Essays about: "africa women"

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  1. 1. How do climate change adaptation plans consider gender? : An analysis of National Adaptation Plans in Sub- Saharan Africa

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Elin Wredström; [2024]
    Keywords : Gender; Climate Change; National Adaptation Plans NAPs ; Sub-Saharan Africa; Gender and Development GAD ;

    Abstract : Climate change is today an urgent threat, posing grave danger and requiring immediate attention. In order to adapt to the changes, policies, plans, and programmes have been created all over the world, such as the National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. From Protest to Progress: A study on the association between the Arab Spring and women's empowerment in Jordan

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Saga Nilsson Norén; Tilde Persson; [2023-07-06]
    Keywords : Arab Spring; women’s empowerment; agency; instrumental; intrinsic; index; attitudes; decision-making; institutions;

    Abstract : The Arab Spring was a set of political uprisings, taking place in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region starting in 2011. The motive of the initial protests stemmed from people’s desire for democratic rights, however, some of the protests that followed were driven more by aspirations of economic stability. READ MORE

  5. 4. The correlation between guilt and shame to quality of life – gender, cultural and general population

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Charlotte Boogers; Gay-Lynne Langeveld-Ceres; [2023]
    Keywords : moral emotions; guilt; shame; health-related quality of life; coping strategies; moraliska känslor; skuld; skam; hälsorelaterad livskvalitet; Strategier för hantering;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to bridge the gap between two emotions, guilt, and shame, and their interplay with perceived physical, psychological, social, and emotional well-being among healthy adults. Hence, we set out to examine how guilt and shame relate to health-related quality of life. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gender dimension in the informal trade networks in the ECOWAS region: the case of the Nana Benz

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Gloria Sánchez Sánchez; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research focuses on the determinants of participation in informal trade and firms for women in West Africa using the example of the Nana Benz in Togo as a case study. Women have been involved in informal trade for centuries, yet their role tends to be overlooked due to gender inequalities. READ MORE