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Call for Papers
Deadline: October 15, 2006

ENGAGING MEN IN “WOMEN’S ISSUES”

Women for Women International, a non-profit humanitarian organization, seeks submissions for the winter 2007 issue of its bi-annual academic journal, Critical Half. The journal is intended to raise awareness and spark debate among a variety of audiences by presenting various perspectives on economic, social, and political issues as they relate to women in international development and conflict and post-conflict societies.

Critical Half targets the international development and post-conflict reconstruction community, including but not limited to government policy makers, the United Nations, international and overseas NGOs, U.S. foundations, and philanthropists. In addition, the journal is written in an approachable style for our 75,000 grassroots supporters.

This issue of the journal will focus on how men can be engaged to promote positive change in gender relations at the family, community, and national levels. We hope to examine proposed or existing programs that encourage men to support and advance women’s rights in areas such as Family (e.g., division of household labor, domestic violence, inheritance rights), Sexuality and Health (e.g., consensual sex, rape, HIV/AIDS), Economy (e.g., the value of women’s work, women’s role in community economic development), Education, and Politics (e.g., constitution-building, elections) within a conflict or post-conflict context. Accordingly, we welcome articles that consider one or more of the following questions:

• What are men’s perceptions on the status and roles of women and men in their societies? What are men’s thoughts on “women’s empowerment”?
• How can gender relations be transformed in the face of long-standing cultural beliefs and practices that discriminate against women?
• What factors or incentives influence men’s willingness to accept social change that benefits women? How can men be convinced that women’s empowerment benefits an entire society?
• Does the effectiveness of programs targeting men vary depending on participants’ social and/or economic status? What groups of men should be targeted for lasting changes in gender relations and why?
• What obstacles do men wishing to implement change face in their communities?
• What program strategies have proven to be successful in engaging men in women’s issues? What are explanations for failed programs?

Articles should provide at least one example of a country’s experience that demonstrates the writer’s argument. Papers should incorporate a theoretical framework for the argument where possible and a discussion of its practical implications.

Articles should be 2,000-2,500 words long. The submission deadline is October 15, 2006. Articles should be sent by e-mail. Additional submission guidelines are attached. Past issues of the journal are available at http://www.womenforwomen.org/repubbiannual.htm.

CONTACT: Taea Calcut, tcalcut@womenforwomen.org, (202) 737-7705

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS:

Approximate Word Limits for Articles

2,000-2,500 words of in-depth, referenced analysis.

Format:

All articles should be submitted in their final form and should conform to the following guidelines:

. Submissions must be typewritten on one side of the paper only, double-spaced with wide margins, and with pages numbered.

. Titles and subheadings should be succinct. Women for Women International reserves the right to alter titles and subheadings in consultation with the author.

. A detachable title page must include the title and author, a 200-word abstract of the article, a 50-word biographical profile of the author(s) that includes titles, degrees, academic and professional affiliations, and correspondence information (address, telephone, e-mail, and fax) for all authors.

. Tables and figures should be avoided wherever possible. If absolutely necessary, they should be printed on separate pages and numbered in the order in which they are referred to in the text, e.g., (Table 1) (Figure 1). The author must supply a camera-ready copy.

. Block indent any quotations of more than 50 words. Other quotations should be inside double quotation marks. Use square brackets [ ] to indicate matter inserted into a quotation, and a space followed by three periods and a space to indicate matter omitted. Please indicate where emphasis is added in any quotation.

. An acronym used repeatedly should be cited in its entirety along with the abbreviation in parentheses on first reference, e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All subsequent citations should use only the abbreviation.

. For other format issues, please conform to the Chicago Manual of Style.

Language
. American spelling forms should be used, and authors are responsible for consistency in hyphenating words, abbreviations, and use of capital letters. Bold and italicized words in the text are discouraged. Articles must be written in non-sexist and non-racist language.

. Authors should use a clear, accessible style, free from specialized jargon, in order to reach the widest possible readership. Experts and academics referred to in the text should be identified, for example: "Political economist Safiétou Faye believes," rather than "Safiétou Faye believes."

References
. The journal uses endnotes rather than footnotes. Citations listed more than once should use the short form for subsequent listings.

. Place the endnote number at the end of the sentence in which it appears, except when the reference falls within a bracket.

. Assign a separate number to each endnote throughout the text, even when referring back to a previously cited source.

. The first endnote, unnumbered, should include any acknowledgements of grant support, substantial assistance, etc.

. Bibliographies should only list works directly cited in the endnotes. Lists of general works consulted cannot be published.

Copyright
. The journal will consider articles submitted for publication with the understanding that they have not been published or accepted for publication elsewhere. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of quotations and references and for obtaining permission where needed to cite or republish another author's material. Such use must be clearly noted and acknowledged.

. Once an article has been accepted for publication, it becomes the property of Women for Women International and may not be reproduced or published elsewhere by third parties without written permission from Women for Women International. Authors retain the right to reuse any portion of the work, without fee, in future works of the author's own, including books, articles, lectures and presentations in all media, with appropriate citation. In accordance with the 1978 U.S. copyright law, all authors submitting articles to the journal must sign a copyright transfer agreement.

Journal Copies
Each author will be mailed two copies of the issue in which the article appears. Authors should contact Women for Women for Women International if additional copies are needed.

Submission
. Submissions should be sent by e-mail (as attachment, preferably in MS Word for Windows).

. Include an abstract of the article, consisting of no more than 200 words.

. All submitted articles are subject to peer editorial review and revision; those that are accepted will be edited according to journal standards. Authors will be given designated periods to submit revisions to content as recommended by a peer reviewer, and stylistic edits as recommended by journal editorial staff. Corrections of punctuation, spelling, and style will not be submitted for author's approval if they do not alter the sense of the original article. If previously accepted articles do not adequately address mutually agreed upon revisions by the deadline, Women for Women International reserves the right to cancel publication of the article.

Attn: Taea Calcut
Women for Women International
4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 200
Washington, DC 20008
P: 202-737-7705
www.womenforwomen.org
tcalcut@womenforwomen.org

Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. Additional information about our program can be found on our website at www.womenforwomen.org.

Deadline: October 15, 2006