Essays about: "gender separatism"

Found 4 essays containing the words gender separatism.

  1. 1. Why only women? : An interview study of individual members’ experiences and perceptions of the women-only online community Heja Livet!

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

    Author : Malin Johnsson; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Why are women attracted to join women-only online communities and what are the affordances of these communities? This study is focusing on the signifier of the fourth-wave feminism – feminist activity online and the cultivation of online safe spaces. Sweden is often considered to be a gender-equal country but this study sheds light on the fact that women in Sweden still experience gender inequalities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Separatism and cooperation : Democratic participation, asset-building and narrative representations in  The Women’s Cooperative Society Swedish Homes, 1904-1916

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Anders Jacobson; [2021]
    Keywords : cooperation; separatism; separatist cooperation; cooperative movement; women’s cooperatives; Kvinnornas Andelsförening Svenska Hem; Kooperativa Förbundet; feminism; de-alienation; reconstruction; intersectionality; alternative institutions; kooperation; kooperativ; separatism; separatistisk kooperation; kvinnokooperativ; Kvinnornas Andelsförening Svenska Hem; Kooperativa Förbundet;

    Abstract : Within the context of economic history, this case study discusses “separatist cooperation” as an organizational and economic strategy for addressing multiple forms of alienation and inequality. Unique in the European cooperative movement at the time, The Women’s Cooperative Society Swedish Homes (Kvinnornas Andelsförening Svenska Hem), active in Stockholm 1905-1916, is a case in point. READ MORE

  4. 3. The need of separatist spaces : a queer feminist exploration of saunas and lesbian spaces

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Kim Schmidt; [2019]
    Keywords : sauna; queer; feminist; separatism; lesbian spaces; minority; exclusion; inclusion; architecture; public space; bastu; arkitektur; queer; feminitisk; separatism; lesbisk; lesbiska rum; lesbisk frukost; lesbisk makt; minioritet; exkludering; inkludering; offentliga rum;

    Abstract : This thesis explores separatist spaces, with focus on lesbian spaces, with the aim of enabling discussion about the need and configuration of that type of spaces. The focus is on exclusion as a method for achieving an equal society in the long term. READ MORE

  5. 4. Gäris and ickebinäris: Exploring a Swedish Gender-Separatist Group on Facebook

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

    Author : Sofia Hedberg; [2018]
    Keywords : gender separatism; Facebook; social media; feminism; safe space; mundane citizenship;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the experience of participating in a ‘hidden’ gender separatist forum for women and nonbinary persons on Facebook. It does so through a case study of a group called Växtgäris, which constitutes one link in a chain of gender separatist forums established on Swedish Facebook in recent years, whose names all end with -gäris. READ MORE