Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Aldrich, Andrea S. / Somer-Topcu, Zeynep, Glass Ceilings, Glass Cliffs, and Quicksands: Gendered Party Leadership in Parliamentary Systems. (Elements in Gender and Politics) 75 pp. 2025:5 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <741-824>
ISBN 978-1-009-53957-9 hard ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99
ISBN 978-1-009-42986-3 paper ¥4,787.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00

Using novel data from eleven parliamentary democracies between 1980 and 2020, this Element asks how gender conditions the candidacy, selection, and survival of party leaders. It examines the party leadership careers of 276 leaders and focuses on three categories of variables to explain women's experiences as party leaders: performance indicators, (s)election details, and political culture. It complements existing research on glass ceilings and glass cliffs that certain conditions should make it more likely that women run as leadership candidates and are selected as party leaders. The Element also offers an original argument that, for women, leadership is akin to being caught in quicksand. Several factors agitate the quicksand and make them sink faster. The authors show support for the glass ceiling theory and their quicksand theory. Yet, they only found mixed support for the glass-cliff theory. The Element offers unique insights into women's experience with party leadership.

Ruether, Daniela, Die Sex-Besessenheit der AfD: Rechte im "Genderwahn". 144 S. 2025:1 (Dietz Nachf., GW) <741-843>
ISBN 978-3-8012-0694-9 paper ¥3,713.- (税込) EUR 16.00

Kuzhabekova, Aliya / Durrani, Naureen / Kataeva, Z. (eds.), Gender and Education in Central Asia. (Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education) 283 pp. 2025:3 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <741-931>
ISBN 978-3-031-75300-8 hard ¥11,601.- (税込) EUR 49.99

This open access book brings together established and emerging scholars to explore policies, statistical trends and representative research on gender equity across post-Soviet Central Asia. The book provides an overview of policy development in the promotion of gender equity, a comparative summary of changes in gender equity indicators at various levels of education, and examples of current research on an array of issues relating to gender equity across the region. The chapters present a broad picture which will be relevant to scholars of educational reform, comparative education policy, international development and gender issues.

Samadov, Rustam, Masculinities of Tajik Labor Migrants: Transformations of Gender Roles and Practices in a Transnational Migration Context. (The Steppe and Beyond: Studies on Central Asia) 240 pp. 2025:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <741-962>
ISBN 978-981-9604-57-9 hard ¥30,169.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book explores masculinities of Tajik men and offers insights on how migrant and non-migrant men maintain their gender identity and adjust their gender practices in the context of transnational labor migration from Tajikistan to Russia. Being in the state of transnational in-betweenness, Tajik non/migrant men and often their spouses need to adapt to gender norms of both Russian and Tajik gender orders despite the orders' very different and at times contradicting gender requirements. Therefore, the book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Tajik non/migrant men's masculinities and their navigation between various forms of masculinity: hegemonic, complicit, marginalized, protest and dominant, thereby performing flexible and strategic masculinity. While focusing on migrant men, this research also highlights the role of women in sustaining their partners' masculine image and the ways how Russian women adjust their gender practices in response to the requirements of Tajik society.

Goikolea-Amiano, Itzea, The Origins of Spanish Colonialism in Morocco, 1859-62: A Global Feminist Microhistory. (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies) 338 pp. 2025:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <741-984>
ISBN 978-3-031-70799-5 hard ¥32,490.- (税込) EUR 139.99

This book investigates the beginnings of Spanish colonialism in Morocco in the mid-nineteenth century, focusing on the Spanish invasion of northern Morocco and the twenty-seven-month occupation of the city of Tetouan from 1859 to 1862. By homing in on specific events, scenes, and records, the book reveals both the micro-processes of everyday life and the larger systems of beliefs, values, and representations informing them. It scrutinises the contours of the incipient Hispano-Moroccan modern colonial formation by recourse to comparative analysis of dynamics across the Islamicate, Mediterranean, and Atlantic worlds, while also emphasising the importance of local notions, spaces, and peoples in the modelling of colonial epistemologies and practices. The author adopts different disciplinary approaches, questions the dominant modes of historical knowledge production, and explores colonial power from a feminist intersectional perspective, thus acknowledging the polysemic nature of colonial rule for different historical subjects - including the lower-class and female subalterns.

