GENDER INEQUALITY AND WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE SEATS IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC: A STUDY OF LAGOS STATE (2012-2023) by OLAYINKA BABATUNDE ADEBOGUN, OPEYEMI BOYO ORITSEJOLOMI, ODUNTAN JOSEPH OLATUNJI, OLUWATUNMISE DARAMOLA

“…Findings shows that the low representation of women in politics in Lagos state and Nigeria is linked with barriers and obstacles like Religion, education, financing, patriarchy, political violence, bullying, perception from other women. …”
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Ensemble learning to predict short birth interval among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: evidence from EDHS 2016–2019 by Jenberu Mekurianew Kelkay, Deje Sendek Anteneh, Henok Dessie Wubneh, Abraham Dessie Gessesse, Gebeyehu Fassil Gebeyehu, Kalkidan Kassahun Aweke, Mikiyas Birhanu Ejigu, Mathias Amare Sendeku, Kirubel Adrissie Barkneh, Hasset Girma Demissie, Wubshet D. Negash, Birku Getie Mihret

“…Region, residency, age of women, sex of child, respondent education, distance health facility, husband education and religion were top predicting factors of short birth interval among women in Ethiopia. …”
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Youthful Choices: A Secondary Analysis of the NFHS-5 Data to Examine Tobacco Use in Indian Adolescent Girls and Young Women by Jobinse Jose, Aditi Chaudhary, Abhishek Ghosh, Sonu Goel

“…Background and aim: Tobacco use among adolescents and young women is a global health concern. This study investigates the prevalence and determinants of tobacco use among adolescents and young women in India. …”
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Determinants of children ever born among ever-married women in Bangladesh: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018 by Atikur Rahman, Zakir Hossain, Mohammad Lutfor Rahman, Enamul Kabir

“…Age at first marriage (p<0.001, OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.666 to 0.825), age at first birth (p<0.001, OR0.54, 95% CI 0.480 to 0.607), place of residence (p<0.001, OR 0.79, 95% CI 0.712 to 0.872), exposure of media (p<0.001, OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.647 to 0.768), religion (p<0.001, OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.277 to 1.690), husband’s desire more child (p<0.001, OR 1.60, 95% CI 1.428 to 1.784), women empowerment (p<0.001, OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.075 to 1.3) and wealth index (p<0.001, OR1.61, 95% CI 0.435 to 1.796) were found to be statistically significant determinants of the number of CEB among ever-married women. …”
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L’égalité en matière d’héritage. Jeunes et savoir commun au Maroc by Merieme Yafout

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Le contrôle du corps des femmes à travers l’histoire. Essai de mise en perspective de la question de la santé sexuelle et reproductive des femmes dans le monde arabe by Sophie Bessis

“…The control of women's bodies is as old as the male domination itself, all turned towards a central goal, the control of motherhood. …”
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Éclairages foucaldiens sur l’incrimination du déisme et de la libre pensée dans la jeune République américaine by Auréliane Narvaez

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Time to first antenatal care visit and its predictors among women in Kenya: Weibull gamma shared frailty model (based on the recent 2022 KDHS data) by Bizunesh Fantahun Kase, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Kusse Urmale Mare, Abdu Hailu Shibeshi, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Kebede Gemeda, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Bezawit Melak Fente, Afework Alemu Lombebo, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

“…Significant predictors of ANC timing included women’s age (35–49 years: AHR 0.83; 95% CI: 0.72–0.95), education level (higher: AHR 1.45; 95% CI: 1.17–1.78), media exposure (yes: AHR 1.21; 95% CI: 1.05–1.39), parity (four or more children: AHR 0.81; 95% CI: 0.72–0.91), wealth status (richest: AHR 2.00; 95% CI: 1.63–2.43), desire for more children (did not want more: AHR 0.64; 95% CI: 0.54–0.77), residence (rural: AHR 1.22; 95% CI: 1.07–1.39), and religion (Islam: AHR 0.76; 95% CI: 0.64–0.89). …”
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The Religious Work of Beverly Jenkins’s Black Historical Romance by Jeania Ree V. Moore

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The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Postpartum Depression in Western India: A Cross-Sectional Study by Dharti J. Kansagra, Chikitsa D. Amin, Rajendra B. Chauhan

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 women who delivered babies within the past 1–12 months and attending a tertiary care hospital during April to November 2021. …”
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Male and Female Roles in the Perception of Young People Among Belarusians, Bulgarians, and Russians by Olga V. Semenova, Valentina N. Burkova, Marina L. Butovskaya, Alexey M. Ermakov, Elena N. Kasparova, Olga V. Kalinichenko, Stanislava Stoyanova

“…At the same time results showed significant cultural differences: respondents from Bulgaria often expressed traditional views on norms of behavior for women. Belonging to particular religion also affected attitudes towards gender equality. …”
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Isaiah 3:16–23: Dress, pride, ostentatious items or syncretism? by Paul Nyarko-Mensah, Dirk J. Human

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Gender Dynamics in Online Religious Leadership in Nigeria: Investigating How Digital Platforms Shape Communication, Authority, and Influence by Bukola L. Oloba, Anne M. Blankenship

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Female Religiosity in Self-Narration: Some Indicative Elements and Suggestions from Empirical Materials by Giorgia Pinelli

“…For this analysis, a sub-group of participants were selected, consisting of nine women, three Catholics, three Jews, and three Muslims, mainly between the ages of 35 and 45. …”
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United Nations and Gender Equality in Nigeria: A Reference of 2010-2020 by IJE O. JAIRUS, AJIYA SARAH, KARUEJE UCHE CHRISTOPER

“…The study revealed that the menace of marginalization, deprivation, poverty, exploitation, discrimination, oppression and the violation of women's rights by men, institutions, religion and culture is still ongoing in Nigeria despite the main goal of the United Nations Organization (UNO) which is the protection and promotion of the fundamental human rights and the freedom of both men and women without discrimination on the basis of race, sex, language or religion. …”
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Gender Based Violence Reporting System: A Case Study Kabale University Police Station. by Mbaine, Abert

“…The status of women in society is very diverse worldwide. Among many important traits associated with the differentiation of gender inequality is religion, which itself must be regarded as a fluid concept with interpretations and practices 'embedded' and thus varying concerning cultural and historical relations. …”
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Défendre le corps des femmes. Libre pensée et féminisme aux États-Unis (1820-1920) by Auréliane Narvaez

“…This blind spot in the history of women and religion obscures the relationship between feminism and the American freethought tradition throughout the nineteenth century, whose demands were not limited to suffrage. …”
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Islamic religiosity and its impact on Muslim men's share of housework and childcare time in Malaysia: A proxy investigation by Harn Shian Boo

“…Malaysia is well-known as an Islamic country, with about two-thirds of the people believing in the Islamic religion and identifying themselves as Muslims. The Islamic religion significantly shapes the gendered expectations for Muslim men and women in the household, but it's unclear how religiosity influences Muslim men's share of housework and childcare time in Malaysia. …”
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Danser et être dansé by Maria Acselrad

“…The caboclinhos are linked to Jurema, an Afro-indigenous religion that worships the caboclos (ancestral spirits of indigenous people, warriors and healers). …”
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THE BALANCE BETWEEN THEORY AND PRAXIS IN SOUTH AFRICAN PENTECOSTALISM: PATMOS BIBLE SCHOOL AS A MODEL by M.S. Kgatle

“… Recent developments within South African Pentecostalism reveal that a number of pastors in new Prophetic Churches abuse religion and women and engage in other extreme practices of religion. …”
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