Essays about: "Women socio-economic rights"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words Women socio-economic rights.

1. 1. Human Trafficking in Gauteng, South Africa : How do socio-economic factors influence the vulnerability of women to engage in sexual services and potential trafficking in Gauteng, South Africa?

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Linnéa Lundqvist; [2024]
   Keywords : Human Trafficking; exploitation; socio-economic; GBV; corruption;

   Abstract : This research aims to investigate how socio-economic factors influence the vulnerability of women to engage in sexual services and potential trafficking in Gauteng, South Africa. This province is South Africa’s most prosperous one with an enormous flow of migrants and is therefore of interest to investigate. READ MORE

3. 2. Determinants of Female Farmers Access to Agrarian Extension Services: A case study from Ethiopia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Miranda Savini Nicci; [2023]
   Keywords : Agrarian Development; Agricultural Extension Services AES ; Female Small-holder Farmers; Ethiopia; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper aims at investigating the determinants of female farmers access to Agrarian Extension Services in Ethiopia, where extension services represent a critical tool for the development of the agrarian sector. Despite the country’s efforts to develop a gender-responsive extension system, several bottlenecks are negatively driving down women’s access to these services. READ MORE

4. 3. The Health Impacts of Domestic Violence on Women in Chibok Local Government Area in Borno State, Nigeria

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Ayotunde Oluwapelumi; [2021]
   Keywords : Chibok; Discrimination; Domestic Violence; Human Rights; Patriarchy; Power; United Nations; Women;

   Abstract : Domestic violence is defined as mishandling of power, from one person to another. Although the degree differs depending on the community and society, women have largely been on the receiving end in nearly 95 per cent of all known cases. READ MORE

5. 4. Kinship-Based Control of Female Sexuality and Reproduction:Case Study of Virginity Testing in Tajikistan : A Normative Proposal of How to Reconcile the Global and the Local

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   Author : Jozefin Szász; [2021]
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   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to propose a normative approach to women's rights by the reconciliation of the global and the local, to demonstrate the interconnectedness of different levels of analysis. Through investigating the social and political context of Tajikistan, including two illustrative cases of virginity testing, a single case study of virginity testing is conducted. READ MORE

6. 5. The Role of Socio-Economic Factors on the Continuation of Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: A Critical Analysis of Kenya

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Christensson Patricia; [2021]
   Keywords : Socioeconomic factors; female genital mutilation FGM ; ethnic communities; marriageability; human rights.;

   Abstract : Kenya is one of the Sub-Saharan countries that continue to experience incidences of FGM among various ethnic communities. While FGM prevalence has reduced significantly in the last decade due to government crackdowns and the adoption of relevant anti-practice laws, several Kenyan communities continue to circumcise girls and women secretly. READ MORE