女性の法－性差と自然法
Carol, Catherine, Women's Law: Sexual Difference and the Natural Law. 192 pp. 2025:5 (E. Elgar, UK) <741-567>
ISBN 978-1-0353-0047-1 hard ¥23,936.- (税込) GB￡ 85.00

In this timely book, Catherine Carol explores Western culture's denial of the existence of 'woman' through the instrument of law. Carol suggests that the dominance of legal positivism within politico-legal domains has contributed to the ease in which governments enforce gender ideology through the delivery of anti-human programs and policies which aim to conceal the truth about human nature.The author considers the fact that human beings are materially embodied and situated in the natural world and suggests that there are normative conclusions which arise from this. Carol appeals to natural law as the rational standard by which to challenge these programs and policies supported by positive laws, to suggest that law must coincide with what is 'right' to acquire binding force. Women's law is the specific recognition of natural law by women, and the book proposes the obligation to discern the natural law remains for women everywhere, even when they are precluded by the laws of their community from doing so. The chapters provide an overview of human sexed identity and the cultural machinations which deny human duality and remove access to human nature; women's law when it was promulgated law in human communities; and natural rights which rest on the idea that human nature needs protection.Women's Law is an essential resource for students and academics in gender studies and legal philosophy and theory. Its insights are also greatly beneficial to legal educators and practitioners, including gender equality advocates and human rights lawyers.

Padgett, Martin, The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick: Sex and the Supreme Court in the Age of AIDS. 384 pp. 2025:7 (Norton, US) <741-595>
ISBN 978-1-324-03541-1 hard ¥6,861.- (税込) US$ 31.99

When a police officer stood at his bedroom door on 3 August 1982, Michael Hardwick had no idea that he would become an avatar of the gay rights movement. Arrested for sodomy, Hardwick sued for his right to privacy all the way to the Supreme Court, as the HIV/AIDS epidemic spiralled. When he lost, his era-defining case inspired a half-million people to protest against the Court. Today Bowers v. Hardwick continues to reverberate as the rights of privacy underpinning abortion, contraception and same-sex relationships come under fire. In this fiercely empathetic blend of biography and history, Martin Padgett tells the story of Hardwick's life-as a child of Stonewall, as an artist, and as one of thousands claimed by the epidemic. The Many Passions of Michael Hardwick reveals the halting shifts of American sexual politics, poses urgent questions about the Supreme Court and returns to Hardwick some of the humanity stolen from him.

Margolin, Leslie, Women Accused of Sexual Harassment. 217 pp. 2025:1 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <741-667>
ISBN 978-3-031-79020-1 hard ¥25,527.- (税込) EUR 109.99

This book examines whether sexual harassment allegations against women in colleges and universities are different from harassment allegations against men and whether they are judged differently, more harshly and restrictively. Do women accused of sexual harassment receive less social support and more condemnation than men accused of sexual harassment? Do women receive the same due process, the same penalties, the same chances for redemption? Through thematic and narrative analysis of publicly available sexual harassment records and archival sources, as well as college and university newspapers, social media posts, blogs, and videos, chapters demonstrate how sexual harassment allegations, when directed against women, represent another form of gender discrimination and a different way of impugning (sexually harassing) women. This book is relevant to scholars and students in gender and sexuality studies, feminist theory, criminal justice, and legal studies.

Wettergren, Asa / Bladini, Moa / Uhnoo, Sara, Challenging Legal Core Values: Consent-Based Rape Legislation In Practice. 304 pp. 2025:6 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <741-671>
ISBN 978-1-5292-3753-5 paper ¥8,444.- (税込) GB￡ 29.99

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book presents the first ethnographic study into a new consent-based rape law in Sweden and shows how the implementation of this legislation challenges outdated legal frameworks and requires a shift in legal practice. Focusing on the Swedish context, it provides insights that are globally applicable, offering lessons for other countries where consent-based rape laws are in place. By examining the limitations of the conventional legal enactment of autonomy, rationality and objectivity, the authors argue for an evolved approach to ensure fairness and effectiveness. Integrating feminist legal theory with the sociology of emotions, the book reveals how emotional and contextual factors shape legal reasoning. Aiming to make legal processes for sexual violence more transparent, predictable and democratic worldwide, this is an urgent call for enhanced professional training in emotional reflexivity and empathy.

