Essays about: "Women’s Political Participation"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 32 essays containing the words Women’s Political Participation.

1. 16. Post-genocide gender equality : Understanding the gender equality process within the political sphere after the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Aleksandra Avramovic; Sanna Ringh; [2018]
   Keywords : Changing gender roles; Feminism; Political empowerment; Reconstruction; Rwanda  ;

   Abstract : Inspire by article 1 of the Human Rights Declaration, which states that every human is born free and equal, this thesis highlights gender equality and the process towards political empowerment, using the example of Rwanda. A country known for being one of the world’s leading countries regarding women’s representation in the parliament. READ MORE

3. 17. women and peacebuilding : The conditions that enhance women's participation in peacebuilding process within international efforts

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Sireh Jabang; [2016]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Women’s participation in a post-conflict peace process has been given an important role. Some scholars justify women’s participation using a functional claim while others simply use a right-based claim. READ MORE

4. 18. Finding The Women's Voice

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Sandra Komuhiimbo; [2016]
   Keywords : Gender; Feminism; Media; Radio; Women s Radio; Voice; Women s Voice; Civic Engagement; Women s Movement; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : “There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women,” Kofi Annan (UN News Center, 2005). The empowerment of women takes different forms such as pursuit of education, participation in political activities and representation in leadership, equal employment opportunities and wages, access to health care and ability to make decisions on personal reproductive health, economic bargaining and decision making power and access to all public social services among others. READ MORE

5. 19. The Factories of Men? : A study of Hamas’ statements and politics concerning women within a theoretical framework of Islamic feminism

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hannah Öhlén; [2013]
   Keywords : Palestine; feminism; islamism; Hamas; women s rights; Islamic feminism;

   Abstract : This study examines Hamas’ policies and opinions on women’s rights and participation in the public sphere from a perspective of Islamic feminism. A theoretical framework of Islamic feminism is developed in this thesis and can be applied to other Islamist organisations and parties. READ MORE

6. 20. Enhancing Women's Representation in Liberian Parliament

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Julia Boyle; [2012]
   Keywords : gender representation; women in politics; supply-demand model; feminism; private-public divide; legislative recruitment; critical mass; gender quota; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In 2011, Liberia saw a drop in women’s representation in Parliament from 14% to 11.65%. In an effort to understand and aid in reversing this declining trend, this thesis aims to highlight the barriers to and strategies for enhancing women’s participation in the Liberian Parliament. READ MORE