Essays about: "effects of discrimination against women"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words effects of discrimination against women.
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1. Neither victim nor fetish : ‘Asian’ women and the effects of racialization in the Swedish context
University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om migration, etnicitet och samhälleAbstract : People who are racialized in Sweden as ‘Asian’—a panethnic category—come from different countries or ethnic backgrounds and yet, often face similar, gender-specific forms of discrimination which have a significant impact on their whole lives. This thesis centres women who are racialized as 'Asian', focusing on how their racialization affects, and is shaped by, their social, professional and intimate relationships, and their interactions with others—in particular, with white majority Swedes, but also other ethnic minorities. READ MORE
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2. Menstrual cups - a sustainable way to achieve economic benefits in Kenya : How to empower women in a society with only small measures
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingAbstract : This bachelor thesis is based on a field study conducted in Nairobi, Kenya, and intends to elucidate the systematic crimes against humanity that the inability to handle menstruation properly causes every day. Women who live under poor circumstances and lack access to basic needs, such as sanitary facilities and running water are the ones who suffer the most. READ MORE
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3. The boy who has not yet grown up – or the realisation of women’s rights on the labour market in Poland and Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : SUMMARY With gender roles still persisting in today’s working life and inhibiting women from utilising their rights on an equal basis with men; the aim of the thesis has been to examine the level of realisation of women’s rights in relation to the principle of non-discrimination and equality on the basis of gender. The examination has been in the format of a comparative analysis between Sweden and Poland in relation to each other and the relevant international standards. READ MORE
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4. Impact of Indigenous Culture on women leadership in Pakistan : How does indigenous culture of Pakistan restricts career progress and leadership abilities of females of Pakistan
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : “Although the subject of female leadership is very well documented at an international level, Pakistan still lacks enough research in this area. This scarcity of research gives rise to a commonly held belief that gender equality has been achieved in Pakistan which hides the gender stereotypes and discrimination practices still prevailing in the country. READ MORE
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5. WOMEN’S VULNERABILITIES TO HIV/AIDS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIAL STATUS—THE CASE STUDY OF YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : The purpose of this study was to analyze women’s vulnerabilities to HIV/AIDS from the perspective of their social status in Yunnan Province. Three main questions were asked: what are the current situation of women’s HIV/AIDS infection and the reasons behind the epidemic in contemporary Yunnan Province, China, how do sociocultural factors which have effects on women’s social status influence their vulnerabilities to HIV/AIDS, and what kinds of strategies from the aspects of policies and practical activities are being used in Yunnan Province to empower women. READ MORE