Special Issue on Gender Studies in Developing Societies

This special issue addresses key issues on gender studies in developing societies, including: the place of women in society; government policies to improve/empower women in developing societies; improvements to women's lives in post-independence developing societies; the role of donor countries, international organizations and non-governmental agencies in the improvement/empowerment of women in developing societies.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original research and review articles on exploring Gender Studies in Developing Societies. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Gender and culture
• Gender and development
• Gender and education
• Gender and the workplace
• Gender and health/health policies and rights
• Gender and politics
• Gender and the environment
• Gender, human rights and violence against women
• Women, the stem areas and research
• Globalization/migration/sex trafficking etc.
• Bodies, popular culture and identities
• Feminist and womanist
• Gender equity and masculinity
• gender inequality and gender discrimination
• Gender, women and sexuality studies

Authors should read over the journal’s For Authors carefully before submission. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal’s Paper Submission System.

Please kindly specify the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title. The research field “Special Issue - Gender Studies in Developing Societies” should be selected during your submission.

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For further questions or inquiries, please contact Editorial Assistant at

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