Essays about: "Gender and trade"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 62 essays containing the words Gender and trade.

  1. 21. Gendered commodification of human body parts : A study of the trade with hair from Indian women

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Håkansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Commodification; Gender;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to illustrate how the phenomenon of trade with hair from Indian women, can be regarded as a case of gendered commodification of human body parts. It is illustrated with the assistance of postcolonial scholar Appadurai (1986), Scheper-Hughes (2001) and Sharp (2000) theories on commodification. READ MORE

  3. 22. Exporting and Moulding Ideals of Beauty: Boom of the South Korean Cosmetic Industry in the Era of Globalisation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Dana Xenia Marasca; [2020]
    Keywords : South Korea; Cosmetic Industry; Gender Norms; Beauty Standards; Social Media Marketing; Advertisements; Globalisation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The present thesis focused on analysing the recent opening of the South Korean cosmetic industry to the Western world, in combination to a trade of beauty ideals, facilitated by social media and the internet. More specifically, the study focused on three main levels of inquiry. READ MORE

  4. 23. Europeanization of Social Policy - A Case of Parental Leave in Denmark and EU

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Emma Emilie Højer Winther; [2020]
    Keywords : European Union; Europeanization; Social policy; legislation; parental leave; norms and values; gender roles; Denmark; European Studies; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This paper examines social policy in the European Union with a specific focus on parental leave, in-cluding earmarked paternity leave. It traces the process of how the legislation of parental leave has gone through a process of Europeanization and through the decision-making process of the European Union, resulted in the Directive 2019/1158. READ MORE

  5. 24. Foreign Direct Investment and Gender Inequalities in Labour Force Participation in African Countries

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

    Author : Nadab Abraha; [2020]
    Keywords : FDI; gender inequality; labour force participation; trade; economic growth; income inequality and education; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) has been described as a mechanism to promote employment. Recent research suggests that FDI could even impact gender inequalities in labour force participation. READ MORE

  6. 25. Understanding Netflix’s establishment in Sweden : A study on how Swedish trade press and cultural journalism build up Netflix as powerful with regards to economic and cultural aspects

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Gustaf Holmqvist Emanuelsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Netflix; Critical discourse analysis; cultural journalism; trade press; political economy; forms of capital;

    Abstract : This thesis expands an understanding of how Netflix has been established in Sweden’s media landscape. It seeks to investigate what effect the press has had, and more specifically, the study explores how the press builds up Netflix as powerful and how it imbues Netflix with legitimacy. READ MORE