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  Women's Inheritance Rights And Intergenerational Transmission Of Resources In India, Klaus Deininger, Aparajita Goyal, Hari Nagarajan Dec 2013
  Women's Inheritance Rights And Intergenerational Transmission Of Resources In India, Klaus Deininger, Aparajita Goyal, Hari Nagarajan
  We use inheritance patterns over three generations of individuals to assess the impact of changes in the Hindu Succession Act that grant daughters equal coparcenary birth rights in joint family property that were denied to daughters in the past. We show that the amendment significantly increased daughters' likelihood to inherit land, but that even after the amendment, substantial bias persists. Our results also indicate a robust increase in educational attainment of daughters, suggesting an alternative channel of wealth transfer.
  Phil 130: Dimensions Of Diversity (Fall 2013), Dylan Kissane Oct 2013
  Phil 130: Dimensions Of Diversity (Fall 2013), Dylan Kissane
  Phil 130: Dimensions Of Diversity (Summer 2013), Dylan Kissane Jul 2013
  Phil 130: Dimensions Of Diversity (Summer 2013), Dylan Kissane
  Phil 130: Dimensions Of Diversity (Spring 2013), Dylan Kissane Apr 2013
  Phil 130: Dimensions Of Diversity (Spring 2013), Dylan Kissane
  Women And Leadership In Islam: A Case Study In Indonesia, Arif Rohman Jan 2013
  Women And Leadership In Islam: A Case Study In Indonesia, Arif Rohman
  Women in leadership positions is a sensitive issue in most Moslem societies. Even though reality has shown that women can compete with men, some people continue to use 'religious reasons' to block women's advancement to leadership roles and maintain the status quo. This article will examine the conservative and liberal thinking about women as leaders in Muslim society especially in Indonesia.
  Feminist Thought In Adrian Howe'S Book: 'Chamberlain Revisited: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective', Arif Rohman Jan 2013
  Feminist Thought In Adrian Howe'S Book: 'Chamberlain Revisited: A 25th Anniversary Retrospective', Arif Rohman
  It is well-known that Lindy Chamberlain experienced a form of gender inequality and gender bias during her trial in 1980s. This challenged Adrian Howe to write a book which aims to counter a gender bias mindset that still exists in some people's belief. Howe uses genealogy as a part of discourse analysis method by representing selected letters written by people, mainly women who are from different religions, ethnicity and age who supported Lindy Chamberlain. In this article I will try to analyse and evaluate academic areas of investigation as they have been reflected in Howe's book in terms ...
  Reinterpret Polygamy In Islam: A Case Study In Indonesia, Arif Rohman Jan 2013
  Reinterpret Polygamy In Islam: A Case Study In Indonesia, Arif Rohman
  It is the consensus of ulema (religious leader) in Indonesia that polygamy is allowed in Islam, while polyandry is prohibited. That is why even though that the practice of monogamy has negative impacts to women, some people still conduct it and believe that polygamy is sunnah (the manner or deeds of Muhammad) and part of syariah (Islamic law). This article will explore the perspective of fundamentalist and modernist about polygamy and how the modernist Muslim scholars in Indonesia fight for opposing polygamy.