Essays about: "gender political rights"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 175 essays containing the words gender political rights.

  1. 1. Gendered Advocacy Coalitions in Estonia and Lithuania: A Comparative Study about the (non-)Ratification of the Istanbul Convention

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Henrietta Tegler; [2024]
    Keywords : Istanbul Convention; Estonia; Lithuania; Gendered Advocacy Coalitions; Women’s Rights.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the Istanbul Convention, was ratified by the European Union in 2023. However, five member states have not yet ratified. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. You don’t have to put on that red light – A frame analysis of the European Parliament’s position on prostitution 2014–2021.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Sundin; [2023]
    Keywords : Agenda Setting; Europeanization; European Parliament; Frame Analysis; Norm Entrepreneurs; Prostitution; Sex Work; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Prostitution, a policy issue outside of European Union (EU) competence, has in recent years made its way onto the agenda of the European Parliament (EP). In 2014, the resolution on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality was published in which the EP stated that prostitution is incompatible with human rights. READ MORE

  5. 4. Gender and sexual minorities’ right to recognition: A paper victory? With a focus on Nepal, Bangladesh, and India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Arushi Mishra; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender; Human rights; Human rights law; International human rights law; gender rights; sexuality; sexual minorities; TWAIL; Global South; South Asia; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Gender and sexual minority groups in Nepal, Bangladesh, and India have been systematically discriminated against in their States and ignored by the international community, for decades. While the three States have made progress concerning legal gender recognition, including recognizing a third gender on specific documents such as passports or identification cards, issues remain in ensuring equality in education, employment, and social participation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Legal rights for queer people in Japan: How the LGBT Understanding Promotion Bill was shelved in 2021

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för japanska

    Author : Irma Fogelberg; [2023]
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    Abstract : The fight for equal rights for LGBTQ+ people in Japan has in recent years led to efforts to enact a law to promote understanding. After intense debates and revisions in the spring of 2021, the bill was shelved just before the Olympics, despite pressure from national and international organizations such as the International Olympic Committee. READ MORE