{"id":14878,"date":"2020-05-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/?p=14878"},"modified":"2025-04-08T14:25:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T14:25:44","slug":"international-day-of-action-for-womens-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/international-day-of-action-for-womens-health","title":{"rendered":"International Day of Action for Women’s Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>May 28 is the International Day of Action for Women\u2019s Health. For over 30 years, women\u2019s rights advocates and allies in the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) movement worldwide have commemorated this day in diverse ways. Visit the campaign’s website<\/a> for more information and ways to participate.<\/p>\n

At a time when women\u2019s human rights, particularly sexual and reproductive rights, continue to be systematically violated worldwide, our Fertility, Reproduction, and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives<\/a> series remains an important resource for understanding the complex and multifaceted issue of human reproduction. View our latest and forthcoming titles in the series below.<\/p>\n\n\n

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RELIGIOUS SENSIBILITIES IN PURSUIT OF SEXUAL WELL-BEING
<\/a>African Diasporic Communities in the Netherlands
<\/strong>Amisah Zenabu Bakuri

The self-identifying Ghanaian-Dutch and Somali-Dutch communities residing in the Randstad area of the Netherlands are deeply impacted by religious beliefs and cultural factors in their approach towards sexual health practices, well-being and pleasure. This book shows how religious sensibilities shape the physical activities, beauty practices, and gendered roles that are adopted into the daily lives of these communities in pursuit of their sexual and general well-being. Through an ethnographic account, it explores and challenges the assumptions held around the complex relationship between religion and sexuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WAITHOOD<\/a>
Gender, Education, and Global Delays in Marriage and Childbearing<\/strong>
Edited by Marcia C. Inhorn and Nancy J. Smith-Hefner<\/em>

The concept of \u201cWaithood\u201d was developed by political scientist Diane Singerman to describe the expanding period of time between adolescence and full adulthood as young people wait to secure steady employment and marry. The contributors to this volume employ the waithood concept as a frame for richly detailed ethnographic studies of \u201cyouth in waiting\u201d from a variety of world areas, including the Middle East Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the U.S, revealing that whether voluntary or involuntary, the phenomenon of youth waithood necessitates a recognition of new gender and family roles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ABORTION IN POST-REVOLUTIONARY TUNISIA<\/a>
Politics, Medicine and Morality<\/strong>
Irene Maffi

<\/em>After the revolution of 2011, the electoral victory of the Islamist party \u2018Ennahdha\u2019 allowed previously silenced religious and conservative ideas about women\u2019s right to abortion to be expressed. This also allowed healthcare providers in the public sector to refuse abortion and contraceptive care. This book explores the changes and continuity in the local discourses and practices related to the body, sexuality, reproduction and gender relationships. It also investigates how the bureaucratic apparatus of government healthcare facilities affects the complex moral world of clinicians and patients.

Introduction:<\/strong> Situating Abortion: Islam, the Arab countries and the Tunisian Exception<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NAVIGATING MISCARRIAGE<\/a>
Social, Medical and Conceptual Perspectives<\/strong>
Edited by Susie Kilshaw and Katie Borg<\/em>

Miscarriage is a significant women’s health issue. Research has consistently shown that one in four pregnancies end in miscarriage. This collected volume explores miscarriage in diverse historical and cultural settings with contributions from anthropologists, historians and medical professionals. Contributors use rich ethnographic and historical material to discuss how pregnancy loss is managed and negotiated in a range of societies. The book considers meanings attached to miscarriage and how religious, cultural, medical and legal forces impact the way miscarriage is experienced and perceived.

Introduction:<\/strong> Ambiguities and Navigations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OPEN ACCESS!<\/em><\/strong>
MAKING BODIES KOSHER<\/a>
The Politics of Reproduction among Haredi Jews in England<\/strong>
Ben Kasstan<\/em>

\u201cKasstan\u2019s writing offers a fine weave of historical and contemporary ethnographic data and is clear and accessible. It will be a valuable teaching and learning resource.\u201d<\/em> \u2022 Medicine Anthropology Theory<\/strong>

