Essays about: "Gendered Economy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words Gendered Economy.

  1. 1. An Emotional Protector : The gendering of Sweden´s national identity construction - a discursive investigation during the `European migration crisis´ 2014-2016

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Silver Breitkopf; [2022]
    Keywords : national identity; gender; migration; emotions; protection;

    Abstract : During the `European migration crisis´ Sweden´s policies on migration underwent a change from welcoming refugees generously into the country to closing its borders strictly. This thesis analyzes how discourses contributed to the construction of Sweden´s gendered national identity during the time of the `European migration crisis´ 2014-2016 from a poststructuralist feminist perspective. READ MORE

  3. 2. Does economic diversification affect female labour force participation? - A study of the surge in female employment in the GCC region

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nikie Håkansson de Leeuw; [2022]
    Keywords : female labour force participation; economic diversification; gender equality; GCC region;

    Abstract : The aim with this thesis is to explore why the female labour force participation (FLFP) currently is increasing in one of the most conservative regions of the world: the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), while decreasing globally. (World Bank, 2022). READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender Norms at Play - A sociological study on new, first-time parents’ attitudes towards the EU directive on earmarked paternity leave

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

    Author : Ida Sofie Bay Rasmussen; [2021]
    Keywords : Earmarked paternity leave; parenthood; gender norms; gender discourses; performativity; Butler; Bourdieu; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to examine gender norms in parental leave praxes and attitudes towards earmarked paternity leave. The starting point is a forthcoming EU directive on work-life balance for parents and carers that will implement earmarked paternity leave in Denmark by 2022. READ MORE

  5. 4. The political economy of gender bias in access to fertiliser: A case study on fertiliser subsidies in Malawi and Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ruth Aernout; [2021]
    Keywords : Fertiliser; Gender Bias; Tanzania; Malawi; Input Subsidies; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : It is increasingly agreed upon by both scholars and policymakers that policies have different gendered effects. Agricultural input subsidies are highly debated policies in Africa. READ MORE

  6. 5. Turning a threat of climate migration into an opportunity for development? The gendered logics of the Asian Development Bank’s climate migration discourses

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Dayoon Kim; [2021]
    Keywords : climate migration; mobility; gender; Asian Development Bank; poststructuralism; the Logics approach; global economy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate migration is an emerging topic of research and policymaking in the region of Asia and the Pacific. Migration in the context of climate change is mediated by social, political, and historical factors not solely dependent on the impacts of climate change. READ MORE