Essays about: "Gender Equality"

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1. 1. 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

3. 2. DOES COMMITMENT LEAD TO ACTIONS? The Impact of Feminist Foreign Policy on Aid Allocation and Female Ambassadorship

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Emma Olsson; [2023-10-30]
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   Abstract : Since 2014, ten states have declared their intent to pursue a Feminist Foreign Policy, and by doing so, made a commitment to bettering women’s rights around the world. The aim of this Master Thesis is to evaluate if the adoption of Feminist Foreign Policy is followed up with tangible impact on women at home as well as abroad. READ MORE

4. 3. Women's civil society organisations and the diffusion of the international climate-gender norm. A comparative qualitative study on the diffusion of the climate-gender nexus through implementation processes in Serbia and North Macedonia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Martina Dahlby; [2023-10-30]
   Keywords : Climate-Gender Nexus; International Norm Diffusion; Women’s Civil Society Organisations; Gender Equality; Climate Change; Serbia; North Macedonia;

   Abstract : The gendered issues of climate change have been acknowledged by the international community, which has led to the creation of policies addressing the climate-gender nexus. Through this international institutionalisation, the climate-gender nexus has become an international norm. READ MORE

5. 4. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910

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   Author : Eleonor Ivdal; [2023-10-05]
   Keywords : the Sierra Club; intersectional theory; discourse analysis; civilization; American wilderness; national park movement; gender; class; race; ethnicity;

   Abstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. 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