Essays about: "Women Left Behind"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words Women Left Behind.

  1. 6. Resistance under repression. The political mobilisation of female migrant domestic workers in Lebanon

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

    Author : Eva-Maria Hochreuther; [2019]
    Keywords : Migrant domestic workers; Domestic work; Lebanon; Political mobilisation; Labour protest; Free spaces;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to understand how the political mobilisation of migrant domestic workers (MDWs) employed in Lebanon started and continued. It also tries to comprehend how some of them could found a politically active collective of MDWs, the Alliance of Domestic Workers in Lebanon (Alliance), by analysing what factors enabled and restrained the open political activism of MDWs from their first steps as activists until now. READ MORE

  3. 7. Farmers’ perspectives on male out-migration and the future of agrarian livelihoods in Rwanda : case studies from Rudashya and Kiryango villages

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Eric Nisingizwe; [2019]
    Keywords : Agrarian Livelihoods; migration; push factors; pull factors; livelihood strategies; gender relations; remittances;

    Abstract : Rural out-migration is prevalent phenomenon throughout the Global South. In this study, I explore the effects of male out-migration on the agrarian livelihoods of the farmers‟ households in Rwanda. READ MORE

  4. 8. In the eye of the storm : a gendered study on climate change adaptation in small-scale farming in Thái Bình, Vietnam

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Josephine Ylipää; [2018]
    Keywords : gender; climate change adaptation; livelihoods; policy; sustainability science; Vietnam; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Vietnam is one of the countries in the world that is projected to be most impacted by climate change. Extreme weather events such as storms and floods are predicted to increase with the changing climate. As such, climate change adaptation is crucial, especially for farmers who are relying on vulnerable livelihoods to climate change. READ MORE

  5. 9. (S)examensarbete

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Cecilia Pfaff; [2016]
    Keywords : art; textile art; knitting; crochet; sex; sexy; sexiness; Instagram; selfie; performance; sun chair; craftivism; Dolly Parton; body; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy; konst; textilkonst; stickning; virkning; sex; sexig; sexighet; Instagram; selfie; performance; solstol; craftivism; Dolly Parton; kropp; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy;

    Abstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE

  6. 10. Left behind women and empowerment. Consequences of male labour migration on the economic and social position of left behind women in Nepal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Karolina Kulczycka; [2015]
    Keywords : Male labour migration; Remittances; Empowerment; Nepal; Women Left Behind; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Women’s empowerment is crucial for overall development. It has been recognized by international organizations as important factor as Millennium Development Goal (The Millennium Development Goals Report 2014:20). READ MORE