Menino veste azul, menina veste rosa? Violência e divisão sexual do trabalho | Boys wear blue, girls wear pink? Violence and sexual division of labor

Sexual Division of Labor in Agriculture

Female agricultural contributions decline with agricultural intensification. W e formulate a n d test a theory of t h e processes of agricultural intensi fcation that explains a high proportion o f t h e variance i n female contributions t o agriculture. Five variables show replicable effects across two or more regions o f t h e world. These are n u m b e r o f d r y months , importance of dome...

Sex before Violence: Girls, Dating Violence, and (perceived) Sexual Autonomy

This article explores the phenomenon of girl violence by examining teen dating violence and girls’ experiences with intimate abuse both as victims and as perpetrators. While there is a tendency to view women’s experiences as victims of violence as separate and distinct from their experiences as victims of violence, the two phenomena are interrelated. A girl’s violent victimization can lead her ...

Psychology of Men & Masculinity When Boys Wear Pink: A Gendered Color Cue Violation Evokes Risk Taking

Sexual Violence against Boys: Epidemiological Data, Characteristics, and Consequences1

This theoretical essay provides information about sexual violence against males in Brazil, given the scarcity of national studies on the subject. This lack of theoretical and practical knowledge creates challenges for professional work. Searching the national databases of scientific research revealed only one study, so international publications were employed. This study examines epidemiologica...

Characteristics of sexual violence against adolescent girls and adult women

BACKGROUND Sexual violence is considered a serious violation of human rights which affects mainly young women and adolescents. There is little information about the conditions under which sexual offences occur. We evaluated characteristics of sexual violence against adolescent girls and adult women. METHOD This is a quantitative, retrospective, descriptive study of sexual violence against ado...