Essays about: "“Third World women”"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 37 essays containing the words “Third World women”.

  1. 26. Representations of Egyptian women after the revolution in Local vs. Western discourses

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Roula Hamati; [2013]
    Keywords : Women; Post-colonialism; Egyptian Revolution; Representation; Discourse; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Introduction: Post-colonial feminists have highlighted the tendency in the West to constitute the “other” woman as oppressed and in radical opposition to the “Western” liberated woman. Egyptian women as part of the larger category of the “Arab woman” are often the objects of such discourses. READ MORE

  3. 27. Western NGOs representation of“Third World women” : - A comparative study of Kvinna till Kvinna (Sweden) and Women for Women International (USA)

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi och it

    Author : Jessica Hansson; Malin Henriksson; [2013]
    Keywords : “Third World women”; representation; generalization; stereotype; NGO;

    Abstract : The purpose of this descriptive study is to examine how two Western women‟s NGOs represent women in the “Third World”. The examined cases are the progressive NGOs Kvinna till Kvinna (Sweden) and the American counterpart Women for Women International (US).Qualitative research methodology has been utilized throughout this study. READ MORE

  4. 28. (De)constructing the 'Third World Woman' in International Gender-Equality Development advocacy: a postcolonial feminist discourse analysis of identity constructions in RFSU´s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights advocacy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Jennifer Hagy; [2013]
    Keywords : Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights SRHR ; feminist post colonialism; representation; construction deconstruction; discourse analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the causes and ramifications of representing women in gender-equality advocacy within the realm of International Development cooperation’s. This study shows that through representing the issues of development and the people for whom they are aimed - we risk constructing and reconstructing conceptions of what the postcolonial feminist field of studies calls ´third world difference´, meaning differences between ´western´ women and ´third world´ women. READ MORE

  5. 29. Casualties among Unauthorized Migrants at the Arizona Border : A Race, Class and Gender Perspective

    University essay from Avdelningen för geografi och turism

    Author : Linnea Hällgren; [2012]
    Keywords : migration; Arizona; USA; Mexico;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis deals with the increasing borders control/security between nations, especially between the, so-called third world and first world nations. Security and wall building is something that is becoming a more and more current issue at borders. Today we live under the scare of terrorism which excuses this behavior. READ MORE

  6. 30. Pedal powered cassava peeling machine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Ni Le An; [2012]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The Base of the Pyramid (BoP) refers to 4 - 4,5 billion people in the world, who are living on less than a few dollars per day. This majority of the world's population has a little resources and is usually considered as a group with no purchasing power and therefore is currently unserved and underserved by current products and services. READ MORE