Essays about: "importance of women in the society"

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1. 21. “Even if they live a destructive life, at least they won´t die” A qualitative study of how social workers at housing facilities for individuals in homelessness and substance abuse perceive and act upon violence against women

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Vilhelmina Tuxen-Meyer; [2020-09-10]
   Keywords : Homelessness; Substance abuse; Housing facility; Shelter; Housing; Women; Violence against women; Intimate partner violence; Sweden.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is, from a Swedish point of view, to investigate and analyse how social workers at housing facilities for people in homelessness and substance abuse perceive and act upon violence against women. Previous research demonstrates that women in substance abuse are more commonly subjected to violence than women without substance abuse. READ MORE

3. 22. “IF WE HAVE THE SEX PURCHASE LAW, WE MUST BE PREPARED TO HELP” - How some of Sweden’s social services work with youths having sex for compensation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Klara Wefer; [2020]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to look into how some social workers in Sweden view their work with youths having sex for compensation with regards to the feminist ideas that the law on buying sex expresses. Swedish studies have shown that most of the youths having sex for compensation started when they were 13-14 years old. READ MORE

4. 23. Revealing the Ceiling: A critical exploration of the barriers to female career advancement and how organizations can help overcome these by gender equality work

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Author : My Persson; [2020]
   Keywords : gender in organizations; glass ceiling; barriers to female career advancement; gender equality work; critical discourse analysis;

   Abstract : Women are underrepresented in organizations at large, especially at the top. Despite an increase in research about, and motives for studying, gender in organizations, there is a lack of qualitative studies about how organizations can do gender equality work (GEW) to overcome the barriers to female career advancement. READ MORE

5. 24. Not just a kvinnofråga A content analysis of Swedish press portrayals of men & #MeToo

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Elissa Shaw; [2019-08-07]
   Keywords : #MeToo; content analysis; media framing; masculinities; gender portrayal;

   Abstract : With its sudden outbreak in October 2017, the anti-harassment movement #MeToo quickly created a vast, worldwide impact on social media, in the traditional press as well as in everyday lives. In Sweden especially, a country with a long history in fighting for gender equality, women in their thousands shared their stories of sexual harassment and came together both as individuals and as occupational groups to raise a collective voice. READ MORE

6. 25. "I feel that I have no one to help me" : Women’s perceptions of causes of alcohol-related violence and what coping strategies these women use in the context of Livingstone, Zambia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

   Author : Evelina Flodkvist; [2019]
   Keywords : Gender-based violence; Intimate partner violence; Alcohol abuse; Coping strategies; Zambia;

   Abstract : Background: Intimate partner violence is a major human rights problem, that affects all sexes of all ages in all societies. Men are the primary perpetrators, and women are more likely to get injured since the violence against women also tends to be more severe. READ MORE