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21. sj-pdf-1-srd-10.1177_23780231221124574 – Supplemental material for Effects of Mandatory Sexual Misconduct Training on University Campuses

Author

Htun, Mala, Jensenius, Francesca R., Dominguez, Melanie Sayuri, Tinkler, Justine, and Contreras, Carlos

Subjects
Sociology, FOS: Sociology
Abstract

Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-srd-10.1177_23780231221124574 for Effects of Mandatory Sexual Misconduct Training on University Campuses by Mala Htun, Francesca R. Jensenius, Melanie Sayuri Dominguez, Justine Tinkler and Carlos Contreras in Socius

Published
2022
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24. Comparative Analysis for Theory Development

Author

Htun, Mala and Jensenius, Francesca R.

Abstract

Methodological texts about comparative work have focused overwhelmingly on controlled comparisons aimed at causal inference. To show the range of possible goals and approaches, this piece reflects on our own choices while studying the state and women's empowerment in Norway, Japan, and the United States. We show how our research design evolved with our theoretical thinking, and explain that we did not select comparative "cases," but rather diverse contexts with interesting variation in our main concept of interest. Finally, we discuss how we constructed multi-cultural research teams to take advantage of insider and outsider perspectives during fieldwork.

Published
2021

31. Defining Harassment in Academic Engineering: A Study of Student, Faculty, and Staff Perceptions.

Author

Hedayati-Mehdiabadi, Amir, Moschella-Smith, Elizabeth A., and Htun, Mala

Subjects
RACIAL minorities, SEXUAL harassment, UNDERGRADUATES, ENGINEERING education, DISCRIMINATION (Sociology)
Abstract

In recent years, the adverse impacts of harassment on career outcomes of women and racial minorities in academic engineering has been increasingly recognized. The way individuals define harassment has important implications for designing prevention programs and the ability of the engineering community to recognize and address this issue. This paper explores how undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty and staff in engineering define harassment in response to open-ended questions. The study is based on semi-structured individual interviews from 102 participants at two research universities in the United States. To build a comprehensive understanding of harassment, content analysis was used to identify themes in participants' responses. We also explored whether and how participants associate harassment with their own identity (e.g., gender, race). Participants recognized three overarching types of harassment: sexual (e.g., unwanted sexual attention), identity-based (e.g., race, gender), and general (i.e., neither sexual nor identity-based). Participants revealed a spectrum of behavioral indicators, including offensive language (e.g., comments, jokes), discrimination, and disrespectful behaviors. Whereas women and men perceived similar behaviors as indicators of harassment, the types of harassment were somewhat related to their social identity and status at the university (e.g., student, faculty). The implications of the findings for future research and practice are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022

32. Racial quotas for a 'racial democracy'

Author

Htun, Mala

Subjects
Racial quotas -- Analysis, Brazil -- Social policy
Abstract

WHEN THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT began considering affirmative action policies based on race, critics claimed they would be impossible to implement because of the ambiguity of the country's racial categories. Given [...]

Published
2005

34. Puzzles of women's rights in Brazil

Author

Htun, Mala

Subjects
Women -- Political activity -- Civil rights -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Statistics -- Political aspects, Women politicians -- Statistics -- Civil rights -- Political aspects -- Political activity -- Laws, regulations and rules, Women in politics -- Statistics -- Civil rights -- Political aspects -- Political activity -- Laws, regulations and rules, Feminism -- Political aspects -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Statistics, Abortion -- Laws, regulations and rules -- Statistics -- Political aspects, Political science, Sociology and social work, Government regulation, Political activity, Statistics, Political aspects, Civil rights, Laws, regulations and rules
Abstract

BRAZIL has the dubious distinction of being the Latin American country with the lowest level of women's representation in national politics. Yet Brazil has Latin America's largest, most vibrant, and [...]

Published
2002

37. The news media's reporting on a pandemic spike in violence against women. It might actually be declining

Author

Htun, Mala and Jensenius , Francesca R.

Subjects
Epidemics -- Social aspects -- Control -- Prevention -- United States, Violence against women -- Forecasts and trends, COVID-19 -- Prevention, Domestic violence, Abused women, Alcoholism, Violence, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Computers and office automation industries, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Mala Htun;Francesca R. Jensenius Over the past weeks, news stories have reported increased calls to domestic violence hotlines around the world.]] The United Nations Secretary General called for action [...]

Published
2020

40. Comparative analysis for theory development: Reflections on a study of women's empowerment

Author

Htun, Mala and Jensenius, Francesca R.

Subjects
qualitative methods
Abstract

Comparison is, directly or indirectly, the defining characteristic of political science. Comparisonenables us to discover what is unusual aboutany given individual, event, group, process, or context.Comparing sharpens our awareness of assumptions that underlie our theoretical thinking, makes it clearer howconcepts should be defined and operationalized, andmay change what questions we ask. How do we choosewhat to compare and how can we defend our decisions?As the introduction to this symposium points out,methodological texts have focused overwhelmingly ondesigning controlled comparisons aimed at testing causaltheories across a small number of cases. But comparativestudies often have other goals, such as developingtheoretical arguments, particularly so if they form part ofa multi-method project. There is a discrepancy betweenthe types of research designs scholars typically teach andthe type of research they actually conduct (George andBennett 2005, 10).&nbsp

Published
2018
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46. Gender Gaps in Perceptions of Political Science Journals.

Author

Brown, Nadia E., Horiuchi, Yusaku, Htun, Mala, and Samuels, David

Abstract

The gender publication gap puts women at a disadvantage for tenure and promotion, which contributes to the discipline's leaky pipeline. Several studies published in PS find no evidence of gender bias in the review process and instead suggest that submission pools are distorted by gender. To make a contribution to this important debate, we fielded an original survey to a sample of American Political Science Association members to measure participants' perceptions of political science journals. Results reveal that the gender submission gap is accompanied by a gender perception gap at some but not all political science journals we study. Women report that they are more likely to submit to and get published in some journals, whereas men report as such with regard to other journals. Importantly, these gaps are observed even among scholars with the same methodological (i.e., quantitative or qualitative) approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2020
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