Zhang, Cuie / Du, Yunsu, Social Work for Women Poverty-Alleviation. (Poverty-Alleviation and Social Work in China) 224 pp. 2025:1 (Springer, GW) <741-339>
ISBN 978-981-9796-94-6 hard ¥30,169.- (税込) EUR 129.99

This book comprehensively applies social gender theory, life course theory, and spatiotemporal sociology theory to explore social work actions for poverty alleviation among women based on empirical investigations and social work practice. Taking impoverished women as the research object, this book analyzes the characteristics and difficulties of women's poverty and poverty alleviation from the vertical dimension of life course as well as from the horizontal dimension of social space Meanwhile, taking impoverished women as the service object, it systematically sorts out the main modes of social work for women's poverty alleviation, presents classified cases of social work for poverty reduction targeting rural women in different life stages, and summarizes the main problems in the practice of social work for poverty alleviation.

ジェンダー、家族、政策－国際的視点
Sung, Sirin (ed.), Gender, Family and Policy: International Perspectives. (New Horizons in Social Policy) 288 pp. 2025:2 (E. Elgar, UK) <741-345>
ISBN 978-1-80220-554-1 hard ¥32,384.- (税込) GB￡ 115.00 *

In this prescient book Sirin Sung brings together an array of expert contributors to address questions about gender equality and its relation to family, the workplace and society as a whole.Chapters examine the issues surrounding work-family balance across the globe, considering dual earning families, the division of domestic labour and the impact of family policies on the labour market. The heterogeneous outcomes of childcare policies on motherhood and fatherhood are studied across a range of settings and populations, dissecting the impact of policies such as state-funded childcare and paid parental leave. Contributing authors emphasise the importance of developing gender-equal policies to encourage men's involvement in care, combined with a shift in organisational culture to allow men to take parental leave, highlighting the crucial need to eradicate gender disparity in childcare and policy use. Presenting a global perspective on gender norms and family policies, this book is invaluable for students and academics specialising in gender studies, family studies, social policy and sociology. Policymakers will also find the global comparison of family policies and gender beneficial.

Lewis, Nghana Tamu, Black Women's Health in the Age of Hip Hop and HIV/AIDS: A Narrative Remix. 176 pp. 2025:1 (Ohio State U. Pr., US) <741-364>
ISBN 978-0-8142-1580-7 hard ¥21,439.- (税込) US$ 99.95 *
ISBN 978-0-8142-5934-4 paper ¥7,067.- (税込) US$ 32.95 *

女性、ビジネス、法　2025年版
Women, Business and the Law 2025. 128 pp. 2025:4 (World Bank, US) <741-400>
ISBN 978-1-4648-2196-7 paper ¥8,797.- (税込) US$ 43.95

経営研究におけるフェミニストの視点
Banno, Mariasole / D'Allura, Giorgia (eds.), Feminist Perspectives in Business Studies: Breaking Barriers in Entrepreneurship, Governance and Management. 448 pp. 2025:5 (E. Elgar, UK) <741-406>
ISBN 978-1-0353-3599-2 hard ¥45,056.- (税込) GB￡ 160.00

Feminist Perspectives in Business Studies delves into the challenges faced by women in entrepreneurship and management positions. Bringing together an array of leading scholars from across the globe, the book uses a feminist lens to examine the structural barriers and societal norms that disadvantage women.Looking beyond traditional gender norms, the book explores how gender impacts leadership roles across various governance models and countries. Through in-depth research and analysis, the contributions shed light on the disparities in representation and opportunities for women in top-echelon positions. Expert authors engage in theoretical discussion and present empirical evidence, providing valuable insights into women's leadership experiences in different contexts. The book also proposes strategies to overcome challenges faced by women and foster gender diversity in the upper echelons of business worldwide.This timely book serves as a fundamental resource for scholars, researchers and students of business and management, feminist studies, corporate governance, entrepreneurship studies, gender studies and strategic management. Business professionals and policymakers will also benefit from the book's practical and theoretical insights.

