Essays about: "affirmative action"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words affirmative action.

1. 1. T HE GENDER EQUALITY CHARADE A Critical Perspective on the Adoption and Implementation of 40/60 Gender Quota in Malawi

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

   Author : Tawonga Tiwonerepo Nyirongo; [2022-11-02]
   Keywords : Gender Quota; Gender Equality Policy; Donor Aid;

   Abstract : While gender quotas have been widely adopted by countries around the world as an affirmative action to enhance women’s participation and representation in politics and other public spheres, the impact of the phenomenon continue to vary across national borders. Notably, substantive research suggests that gender quotas promote representational equality and improve women's participation in politics and other spheres of public life. READ MORE

3. 2. Are Gender Board Quotas Effective? A Synthetic Control Method Analysis of the Italian Case.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Maria Letizia Avanzini; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender board quota; labour market; inequality.; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The lack of women in leadership positions in the corporate sector is widespread throughout Europe. In this thesis, I study the efficacy of the Italian Gender Board Quota law no. 120/2011 in reducing such disparity in the Italian context. READ MORE

4. 3. ELECTORAL GENDER QUOTAS AND WOMEN’S SUBSTANTIVE REPRESENTATION IN THE POST-WAR CONTEXT : A Comparative Analysis of The Effects of Women’s Rights Provisions In Peace Agreements on Quota-Outcomes in Nepal and Angola

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

   Author : Johanna Ljung; [2022]
   Keywords : post-war; peace processes; peace agreements; electoral gender quotas; affirmative action; women’s political representation; women’s rights; women’s substantive representation; Nepal; Angola.;

   Abstract : Following conflict, peace agreements bring an opportunity to profoundly change societal structures and add to women’s empowerment. Using affirmative action tools like electoral gender quotas, women’s numerical presence, or descriptive representation, has more than doubled since the 1995 Beijing Declaration. READ MORE

5. 4. The Energy-Gender Nexus: Another layer of wickedness to the Swedish energy transition.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Elsa Magnusson; [2021]
   Keywords : Energy Transition; Gender Equality; Energy-Gender Nexus; Social Justice; Swedish Energy Sector; Wicked Problems.;

   Abstract : Currently, the world as we know it is undergoing many different transformations towards a more sustainable future, one of which is the energy transition. The energy transition is a wicked problem that requires transformative and creative thinking to be solved. READ MORE

6. 5. Mandatory Gender Quotas vs. Voluntary Targets in Corporate Boards: Can we Expect Different Types of Women Being Hired? : Evidence from Norwegian and Australian Corporate Boards

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : S.B. de Vries; [2019]
   Keywords : Corporate Governance; Affirmative Action Policy; Mandatory Gender Quotas; Voluntary Targets; First-Time- and Seasoned Female Directors; Human Capital;

   Abstract : The objective of this study is to empirically investigate the differences in human capital profile of new appointed female directors to corporate boards as a result of mandatory quotas and voluntary targets. By exploring differences in age, and human capital differences in board tenure, executive experience (CEO, CFO), number of qualifications, and the number of directorships held by these women, this study contributes to the important and current international public policy decision debate on relevance and wisdom of adopting a mandatory gender quota or introducing voluntary targets. READ MORE