Essays about: "rural migrant women"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words rural migrant women.

1. 1. Women change quickly while men change slowly : exploring gender perceptions of couples of East African origins in Sweden (Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea and Ethiopia)

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Deo Niyomugabo; [2023]
   Keywords : immigrants; East Africa; integration program; gender norms; household bargaining; gender equality; bargaining power;

   Abstract : This study seeks to explore, from the perspectives of migrant couples, the challenges emanating from the change in gender norms during the integration process of migrant couples in Sweden. The research is specifically limited to migrants of East African origins (Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Rwanda) and the main intent is to scrutinize the evolvement of intra-household relations as gender norms change during the integration process. READ MORE

3. 2. Female Internal Migration: The case of Peru

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Xiomara Seminario Candiotti; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study has been to provide a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic situation of migrant women in the context of Peru, a country historically marked by internal migration rates. It has been found that migrant women are socially excluded in relation to three socioeconomic indicators (1) employment sector, (2) educational attainment and (3) healthcare coverage, predominantly in the latter. READ MORE

4. 3. Empowering Women through Rural-Urban Migration in China.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Agata Kunka; [2017]
   Keywords : migration; empowerment; rural migrant women; hukou system; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Gender equality and empowerment of women and girls were presented at the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG5) by the United Nations. It has been realized that empowerment of women plays a crucial role in development. This study examines the empowerment process of rural migrant women in China. READ MORE

5. 4. An investigation of rural migrants' happiness status in Changsha city : A trial of social urban planning in China's second-tier cities

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Yongliang Gao; [2016]
   Keywords : rural migrants; demographic characteristics; happiness factors; social urban planning;

   Abstract : China has among the world’s fastest growing urban region and faced enormous environmental and social challenges that requires a forward thinking of urban planning, which integrates environmental sustainability and social equity into urban resilience. In China, national and provincial urban policies have long focused on economic and industrial developments, whereas social welfare was not account for urban planning until very recently. READ MORE

6. 5. Buying sex as a privilege? - A qualitative study of middle class Turkish men and their views on sexuality, gender equality and prostitution.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Erika Wikström; [2014-06-25]
   Keywords : sexuality; gender equality; prostitution; sex buyers;

   Abstract : Turkey is a country with regulated prostitution and an increasing number of migrant sex workers. It is also a country that has been going through a modernization process the last two decades; from a rural conservative to a more industrialized secular country. READ MORE