Essays about: "Gender equality strategy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 79 essays containing the words Gender equality strategy.

  1. 1. Empowering Women, Supporting Children. Early Childhood Development Centers as a Strategy to Reduce Unpaid Care Work and Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nyanza, Rwanda.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Michele Scalzulli; [2023]
    Keywords : Unpaid Care Work; Early Childhood Development Centers; Women s Economic Empowerment; Rwanda; Gender Equality.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the effects of early childhood development centers (ECDC) on unpaid care work (UCW) and women's economic empowerment in Rwanda. Thanks to the collaboration of ActionAid Rwanda (AAR), data from a sample of women in Nyanza district was collected and analyzed to gain insights into UCW dynamics and the role of ECDCs in women's lives. READ MORE

  3. 2. Overturning Sweden's Feminist Identity : The Rejection of the Feminist Label in Sweden's Foreign Policy

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

    Author : Matilde Beck Møller; [2023]
    Keywords : Feminism; FFP; Gender ideology; gender equality; Sweden; CFA; feminist backsliding; norm spoiling;

    Abstract : This article examines the Swedish government's decoupling of feminism and gender equality. Drawing on scholarship on feminist backsliding and gender ideology, this article suggests that the Swedish government's decision to abandon the feminist agenda in its foreign policy reflects broader trends of anti-genderism as both an international and transnational phenomenon. READ MORE

  4. 3. Strategies in the fight for legalising abortion: A qualitative interview study on the strategies used in Argentina’s abortion rights movement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felicia Borg; [2023]
    Keywords : Argentina; social movement strategies; abortion; gender equality; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This exploratory investigation examines the Argentinian social movement for abortion rights, to provide material of strategies used by a successful social movement. By conducting interviews with participants of the movement, scholars, and representatives of feminist organisations in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the research gains first-hand insight to chart the strategies that were used. READ MORE

  5. 4. The lived experience of female leaders navigating a profession they love : A perspective of gender equality in the male-dominated film industry in Sweden

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Lowisa Johmår; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender; Swedish film industry; male dominance; equality; gendered organizations; female rivalry; outdated gender stereotyping; coping strategies; freelancing;

    Abstract : This study examines through an equality lens, the lived experiences of nine female leaders in the male-dominated film industry in Sweden. The aim was to explore how women perceived equality in their workplace, their perception of the issue, and the coping strategies used by these women. READ MORE

  6. 5. Strengthening and encouraging women everywhere - A Nordic fashion company’s social sustainability vision

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Emmie Erlandsson; Josefin Lidal; [2022-06-21]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Social sustainability; Social sustainability vision; Sustainability integration; Strategy formation; Legitimacy theory; Legitimacy; Gender equality; Women empowerment; Women empowerment norm; Profitability norm;

    Abstract : As time passes, sustainability concerns have increasingly moved up the corporate agenda, making it ‘the talk of the town’ within corporations all over the world. While there is extensive conceptual literature on how companies should or do integrate sustainability into strategy, there is still a lack of empirical studies on how this is done in practice, especially in relation to social issues in comparison to environmental ones. READ MORE