Essays about: "Armenian women"

Found 5 essays containing the words Armenian women.

  1. 1. Gender-based Violence : A Comparative Study of Gender-based Violence in Afghanistan and Armenia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ellen Otendal; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender-based violence; Women; Afghanistan; Armenia; Human Rights; Conflict; Poverty; Religion; Impunity; Women’s security; Gender; Feminism;

    Abstract : Despite the amount of studies conducted in the field and actions taken, gender-based violence continues to be rampant in both Afghanistan and Armenia. This study investigates potential causes and factors as to why the two societies look and function the way it does. READ MORE

  3. 2. "A Jerusalemite Armenian. That's a thing of its own" : A Case Study about Identity, Agency and Structure among Armenian women

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Susanne Falk; [2019]
    Keywords : Identity; Religion; Conflict; Agency; Armenian women; Jerusalem;

    Abstract : This thesis is an analyses of interviews and observations in the Armenian quarter of Jerusalem. It explores the identity and agency of twelve women in a patriarchal context. A context furthermore marked by religion and several conflicts. The aim is to increase knowledge about this unique environment. READ MORE

  4. 3. Transformative gender narratives in South Caucasus: Conversations with NGO women in the Armenian-Azeri conflict

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Mindaugas Jocbalis; [2016]
    Keywords : gender; conflict; Caucasus; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Kvinna; Georgia; displacement; activism; Nagorno-Karabakh;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the role of women as intermediaries, mediators and arbitrators in conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the de facto region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It is highly relevant to comdev due to several reasons. First, it is an active issue. READ MORE

  5. 4. Framing Domestic Violence Armenian Women’s rights organisations participating in the process of constructing domestic violence against women as a social problem

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Hanna Mächs; [2015-04-27]
    Keywords : Domestic violence; Violence against women; Armenia; Social constructionism; Social problems;

    Abstract : The notion of domestic violence as a public issue, calling for official response, is relatively new in Armenian society. Since the late 1990s, a movement of making domestic violence visible as a societal matter has arisen and expanded, with support from an international women’s rights movement. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Academia: The Case of Armenia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Mikayel Mirzoyan; [2013]
    Keywords : Gender Equality; Empowerment; Higher Education; Armenia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of the study is to analyze gender equality and women’s empowerment in Armenian academia over the past decade. For these purposes a Subjective Women’s Empowerment index has been developed as a result of data analysis from two small-sized surveys. READ MORE