A5025289883- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Management and Organizational Studies
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Consumer Retail Behavior Studies
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Psychology of Social Influence
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Ethics in Business and Education
- Globalization and Cultural Identity
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Historical Gender and Feminism Studies
- Feminist Theory and Gender Studies
- Global and Cross-Cultural Management
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Gut microbiota and health
- Open Source Software Innovations
Bentley University
2015-2024
Western University
2024
University of Oxford
2014-2015
Background Poor menstrual knowledge and access to sanitary products have been proposed as barriers health school attendance. In response, interventions targeting these needs seen increasing implementation in public private sectors. However, there has limited assessment of their effectiveness. Objectives Assess the impact providing reusable pads puberty education on girls' attendance psychosocial wellbeing outcomes. Methods A cluster quasi-randomised controlled trial was conducted across 8...
Materialism has a generally held connotation that is associated with character deficiencies, self-centeredness, and unhappiness, most extant research views materialism as having negative influence on well-being. In this article, we review synthesise supports both positive outcomes of behaviours materialism. We conceptualise in terms the motives underlying materialistic behaviour, situate our synthesis within context. doing so, document utility motives-based view propose agendas arise from...
The management of menstruation has come to the fore as a barrier girls' education attainment in low income contexts. Interventions have been proposed and piloted, but emerging nature field means limited evidence is available understand their pathways effect.This study describes compares schoolgirls' experiences rural Uganda at conclusion controlled trial puberty sanitary pad provision elucidate effect interventions. Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with schoolgirls who participated...
Social innovations and their diffusion are critical in bridging the multiplicity of deprivations experienced by those subsistence contexts. Yet they often do not diffuse as expected. To better understand this prevalent problem, article develops a theory that explains reproduction (duplication) social The utilizes bottom‐up perspective considers what attributes capacities actors matter to reproduction, particularly for user‐producers. Adopting an inductive, case‐based approach, authors draw...
Despite growing awareness of the importance gender equality in advancement global economies, involvement marketing and policy (re)producing resolving injustices remains understudied. This article proposes a transformative consumer research approach to studying gender-related issues. It develops “transformative justice framework” (TGJF), which identifies perspectives from three enfranchisement theories: social distributive justice, capabilities approach, recognition theory. By applying...
Global gender asymmetries in marketing and consumer behavior were recently exemplified by the Transformative Gender Justice Framework (TGJF). The TGJF, however, lacks an explicit reference to power – aspect that becomes apparent when it is used assess a phenomenology. In this article we augment TGJF building out logics empirically testing through assessment of reproductive market Uganda. We capture macro-, meso-, micro-level asymmetries, explore how bio-power control over resources melds...
As the United States transitions away from fossil fuel to renewable energy sources, questions abound as whether this is occurring in an equitable way. Are power plants sited near privileged or marginalized communities, and how does compare with non-renewable plants? To answer question, article contrasts sociodemographic profiles of host versus non-host communities for utility scale at a national state level. Findings demonstrate that transition not equitably, there are important differences...
Abstract In this editorial we outline why a call for more inclusive, conscientious approaches to studying gender/sex/ual diversity and intersectional identities is needed, how the articles in special issue answered call. We summarize key takeaways from review of literature, noting significant under‐representation social locations. also explore history gender/sex binaries (e.g., female/male; women/men; femininity/masculinity) help illuminate premises upon which popular trend differences...
Based on research with subsistence farmers in Kenya, this article applies a gender and ecological-informed intersectionality lens to explores how why overlapping modes of social injustices ecological conditions augment female farmers’ vulnerability shape their (non)adaptive responses the climate crisis. We uncover inter-locking underlying social/ecological power dynamics at macro (global; biosphere), meso (country; local ecosystems), micro (interpersonal, personal;...
Abstract This paper examines the establishment of a feminist academic organization, GENMAC (Gender, Markets, and Consumers; genmac.co), serving gender scholars in business schools related fields. In so doing, it builds on emerging literature organizations, as situated within organizational studies (FOS). Through case study by assessing reflections GENMAC's board members, we tell story emergence detail tensions organization encountered formally established itself confines school setting,...
In this article we use actor-network theory to advance understandings of how nature-dependent “prosumers” adopt climate change solutions. Based on interviews with members from two subsistence farming communities in Colombia, illustrate knowledge about and solutions flows across intervention response networks, formed by human nonhuman actors, a dialectical way—sometimes supporting other times resulting contradictions/betrayals that limit prosumers’ adoption sustainable practices. These...
Environmental disruptions, such as extreme weather events or poisoning of natural resources, are increasing in frequency and intensity. These critical global problems demand market- policy-based solutions. Adopting a Transformative Consumer Research perspective, this article examines the effects environmental disruptions on livelihoods very vulnerable group: nature-dependent prosumers. Nature-dependent prosumers often live subsistence markets, but impact their lives can have repercussions...
Many rural smallholder farmers in Kenya use water-harvesting ponds, to collect rainwater, as sustainable sources of water for domestic and agricultural purposes. There is currently limited information regarding the microbial ecology these ponds. Here, we used High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) characterize microorganisms present (including potential pathogens indicator species) alongside ion chromatography measure chemistry (anion cation concentration). Fluoride magnesium concentration were...
Abstract This panel discussion explores why marketing and consumer behavior has struggled to move beyond the binary, importance of disrupting conventional binaries recognize gender/sex/ual diversity, challenges in so doing. It raises fore concerns about institutional pressures, sanitization work, academic positionalities, everyday encounters discrimination against emancipatory but oppressive dynamics categories. Yet panelists also reflect on ways challenge binaristic thinking. Just being...
Abstract In this panel discussion, we explore various ways that academics can advance work related to GenderS, intersectionality and inequities so it has impact within academia in society. Panelists offer practical insights, relate challenges doing work, suggest avenues for alternative yet impactful dissemination of work. The purpose is demonstrate how those interested supporting or working space might move from being allies advocates accomplices.
Adopting Karen Barad's material-discursive feminism, this paper investigates how human/non-human elements intra-act and blur together across time space to produce the phenomena paradoxes of Women's Economic Empowerment (WEE). Based on historical analyses WEE work with Walmart other corporations involved in WEE, author reveals corporate-based interventions unfold from historically-based on-going entanglements actors, discursive practices, an array tangible intangible (e.g. documents, systems,...
This paper investigates the behavior and perceptions of luxury consumers in a situation where groups are competing to own status symbols. It uses South African market as context demonstrate how established elites attempt prevent deprivation by inhibiting misappropriation their symbol. In Africa, legacies redresses apartheid have led racial divide between elite (the whites) emerging previously disadvantaged blacks). Affirmative action policies lead socioeconomic shifts, resulting...
Abstract Legality of abortion has been one the most controversial political initiatives in modern times, which also impacts healthcare delivery system especially for women. The debate often devolves into disagreement on either access to services demand from providers or service refusal regardless circumstances. However, reality is different this bipolar conversation. Instead, it varies depending upon location potential recipient and a host factors associated with nation-states. Thus, our...