Essays about: "Changing gender roles"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 37 essays containing the words Changing gender roles.

1. 21. Father groups in Burkina Faso – towards changed behaviors and a reconstruction of masculinities?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Förvaltningshögskolan

   Author : Andrea Hallberg; [2017-06-22]
   Keywords : Africa; Burkina Faso; Nakamtenga; Yennenga Progress; father groups; fatherhood; family life; masculinities; gender roles;

   Abstract : Introduction: The importance of the involvement of men when it comes to increasing quality of life for women and children as well as for men themselves are evident, and has been shown repeatedly in academic research. Women globally are the ones responsible for children and household. READ MORE

3. 22. The ‘Self-enterprising Care Taker’ on ‘Home Deployment’: Contesting Constructions of Femininity in Extended Military Family Deployment Support in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Fredrik Eklund; [2017]
   Keywords : Militarization; Sweden; Feminism; Gender; Military Family Deloyment Support; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study takes a critical feminist anti-militarist perspective on the function and purpose of the support that families of soldiers are provided by militaries during deployment. The context in focus is Swedish deployment support of extended families of soldiers, the material selected is from the website and the forum of the voluntary peer and mentor based support organization Invidzonen. READ MORE

4. 23. Fathers' engagement in childcare to prevent stunted growth in children : a qualitative study at the primary healthcare level in Rwanda.

   University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

   Author : Eleonor Bergström; Olivia Söderström Högling; [2017]
   Keywords : Fathers’ engagement; Nurse’s perception; Rwanda; Stunted growth;

   Abstract : Background Rwanda has made great progress since the genocide in 1994, but is still facing the challenge of reducing the high prevalence of stunted children. Childhood stunting is an indicator for multiple pathological disorders and gives an elevated risk of chronic disease in adulthood. READ MORE

5. 24. The Rojava Revolution: Kurdish women’s reclaim of citizenship in a stateless context

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Sanna Ghotbi; [2016-09-28]
   Keywords : Rojava; Kurdish women’s movement; reclaiming citizenship; gender justice;

   Abstract : The Kurds have historically been subjected to structural forms of oppression such as being denied the right to land, their language, culture, political participation or even a passport and social security number. Within this process the Kurdish women’s marginalisation has been doubled as they have been subjected to patriarchal laws, restricting their rights. READ MORE

6. 25. Men's perceptions of how gender equality  affects gender relations at household levels  in rural Uganda : - A case study conducted in two villages in Isingiro district in South-West                       Uganda

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Josefine Sjöberg; Sandra Österlund; [2016]
   Keywords : Hegemonic Masculinities; Gender Equality; Women Empowerment; Gender Relations; Uganda;

   Abstract : In Uganda, the constitution provide protection for women´s rights. However, progress is still slow and the situation on household levels are largely unknown. READ MORE