Essays about: "Post Colonial Women Empowerment"

Found 4 essays containing the words Post Colonial Women Empowerment.

  1. 1. "A mother never stops waiting" : Exploring Motherhood as an Identity Marker in Social Movements

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Miriam Steinbach; Victoria Särnhult; [2021]
    Keywords : communication for development; feminism; gender equality; Latin America; migration; motherhood; private and public spheres; social movements;

    Abstract : The movement Caravana de Madres de Migrantes Desaparecidos; a transnational social movement uniting Central American mothers from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua whose children have disappeared in Mexico while migrating to the US, is part of a Latin American tradition where a mother-centered kinship system is at the center. The movement has managed to reunite more than 300 families. READ MORE

  3. 2. Educate a woman - and you will educate an entire nation? : A comparative study between rural and urban areas on the perception of education and empowerment of women

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Cecilia Sundholm; [2011]
    Keywords : Women empowerment; Development; Gender; Inequality; Schooling;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate if there are differences between men and women in rural and urban areas on perception of women empowerment. The focus is on girls’ education and development in a post – colonial country. Semi structured, qualitative interviews were conducted in Babati district, Tanzania in February 2011. READ MORE

  4. 3. Empowering Women as Mothers? Stories of resistance, reaction and hope for a better life

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Pedagogik

    Author : María Sandra González De Peñarrieta; [2010]
    Keywords : empowerment; participation; critical consciousness; development discourse; post-colonial; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the vital issue of empowerment in development work and development projects, a multimillion dollar enterprise which engages donors,governmental agencies and governments. More specifically the thesis deals with a development intervention in education as social policy in Uruguay, investigated as a case study. READ MORE

  5. 4. Empowerment of women Postcolonial feminist theory challenging mainstream feminist perspectives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Lundén; [2006]
    Keywords : Empowerment; Post colonial feminist theory; Mainstream feminist theory; SEWA; The Grameen Bank; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The idea of empowering women as a strategy for poverty alleviation, has become increasingly popular with institutions, such as the UN and the World Bank, as well as with NGO:s. Today there is not one definition of what empowerment should mean and the concept is used in many different contexts and is the stated goal of various development strategies. READ MORE