Essays about: "Gender norms"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 538 essays containing the words Gender norms.

  1. 6. UNVEILING REALITIES: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF GENDER EQUALITY POLICIES TO MAINTAIN A WORK BALANCE IN SWEDEN.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Grace Macharia; [2024]
    Keywords : Gender equality policies; work-life balance; Sweden; Herzberg s Balance Theory; Feminist Theory; organizational culture; leadership; policy effectiveness; workplace dynamics; Scandinavia; intersectionality; qualitative research; thematic clusters; stigma; organizational practices.;

    Abstract : This qualitative study delves into the intricate relationship between gender equality policies and work-life balance in the Swedish professional landscape. Thematic analysis of narratives from four respondents reveals insights into "Perception of Gender Equality Policies," "Key Challenges in Balancing Career and Family Responsibilities," and "Organizational Practices and Cultures. READ MORE

  2. 7. Gender Performativity and Compulsory Heterosexuality in L.M. Montgomery´s Anne of Green Gables

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Elsa Nilenfors; [2024]
    Keywords : gender; queer;

    Abstract : This essay will demonstrate how the character Anne from Anne of Green Gables is open to multiple interpretations. I specifically look at the character Anne from the perspective of gender and queer theory. Anne can be read as someone who has both feminine and masculine traits. READ MORE

  3. 8. Women's civil society organisations and the diffusion of the international climate-gender norm. A comparative qualitative study on the diffusion of the climate-gender nexus through implementation processes in Serbia and North Macedonia

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Martina Dahlby; [2023-10-30]
    Keywords : Climate-Gender Nexus; International Norm Diffusion; Women’s Civil Society Organisations; Gender Equality; Climate Change; Serbia; North Macedonia;

    Abstract : The gendered issues of climate change have been acknowledged by the international community, which has led to the creation of policies addressing the climate-gender nexus. Through this international institutionalisation, the climate-gender nexus has become an international norm. READ MORE

  4. 9. “All we have is this beautiful place. But we don’t have the money”: The effect of foreign direct investment and global power structures on local female entrepreneurship in Coron Town, the Philippines

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Hannah Johansson; [2023-10-25]
    Keywords : Foreign direct investment; female entrepreneurship; global power structures; westernization; feminist economics; capital;

    Abstract : Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the global South indicates both to create and obstruct local entrepreneurship opportunities in host countries. However, foreign business owners' large capitals, and global development policies encouraging FDI in the tourism industry play a significant role in this relation. READ MORE

  5. 10. PAY TRANSPARENCY AND BARGAINING POWER: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Axèle Arricot; [2023-10-20]
    Keywords : Pay transparency; bargaining power; gender pay gap; social comparison.;

    Abstract : Through a mixed-methods approach consisting of a European-wide survey and qualitative interviews, while using a multinational company as my case study, I explore employees´ perceptions of pay transparency as an effective action to close the gender pay gap. I argue that women´s perceived weaker bargaining power, spurring from gendered social norms, is preventing them from reaching similar pay levels to that of men, as well as managerial positions in which they represent a minority, which participates in upholding the gender pay gap. READ MORE