Health care providers are advised to refer abused women to needed community services. However, little is known about abused women's perceived need for services, particularly among Latina women. We examined the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and perceived needs for legal, social, and job services among a prospective cohort of 210 pregnant Latinas. IPV was associated with ne...

We examine the role of gender in legal decision making by applying critical mass theory to the U.S. federal district courts. We analyze whether behavioral differences manifest themselves in the decision-making proclivities of male and female judges, contingent on the existence of a critical mass of female judges at a court point (i.e., each city in which a district court is located). Our result...

Despite growing male participation in ending violence against women, little is known about the factors that precipitate men's engagement as antiviolence "allies." This study presents findings from a qualitative analysis of interviews with 27 men who recently initiated involvement in an organization or event dedicated to ending sexual or domestic violence. Findings suggest that men's engagement ...

The coexistence of the government sector, state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and private sector provides a natural setting to examine the impact of economic reform in Vietnam on gender earning differentials. The three sectors reflect different degrees of influence of the Socialist ideology, with the private sector most liberalised. Have women fared better during the transition into a market econom...

Praise be to Allah, and may peace blessings upon His Messenger. This research is entitled (Rulings Of Harassing In Islamic Jurisprudence, Chapter On Acts Worship). I dealt with this in order for the Muslim aware of legal rulings related these issues, definition immolation terms language terminology, as well evidence its legitimacy. From Qur'an Sunnah The pure Prophet jurisprudential it. include...

abortion traditionally means miscarriage and is still known as a problem, which societies have been trying to reduce its rate by using legal means. despite the fact that  pregnant women and fetuses have been historically supported;  abortion  was firstly criminalized in 1926 in iran, 20 years after establishment of modern legal system. during next 53 years this situation changed dramatically, t...

The article concerns juvenile community services for the benefit of local – an educational measure used by Polish courts. It presents research carried out using three methods: legal-dogmatic method, statistical and case study method. covered 14 cases in which 2013 court obliged juveniles to work (nearly 1% total number such rulings within this year Poland). results show that courts use increasi...