Essays about: "Empower in india"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Empower in india.

  1. 1. Dialling up women farmers’ empowerment vis-à-vis agriculture: Exploring the effects of mobile phones in rural India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Vanessa Berghoff; [2021]
    Keywords : agriculture; agricultural development; agricultural transformation; India; feminisation; farmer; women farmer; gender equality; empowerment; rural livelihoods; rural development; mobile phones; mobiles; smartphones; technology; ICT4D; ICT4Ag; mixed methods; quantitative methods; qualitative methods; case study; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite women being the backbone of the agricultural sector in India, the patriarchal agrarian system poses major obstacles and challenges specific to women farmers with consequences well beyond the individual. This research aims to explore how mobile phones can empower rural women vis-à-vis agriculture. READ MORE

  3. 2. Young women’s perceptions on safety in public spaces of Mumbai: negotiating the risk of sexual harassment and challenging patriarchy by transcending victimhood

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Anni-Elina Vänskä; [2019]
    Keywords : sexual violence; street harassment; Mumbai; public safety; patriarchy; gender roles; India; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis draws on ten in-depth interviews in order to analyze young and educated, middle-class women’s perceptions on public safety in Mumbai, regarding the risk of sexual harassment. It focuses on the ways these women negotiate with risk and the patriarchal norms of women’s appropriate behavior in public spaces, further, examines how these women address their oppression and act in order to empower themselves and other women. READ MORE

  4. 3. TO EMPOWER OR TO STOP STIGMATISATION? - THE WORK OF THE SHAKTHIDHAMA WOMEN’S REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER WITHIN INDIAN SOCIETY

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Klara Levin; [2019]
    Keywords : Empowerment; Gender equality; India; Karnataka; Shakthidhama; Social work; Stigmatisation;

    Abstract : Denna studie undersöker hur pass stor inverkan socialt arbete för empowerment kan ha för individers livsvillkor, om dessa individer samtidigt utsätts för stigmatisering. Syftet med studien är att få en djupare förståelse för hur och i vilken utsträckning de verksamma på Shakthidhama women’s rehabilitation and development center finner det möjligt att förverkliga deras vision att stödja utsatta kvinnor att återfå sin ”dignitet och jämställdhet i samhället”. READ MORE

  5. 4. Chances and Limitations of Women’s Entrepreneurship as a Means of Women’s Empowerment in Northeast India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jan Matern; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Gender Equality; Women’s Empowerment; Entrepreneurship; India;

    Abstract : Gender inequality and oppression of women are pressing issues in all countries around the world. Thus the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations declares gender equality as one of the Sustainable Development Goals. Many international organisations have developed projects that aim at supporting women’s entrepreneurship to empower women. READ MORE

  6. 5. Investment in development of water supply and sanitation facilities benefit empowerment of women A Minor Field Study in rural Odisha, India

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Julia Behm; [2016]
    Keywords : empowerment; gender; time-use; India; Minor Field Study;

    Abstract : This study examines if investments in water and sanitation facilities can empower women through freeing up their time. Qualitative data from 108 surveys have been gathered from a case study in rural villages in Odisha, India. READ MORE