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1. 1. DO GENDER QUOTAS PRODUCE SPILLOVER EFFECTS? EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM ITALIAN MUNICIPALITIES

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Giulia Salvi; [2021-06-30]
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   Abstract : This paper analyses the spillover effects of gender quotas on women's involvement in politics and the labour market. It uses a rich data set that provides information on all the Italian municipalities characteristics and administrators between 1981 to 2012. In 1993, Italy introduced gender quotas. READ MORE

3. 2. Separatism and cooperation : Democratic participation, asset-building and narrative representations in  The Women’s Cooperative Society Swedish Homes, 1904-1916

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

   Author : Anders Jacobson; [2021]
   Keywords : cooperation; separatism; separatist cooperation; cooperative movement; women’s cooperatives; Kvinnornas Andelsförening Svenska Hem; Kooperativa Förbundet; feminism; de-alienation; reconstruction; intersectionality; alternative institutions; kooperation; kooperativ; separatism; separatistisk kooperation; kvinnokooperativ; Kvinnornas Andelsförening Svenska Hem; Kooperativa Förbundet;

   Abstract : Within the context of economic history, this case study discusses “separatist cooperation” as an organizational and economic strategy for addressing multiple forms of alienation and inequality. Unique in the European cooperative movement at the time, The Women’s Cooperative Society Swedish Homes (Kvinnornas Andelsförening Svenska Hem), active in Stockholm 1905-1916, is a case in point. READ MORE

4. 3. Representation of Gender Roles, Femininity and Subject Positions in The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills : Erika Girardi/Erika Jayne

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   Author : Natalie Soyege; Sofia Nilsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Gender Roles; Reality; Feminism; Femininity; Representation; Television;

   Abstract : This study is a discursive analysis of the representation of the person Erika Girardi within the Reality TV show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. With a theoretical perspective anchored within Judith Butler’s (1999) theory of performativity and Beverley Skeggs (2000) research of class within feminism. READ MORE

5. 4. We Are More Than Just Housewives : Young Women’s Expectations and Outlook on TheirParticipation Within the Post-Conflict Society of Bosnia and Herzegovina

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Ebba Kärrholmen; Olivia Lange; [2021]
   Keywords : Bosnia and Herzegovina; post-conflict; gender; young women; participation; outlooks; gender order; Bosnien och Hercegovina; post-konflikt; genus; unga kvinnor; deltagande; framtidssyn; genusordning;

   Abstract : Peace processes have been slow to recognise women, which is later reflected in the political landscape of the post-conflict society. Researchers have emphasised that the post-conflict setting many times constitutes a greater challenge for women than men as they face more vulnerability and insecurity in forms of domestic violence and being excluded from the formal peace processes. READ MORE

6. 5. The Amazon Archers of England : Longbows, gender and English nationalism 1780–1845

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Henrik Arnstad; [2019]
   Keywords : nationalism; gender; national identity; archery; longbow; warbow; women’s history; feminism; England; Britain; Robin Hood; Maid Marian; nineteenth century;

   Abstract : In the 1780s the medieval weapon of war; the English longbow, enjoyed a renaissance, as historical archery became a fashionable recreation among the English aristocracy. Later, during 1819-1845, longbow archery developed into a mass movement, as it spread downwards in the English class system, into the bourgeoning middle class. READ MORE