Essays about: "Violence against women"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 253 essays containing the words Violence against women.

  1. 11. An empirical study on violence against women and unemployment in Sweden

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Sofia Eklund; [2023]
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    Abstract : This study examines what effect female and male unemployment rate has on the number of reported physical abuse cases against women in Sweden during the time period 2008 to 2021 by estimating a fixed effect regression on three different models, all with the female and male unemployment rate as the independent variable of interest. Three different theories that propose that the female and male unemployment rates have opposite effects are discussed. READ MORE

  3. 12. Online Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls: Positive Obligations of the European Convention on Human Rights.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Laura Catherine Marsh; [2023]
    Keywords : Online Violence women EKMR ECHR Cyberviolence Continuum of sexual violence;

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  4. 13. Female Former Child Soldiers Perception of Power : Females captured by the LRA's attitudes towards the people in power in the bush and its effects on them as women

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Ebba Gustafsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Empowerment; female empowerment; gender equality; gender inequality; feminism; child soldier; female former child soldier; SDGs; sustainable development goals; Lord s Resistance army; LRA;

    Abstract : The research aims to understand how female former child soldiers describe the ones who had power over them in the bush of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to understand how patriarchal beliefs in a society affect vulnerable women. The researcher wishes to enhance the importance of working against patriarchal beliefs and stopping child abductions for the sake of young women’s empowerment. READ MORE

  5. 14. Digital Threats Against Women Journalists in Mexico : Networks as a Coping Strategy

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

    Author : Marie Krabbe; [2023]
    Keywords : Journalism; Women journalists; Digital threats; Online violence; Gender inequality; Gender-based violence; Mexico; Latin America; Journalist Networks; Impunity; Freedom of Expressionn;

    Abstract : Mexico is currently one the most dangerous countries in the world to practice journalism, with one of the highest death rates in the world. Violence against Mexican journalists has received significant attention from researchers, most recently when it comes to digital threats. READ MORE

  6. 15. Addressing the Gap : Examining the Inadequacy of International Legal Frameworks in Protecting Women from Discrimination during Armed Conflicts.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Bitota Mudibu Sparf; [2023]
    Keywords : DRC; Gender-based violence; Gender performativity; Structural discrimination; CEDAW;

    Abstract : This study examines sexual violence against women in armed conflict settings as a form of discrimination within the framework of CEDAW. Informed by Judith Butler's theory of Gender Performativity emphasizes that gender is socially constructed. READ MORE