Paoloni, Paola (ed.), Shaping Tomorrow: Gender Perspectives in a Sustainable World. (SIDREA Series in Accounting and Business Administration) 364 pp. 2025:3 (Springer, GW) <741-450>
ISBN 978-3-031-78998-4 hard ¥39,453.- (税込) EUR 169.99

This edited book aims to analyze gender perspectives within the context of sustainable development, providing a comprehensive overview of the phenomena that characterize both public and private organizations. Sustainability assumes a central role in addressing gender issues. Achieving sustainability is crucial for the overall well-being of society. It drives economic growth by promoting the creation of highly skilled jobs, addressing environmental issues, strengthening business success, and encouraging debate on social challenges such as gender equality. In the field of gender equality, sustainability emerges as a competitive advantage, particularly for women who contribute new and fresh perspectives as well as valuable expertise capable of effectively guiding companies toward more sustainable practices. Supported by knowledge and open innovation, women can raise awareness among companies about more sustainable practices. The book is structured in three sections: Non-financial disclosure for sustainable growth in the field of gender equality, gender diversity in public and private organizations and gender issues within the entrepreneurial context.

Marie Purpura, Ashley, Women in the Orthodox Tradition: Feminism, Theology, and Equality. 280 pp. 2025:4 (U. Notre Dame Pr., US) <741-162>
ISBN 978-0-268-20922-3 hard ¥11,797.- (税込) US$ 55.00

Women in the Orthodox Tradition brings feminist insights into dialogue with Orthodox Christianity to theologically identify and respond to challenges of gender equality. Orthodox Christianity places great importance upon tradition, from doctrinal formulas and sainted teachings to festal commemorations and a hymnic liturgy. But what does this mean for women who are often missing, misrepresented, or outnumbered in the androcentric historical tradition? Women in the Orthodox Tradition engages with feminist insights to argue that ignoring this bias in Christian tradition is theologically problematic for Orthodox faith. By critically examining the spiritual values that shape Orthodoxy, the commemorations of women saints within it, and liturgical and doctrinal expressions that shape it, author Ashley Marie Purpura makes the case that it is theologically necessary to unsay the patriarchal limits of tradition and seek a more inclusive interpretation instead. In acknowledging the messy entanglement between tradition, theology, and historical patriarchal values, Women in the Orthodox Tradition advocates for women's voices, contributions, and diverse humanity within the church.

Sirri, Lana, Shababz!: A Graphic Journey Through Islamic Feminism. 208 pp. 2024:11 (Amsterdam U. Pr., NE) <741-175>
ISBN 978-90-485-6816-1 paper ¥4,772.- (税込) GB￡ 16.95 *

Join the four protagonists on an exciting journey as they dive into the most current discussions about Islam and feminism, typically reserved for academia and specialized feminists. Zahra proudly wears the hijab and challenges the widespread assumption that Islam and feminism are mutually exclusive. Hamza, on the other hand, faces various toxic stereotypes about masculinity and the roles he is expected to perform. Mariama, as a Black Muslim woman, grapples with how her world is shaped by colonialism and discrimination. And Amari finds their own path through the seemingly rigid categories of sexuality and gender. This interactive graphic novel invites readers to engage with important conversations on Islam, gender and sexuality, and shows how young people can make a difference in society.

ホッブズの性論
Sreedhar, Susanne, Hobbes on Sex. 192 pp. 2025:8 (Oxford U. Pr., UK) <741-20>
ISBN 978-0-19-284820-8 hard ¥21,683.- (税込) GB￡ 77.00

