Essays about: "Empowerment Mimicry"

Found 2 essays containing the words Empowerment Mimicry.

1. 1. Kambili’s Journey to Dignity, and Self-empowerment : A Womanist Approach to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Nicky Nahida Lindecrantz; [2022]
   Keywords : change; Christianity; dignity; identity; Igbo tradition; interaction; liberal- and radical feminism; mimicry; Nigeria; patriarchal violence; postcolonialism; self-empowerment; womanism;

   Abstract : Using womanist theory as a theoretical framework, this study has analyzed identity formation and self-empowerment. Adichie is considered a feminist writer, but her ideals and ideas are very different from Western ideals and aim to survive and challenge patriarchal culture. READ MORE

3. 2. The Political Effect of Female Terrorists: Do women become empowered when entering male dominated spheres?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Moa Peldán Carlsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Female Empowerment; Rebel Movements; Representation; Insurgency; Empowerment Mimicry; Female Rebels; Gender Equality;

   Abstract : This quantitative study aims to investigate mechanisms for female empowerment in the context of conflict by examining whether a female entry into armed rebel, insurgent and terrorist movements can lead to an increase of women represented in politics. Three different hypotheses for the relationship are set: that the effect is positive, that the effect is negative and that there is no effect at all. READ MORE