Essays about: "gender roles Theories"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 84 essays containing the words gender roles Theories.

  1. 1. Mapping the Geography of Women's Fear: Exploring Risks, Safety, and Empowerment in Solo Travel Experiences

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Irene Burdisso; [2024]
    Keywords : female travellers; solo travellers; feminism; safety; risks;

    Abstract : This thesis explores women's travel experiences through the lens of feminist theories, focusing on women's safety during travel. It examines how gender norms and patriarchal system may affect women’s mobility and interactions with other cultures, all while being firmly rooted in a variety of feminist viewpoints. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gendered Career : A Case Study of Women and Career Advancement

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Isabella Davéus; Wilma Schening; [2023]
    Keywords : Career; Career Advancement Gender Equality; Organizations; Women.; Karriär; Karriärsutveckling; Jämställdhet; Organisation; Kvinnor.;

    Abstract : The manufacturing industry has reported gender equality issues, both in relation to the underrepresentation of female employees within the industry as a whole and in managerial positions as well as the abindant existence of gendered roles and stereotypes. As a result of gender inequalities, women employees face difficulties advancing in their career. READ MORE

  4. 3. Human Trafficking : “The Silent Victims”

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Ema Miseikaite; [2023]
    Keywords : Human trafficking; Male trafficking victims; Masculinity; Gender roles; Globalization;

    Abstract : Human Trafficking, also known as Trafficking in Persons, or Modern-Day Slavery, is a multibillion-dollar industry that consumes millions of individuals from diverse social, cultural, racial, national, or gender backgrounds. Human trafficking can take many forms: labor, organ, and sex trafficking. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tensions between Religion and Feminism in Muslim Communities in Mallorca : A Qualitative Analysis of Women’s Lived Experiences

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

    Author : Lola Abrahams; [2023]
    Keywords : Women in Islam; Islamic Feminism; Secular Feminism; Gender Roles;

    Abstract : This thesis delves into the relationship between religion and feminism in the context of Muslim women residing in Mallorca. The study conducts a qualitative analysis to evaluate the impact of defined gender roles on their everyday experiences. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Haunting of Hill House: The Heterosexual Horror of the Home

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Fanny Berg; [2023]
    Keywords : Shirley Jackson; queer reading; internalization; self-surveillance; heteronormativity;

    Abstract : The female gothic as a genre, with its emergence in the 19th century, has a history of critiquing women’s place in the domestic sphere by showcasing the horrors of the home. When The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson was first published in 1959, it did so with both this historical genre background, as well as with a resurgence of traditional gender roles as an ideal. READ MORE