Why care what Hobbes thought about sex? Contemporary scholars have largely dismissed Hobbes's brief, and somewhat scattered, remarks about gender and sexuality as peripheral to his central concerns. In Hobbes on Sex, the first book-length study of Hobbes's writings on these topics, Susanne Sreedhar challenges this dismissal. Far from being haphazard or tangential, Hobbes's views on sex are integral to his broader philosophical-political project. Drawing out the underlying logic of his claims, this volume reconstructs a coherent, substantive, and distinctive account of sexual normativity from Hobbes's various remarks. It argues that, in stark contrast to many of his contemporaries and the traditions from which he emerges, Hobbes is logically committed to a view it calls sexual positivism. According to Hobbes, the nature and status of gender and sexuality--from the proper organization of marriage and the family, to prohibitions on sexual behaviors, to the differences between men and women, to the legitimacy of female rule--are entirely a matter of positive (i.e., civil) law. Because matters of gender and sexuality are the result of human action for Hobbes, they are fundamentally contingent and revisable. This contingency stands in contrast with the pervasive and entrenched ways both natural patriarchalism and sexual moralism were enthroned in much of early modern political theorizing. The volume argues that Hobbes's sexual positivism dethrones sex from its usual prominent position in the history of philosophy. By systematically stripping gender and sexuality of their privileged status, whether as a source of normativity or as a topic of inquiry, this dethroning of sex strikes at the heart of beliefs about human nature, moral knowledge, and social and political institutions that are widely accepted even today. This novel interpretation of Hobbes's views on sexual normativity not only challenges traditional understandings of the trajectory of early modern political thought, but it also suggests a new understanding of his place in the intellectual history of sex.

Fine, Cordelia, Patriarchy Inc: What We Get Wrong About Gender Equality - and Why Men Still Win at Work. 320 pp. 2025:8 (Norton, US) <741-319>
ISBN 978-1-324-06474-9 hard ¥6,432.- (税込) US$ 29.99

Even in wealthy democratic countries, gender inequality in paid and unpaid work limits what we can do and who we can be, unfairly tips the scales when it comes to what we get in return, and distorts perceptions of productivity and merit. Yet the loudest voices offer us either Band-Aid solutions, sold to powerful stakeholders with "business case" arguments, or tell us that contemporary arrangements are fair and reflect natural differences between the sexes. Drawing on theories from evolutionary science, organizational science, psychology, and sociology, Cordelia Fine offers perceptive and much-needed insight into persistent inequalities in who does what and who gets what, dispels the false assumptions that distract us, and charts a path toward effective, commonsense reforms that will make workplaces and society fairer and freer for everyone.

Rand, Erin J, Minor Troubles: Racial Figurations of Youth Sexuality and Childhood's Queerness. 250 pp. 2025:1 (Ohio State U. Pr., US) <741-1202>
ISBN 978-0-8142-1581-4 hard ¥21,439.- (税込) US$ 99.95 *
ISBN 978-0-8142-5935-1 paper ¥7,496.- (税込) US$ 34.95 *

Barron, Michael, How Ireland's LGBTQ+ Youth Movement was Built: Civil Society in the Pursuit of Social Justice. 176 pp. 2025:7 (Policy Pr., UK) <741-1218>
ISBN 978-1-4473-6869-4 hard ¥22,528.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00
ISBN 978-1-4473-6870-0 paper ¥7,881.- (税込) GB￡ 27.99

This book offers a unique insider perspective from a queer author and activist who was centrally involved in Ireland's journey from 1993, the year when homosexuality was decriminalised, to 2015, when it became the first country in which marriage equality was enacted by popular vote. It is the first comprehensive study of the impact of LGBTQ+ youth civil society as a leading force on Irish public policy change. Interdisciplinary in nature, it uses both activist and academic frames to reassess LGBTQ+ activism histories. It draws on personal, historical and policy analysis to provide a comprehensive account of how civil society can drive progressive change in difficult conditions. Essential reading for understanding the significant public policy changes that have occurred in Ireland, this book provides deep insight into the dynamics of organised social change over long periods of time and offers lessons for future work in this area.

Bendall, Sarah A. / Dyer, Serena (eds.), Embodied Experiences of Making in Early Modern Europe: Bodies, Gender, and Material Culture. (Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700) 214 pp. 2024:12 (Amsterdam U. Pr., NE) <741-1219>
ISBN 978-94-6372-269-8 hard ¥31,820.- (税込) GB￡ 113.00 *

Processes of making in early modern Europe were both tacit and embodied. Whether making pottery, food, or textiles, the processes of manual production rested on an intersensory connection between mind, body, and object. This volume focuses on the body of the maker to ask how processes of making, experimenting, experiencing, and reconstructing illuminate early modern assumptions and understandings around manual labour and material life. Answers can be gleaned through both recapturing past skills and knowledge of making and by reconstructing past bodies and bodily experiences using recreative and experimental approaches. In drawing attention to the body, this collection underlines the importance of embodied knowledge and sensory experiences associated with the making practices of historically marginalised groups, such as craftspeople, women, domestic servants, and those who were colonised, to confront biases in the written archive. The history of making is found not only in technological and economic innovations which drove 'progress' but also in the hands, minds, and creations of makers themselves.

