Gender, Equal Opportunities, Research, 2015 (vol. 16), issue 1
Men and Masculinities

Editorial

Men and Masculinities

Iva Šmídová, Ivan Vodochodský, Jeff Hearn

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1)

Articles

The Literary Spaces of Fatherhood

Marcin Filipowicz

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 6-13 | DOI: 10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.163  

This article seeks to contribute to the discussion about literary images of fatherhood in contemporary Czech and Polish prose. It focuses on analysing the specific literary spaces that have emerged alongside a new type of literary character, namely, 'new fathers', who give up their professional activities to stay home and look after babies. A comparative analysis of two novels - Petr Šabach's Putování mořského koně (The Pilgrimage of a Sea Horse) and Marek Kochan's Plac zabaw (The Playground) - presents the similarities in the structures of their literary space and in the way masculinity is contextualised in the space of the playground and the home....

Korean Cinema's Female Writers-Directors and the "Hegemony of Men

Richard Howson, Brian Yecies

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 14-22 | DOI: 10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.167  

The South Korean film industry represents a masculine-privileged gender regime that over the last few decades has shown a newfound strength both at home and abroad. However, challenging this masculine privilege are a growing number of important though unheralded female writers-directors operating in both the independent and commercial sectors of the industry. In this article, the authors present a case study that explores the work of five of these female writers-directors within this context. They begin by asking two key questions: can female writers-directors find a voice within the Korean film industry that challenges the traditional gender stereotypes...

From Deviants to Parents: Non-Heterosexual Masculinities in Contemporary Czech Television Series

Zdeněk Sloboda

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 23-34 | DOI: 10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.164  

Since about 2004, the boom in the production of original Czech television series has been accompanied by the slow but steady increase in the appearance of non-heterosexual characters on TV. This analysis focuses on gay characters: what they are like, why and how they appear and disappear, how their non-heterosexuality is established and how it develops in the narrative of the series. A notable change can be observed in how gay male characters are being depicted: from depictions of mostly miserable characters whose coming out is their only dramatic potential in the narrative, to more complex portraits of characters who are incorporated into the story,...

Work with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence in Eastern European and Baltic countries

Katarzyna Wojnicka

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 35-45 | DOI: 10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.165  

The aim of the paper is to present and analyse the current state of perpetrator programmes in Eastern European and Baltic countries as this issue has barely been raised in the literature. It is connected to the fact that in described region such programmes are still relatively new phenomena and, compared to other European Union countries (mostly in Western and Northern Europe), the number of the programmes is still insufficient. Moreover, the number and character of the perpetrator programmes in Eastern European and Baltic countries is to a large extent determined by traditional gender relations, glorification of the traditional family and specific...

Male Teachers in Kindergartens: The Construction of Masculinity in the Feminised Environment

Nina Fárová

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 46-56 | DOI: 10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.166  

This article focuses on the topic of men working in feminised jobs and specifically on male teachers in kindergartens, who are in a specific position given that they are relatively few in number. There are several advantages for them in this position: they are accepted with enthusiasm and with expectations of change. This treatment gives them an opportunity to construct their own and relatively 'elite' version of masculinity, which is superior just to the femininity of the female teachers, but also to other versions of masculinity. This 'elite' version of masculinity is supported by female teachers and it contributes the survival of a dichotomous and...

Coffee, Cookies and Cards: The Use of Visuals and Materiality to Reproduce and Transform Masculinity in Dutch Social Work Interventions

Iris van Huis, Marleen van der Haar

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 57-66 | DOI: 10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.168  

In what way do gender-specific interventions aimed at marginalised men reproduce and transform masculinities, and what kind of masculinity do social professionals, who carry out these projects, work with? This paper analyses how visual materials, spaces and artefacts enable professionals to deal with masculinity and gender-equality issues when working with men whom they assume hold traditional views on masculinity and gender roles. A three-year study of semi-public interventions that worked on individual empowerment, participation and gender equality with marginalised men in the Netherlands revealed that the professionals found it difficult to raise...

Interview

Emerging Ideas in Masculinity Research: An Interview with Raewyn Connell by Christian McMahon

Christian McMahon, Raewyn Connell

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 66-73 | DOI: 10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.169  

The third conference organised on behalf of the Nordic Association for Research on Men and Masculinities (NFMM) was held in Reykjavik, Iceland, from 4 to 6 June 2014, under the title Emerging Ideas in Masculinity Research - Masculinity Studies in the North. It was part of the Icelandic Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2014, in cooperation with the Ministry of Welfare and the Centre for Gender Equality in Iceland, RIKK (Institute for Gender, Equality and Difference, University of Iceland), and the Equal Rights Committee at the University of Iceland. The conference included 35 themed sessions, with three to five paper presentations in...

The Multiple Empires of Men: Iva Šmídová Interviews Jeff Hearn

Iva Šmídová, Jeff Hearn

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 74-82 | DOI: 10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.170  

The Multiple Empires of Men: Iva Šmídová Interviews Jeff HearnJeff Hearn je hostujícím profesorem genderových studií na Fakultě humanitních a společenských věd švédské Örebro University, profesorem sociologie na anglické University of Huddersfield, profesorem na finské Hanken School of Economics a členem britské Academy of Social Sciences. Publikoval řadu prací, zejména v těchto oblastech: sociologie, sociální politika, genderová studia, muži a maskulinity, sexualita, násilí, organizace, řízení, informační a komunikační technologie a kulturní studia. Jeho současné výzkumné zájmy zahrnují mužská studia, genderové vztahy, studia organizací a organizování,...

