Essays about: "Sexism"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 98 essays containing the word Sexism.

  1. 26. “We still have a long way to go”: A comparative study of Swedish and Brazilian women sports journalists’ challenges and perspectives

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

    Author : Débora Holmqvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Journalism; sports journalism; women sports journalists; gender; sexism;

    Abstract : Sports journalism is a traditionally male-dominated environment. Previous research has shown that women sports journalists were outnumbered in newsrooms, had less career opportunities, have been exposed to harassment and must negotiate identity contradictions in order to succeed in their career. READ MORE

  3. 27. Endorsement and Condonation of Sexism in Intimate Relationships: The Role of Humour in Comedy Television Shows

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Elisa Wandinger; [2020]
    Keywords : Intimate partner violence attitudes; self-silencing; sexist attitudes; feminist attitudes; sexist humour; feminist humour; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The objective of this study was to investigate potential differences in gender and place of origin on intimate partner violence (IPV) attitudes, self-silencing beliefs, and sexist and feminist measures in a sample of young adults between 18 and 30 years. Furthermore, it examined whether exposure to videos containing either sexist or feminist humour impacted participants’ level of IPV attitudes, self-silencing beliefs, sexist and feminist attitudes as compared to neutral humour. READ MORE

  4. 28. "When You're a Star" : Analysing Accusations of Sexism and Misogyny against President Donald Trump

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Panagiotis Fitopoulos; [2020]
    Keywords : Sociolinguistics; Pragmatics; Context; Linguistics;

    Abstract : Donald J. Trump is unarguably a controversial United States president for a number of reasons, and one of these is that he has attracted widespread criticism from the media and elsewhere with regard to comments he has made about specific women, or women in general. READ MORE

  5. 29. Is Sexism in Advertising really Necessary? : A quantitative study about Women's Attitudes towards Quality Attributes within the Female Fast Fashion Industry

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Frida Nyström; Mimmi Forsberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Advertising; Sexism; Quality Attributes; Fashion; Kano; Objectification; Femvertising; Gender Stereotypes; Gender; Sex; Female Fast Fashion Industry;

    Abstract : Advertising is constantly surrounding us in different shapes, meaning that companies need to stand out in order to invoke people's attention. Advertising reflects the society's current norms which means that the media and society's values affect each other (Fagerström & Nilsson, 2008). READ MORE

  6. 30. "A matter of life and death": An intersectional study on black women’s political participation in Brazil

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Kelly Matias dos Santos; [2020]
    Keywords : Black women in politics; female political participation; black feminism; intersectionality; Brazil; intersectional research.;

    Abstract : Brazil is in the 132nd position in the ranking for female parliamentary participation according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s latest report (2019). Black women are the ones least involved in national politics. In the state of São Paulo 94 state Deputies were elected in 2018, of these only 11 are women and only 3 are black. READ MORE