Earls, Averill, Love in the Lav: A Social Biography of Same-Sex Desire in Ireland, 1922-1972. (Sexuality Studies) 278 pp. 2025:6 (Temple U. Pr., US) <741-1221>
ISBN 978-1-4399-2415-0 hard ¥24,774.- (税込) US$ 115.50
ISBN 978-1-4399-2416-7 paper ¥7,496.- (税込) US$ 34.95

Fischel, Joseph J., Sodomy's Solicitations: A Right to Queerness. (Sexuality Studies) 318 pp. 2025:6 (Temple U. Pr., US) <741-1223>
ISBN 978-1-4399-1584-4 hard ¥26,919.- (税込) US$ 125.50
ISBN 978-1-4399-1585-1 paper ¥8,569.- (税込) US$ 39.95

Lehn, Melody / Lewis, Camille (eds.), One Hundred Years of Women Debating the Equal Rights Amendment: An Anthology, 1923-2023. XLII, 382 pp. 2024:10 (P. Lang, SZ) <741-1226>
ISBN 978-1-63667-505-3 hard ¥23,823.- (税込) SFR 98.00
ISBN 978-1-63667-504-6 paper ¥12,155.- (税込) SFR 50.00

Ulla, Mark Bedoya, Queer Teachers' Agency in Language Education: Shaping Inclusive and Equitable Learning Environments. (Emerald Points) 136 pp. 2025:3 (Emerald, UK) <741-1240>
ISBN 978-1-83662-931-3 hard ¥12,870.- (税込) US$ 60.00 *

Queer Teachers' Agency in Language Education explores how to create an inclusive, gender-fair language learning environment by embracing the queer identity of the teacher, challenging traditional norms and fostering acceptance. Language teaching is inherently tied to the social and cultural contexts in which it occurs, and it reflects, often unconsciously, the dominant norms and values of society. As such, language classrooms are frequently sites where heteronormative practices and assumptions are reproduced, often to the detriment of queer language teachers and students. Mark Bedoya Ulla delves into the interplay of culture, gender identity, and language in the classroom to cultivate a more inclusive and open learning space and discusses how queer language teachers can actively shape inclusive, equitable language learning environments. Chapters emphasise the importance of queer teachers' roles, identity, and agency in promoting social justice in language education. Through a combination of empirical studies and theoretical discussions, Queer Teachers' Agency in Language Education empowers queer language teachers by highlighting their role as agents of change. It offers strategies to help them challenge heteronormativity in their professional practices and contribute to creating a more inclusive educational environment.

Zulver, Julia / Stallone, Kiran (eds.), Brave Women: Fighting for Justice in the 21st Century. 192 pp. 2025:2 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <741-1244>
ISBN 978-3-031-70701-8 paper ¥7,191.- (税込) EUR 30.99

What does it mean to fight for women's rights in the 21st century? Around the globe, women stand up to repression, violence, and authoritarianism to make demands for justice. Against the odds and often risking their safety, such women dedicate their lives to a vision of a more equal future. The book takes readers from Burundi to Mexico, from Myanmar to South Africa. In each chapter, activists and academics partner to write compelling accounts of their struggles to advance women's issues on the ground. From women's efforts to prevent sexual violence in Colombia to their protests against the Taliban in Afghanistan, the authors weave stories from across the globe to show the rich diversity of women's struggles. The volume is the product of years of conversations and collaborations across continents, from Peru to Georgia to Brazil. It reveals the ways in which women's journeys, although different in content, overlap in meaning and the overarching goal to protect, empower, and ensure the rights of women in all their diversity. This book has been written to appeal to a general audience interested in the fight for women's rights around the world. It will also be appealing to students and researchers across feminist and gender studies, sociology, politics, and international relations.

