Abigail Stepnitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5889224 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abigail Stepnitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abigail |
| FAMILY NAME | Stepnitz |
| SIGNATURE | STEPNITZ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Drake University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8597-0780 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Believing Asylum-Seeking Women
In this article I seek to expand the understanding of what it means to credibly “do gender” for women seeking asylum in the United States. I present an empirical analysis of documents related to 30 women's affirmative asylum claims in the US from 2001–2018, which centre experiences of sexual and gender-based violence. My analysis reveals how women's credibility is achieved interactionally and institutionally when their written narratives and inte…
A Lie More Disastrous than the Truth
This article explores the impact that nationality can have on a person’s experience of being identified as a victim of trafficking in the UK. Responses to individuals and disparities in rates of recognition depending on nationality are cause for great concern. The rhetoric and the response to women who have experienced trafficking varies considerably depending upon the citizenship, residency and documentation status of the individual, particularl…
Believing Asylum-Seeking Women
In this article I seek to expand the understanding of what it means to credibly “do gender” for women seeking asylum in the United States. I present an empirical analysis of documents related to 30 women's affirmative asylum claims in the US from 2001–2018, which centre experiences of sexual and gender-based violence. My analysis reveals how women's credibility is achieved interactionally and institutionally when their written narratives and inte…
A Lie More Disastrous than the Truth
This article explores the impact that nationality can have on a person’s experience of being identified as a victim of trafficking in the UK. Responses to individuals and disparities in rates of recognition depending on nationality are cause for great concern. The rhetoric and the response to women who have experienced trafficking varies considerably depending upon the citizenship, residency and documentation status of the individual, particularl…
A Lie More Disastrous than the Truth
This article explores the impact that nationality can have on a person’s experience of being identified as a victim of trafficking in the UK. Responses to individuals and disparities in rates of recognition depending on nationality are cause for great concern. The rhetoric and the response to women who have experienced trafficking varies considerably depending upon the citizenship, residency and documentation status of the individual, particularl…
Believing Asylum-Seeking Women
In this article I seek to expand the understanding of what it means to credibly “do gender” for women seeking asylum in the United States. I present an empirical analysis of documents related to 30 women's affirmative asylum claims in the US from 2001–2018, which centre experiences of sexual and gender-based violence. My analysis reveals how women's credibility is achieved interactionally and institutionally when their written narratives and inte…
Criminology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Asylum seeker (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Citizenship (1 work) · Cognitive reframing (1 work) · Credibility (1 work)