Essays about: "Gender biases"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the words Gender biases.

  1. 1. Gendered organization, gendered incentives?: A qualitative study examining how women in private equity perceive incentive systems

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Bianca Wetter; Freja Tärning; [2024]
    Keywords : Women in private equity; Incentive structures; Male-dominated industries; Gendered organizations;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the perceptions of incentives held by women in the male-dominated profession of private equity. It specifically explores gender differences related to incentives and investigates whether women perceive incentives to be structured in ways that disfavor the female gender. READ MORE

  3. 2. Energy justice and gender implications on prodcutive uses of energy. A case study based in rural Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Adriana Fernandez Villalobos; [2023]
    Keywords : energy; women; gender; justice; rural; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research investigates the gender dimension of the impacts of access to clean and modern energy and technology in productive uses of energy. Rural organizations led by women supported by the EnDev project Bolivia were selected for a multi-site case study. READ MORE

  4. 3. Media Representations of Doping in Sports : An Analysis of How Media Frames Men and Women in Doping Scandals

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Carolina Guglielmetti; [2023]
    Keywords : doping; framing; media representation; Lance Armstrong; Marion Jones; performance-enhancing drugs;

    Abstract : In this thesis we delve into the profile doping scandals involving Marion Jones and Lance Armstrong. Our aim is to analyze how the online news media portray doping allegations in sports specifically on these two athletes. READ MORE

  5. 4. muGen : Generative AI as Machinic Exploration of Cultural Archives

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Yan Yu; [2023]
    Keywords : AI art; creative AI; speculative design; text-to-image generation; AI-konst; kreativ AI; spekulativ design; text-till-bild-generering;

    Abstract : In recent years, generative AI has quickly become a new creative and artistic tool that could challenge our understanding of the creative process and the role of the machine. Despite having exhibited visually promising results, images generated by AI tools present various challenges, most notably their tendency to display cultural, gender and racial biases. READ MORE

  6. 5. Negotiating Gender and Sexual Norms: Queer Women and Non-Binary Individuals' Experiences and Semiotic Interpretations on Heteronormative Dating Applications

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Eloise Rose Félicie Lanoir; [2023]
    Keywords : Dating Applications; Queerness; Heteronormativity; Gender Norms; Semiotic Interpretation.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how queer women and non-binary individuals navigate gender norms and heteronormativity on dating apps. It also gives insights about how queer women and gender non-conforming users semiotically perceive and interpret gender and sexuality through online profiles. READ MORE