Essays about: "SRHR"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 essays containing the word SRHR.

  1. 6. Association between Community Group Membership and Justification of Physical Intimate Partner Violence among Women in Bolivia – a Cross Sectional Study

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

    Author : Sophie Hellge; [2021]
    Keywords : Violence against women; gender-based violence; domestic violence; Bolivia; Latin America; women; women`s health; SRHR; sexual and reproductive health;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this study was to broaden the understanding of the role of communitygroups in the prevention of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Bolivia. Therefore, this work assessed the connection between community group membership and the justification ofphysical IPV among women in Bolivia. READ MORE

  2. 7. Representation and its importance for women's sexual and reproductive health and rights : Does the proportion of women in national parliaments matter for the extent to which legislation and policy guarantee women's sexual and reproductive health and rights?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alicia Lindeborg; [2021]
    Keywords : Women s representation; SRHR; Sexual and reproductive health and rights; legislation; policy;

    Abstract : This thesis sets out to investigate if the proportion of women in the national parliament correlates with the extent to which national laws and policies guarantee women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. By conducting a cross-national comparison, this thesis contributes to the existing literature by offering an analysis of the relationship, utilizing a comprehensive measurement of states national legal and regulatory framework relating to women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. READ MORE

  3. 8. The Puzzling Resonance Of Political Homophobia : A case study exploring the relationship between framing and institutions involved in the elite driven anti-LGBTQ campaign in today’s Poland

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Löwdin; [2021]
    Keywords : Political Homophobia; Opposition to gender equality; Populism; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; Poland; Frame analysis; Institutional analysis;

    Abstract : Although the world has experienced great progress in the area of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), the contemporary transnational turn towards nationalist, right-wing and populist politics has generated a backlash, primarily affecting women and members of the LGBTQ-community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning). Yet, opposition to gender and sexual equality, particularly in the European context, is undertheorized. READ MORE

  4. 9. Shaping Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Persons with Disabilities: A Policy Discourse Analysis of SRHR Policies from the African Union

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Jeanna Isacson; [2021]
    Keywords : African Union; discourse; power; policy analysis; problematisation; subjects; SRHR; women with disabilities; WPR approach; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) is suggested to be solved by policies and action plans. However, post-structural scholars argue that discourses shape policies, and their solutions. The policy discourse on women with disabilities’ SRHR needs has not been given much attention, especially in the context of Africa. READ MORE

  5. 10. What Can a Small State Do? : Swedish Leadership in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the United Nations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Therese Scocco; [2020]
    Keywords : Swedish Leadership; Small States; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights; Commission on Population and Development; Feminist Foreign Policy;

    Abstract : In the face of a global headwind against sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), led by the Trump administration, Sweden has worked together with like-minded countries to keep ground in SRHR issues. The purpose of this thesis is to increase the knowledge about what strategies are available for small states to influence global policies in international organizations. READ MORE