Essays about: "Female expats"

Found 3 essays containing the words Female expats.

  1. 1. A Game of Phone Tag : A qualitative study of women living away from loved ones

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för sociala och psykologiska studier (from 2013)

    Author : Jessica Hansson; Eveline Wester; [2021]
    Keywords : Female expats; Co-presence; Feeling scripts; COVID-19; Sweden; Kvinnliga expats; Co-presence; Feeling scripts; COVID-19; Sverige;

    Abstract : In today’s globalized world leaving one’s country of origin to move abroad has become more common,which often results in families and loved ones living apart from each other. This qualitative study aimsto explore professional women’s experiences of living abroad and their ways of coping with being awayfrom their loved ones. READ MORE

  3. 2. Expats´ in Zürich : A qualitative study of expats´ reasons and choices regarding integration, education and social grounds

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Kristina Andersson; [2019]
    Keywords : expats; education; Switzerland; sociology; international schools; integration; educational strategies; cosmopolitanism; Pierre Bourdieu; expats; Schweiz; utbildningssociologi; internationella skolor; integrering; utbildningsstrategier; kosmopolitism; pierre bourdieu;

    Abstract : This study examines expats and their families in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Their reasons and choices regarding integrating (or not) into the Swiss society, educational strategies for their children and possessed capital assets upon arrival in Switzerland is the three problem statements being explored. READ MORE

  4. 3. Navigating the labyrinth : The path to progression for senior female managers working in a foreign country

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Camilla Podowski; Malin Sundin; [2014]
    Keywords : gender barriers; stereotyping; leadership; female managers; foreign culture ;

    Abstract : Many articles have been written about women and what kind of barriers they face – whether it being a glass ceiling or a labyrinth - as they are progressing in their careers; gender stereotyping, double-binds, lack of role models, “old boys club”, different leadership styles, and so forth. And many others have talked about how to navigate or mitigate any obstacles that might face women due to their gender. READ MORE