Essays about: "Reproductive Labour."

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1. 1. “It must be fun for you to help a bit on the farm” : A qualitative study of the social, institutional, and economic activities and roles of women and inclusion in livestock farming in southern Sweden

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

   Author : Julia Andersson; [2022]
   Keywords : Farming Women; Gender Equality; Patriarchy; Agriculture; Reproductive Labour.;

   Abstract : Farming women have between the year 1950 and the present time had to fight hard to participate in the farming sector in Sweden to the same extent as men. There are old, gendered biases towards women who labour on farms by people both on and outside the farms. READ MORE

3. 2. Parental leave policy and reproductive work : A quantitative study of men’s share of housework and care work in 27 countries

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Annie Nylén; [2022]
   Keywords : Parental leave policy; Reproductive work; Care work; Housework; Unpaid work; Domestic work; Attitudes; Gender;

   Abstract : The gender division of care work and housework is a product of numerous factors, both individual and national. By using the ‘Equal Gender Division of Labour’ (EGDL) indicator developed by Dearing (2016a), this thesis assesses correlations between parental leave policy and division of reproductive labour in 27 countries. READ MORE

4. 3. Exhibiting Performing Subjects : Curating Outsourced Performance Labour in Museum Settings

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

   Author : Anne Vigeland; [2020]
   Keywords : Performance art; performance curation; art museum; affective labour; outsourced labour; de-skilling re-skilling; reperformance; Marina Abramović; Dora García;

   Abstract : The thesis examines challenges museum curators face when outsourced performers – whose role it is to embody the work of other artists – are included in exhibition projects. The research questions are: What are the practical, juridical and ethical challenges that come with situating outsourced performance labour in the museum setting? What does the inclusion of live performance in exhibition projects mean for the role of the museum curator? Two exhibition cases in Stockholm are studied in the thesis: Marina Abramović – The Cleaner (2017) at Moderna Museet and Dora García, I Always Tell the Truth at Bonniers Konsthall (2018–19). READ MORE

5. 4. The root causes of the gender digital divide and its consequences on the adoption and use of app-based climate warning systems in rural India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Vera Antonia Becker; [2020]
   Keywords : Digitalisation; Gender; Humanitarian Action; Climate Change;

   Abstract : In the wake of climate change to provide timely information is a must to ensure that the most vulnerable people are protected, and development gains secured. Particularly in agriculture and food security, providing information on time is vital to secure people’s livelihoods. READ MORE

6. 5. The Impact of Abortion Reforms on Female Labour Force Participation and Education in Mexico

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Linda Nihlwing; [2019]
   Keywords : Labour Force Participation; Education; Abortion Laws; Reproductive Health; Difference-in-Differences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study examines the effects of progressive and regressive abortion reforms on women’s educational and labour market outcomes in Mexico. First trimester abortions became legal in Mexico City in 2007. Following the progressive legislative reform, 18 other Mexican states implemented more restrictive legislation on abortions. READ MORE