Why has the gender-based reservation system not succeeded in achieving gender equality Indian politics? Both token theory and critical mass posit that equilibrating number of representatives from both genders will achieve equality. In India, this led to for women politics 1993 an increase representation, some states up 50%. Yet, we argue, these face role encapsulation their double minority posi...

BACKGROUND Traditional forms of masculinity strongly influence men's and women's wellbeing. OBJECTIVE This study has two aims: (i) to explore notions of various forms of masculinities in young Nicaraguan men participating in programs addressing sexual health, reproductive health, and/or gender equality and (ii) to find out how these young men perceive their involvement in actions aimed at red...

The prevalence of obesity has doubled, with a concomitant increase in cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to compare the characteristics visceral, subcutaneous and peri-aortic adipose tissue determined computed tomography (CT) scans correlate them risk factors, anthropometric measures medication. An observational prospective was conducted, 177 subjects were included. Peri-aortic had highes...

about Consuelo, a Puerto Rican girl who must learn to cope with her schizophrenic sister and dysfunctional family. Consuelo leaves Puerto Rico for New York near the end of the novel to escape the negative influences of her family. Both novels are worthy of examination for their portrayal of adolescent girls’ telling struggle to define their identities among cultural and gender boundaries impose...

Street harassment is a form of sexual terrorism that reminds women of their vulnerability to violent assault in public and semipublic spaces. Black women’s experiences of street harassment are complicated by their race, and by the race of their harasser(s). Black feminists’ political vocabulary of intersectional analysis offers a useful framework for portraying the indivisibility of race and ge...

Dogs have distinct, consistent personalities, but the structure of dog personality is still unclear. Dog and unwanted behavior are often studied with behavioral questionnaires. Even though many questionnaires reliable valid measures behavior, all new questionnaire tools should be extensively validated. Here, we examined six sections: noise sensitivity, fearfulness, aggression, fear surfaces hei...