Examining Care and Opposition in the Narratives of U.S. Local Women of Color Activists

Chaudhary, Nabiha; Dutt, Anjali

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“…Although predominant gender ideologies serve as obstacles to broader participation, they are actively rejected and contested by women in their daily lives ( Lind, 2005 ). Resistance against oppressive structures, systems, and ideologies is studied and documented under psychological research on activism and social movements ( Stewart et al, 2011 ; Dutt and Grabe, 2014 , 2019 ; Chaudhary and Dutt, 2021 ). However, many women resist inequitable gender ideologies and oppressive systems on a daily basis in their lives without formally labeling themselves as activists or participating in advocacy, and their struggles remain unacknowledged and undocumented.…”

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Women as Agents of Change: Exploring Women Leaders’ Resistance and Shaping of Gender Ideologies in Pakistan

Chaudhary

Dutt

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Despite a growing focus on processes to promote gender equity, women remain significantly underrepresented in leadership positions in the Global South. In the present study we focus on the role of familial experiences in shaping and contesting gender ideologies of Pakistani women in the workplace. We specifically examine the reciprocal ways in which women leaders and their family members shape each other’s gender ideologies regarding the workplace. Data collected and analyzed for this study were semi-structured interviews with eight women in positions of leadership in Lahore, Pakistan, and interviews with one family members of each of the women leaders (thus 16 interviews total). Using thematic narrative analysis, we identified three thematic phases: learning gender expectations, resistance, and familial transformation. These phases reflect the progression of developing, resisting, and influencing individual and familial gender ideologies. We document the manifestation of these phases in three specific domains: education, marriage and motherhood, and the workplace. We then discuss how these findings contribute to understanding the experiences of women leaders and perceptions of their family members regarding women’s role in the workplace. Findings from our research provide novel insights into the ways globalization and capitalism continue to shape the socio-cultural context for women leaders in the Global South.

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Women as Agents of Change: Exploring Women Leaders’ Resistance and Shaping of Gender Ideologies in Pakistan

Chaudhary

Dutt

2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…Initially, I did multiple readings of the interviews. Then, I attended to how meaning-making and resistance to injustices shape these women's lives in a deductive manner, with a focus on the processes of meaning-making and decolonial resistance (Chaudhary & Dutt, 2021; Riessman, 2002). The manifestations of the ways Rabia and Shameem make sense of and resist coloniality-infused gender injustices and reimagine just possibilities were inductively interpreted.…”

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Examining meaning-making and decolonial resistance in Pakistani women's stories of navigating coloniality and gender

Chaudhary

2024

Feminism & Psychology

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Although Pakistan attained independence from the British colonial rule in 1947, the effects of colonial violence endure in the psychosocial realities of Pakistani people. Centering the stories about coloniality of two women leaders working in nongovernmental organizations, this article examines how psychological processes of meaning-making and decolonial resistance manifest in women's engagement with (de)coloniality in Lahore, Pakistan. I draw from transnational and decolonial feminisms and critical psychologies to highlight how two women's contextually shaped realities reflect colonial legacies interlaced with local and global inequities, and to document the ways women construe and resist coloniality-driven gender injustices. Using thematic narrative analysis, findings show that these women make sense of and resist coloniality through an intersectional approach, historical counter-narratives, and reimagination. The article discusses how context-specific decolonial strategies demonstrate women's agency and resistance within transnational feminist praxis, contributing to pluralistic and justice-enhancing approaches. The findings contribute to decolonizing psychological research by documenting Pakistani women's psychological processes and advancing non-Eurocentric knowledge and practices.

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Factors Contributing to Social Justice Action: A Scoping Review of the Published Literature

Hagar,

Thomas,

Reisch

2024

Soc Just Res

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Examining Care and Opposition in the Narratives of U.S. Local Women of Color Activists

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Women as Agents of Change: Exploring Women Leaders’ Resistance and Shaping of Gender Ideologies in Pakistan

Women as Agents of Change: Exploring Women Leaders’ Resistance and Shaping of Gender Ideologies in Pakistan

Examining meaning-making and decolonial resistance in Pakistani women's stories of navigating coloniality and gender

Factors Contributing to Social Justice Action: A Scoping Review of the Published Literature

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