Essays about: "Women Left Behind"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Women Left Behind.

  1. 1. Vulnerable Victims or Agents of Change? A qualitative content analysis on the representation of women in Nepal's National Adaptation Plan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alma Pettersson; [2023]
    Keywords : women; representation; climate adaptation policy; Nepal; feminist constructivism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Climate adaptation policies in Nepal have previously depicted women as vulnerable victims. Policy-makers have described women as a weak and voiceless group that needs “saving” in environmental politics. Several studies have emphasized that these simplistic representations perpetuate gender stereotypes and omit proactive roles in climate action. READ MORE

  3. 2. People of mountains: An ethnographic study of the effects of emigration on left-behind population in the rural of Azerbaijan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Ayshan Gurbanaliyeva; [2022]
    Keywords : social anthropology; rural-urban migration; left-behind; social continuity; migration ideology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Migration is a globally studied social issue, that can cause changes in the demographic composition of the population and the structure of society. Azerbaijan has been experiencing different waves of migration in the country since gaining its independence. One of the largest waves is the emigration from rural to urban areas. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mind The Gap! Pay, Gender, and Ethnicity in the United Kingdom

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Hannah Leadbetter; [2020]
    Keywords : Pay gaps gender ethnicity occupational segregation double disadvantage; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Despite many years of progress towards closing the gender pay gap and achieving racial equality, women from ethnic minority groups in the United Kingdom earn less compared to their male counterparts and to the population average. The extent of channelling into certain areas of occupation and employment are a prominent feature of the employment of minority groups in the UK and is a key mechanism investigated in this study. READ MORE

  5. 4. Women’s fuelwood collection and deforestation : Effects on women’s everyday lives and environments in Kabadio, Casamance and Diagane Barka, Sine-Saloum.

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

    Author : Sofia Tiainen; [2019]
    Keywords : Women; fuelwood collection; forest degradation; livelihoods; feminist political ecology; West Africa; Senegal;

    Abstract : Previous research and literature commonly agree to the fact that women, especially rural women, is the most vulnerable group in society. Many of them tend to be found in the poorest sections of society. READ MORE

  6. 5. “In HIV response in Tanzania no one should be left behind”: a Socio-Ecological analysis of civil society organizations’ possibilities to prevent HIV infection among vulnerable girls and women in Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Isabela Nunes Franciscon; [2019]
    Keywords : gender inequalities; HIV prevention; civil society organizations; Social Determinants of Health; Socio-Ecological framework; Tanzania; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This study illuminates civil society organizations (CSOs)’ possibilities to prevent HIV among girls and women in Tanzania, reflecting on policy implications. A qualitative case study was conducted with a purposively selected CSO, Mtandao. READ MORE