Essays about: "women at work"
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6. Safety in Urban Spaces using Urban Planning: a Comparative Study in Bogotá, Colombia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Many cities around the world are facing the same challenges when it comes to the ability for women to move around and feel safe in public spaces. For women, using public spaces entails fear of sexual violence and of being attacked, which forces them to always be vigilant and reduces their quality of life. READ MORE
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7. Womens's Opportunities within the Audit Industry in San José, Costa Rica : an interview study of Costa Rican women's experiences
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this study is to fill the gap identified in how women perceive their opportunities to advance in their careers as auditors in San José, Costa Rica. This study also seeks to get answers to what it is like to work as a woman in a male-dominated industry in the chosen country. READ MORE
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8. Ethnographic case study on Feminist commodity networks and sisterhood building in Melbourne, Australia
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines feminist commodity networks through an ethnographic case study of QVWC SHOP in Melbourne, Australia. The work is built through an emic perspective on the understanding of selling, producing, and buying through the QVWC SHOP. READ MORE
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9. The Rise of the Incel Violence: A Feminist Exploration of How Incels and Incel Violence are Framed in American Counterterrorism Policies and Strategies
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In recent years incel (involuntary celibate) perpetuated violence has escalated in the United States. Incels are motivated by deeply rooted misogynistic assumptions, which dehumanises women and promotes degradation and violence towards the group. READ MORE
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10. “It was a free and healthy job” : timber floating on the river Ångermanälven in the 20th century
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The exploitation of northern Sweden's forests began in about the 1830s and continued expanding northwards over the following decades. A key factor that enabling the exploitation of these forests was the natural infrastructure, such as the network of rivers, creeks and flooding during the summer, which made it possible to float timber from the forests to the sawmills on the coast. READ MORE
