Essays about: "Parity Law"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Parity Law.

  1. 1. Crisis of representation and the opportunity for change: A case study of women’s representation in Chile between 2015-2022

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Albin Lundholm; [2023]
    Keywords : Chile; constitution; women’s representation; gender quotas; institutional trust.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis is a descriptive case study of the institutional measures to improve women’s representation in Chile between 2015 and 2022. Women in Chile have historically been underrepresented because of two institutions introduced by former dictator Pinochet: the 1980 constitution and the binomial electoral system. READ MORE

  3. 2. What is the 'Problem' with Gender in Afghanistan? A discourse analysis of the Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan in Afghanistan (2015-2022)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sara Friman; [2021]
    Keywords : WPS; UNSCR1325; NAP; Afghanistan; gender; women; WPR; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to critically investigate the discourses of gender present in the National Action Plan of Afghanistan (2015-2022), asking how the ‘problem of gender’ is conceptualised and problematised in the policy. This is done through Carol Bacchi’s theoretical and methodological ’What’s the problem represented to be?’ (WPR) – approach which aims to analyse policy through identifying problem representations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Deviations: The case of H&M.

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Sofia Chen; Ruoshui He; [2020]
    Keywords : purchasing power parity; law of one price; homogenous products; price settings; H M;

    Abstract : The theories of the law of one price and purchasing power parity are thought to hold almost exactly in financial market, but it seems less likely to occur in international trade where arbitrage opportunities take place. The purpose of this study is to test whether the purchasing power parity holds for commodities in various national markets, for which a quantitative method is followed. READ MORE

  5. 4. Corporate knowledge production, gender, and development - the case of McKinsey & Co.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Lærke Holm; [2019]
    Keywords : gender; development; corporatisation; critical discourse analysis; McKinsey Co.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : For over a decade McKinsey & Co. has engaged in the public debate on gender and economy. READ MORE

  6. 5. In between letter and practice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Leila Fall; [2019]
    Keywords : Parity Law; informal institutions; formal institutions; gender dynamics; parliament; Senegal; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Male dominance remains commonplace in institutional settings, including the political arena. In order to challenge the status quo, gender quotas have been applied in various parts of the world to increase the descriptive – or numerical - representation of women in decision-making bodies. READ MORE