Essays about: "female education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 217 essays containing the words female education.

  1. 1. Evaluating how intensive Information and Communication Technology courses can help bridge the Gender Digital Divide

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Zoë Wyon; Sofia Sundbom; [2019]
    Keywords : Gender Digital Divide; Information and Communication Technology; Evaluation; Evaluation Framework; Tanzania; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Inclusion in the digital society can lead to improved communication and access to information which increases informed decision making and productivity for individuals and businesses. In turn, this has a positive effect on the socio-economic development of a country. READ MORE

  3. 2. Female Labor Supply and Earnings Inequality Under Skill-Biased Technological Change

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jörn Onken; [2019]
    Keywords : Female Labor Supply; Skill-Biased Technological Change; Earnings Inequality; Family Economics; Aggregate Productivity;

    Abstract : The gender education gap has reversed, women today account for the majority of college graduates. At the same time, skill-biased technological change strongly rewards highly-educated workers through the increased skill premium. In this thesis, I analyze the implications of combining these two facts through a heterogeneous agent model using U.S. READ MORE

  4. 3. Factors associated with illegal drug use in South Africa: A qualitative literature review

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Hälsa och samhälle

    Author : Rummage Isaac; [2019]
    Keywords : Criminology; Illegal drug use; South Africa.;

    Abstract : Abstract This study provides a comprehensive literature review of the recent peer-review and journal articles pertaining to illegal drug use in South Africa. Potential articles pertaining to South African illicit drug use published between 1994 and April 2019 were identified through an exhaustive literature pursuit. READ MORE

  5. 4. Schooling and rain : The relationship between annual precipitation and female schooling in Namibia between 2000 and 2013

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Jansson; Linnea Andersson; [2019]
    Keywords : schooling; education; Namibia; precipitation; human capital;

    Abstract : Investing in education is considered one of the most powerful factors in the work of reaching sustainable development, yet over 265 million children do not attend school (United Nations, 2018). Reduced agricultural productivity due to changes in climate may be one factor affecting schooling negatively. READ MORE

  6. 5. Social worker's experiences of working with women in sex work and their children : A qualitative study conducted in the organization Saheli Sangh

    University essay from

    Author : Olivia Gran; Ida Jardstedt; Amenaghawon Ogbomo; [2019]
    Keywords : Women in sex work; children of sex workers; attachment; stigma; social constructionism; social worker s perspective of sex work; Kvinnor i sexarbete; barn till sexarbetare; anknytning; stigma; social konstruktionism; socialarbetares perspektiv av sexarbete;

    Abstract : In India, the estimated number of people in sex work is high - figures show an appraisal of three million female sex workers. Most women who enter sex work tend to be very young and do so due to severe economic circumstances. READ MORE