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‘I LIKE YOUR dress, Miss.’

THE SAVOY OPERAS of Gilbert and Sullivan represent one of the most fruitful and interesting partnerships in musical history. This marriage of two complementary minds, the masculinity of Gilbert and the softer, more feminine personality and talent of Sullivan, produced a series of works which are just as popular today as when they were written over seventy years ago. Neither man was really successful without the other; even their collaboration lacked a clear artistic purpose because both deprecated it as running counter to what they conceived to be their true function as writer or musician. On Sullivan's part, in particular, one senses the root cause whereby one work followed another in a long series; namely, the need to support a chosen mode of living within the orbit of high society. Moreover, these operas have had no real successors and the extent to which they have been appreciated and performed in non‐English speaking countries has been negligible. Yet most of them, written and produced with the normal intent of topical entertainment, have survived for three‐quarters of a century, seemingly unaffected by outdated allusions in the text and a basic churchiness in much of the music. Their continuous popularity in Great Britain and the United States has not only been reflected in capacity audiences all through the years, but also in the establishment of Gilbert and Sullivan societies and a steady flow of books about the lives of the two men and their joint works. This very element of success is the underlying reason why copyright protection, or indeed the lack of it, is such an important factor in the history of the Savoy operas, not only during the lifetimes of Gilbert and Sullivan, but also in our own day. It has affected both performances and the printed music of these works very considerably, amounting to a special study in itself, well worthy of examination.

This paper aims to present the challenges facing women in India due to the intersectionality of gender and other forms of identities impacting on their personal and professional lives by exploring the intersection of gender, colour, caste, ethnicity, religion, marital status, and class as sources of discrimination against women in Indian society and workplaces.

The approach is discussing the socio‐cultural traditions leading up to the complexities of multiple intersections of identity for women living and working in India, offering a paradigm shift from Western issues of gender equality towards understanding women's empowerment issues within the Indian context.

Indian women are marginalized in their access to education and healthcare, and they are also compromised in their personal and professional development by being undervalued, underemployed and under‐rewarded. The social implications are the impact of awareness, changing attitudes and corporate social responsibility interventions towards improving the quality of life of women in India. Multinational corporations as well as Indian organizations may be influenced to implement diversity policies and practices beyond individual identities to incorporate the complex intersectionality that is the reality and dilemma of the challenges faced by Indian women in society, in professional careers and within organizations.

Readers will find originality and value in understanding the complexities of gender equality issues in India as compared to other countries and contexts. It can inform researchers, academics, practitioners and policy makers on how to address the disparities and discrimination against women and guide comparative discourses between India and other countries towards eliminating discrimination against women.

Provides a comparison of the press coverage of the introduction of IVF in different contexts, giving a vantage point for examining the variability and the context‐dependence of the issue. Sheds some light on the cultural‐political‐social problems that the new technology entails. Contrasts the differences between Canada and Israel, showing that both countries endorse modern technology in the field of medidine: in both countries, IVF was imported about the same time and both used the US and Britain as a frame of reference and model rather than local developments. Shows the cultural differences of how each culture embraced the new technology.

In this paper the meaning and use of the term ‘financial abuse’ is explored and new ways of looking at the phenomenon suggested. In particular the paper looks at the interaction between financial abuse and neglect in the context of adults who lack capacity.

The emergence of residential aged care facilities (RACFs) within the Ghanaian health-care system has raised eyebrows because, hitherto, the concept of nursing homes had largely been perceived as an anomaly. The purpose of this study is to understand this emerging phenomenon and the activities of care provided within two facilities in the nation’s capital, Accra.

The study draws on participant observations and in-depth interviews with purposively sampled 15 residents in the two facilities and eight caregivers. The data were analysed using thematic approach.

The study found that the daily forms of care mostly performed for the elderly were intimate and non-intimate physical, medical, emotional and spiritual and end-of-life care. The bulk of activities of care were performed in the morning.

The study reveals that the changing landscape of health-care facilities in Ghana to include RACFs indicates RACFs have come to stay to provide different forms of care to older persons who otherwise were cared for by the family.