Essays about: "disempowerment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the word disempowerment.

1. 1. Interventions to prevent Gender-Based Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo : A driving force for the empowerment of women and girls?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Celine Brixander; [2023]
   Keywords : empowerment; gender-based violence; Democractic Republic of Congo;

   Abstract : Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a widespread international public health and human rights issue that disproportionately affects women and girls. In humanitarian crises all forms of GBV are exacerbated, and especially during conflict where GBV in some settings affects 70 per cent of women. READ MORE

3. 2. Sports & politics : Legacy, rights, and labour within the soft power mechanisms of the United Bid 2026

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

   Author : Antonio-Adrian Ioana; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The 2022 World Cup, a major opportunity for Qatar to enhance its soft power, had recently concluded with a victory that was as heavily contested as it was celebrated, namely the crowning of Argentina as world champions. Argentina’s win comes as a culmination for over a decade of continuous debates on critical topics that disempowered Qatar on the global stage, such as the exploitation of labor during the preparation for the 2022 WC which led to thousands of deaths of migrant workers, or the briberies offered by the Qatari government in order to influence the votes for the hosting rights. READ MORE

4. 3. The Changing Attitudes Towards Traditional Gender Roles vis-à-vis Women of the Somali Diaspora : A Qualitative Analysis of How Migration has Championed for the Empowerment of Somali Diaspora Women Since 1991

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

   Author : Naima Ali; [2022]
   Keywords : political motherhood; somali diaspora; somali women;

   Abstract : Somali women have suffered at the hands of the patriarchy for as long as they have known. It is well established that the civil war in 1991 created irreparable damage to the Somali people. Nevertheless, it opened doors for women to experience autonomy for the first time. READ MORE

5. 4. "Where there is room to fight for your beliefs that is the ideal place" : Imagination and agency of Athenians with migratory background

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

   Author : Georgia Dekavalla; [2022]
   Keywords : Migration; city; space; bordering; othering; imagination; hybridity;

   Abstract : In the globalized world, border regimes are ambiguous, withdrawn or reinforced based on who approaches them, where and how. Borders are equally the boundaries that permeate spaces of nation-states and cut across them through racialized, gendered, and classed divisions. READ MORE

6. 5. The Double Burden of a Pandemic: Examining the Impact of Covid-19 on Domestic Violence Against Women in Pakistan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Zara Jan; [2021]
   Keywords : Pakistan; domestic violence; domestic violence against women; violence against women; Covid-19; pandemic; patriarchy; gender inequality; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Covid-19 has served as a magnifying lens to the globally prevailing issue of domestic violence against women. This qualitative case study examines why domestic violence against women prevails in Pakistan, what factors have led to its increase during Covid-19, and how have civil society organizations responded to this issue. READ MORE