Akhmetova, Elmira, Muslim Women in Science, Past and Present. (Elements in Islam and Science) 75 pp. 2025:4 (Cambridge U. Pr., UK) <741-134>
ISBN 978-1-009-53942-5 hard ¥14,076.- (税込) GB￡ 49.99 *
ISBN 978-1-009-41852-2 paper ¥4,787.- (税込) GB￡ 17.00 *

This Element examines issues related to Muslim women's engagement in science and scholarship both past and present. The first two parts discuss the contributions made by Muslim women to scholarly, scientific, and technological advancements. The third part discusses the factors that have contributed to a decline in Muslim women's scholarly involvement in Islamic civilisation, the veracity of historical accounts, and the constraints in original knowledge production in contemporary Muslim societies. It finds that there are no religious restrictions rooted in the Qur'an that forbid women from pursuing a profession in science, whether as learners or practitioners. Yet some economic and political circumstances, cultural influences, and outdated interpretations of Islam produce discrimination against women in Muslim societies, and lead to their underrepresentation in scientific research and academia.

セクシュアリティ教育百科事典
Allen, Louisa / Rasmussen, M. L. (Eds.-in-Chief), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality Education. 952 pp. 2024:11 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <100-6522>
ISBN 978-3-031-56680-6 hard ¥81,231.- (税込) EUR 349.99

This Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive map of the field of sexuality education. It offers an entry point for those interested in this topic, providing a robust summary of issues and directing them to its best scholarship. Comprehensive in scope, it covers diverse global locations to highlight the significance of context when defining sexuality education. The rapid development and increase in accessibility of digital technologies, which has broadened sexuality education to include digital and media platforms, is also reflected.

Zuern, Anja, Of Climate and Gender: An Ecofeminist Hegemony Analysis of the Indian and EU Climate Policy Discourses and Identities. 405 pp. 2024 (Springer VS, GW) <741-1037>
ISBN 978-3-658-46773-9 paper ¥20,885.- (税込) EUR 89.99

What significance do gendered discourse structures have for the state identity of India and the EU when it comes to their respective climate policies? This question is the focus of the study, which offers a comprehensive analysis of the climate discourse of the emerging power India and the EU, often described as a leader of climate change governance. Following the assumption that, although a wide variety of solutions to the greatest challenge of our time - the climate crisis - have been formulated, politicians of various states and regional organisations opt almost exclusively for technological responses, this study explores one possible cause: firmly anchored gender structures within both the Indian and EU climate discourses. Anja Zuern employs the ecofeminist hegemony analysis she developed for this study, first reconstructing the climate policy identities of India and the EU, and then subjecting them to an ecofeminist critique.

Sosnowska-Buxton, Patrycja, Reimagining Stepmother: A Feminist Analysis of Step(m)otherings. (Sociology of Children and Families) 208 pp. 2025:5 (Bristol U. Pr., UK) <741-1093>
ISBN 978-1-5292-3699-6 hard ¥22,528.- (税込) GB￡ 80.00

Stepmothers often battle with a range of negative myths and stereotypes, with Cinderella's wicked stepmother being the most infamous. Drawing on 20 in-depth interviews with British stepmothers, this book reimagines the expectations, practices and position of stepmothers through a feminist sociological lens. Combining firsthand accounts, including the author's own experiences, the book reveals the complexities of stepfamily dynamics and how stepmothers navigate them. By examining the interplay between personal experiences and broader gendered, historical and social structures, the author offers a fresh perspective on contemporary stepmothers and stepfamilies.

