Essays about: "Gender imbalance"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 37 essays containing the words Gender imbalance.

  1. 16. Gendered Game: Gender and gender imbalance in the gaming industry : How is the gender imbalance created and explained the Swedish Gaming firms?

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Maroun Nasr; [2020]
    Keywords : Gender diversity; Diversity; Gaming Industry; Swedish Gaming Industry; Könsmångfald; Mångfald; Spelindustri; Svensk spelindustri;

    Abstract : The low levels of gender diversity is an characteristic that is directly associated with the gaming industry. The gaming industry is multi-dollar business with huge influence on technological advancement and possesses a great power and influence over its users. It is in a position to shape how users view the world and how they interact with it. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Digital Myth of Women on The Battlefield : A Reception Analysis of Female Soldiers in the Online Discourse of Battlefield V

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Loraine Gauteul; [2019]
    Keywords : Video Games; Critical Discourse Analysis; Battlefield V Phenomenon; Identification; Gender and Media;

    Abstract : Lately, the trailer for the game “Battlefield V” received a massive backlash from the players of the Battlefield franchise due to the fact that the game inspired by World War II featured a woman as the main character. This research set out to investigate how female elements are interpreted in a traditional male-dominated digital space, and aims to highlight the elements to consider when introducing a female lead character in a video game. READ MORE

  4. 18. Work-life conflict in the health-care industry: comparative study between male and female employees in Mexico and Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Montserrat Arnaiz Anaya; [2018]
    Keywords : Work-life conflict; work-life imbalance; work to life conflict; life to work conflict; gender; country; age; cohabitant status; children; personal life; professional life; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The present article reports the results based on a study that explored the influence of gender-country interaction in the work-life conflict experience among a sample of employees in the health-care industry. It highlights the importance of cultural background, presuming that men and women will experience work-life conflict differently depending on their nationality/cultural background. READ MORE

  5. 19. Raising awareness: Towards building equal conditions in the IT work-field

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ada Roxana Escobedo; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Once women were the pioneers within the tech industry, but during the past decades the number of women who choose a career within computer science has decreased rapidly. The imbalance raises the question if the tech industry has been adapted for a more masculine way. READ MORE

  6. 20. Missing Women Found On Historical Tea Plantations: Evidence From British India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Victoria Bahar Towliat; [2016]
    Keywords : sex imbalance tea production female survival East India Company; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : It has been previously shown that an increase in the relative value of tea increases female survival rate by enhancing their economic value. By combining contemporary district-level census data with historical data on tea production, in this paper I examine whether contemporary regional variations in gender disparities across India can be traced back to the tea production induced by the British East India Trading Company in the 19th century. READ MORE