Essays about: "Discrimination against Women"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 97 essays containing the words Discrimination against Women.

  1. 1. FISCAL POLICY AND GENDER INEQUALITY : A CASE OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN NIGERIA

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Adetutu O Emmanuel; [2023]
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    Abstract : Over the years governmental efforts to resolve the issues of gender inequality particularly in the developing countries appear to be less significant, and some scholars have identified this failing as the bane of economic growth and development in such countries. It is argued that the consequences which stems from discrimination against women who constitute about 70% of agricultural labor market in Nigeria and their low empowerment in Nigeria's agriculture sector led to the overall low productivity in the country's agriculture sector. READ MORE

  3. 2. Regulating female genital mutilation : Comparing criminal law of two European States, Finland and France.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Miina Raiha; [2022]
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    Abstract : BackgroundThis research paper examines the criminal legal regulations applied to Female Genital Mutilation in France and Finland. Female genital mutilation is a form of violence against women, and a violation of the Human Rights. The procedure has life-long negative consequences to the victims and their communities. READ MORE

  4. 3. Discrimination Against Women in Family Relations : The legal status of States’ reservations to Article 16 of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete

    Author : Cornelia Carlestam; [2022]
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  5. 4. “A Fatally Flawed System” : A critical investigation of the 2021 cases on the American Death Row where 11 people were executed

    University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

    Author : Linn Davrin; [2022]
    Keywords : Capital punishment; United States; Discrimination; Racism; Intersectionality;

    Abstract : The death penalty in the US has long been characterized by racist prejudices and mistakes. Previous research suggests that the majority of those executed are intellectually disabled people, black people and the poor. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gender-based Discrimination in France, the Claimed State of Human Rights? : An Analysis of Gender-based Discrimination in the Application of French Legislation

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Elise Marie Rouzier; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender-based discrimination; women; transgender; Feminist Jurisprudence Theory; French legislation;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on gender-based discrimination in the application of French legislation. Discrimination is a major principle of Human Rights. Women and gender minorities, although they are subjected to discrimination, are protected by international treaties and conventions against it. READ MORE