Essays about: "Women and military culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Women and military culture.

1. 1. The Overachievers : Female Recruits’ Everyday Experiences of Gender Norms in the Swedish Armed Forces

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Selma Riemer; [2023]
   Keywords : Female conscripts; Swedish Armed Forces; Women and military culture; Gender norms and expectations;

   Abstract : The Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF) have been making internal efforts to enrol more women through changes in legislation and mandatory conscription, since the adoption of Resolution 1325 in the Swedish Parliament at the turn of the century. Since the alterations, an upward trend of female recruits as well as women making careers and reaching high ranking positions, has been identified. READ MORE

3. 2. Gender-Based Violence in Resettlement Camps: the Internally Displaced People of Northern Mozambique

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Marta Pinhal Rocha; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender-Based Violence; Internally Displaced Girls and Women; Resettlement Camps; Mozambique; Cabo Delgado;

   Abstract : Gender-based violence has been widely used by various actors against the most vulnerable individuals in conflict-affected settings. Internally displaced girls and women are especially susceptible to suffer from this type of violence; nevertheless, they frequently choose not to report it. READ MORE

4. 3. Military culture within the U.S military : A perspective from within, focusing on gender and the military brotherhood.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Lejla Jujic; [2018]
   Keywords : military culture; gender equality; U.S military; patriarchal culture; gendered norms;

   Abstract : Despite the picture portraying the U.S as a western, democratic and equal country, the U.S military has faced several downfalls when it comes to its female force, especially in relation to sexual assault. This study poses the question of how can western ‘model countries’ such as the U. READ MORE

5. 4. The Rojava Revolution: Kurdish women’s reclaim of citizenship in a stateless context

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Sanna Ghotbi; [2016-09-28]
   Keywords : Rojava; Kurdish women’s movement; reclaiming citizenship; gender justice;

   Abstract : The Kurds have historically been subjected to structural forms of oppression such as being denied the right to land, their language, culture, political participation or even a passport and social security number. Within this process the Kurdish women’s marginalisation has been doubled as they have been subjected to patriarchal laws, restricting their rights. READ MORE

6. 5. CONFLICT AND REINTEGRATION: THE CASE OF FEMALE EX-COMBATANTS IN COTE D'IVOIRE

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Angela Nnoko Mejane; [2011]
   Keywords : reintegration; Gender; Conflict war; Female ex-combatants; masculinity; Cote d’Ivoire; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Abstract This study was carried out in Cote d’Ivoire on female ex-combatants and members of organisations working with reintegrating former combatants. The study revolves more on war and reintegration of female ex-combatants. READ MORE