Essays about: "Machismo"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the word Machismo.
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6. “It’s like we’ve always been walking behind men” : A qualitative study on how machismo and the Me Too- and feminist movements in Chile affect female broadcast journalists and their professional roles
University essay from Södertörns högskola/JournalistikAbstract : Chile is one of the many countries in Latin America affected by machismo (Torres et al 2002, p. 163-164). In the year of 2017 the Me Too-movement sparked a fire in Chilean media and the feminist movement grew bigger and stronger. These movements affected many institutions, organizations and industries. READ MORE
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7. CONFRONT DIFFICULT TIMES WITH DIGNITY : A study of women’s experiences working in the Colombian NGO sector
University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this study is to deepen the understanding of women's working conditions within the NGO sector in Colombia, and to find out what factors that impact women’s possibilities for achievements. Through out a qualitative approach five interviews with women were conductedin Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. READ MORE
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8. “Han Skulle Vara En Kille Som Pappa Inte Kunde Klaga På” : Subversive And Imaginative Masculinity In Lygia Bojunga’s Work
University essay from Södertörns högskola/LitteraturvetenskapAbstract : This thesis centers on three children’s novel, “Sex gånger Lucas”, “Min Vän målaren”, and “Den gula väskan”, written by the very appreciated and much awarded Brazilian Author Lygia Bojunga. All three of these novels discuss masculinity in young boys and men. READ MORE
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9. Government Responses to Femicides in Latin America : A comparative case study of five Latin American countries
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Worldwide, women face gender-based violence daily. Gender-based violence constitutes a growing problem in societies worldwide, and one in three women globally has experienced some sort of intimate partner violence, which is the most common form of gender-based violence. READ MORE
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10. “Half women, half men” - A field study on gender complementarity and its impact on female participation in community politics in rural Bolivia.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Gender complementarity is an indigenous model of gender relations that values the female position and her tasks by tradition the same way as that of the man. The idea is that the man and woman complement each other as opposite parts of the cosmos. In Bolivia, with 65% of its population and the president being indigenous, the concept is widely used. READ MORE