Essays about: "female hygiene product"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words female hygiene product.

  1. 1. Blue Blood and Smooth Skin : Interdependent Relationships Between Feminine Hygiene Product Commercials, Feminism, and Women’s Self-Esteem

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Nina Lotz; Dionne Tilborghs; [2022]
    Keywords : feminism; feminine hygiene products; menstruation; body hair; women´s self-esteem; advertising; binary clean messy ; stigma; normatization;

    Abstract : The portrayal of women in commercials is intertwined with patriarchal structures and power hierarchies found in Western contemporary society, which stem from the Judeo-Christian binary of a ‘clean/messy’ body as introduced by St. Augustine (354 – 430 CE). READ MORE

  3. 2. The Pink Tax : An investigation of gender-based price discrimination in the Swedish market for personal hygiene products

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : Matilda Kardetoft; [2022]
    Keywords : Pink tax; Gender-based price discrimination; Female purchasing power; Male purchasing power; gender equality;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate the phenomenon popularly referred to as the pink tax, otherwise known as gender-based price discrimination in the Swedish hygiene product market. The subject is thoroughly researched in markets like the United States and the United Kingdom, where evidence has been found that a pink tax does exist. READ MORE

  4. 3. Blue Blood and Smooth Skin : Interdependent Relationships Between Feminine Hygiene Product Commercials, Feminism, and Women’s Self-Esteem

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Dionne Tilborghs; Nina Lotz; [2022]
    Keywords : feminism - feminine hygiene products - menstruation - body hair - women´s self-esteem - advertising - binary clean messy - stigma - normatization;

    Abstract : The portrayal of women in commercials is intertwined with patriarchal structures and power hierarchies found in Western contemporary society, which stem from the Judeo-Christian binary of a ‘clean/messy’ body as introduced by St. Augustine (354 – 430 CE). READ MORE

  5. 4. Is the menstrual cup filled with capabilities? : A qualitative case study of a menstrual hygiene program in the North West province of South Africa with focus on female students.

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Author : Louise Johansson; Hanna Hellström; [2018]
    Keywords : menstruation; menstrual cup; capability; stigmatization; school attendance; sexualization;

    Abstract : School attendance is an important part of socio-economic development. In South Africa school girls miss 25% of their education due to menstrual related issues. The menstrual cup is increasingly considered as a sustainable menstrual hygiene product for girls, and is included in programs for improving menstrual health. READ MORE

  6. 5. Please, Keep My Secret - How consumer culture influences product-based female empowerment in a specific BOP context

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sarah Linder; Heimar Svensson; [2014-12-05]
    Keywords : Product-Based Female Empowerment; BOP; BOP Consumption; Cultural Meanings; Consumer Culture; CCT; Product Adoption; Kenya;

    Abstract : The perception of the Base-of-the-Pyramid (BOP) as one single consumer market is no longer a viable notion. The present article illustrates this through an exploration of how local cultural meanings shape a distinct consumer context in a BOP market. READ MORE