Essays about: "good woman"

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1. 1. From Bondage to Advocacy : Gender, Double Consciousness and Abolitionist Persuasion in Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet

   Author : Hanna Engström; [2024]
   Keywords : Harriet Jacobs; Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl; slave narrative; gender; double consciousness; abolitionism;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to explore how the interplay between gender and double consciousness is used as a rhetorical device in Harriet Jacobs’ autobiographical narrative “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” (1861). Through a feminist theoretical lens and the concept of double consciousness I provide examples from the text illustrating Jacobs’ strategic use of different narrative techniques to convey her abolitionist message. READ MORE

3. 2. Acting Woman: Math Performance and Gender Identity

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Joanna Allestam; [2023-06-29]
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   Abstract : In this paper I causally explore whether perceived math ability has an impact on perceived gender identity. I base my experiment on a framework proposed by Akerlof and Kranton (2000), and randomly assign individuals to receive a signal of relatively high or relatively low math ability. READ MORE

4. 3. Damned if you do, damned if you don't : How nonbinary students navigate identity in higher education

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Amanda Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : cisnormativity; nonbinary; nonbinary identities; non-binary; Sweden; higher education; microaggressions; gender minority stress;

   Abstract : The gender binary is a pervasive idea in society which suggests that there only exist two genders – man and woman. The wide array of differing gender identities would suggest otherwise. Identifying as nonbinary means that you reject the gender binary and identify somewhere between, in both, or beyond the binary. READ MORE

5. 4. Womens's Opportunities within the Audit Industry in San José, Costa Rica : an interview study of Costa Rican women's experiences

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Stina Ytterberg; Anna Grimsdal; [2023]
   Keywords : Audit industry; Female career opportunities; Gender discrimination; Glass ceiling; Costa Rica;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to fill the gap identified in how women perceive their opportunities to advance in their careers as auditors in San José, Costa Rica. This study also seeks to get answers to what it is like to work as a woman in a male-dominated industry in the chosen country. READ MORE

6. 5. Health care professionals’ experiences and views of sexual and reproductive health service provision to undocumented Roma women in Finland

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

   Author : Kalina Georgieva Hristozova; [2023]
   Keywords : undocumented Roma women; sexual and reproductive health; sexual and reproductive health service provision; health professionals experiences; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Aim: This qualitative study explores the sexual and reproductive health service provision offered to undocumented Roma women migrating to Finland and traces the major challenges in this regard through the experiences, the perceptions, and the views of Finnish health professionals. Background: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of undocumented Roma women is of a particular concern since the lack of health insurance, their mobility, and disadvantaged educational, social, and economic level make them more vulnerable to health risks. READ MORE