Essays about: "Division of household tasks"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Division of household tasks.

  1. 1. Women change quickly while men change slowly : exploring gender perceptions of couples of East African origins in Sweden (Rwanda, Burundi, Eritrea and Ethiopia)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Deo Niyomugabo; [2023]
    Keywords : immigrants; East Africa; integration program; gender norms; household bargaining; gender equality; bargaining power;

    Abstract : This study seeks to explore, from the perspectives of migrant couples, the challenges emanating from the change in gender norms during the integration process of migrant couples in Sweden. The research is specifically limited to migrants of East African origins (Burundi, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Rwanda) and the main intent is to scrutinize the evolvement of intra-household relations as gender norms change during the integration process. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gendered Division of Housework in Greece : A feminist analysis of a time use survey

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Anastasia Vogiatzi; [2023]
    Keywords : housework; Greece; time use survey; gendered division of labor; unpaid labor;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the gendered housework division in Greece based on research questions about participation by gender, chore types, and factors like age, education, and employment's influence, as well as uncovering related dynamics and trends. A quantitative analysis is employed using Greece's single time use survey conducted in 2013, which reveals substantial gender inequalities in housework division. READ MORE

  4. 3. ”Who has the time to discuss gender equality in that chaos?” : - Mothers perspectives about gender equality when having a child with special needs

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Sara-Lina Lock; [2020]
    Keywords : Motherhood; disability; everyday life; gender equality; intersectionality; emotional labor; identity shift;

    Abstract : This thesis aimed to explore mothers experiences of having a child with special needs througha gender equality perspective. Four mothers were interviewed through a semi-structured interview guide. Feminist disability studies and emotional labor with an intersectional perspective have been the guiding framework. READ MORE

  5. 4. When women defeat barriers in the public - do barriers still remain in the private? A comparative study of the private life of senior managers in county councils, the conditions for being a manager through a gender perspective

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Emmie Andersson; [2019]
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    Abstract : This thesis is a study of senior manager in county councils with the aim to explore if the life situations at home, systematically differs, depending in whether the manager are a man or a woman. Are women and men managers living in the same family structures and home situations, such as the division of domestic tasks, which let them be managers under equal conditions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Division of household tasks and union stability in a gender-egalitarian context : The case of Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Nasrin Turkmani; [2017]
    Keywords : Division of household tasks; Satisfaction with household division; Union stability; Sweden; Uppdelning av hushållsuppgifter; Nöjdhet med hushållsavdelningen; Stabilitet i unionen; Sverige;

    Abstract : This study looks at the relationship between the division of household tasks, satisfaction with the household division and the intention/potential intention to break-up in Sweden as a gender-egalitarian context with a high proportion of family dissolution. The framework of the study is relative deprivation theory. READ MORE