Essays about: "Women’s Political Participation"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 32 essays containing the words Women’s Political Participation.

1. 11. Women's Role in Preventing Electoral Violence - A Study on the Impact of Women’s Situation Room on Electoral Violence in Nigeria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alma Molin Aziegbe; [2020]
   Keywords : Electoral violence; Nigeria; Women; Peace and Security; Gender-based violence; Women’s Situation Room; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the Women’s Situation Room Nigeria, a women-led project aimed to prevent electoral violence and increase women’s participation in elections. The aim of this study is to see what kind of impact this project has had on electoral violence in Nigeria. READ MORE

3. 12. Women’s narratives on (in)security in Abkhazia : Theorizing abortion rights as a security issue 

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Maja Skogh; [2020]
   Keywords : women s security; abortion rights; Abkhazia; feminist security theory;

   Abstract : This thesis is set out to examine how women in Abkhazia understand their own (in)security and to explore how the participating women understand the prohibition of abortions that is implemented in the breakaway region. Furthermore, the study seeks to, based on the empirical findings, theorize abortion rights as a security issue. READ MORE

4. 13. Maternal Health And Rights: How The New Abortion Bill Has Impacted Women's Reproductive Rights in Chile

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Anna Correia; [2020]
   Keywords : Reproductive Rights; Abortion; Chile; Maternal Health; Women s Rights;

   Abstract : Every woman has the right to have autonomy over their body. This thesis explores the theoretical basis of the consequences of being denied an abortion, where conscientious objection is a vital cause. READ MORE

5. 14. DOES WOMEN'S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT IMPROVE GENDER BALANCE IN PEACEKEEPING? A Large N Study of Troop Contributing Countries

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hanna Buznytska; [2019-03-28]
   Keywords : peacekeeping operations; gender balance in peacekeeping; women’s political empowerment; substantive representation; women’s issues;

   Abstract : Although the United Nations has officially recognized an importance of women’s participation in peacekeeping, the number of female personnel remains low; thus, scholars have been investigating the factors that may facilitate a broader inclusion of women in peacekeeping operations. In order to contribute to the existing literature on the topic, this study examines whether one specific factor, a country’s level of women’s political empowerment, has an impact on the level of gender balance in its peacekeeping troops. READ MORE

6. 15. "Womenomics" : The Political and Economic Policies for Women's Emancipation?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lipikar Narayaem Lindman; [2018]
   Keywords : Womenomics; Liberal feminism; Confucianism; women s role; Shinzo Abe;

   Abstract : Although there has been substantial progress toward gender equality, great disparities still persist. Across the globe, women face widespread gender gaps in the division of household responsibilities, economic resources, limited access to educational opportunities, and legal and political barriers to political power. READ MORE