Essays about: "inequality between men and women"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 74 essays containing the words inequality between men and women.

  1. 6. EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT ATTITUDES AMONG STUDENTS TOWARDS WOMEN AND MEN IN MALE- AND FEMALE-DOMINATED FIELDS OF WORK AND STUDY

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Fay van Tussenbroek; [2023]
    Keywords : implicit attitudes; explicit attitudes; gender stereotypes; STEM; HEED;

    Abstract : Abstract Gender inequality is considered an issue in many countries and gender roles could play an important role in this. Specifically, gender stereotypes suggest that STEM (i.e., science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is more seen as “male” and HEED (i. READ MORE

  3. 7. Structural sexism, “it's just a coincidence” : An interview study on the silence at Swedish advertising agencies

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Charlotte Elgtberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Advertising agencies; Sexism; Silence; Structural discrimination; Organizational communication; Feminism; Reklambyråer; Sexism; Tystnad; Strukturell diskriminering; Organisationskommunikation; Feminism;

    Abstract : Sweden has been named one of the most equal countries in the world and is a role model for many. Despite this, there are hierarchies within companies that favor white middle-aged men. This has raised questions about what gender equality actually looks like in practice. READ MORE

  4. 8. Framing the Other : A feminist Approach to Media Representations of Women's Issues and Gender Equality in Croatia

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

    Author : Martina Derdić; [2022]
    Keywords : gender inequality; otherness; news framing; retraditionalization; Croatian media;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis is to identify the discursive techniques through which women are delegitimized, belittled and "Othered" in Croatian media. On top of that, the goal is to identify patterns in news framing processes which reflect the structures of a patriarchal society. READ MORE

  5. 9. The Future is Familiar - Young Swedes Imagining Work-life Balance in Their Future Adulthood

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Franciska Dis Brodersen; [2022]
    Keywords : imagined futures; young people; work-life balance; gender inequality; the second shift; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the imagined futures of young Swedes with a focus on how they envision creating work-life balance and how they aim to divide their time between paid and unpaid work. This is done by analyzing written accounts of 168 upper secondary students from both university preparatory schools (UP) and vocational schools (VO) in a middle-sized town in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 10. The gender gap in the unemployment rate before and after the corona-pandemic : A comparison between Sweden and Denmark

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Mimmi Andersson; Sofia Björkman; [2022]
    Keywords : Covid-19; gender differences; labor market; unemployment rate; women; lockdown; policies; gender inequality.;

    Abstract : This paper studies the Covid-19 pandemics effect on female labor market participation in Sweden and Denmark. Previous studies have various assessments on whether women were affected to a different extent than men. Studies from the United States indicate that women have been hit harder than men as a result of the pandemic. READ MORE