Essays about: "Gender and Migration"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 174 essays containing the words Gender and Migration.

1. 1. Keeping Up with the Transition: Sex for Compensation and Women with Asylum and Transgender Experiences in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Ines Anttila; [2023]
   Keywords : sex for compensation; transgender; asylum; gender affirmation; waiting; strategy; tactic.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the practice of sex for compensation performed by women with transgender and asylum experiences living in Sweden. It aims to explore the complexities of sex for compensation by positioning this practice as both strategy and a tactic for obtaining income used for gender affirmation, considering that gender-affirmative healthcare is not available for asylum seekers in Sweden. READ MORE

3. 2. Newspaper Frames and Migration Gains : A Comparative Study of Migration- and Migrant Related Framing in News Coverage in Colombia and the United States

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Linnea Grönberg; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This study investigates how Venezuelan migration and migrants are framed in the U.S and Colombia. Drawing on theories about interpersonal contact and the gendered dimension of intergroup bias the paper argues that a broader and more understanding framing of migration and migrants is expected in Colombia. READ MORE

4. 3. From Policy to Practice : Addressing the Challenges of Women Refugees in the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, Uganda

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Johan Diez; [2023]
   Keywords : Peace and Conflict Studies; Refugee Policy; UNHCR; UN Women; Peace; and Security Agenda; Bidibidi Refugee Settlement; Yumbe District; Uganda Refugee Policy; Local Action Plan; National Action Plan; Ethnography; Applied Social Sciences; Case Study; Constructivism; Document Analysis; Thematic Analysis; Interviews; Women in Development; Women and Development; Gender and Development; Women in Forced Migration; Decentralization; Negative Peace; Positive Peace; Situational Peace; Cultural Violence; Structural Violence; Direct Violence; Positive Peacebuilding; Feminist Peace Theory;

   Abstract : This applied social sciences case study examines the efficiency of the ‘Yumbe Local Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security’ in addressing the perceived and experienced adversities of women refugees in the Bidibidi refugee settlement, Uganda. This is done by collecting data from the Bidibidi settlement through interviews and discussions with the refugee and host population, as well as with relevant organizations and governmental actors. READ MORE

5. 4. Between Masculinities: Japanese men in Sweden negotiating two gender structures

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Saito Sono; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender; Migration; Masculinity; Japanese men; Sweden;

   Abstract : This qualitative study focuses on Japanese immigrant men living in Stockholm to explore their perceptions of masculinities and gender ideas after migrating to Sweden. Although economically advanced, Sweden and Japan are polar opposites in terms of gender norms and gender relations. READ MORE

6. 5. Post-Migration Fatherhood : Immigrants' Experiences of Swedish Gender and Family Norms

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Mirana Bauduin; [2023]
   Keywords : Fatherhood; Sweden; Immigrants; Norms; Policies;

   Abstract : Sweden is a country known for its gender-equal family policies, which prompt fathers toshare childcare responsibilities with their partners. However, lots of immigrants living inSweden might face cultural clashes, if they come from countries where family norms assignfathers the role of breadwinners and mothers that of homemakers. READ MORE