Frontmatter and Editorial

Abstract

In lieu of an abstract, here is the first paragraph of the editorial:

Gender Studies is not only a means that allows us the examination of social norms pertaining what it means to be a ‘woman’ or a ‘man’, it is also not merely a means to challenge or contest those meanings. More than anything gender studies continues to be critical in the pursue of social, economic, and political justice for all. A means to investigate the production, reproduction and (more often than not) the resistance to norms that produce inequalities. Also, it is of utmost importance to understand that the gender binary is a Western concept and that historically speaking, gender has always been fluid and must maintain to be viewed so.