Essays about: "should women go to work"

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1. 1. Gender-based violence against women with intellectual disabilities, the case of Tanzania

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Caroline Bergkvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Tanzania; Women with intellectual disabilities; violence; sexual violence; gender-based violence; Capability approach; Human rights-based approach;

   Abstract : One of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world is Violence Against Women and Girls. It is estimated that 1 in 3 women, which is equal to 736 million women, have been experiencing sexual and/or physical violence in her lifetime since the age of 15. READ MORE

3. 2. A Radar with a Gendered Frequency? Dilemmas and Discrepancies on the Military’s Role within the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Ingrid Skagerlind; [2022]
   Keywords : Women; Peace and Security; Gender Advisor; Militarization; Gender Perspective; Organizational Change; UNSCR 1325;

   Abstract : There is a feminist scholarly debate on what role military institutions play in translating the goals of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda into practice. Where idealists on the one side question if militaries should ever be involved with such responsibilities and argue that feminist purposes risk being co-opted. READ MORE

4. 3. Empowerment in the Garment Industry : A Study on Home-Based Workers in Delhi, India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Charlotte Hellström; [2020]
   Keywords : Empowerment; global garment industry; home-based work; SEWA;

   Abstract : India is becoming one of the biggest garment producers in the world and at the bottom of the industry women can often be found working from their homes because of norms restricting them what to do and where to go. These women often work under middlemen who take advantage of their disempowerment. READ MORE

5. 4. Från normblind till medveten : hur Norra Skogsägarna arbetar för jämställdhet

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

   Author : Linnea Edwang; Paula Sundkvist; [2018]
   Keywords : kvalitativa intervjuer; fallstudie; könskodning; maktfördelning; skogsbruk;

   Abstract : Jämställdhet är något som borde vara självklart i dagens samhälle och den generella uppfattningen är att Sverige ligger i framkant. Vad gäller jämställdhet i skogssektorn så har vi dock en lång väg kvar att gå då endast 17 % av de yrkesverksamma i den praktiska delen av det storskaliga skogsbruket är kvinnor. READ MORE

6. 5. Utemiljöns betydelse vid skyddat boende : att ta steget ut

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Yrsa Nilsson Öhrn; [2017]
   Keywords : skyddat boende; kvinnor; utländsk bakgrund; våld och hot i nära relation; utemiljö; hälsa; stress; trädgårdsterapi;

   Abstract : Runt om i Sverige finns ett antal skyddade boenden dit människor söker sig som har blivit utsatta för hot och våld i en nära relation. Uppsatsen fokuserar på de kvinnor som idag bor på skyddat boende då de är betydligt fler än männen. READ MORE