminization of poverty in urban spaces is not only economic in nature, but also political and cultural. These findings highlight the urgent need for inclusive and gender-sensitive urban policies to ensure social sustainability for marginalized women in urban settings.

Association Between Gender Norms and Experiences of Sexual Violence with Sexual Violence Acts among University of Jember Students

2025-12-26T13:58:11+00:00

Sexual violence is a significant problem within university environments, impacting not only the physical and psychological well-being of victims but also deteriorating the overall academic atmosphere. This cross-sectional analytic study aimed to examine the relationship between gender norms, prior experiences of sexual violence, and the perpetration of sexual violence among students at the University of Jember. A total of 176 students participated, selected through stratified proportionate random sampling. Data were collected using structured interviews and analyzed via Chi-square tests with a significance level set at 5%. The findings indicated that students with traditional gender norms, higher semester levels, and previous victimization experiences were significantly more likely to engage in sexual violence behavior. Conversely, no significant relationship was found between gender or age and perpetration. These results emphasize the influence of cultural and social factors on sexual violence behaviors in academic settings. The study recommends implementing educational programs promoting gender equality and providing psychological counseling to support students, particularly those with trauma histories, as effective measures to reduce the incidence of sexual violence on campus.

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in The Workplace: Patterns and impact on women employed in the hospitality sector in Zimbabwe

2025-12-26T13:58:09+00:00

Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) is an emerging and less explored dimension of workplace violence. This is particularly so in the hospitality sector, where women often occupy vulnerable, customer-facing roles. Despite increasing global recognition, little empirical evidence exists from low- and middle-income countries such as Zimbabwe, where digitalisation intersects with entrenched gender and labour inequalities. This paper investigates the patterns, impact, and institutional responses to TFGBV among women employed in Zimbabwe’s hospitality sector. A mixed-methods design was used, combining survey data from women working in the hospitality sector with document and policy analysis. Interpreted through feminist political economy and intersectional lenses, our findings demonstrate how digital technologies reproduce structural inequalities in feminised labour sectors, transforming existing vulnerabilities into new sites of control and exploitation. Unwanted sexual messages, online slander, and non-consensual image sharing were the most prevalent forms of TFGBV, frequently perpetrated by supervisors, colleagues, and clients. Further analysis showed that these digital abuses are embedded in workplace hierarchies and gendered power relations, resulting in psychosocial and economic harm, at the same time silencing women through fear of retaliation and weak institutional redress. Current workplace and national frameworks insufficiently address TFGBV, lacking specificity, enforcement, and survivor-centred safeguards. As such, TFGBV is both a digital rights and labour rights concern requiring gender-responsive reforms in Zimbabwe’s labour industry.