\u201cA successful juxtaposition of the history of medicine, Jewish Studies and medical anthropology,<\/em> Making Bodies Kosher re-assesses sweeping categorisations of enthnoreligious minorities and their complex relationships to public health interventions and health care. This attentive and innovative work will appeal to social historians of medicine, Jewish Studies scholars and women\u2019s and gender studies scholars. Public health and medical professionals could also utilise this work to evaluate their assumptions about health, religion and \u2018non-compliance\u2019.\u201d<\/em> \u2022 Social History of Medicine<\/strong>

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Visit the series page<\/a> for a full list of titles in Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Berghahn Journals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Full access until June 4, 2024 with promo code WOMENSHEALTH24<\/strong>. www.berghahnjournals.com\/redeem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OPEN ACCESS SINCE 2018!<\/em><\/strong>
Anthropology in Action<\/a>
Journal for Applied Anthropology in Policy and Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publicly Funded Abortion and Marginalised People’s Experiences in Catalunya: A Longitudinal, Comparative Study<\/a>
Bayla Ostrach (Vol. 27, Issue 1)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sprinkles and Spacing: Mothers\u2019 Reactions to Nutrition Programmes in Guatemala\u2019s Dry Corridor<\/em><\/a>
Bronwen Gillespie (Vol. 25, Issue 2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place of Birth and Concepts of Wellbeing: An Analysis from Two Ethnographic Studies of Midwifery Units in England<\/em><\/a>
Christine McCourt, Juliet Rayment, Susanna Ranceand Jane Sandall (Vol. 23, Issue 3)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did Policy Change Work?: Oregon Women Continue to Encounter Delays in Medicaid Coverage for Abortion<\/em><\/a>
Bayla Ostrach (Vol. 21, Issue 3)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthropological Engagement at a Global Women’s Health Conference: A Report on the Women Deliver Conference, Kuala Lumpur 2013<\/em><\/a>
Margaret MacDonald, Debra Pascali Bonaroand Robbie Davis-Floyd (Vol. 21, Issue 2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anthropology of the Middle East<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calm Vessels: Cultural Expectations of Pregnant Women in Qatar<\/em><\/a>
Susie Kilshaw, Daniel Miller, Halima Al Tamimi, Faten El-Taher, Mona Mohsen, Nadia Omar, Stella Major and Kristina Sole (Vol. 11, Issue 2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women and Sexuality in Contemporary Iran: When HIV Meets Government Morality<\/em><\/a>
Kristin Soraya Batmanghelichi (Vol. 9, Issue 2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women\u2019s Health in Central Asia: The Case of Female Suitcase Traders<\/em><\/a>
Muyassar Turaeva (Vol. 5, Issue 2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Focaal<\/a>
An Interdisciplinary Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children, reproductive labor, and intergenerational solidarity: Comment on Newberry and Rosen<\/em><\/a>
Kate Cairns (Vol. 2020, Issue 86: Tower block “failures?” High-rise anthropology)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Girlhood Studies<\/a>
An Interdisciplinary Journal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Delivering Sexual and Reproductive Health Education to Girls: Are Helplines Useful?<\/em><\/a>
Joan Njagi (Vol. 11, Issue 2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guiding Girls: Neoliberal Governance and Government Educational Resource Manuals in Canada<\/em><\/a>
Lisa Smith and Stephanie Paterson (Vol. 11, Issue 2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Special Issue:<\/strong> Girls and their He<\/em>alth<\/em> <\/a>(Vol. 4, Issue 2)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls Use Digital Photography to Speak out about Sexuality and HIV<\/em><\/a>
Katie MacEntee, Lukas Labacher and John Murray (Vol. 4, Issue 1)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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*To help you overcome the challenges many of you are facing in teaching and researching outside of your universities, we have made all Berghahn journals available to access until June 30. View full COVID-19 updates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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May 28 is the International Day of Action for Women\u2019s Health. For over 30 years, women\u2019s rights advocates and allies in the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) movement worldwide have commemorated this day in diverse ways. Visit the campaign’s website for more information and ways to participate. At a time when women\u2019s human… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,137,108],"tags":[1333,112,107,190,1331,1740,427,671,1726,1771,2091,121,550,675,1821,280,1334,1799,1138,1601,204,1332,1745],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14878"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14878"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19619,"href":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14878\/revisions\/19619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.berghahnbooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}