McManus, Jane, The Fast Track: Inside the Surging Business of Women's Sports. 200 pp. 2025:2 (Temple U. Pr., US) <741-1102>
ISBN 978-1-4399-2508-9 hard ¥6,435.- (税込) US$ 30.00 *

"No one cares about women's sports" is a familiar refrain from vocal skeptics, but as The Fact Track shows, a series of watershed moments reflect the increasing popularity of and support for women's sports from both investors and fans. Veteran sports journalist and academic Jane McManus examines both this upward trend and the forces that have held women's sports back since the early 1970s when Title IX became law (and Billie Jean King soundly defeated Bobby Riggs). As the fervor for Caitlin Clark during the 2024 NCAA Women's Basketball championship illustrates, there is big money to be made from broadcasting, merchandising, and investing in women's sports.The Fast Track chronicles how pioneering sponsorships, broadcast opportunities, and surges in ratings contradict the myths about disinterest. Interviews counter the resistance toward women's leagues, reveal how women are covered in the media, and consider the possibilities for further investment. McManus also addresses racial inclusivity, transgender athletes, women's health issues, and equal pay. An essential road map to capitalize on untapped potential, The Fast Track provides a snapshot of where women's sports as an industry and investment stand at this moment in time.

Aguas, Evangeline, Queer Interruptions: Temporality in Femslash Fandom. (Palgrave Fan Studies) 118 pp. 2025:3 (Palgrave Macmillan, UK) <741-1114>
ISBN 978-3-031-77024-1 hard ¥9,280.- (税込) EUR 39.99

This book explores the experiences of queer female and genderqueer fans through interviews and an original documentary. Inspired by fan reactions to the death of a popular lesbian character on the television series The 100 (2014-2020), the book focuses on the fans' experiences with the "Bury Your Gays" trope and seeks to illustrate the enduring impact of these ? ctional deaths on contemporary viewers. The book draws on queer theory to frame the experiences of queer female and genderqueer fans as experiences of queer time: as deviations from heteronormative life timelines, as anachronistic backward turns, and as queer melancholia. By exploring the "backward" feelings and experiences of fans, this book illustrates how the pain and abjection of the queer past are still with us in the present, challenging simplistic narratives of progress and highlighting the continuing marginalisation of the queer community onscreen and in the wider political context.

Zeman, Marija Geiger / Chmiel, Michal / Holy, Mirela (eds.), Beauty Industry: Gender, Media and Everyday Life. (Women, Economy and Labour Relations) 304 pp. 2025:5 (Emerald, UK) <741-1151>
ISBN 978-1-83608-941-4 hard ¥23,595.- (税込) US$ 110.00

The concept of beauty and its impact on social interactions has spurred extensive research and discussions. Beauty products not only shape individuals' public image but also form an integral part of their daily routines. By unravelling the cultural, social, and historical tapestries that frame beauty standards, this edited volume presents an in-depth analysis of the beauty industry and its complex relationships with beauty entrepreneurship, advertising, television, fashion industry, professional dance, and everyday life. Beauty Industry offers a collection of edited chapters that critically dissect the beauty industry through a gendered lens, delving into topics such as gendered beauty ideals, the relationship between beauty products and gender identities, and the challenge to traditional gender norms. The work affirms diversity and inclusion and due to its interdisciplinary approach, it is an excellent companion for researchers and students interested in feminism, queer theories, sociology, PR and communication studies, fashion, body, race and media. It also considers the intersectionality of gender with factors like race, class, and sexual orientation in the beauty industry. With a focus on macro, mezzo, and micro levels, the contributions span various research methodologies, fostering new knowledge and insights into this intricate intersection of beauty, gender, and industry.

Amaral, Ines / Flores, Ana Marta M. et al. (eds.), Critical Literacies and Gender Studies: Navigating Media, Education, and Civic Engagement for Social Justice. 192 pp. 2025:5 (Emerald, UK) <741-1152>
ISBN 978-1-83662-595-7 hard ¥22,522.- (税込) US$ 105.00

In today's increasingly digital media landscape, enhancing critical literacy and fostering civic engagement is crucial for addressing gender disparities and broader inequalities within education and public life. Critical Literacies and Gender Studies explores the intersections of media literacy, gender studies, and civic participation, offering theoretical insights and practical strategies to challenge dominant power structures and advocate for gender equity. It highlights the importance of integrating critical literacies into educational curricula, combating misinformation, and fostering an inclusive digital environment. Topics include European research on digital citizenship and gender equality, the regulation of social platforms, and mediated intimacies. Critical Literacies and Gender Studies provides an interdisciplinary framework for analysing how media practices shape societal norms, education, and civic life.