Essays about: "impact of feminism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words impact of feminism.

  1. 1. African Women and Storytelling : Unveiling the Power of Narrative to Shape Collective Imaginary

    University essay from

    Author : Clelia Vegezzi; [2023]
    Keywords : African Women; Women; Black Women; Storytelling; stories; Collective Imaginaries; Characters; Novels; INGOs; Noviolet Bulawayo; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie;

    Abstract : During my eight years of work in the communication department of an NGO based in Kampala I have undetaken several workshops organized by istitutional donors, such as USAID, on how to write what the aid sector calls stories of change.  Puzzled by the information and skills obtained in such context and the stories I have encounter and wrote during my job from one side, and on the other side acknowledging how novels helped me to navigate my feeling of disorientation while living and experiencing the Ugandan context; I have decided to embark in this research to better understand where the stories produced by INGOs and the contemporary literature differentiate. READ MORE

  2. 2. Understanding Gender Equal Conflict Resolution – A Sociology of Law Perspective of Inclusive Education as One Pathway to Sustainable Peacebuilding

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Michelle Gano; [2023]
    Keywords : gender equality; education; girls; conflict resolution; peacebuilding; global security; peace negotiation; peace processes; legal empowerment; legal feminism; legal security feminism; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The significance of access to education has, like women’s role in peacebuilding, previously been examined in various studies. However, the relationship between these two has rarely been touched upon. Particularly the discipline of Sociology of Law has been observed to discuss the topics in separate academic discussions. READ MORE

  3. 3. Female Former Child Soldiers Perception of Power : Females captured by the LRA's attitudes towards the people in power in the bush and its effects on them as women

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Ebba Gustafsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Empowerment; female empowerment; gender equality; gender inequality; feminism; child soldier; female former child soldier; SDGs; sustainable development goals; Lord s Resistance army; LRA;

    Abstract : The research aims to understand how female former child soldiers describe the ones who had power over them in the bush of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to understand how patriarchal beliefs in a society affect vulnerable women. The researcher wishes to enhance the importance of working against patriarchal beliefs and stopping child abductions for the sake of young women’s empowerment. READ MORE

  4. 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

  5. 5. “Perhaps the most important lesson I learned was how closely connected the different forms of inequality are.” : A thematic analysis of the Everyday Sexism Project

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Lauren Foley; [2023]
    Keywords : sexism; everyday sexism; feminism;

    Abstract : This thesis set out to explore how, through a radical feminist lens and using the theory of a continuum of violence by Dr. Liz Kelly, the Everyday Sexism Project community thinks about the issue of everyday sexism, how they view everyday sexism in relation to larger, more severe acts of sexist violence, and whether they see potential for change and/or eradication of the former. READ MORE