The gender files

Ann Snitow meets Czech feminists

Iva Šmídová, Ivan Vodochodský

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 83 | DOI: 10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.171  

Ann Snitow, Professor of Literature and Gender Studies at the New School in New York City, is known for her love and passion for travelling feminism. She has been an outstanding supporter of Czech feminists and one of the core enthusiastic representatives of thematic East-West feminist debates. Book grants from the Network of East-West Women, of which she is a co-founder, significantly cultivated feminist endeavours after 1989 in the Czech context and beyond.Ann Snitow has been a feminist activist since 1969. She was a founding member of New York Radical Feminists and for six years was Director of the Gender Studies Program at the New School. She...

Gender Includes Men: An Exploration of Feminist Thought on Masculinity

Ann Snitow

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 84-88 | DOI: 10.13060/12130028.2015.16.1.172  

Reviews

We Can´t Do Without Men. Book Review of van der Gaar, N. Feminism and Men

Nina Fárová

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 89-92  

V loňském roce vyšla kniha genderové aktivistky a nezávislé spisovatelky Nikki van der Gaag s názvem Feminism and Men. Jak již název napovídá, hlavním tématem knihy je vztah mezi muži a feminismem. Jedná se o popularizační knihu, která má však co nabídnout i odbornicím a odborníkům: může být ukázkou toho, jak napsat knihu o genderové rovnosti pro širokou veřejnost.

Prostitution or sex work? The Important Are the Rights and Protection of Those Who Perform It. Book Review of Havelková, B., Bellak-Hančilová, B. Co s prostitucí?

Kateřina Lišková

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 92-94  

Recenze knihy: Havelková, Barbara, Bellak-Hančilová, Blanka (eds.). 2014. Co s prostitucí? Veřejné politiky a práva osob v prostituci. Praha: SLON.

Economization of Private Life. Are We Becoming Foreigners in Our Private Lives? Book Review of Hochschild, A. R. The Outsourced Self

Romana Volejníčková

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 94-97  

Review of the book:Hochschild, Arlie R. 2012. The Outsourced Self. Intimate Life in Market Time. New York: Metropolitan Books.

Four Ways to Collective House: Between Romanticism and Rationality, Dream and Reality. Review of Guzik, H. Čtyři cesty ke koldomu

Petr Gibas

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 97-101  

Recenze knihy:Guzik, Hubert, 2014. Čtyři cesty ke koldomu, kolektivní bydlení - utopie české architektury 1900-1989. Praha: Zlatý řez.

Diverse Ways of Life-course in the Late Modern Society. Review of Hašková, H. a kol. Vlastní cestou?]

Jaroslava Hasmanová Marhánková

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 101-105  

Recenze na knihu: Hašková, H. (ed.), Vohlídalová, M., Maříková, H., Dudová, R., Uhde, Z., Křížková, A., Formánková, L. 2014. Vlastní cestou? Životní dráhy v pozdně moderní společnosti. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství a Sociologický ústav AV ČR.

Information

Report from the International Conference on Men and Masculinities

Iva Šmídová

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 89-92  

Na začátku března se uskutečnila velkolepá konference o zapojení mužů a chlapců do genderové rovnosti, která se explicitně hlásila ke kritickému, profeministickému přístupu: International Conference on Men and Masculinities: Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality (5.-8. března 2015, New York).

Fathers Friendly Companies (not only them)].

Hana Maříková

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 93-97  

Ve dnech 12.-14. března 2015 se na univerzitě v Bielefeldu (Universität Bielefeld) konala mezinárodní konference k tématu otcovství v zaměstnavatelských organizacích (Fathers in Work Organizations: Inequalities and Capabilities, Rationalities and Politics)

Fair Science and How to Achieve It. Report from the Conference

Hana Tenglerová

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 97-99  

Dne 22. 10. 2014 proběhla pod záštitou veřejné ochránkyně práv Anny Šabatové, místopředsedy pro vědu, výzkum a inovace Pavla Bělobrádka a předsedy Akademie věd ČR Jiřího Drahoše Třetí národní konference o genderu a vědě, která se zaměřila na roli státu a výzkumných institucí. NKC - ženy a věda Sociologického ústavu AV ČR jako pořádající instituce zde vyzvalo zástupce a zástupkyně institucí výzkumu, aby představili konkrétní kroky, které povedou ke zlepšení podmínek a postavení žen ve vědě.

Report from the conference "Educating Young People About Sex: Addressing Issues of Gender, Sexuality, and Diversity"

Lucia Moravanská, Katarína Slezáková

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 100-103  

V dňoch 11. až 13. apríla 2014 sa v priestoroch Fakulty sociálnych štúdií Masarykovej univerzity v Brne uskutočnila pod záštitou oboru genderových štúdií konferencia "Educating young people about sex: Addressing issues of gender, sexuality, and diversity". Konferenciu je možné považovať za vyústenie jedného z tematických zameraní brnenských rodových štúdií.

How to Increase the Number of Women in Decision-making? Report from the Conference

Romana Volejníčková, Markéta Švarcová

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 104-108  

Dne 26. 3. 2015 se v Praze uskutečnila praktická konference věnující se zvýšení zastoupení žen v rozhodovacích pozicích.

Report from the Conference The Strength of Critique

Ľubica Kobová, Zuzana Uhde

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 105-108  

The End of False Gender Experts in the Czech Republic

Nina Fárová, Blanka Nyklová

Gender a výzkum / Gender and Research 2015, 16 (1): 108-110