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1. 1. Gendered Advocacy Coalitions in Estonia and Lithuania: A Comparative Study about the (non-)Ratification of the Istanbul Convention

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Henrietta Tegler; [2024]
   Keywords : Istanbul Convention; Estonia; Lithuania; Gendered Advocacy Coalitions; Women’s Rights.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the Istanbul Convention, was ratified by the European Union in 2023. However, five member states have not yet ratified. READ MORE

3. 2. Isobel Gloag and The Woman with the Puppets : A Feminist Reading

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för musik och bild (MB)

   Author : Cecilia Doyle; [2024]
   Keywords : Feminist; Isobel Gloag; The Woman with the Puppet; Female nude; Nude; Male Gaze; Turn of the Century; Puppets; Britain; Female Artist; Patriarchy; Panofsky; Iconology; Bourdieu; Aavitsland; Pollock; Nead; Silcock;

   Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate The Woman with the Puppets by Isobel Gloag from a feminist perspective, to find how it challenge the male gaze and patriarchy. I also seek to understand how other female artists past and present compare to Gloag’s painting. READ MORE

4. 3. Mapping the Geography of Women's Fear: Exploring Risks, Safety, and Empowerment in Solo Travel Experiences

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

   Author : Irene Burdisso; [2024]
   Keywords : female travellers; solo travellers; feminism; safety; risks;

   Abstract : This thesis explores women's travel experiences through the lens of feminist theories, focusing on women's safety during travel. It examines how gender norms and patriarchal system may affect women’s mobility and interactions with other cultures, all while being firmly rooted in a variety of feminist viewpoints. READ MORE

5. 4. Menstrual rights are human rights - a qualitative study about period poverty among homeless Roma in Stockholm

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Britta Dohmen; Britta Dohmen; [2023-11-03]
   Keywords : period poverty; menstruation; vulnerable EU citizens; Roma; Stockholm; feminism;

   Abstract : In the past decade, period poverty has gained more attention in international research. However, in Sweden the issue is still neglected which results in a complete absence of scientific research. Period poverty is not exclusively a phenomenon in low-income countries but is present around the globe. READ MORE

6. 5. PUNK FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE SECOND SEX; An anthropological study of gender roles and gender equality in the Swedish punk scene in 2023

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Agnes Jansson; [2023-09-27]
   Keywords : feminism; gender; punk; female musicians; tokenism; homosociality;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates female punk musicians’ experiences of the punk scene in Sweden, focusing on the construction of gender and gender roles among bands of the genre in 2023, as well as the treatment of the minority of female musicians. According to my participants’ beliefs, I also point towards what can still be done to improve gender equality in the Swedish punk scene. READ MORE