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  1. 1. Social Gradients in Subjective Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Johansson; [2024]
    Keywords : Subjective Well-being; SWB; COVID-19; pandemic; Sweden; social gradients; foreign-born; health inequalities; resources;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic prompted governments around the globe to employ various measures, such as social distancing and quarantine, to prevent its spread. The pandemic contributed to drastic changes in everyday life, through economic shocks, fear of the virus, morbidity, and mortality. READ MORE

  3. 2. Unheard Women's Voices in Swedish International Higher Education: Personalizing Trajectories of Female Postgraduate Students and Motherhood

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Soovin Oh; [2023]
    Keywords : Student mothers; International graduate student mothers; Graduate students; Women in higher education; Narrative study; Learning experience; Intersectionality; Transformative learning;

    Abstract : This study comparatively analyzes the narratives containing six international graduate student mothers’ lived experiences. Stories about intersectional identities and their transformation process through new experiences were reconstructed by the participants as storytellers. READ MORE

  4. 3. “An accidental heroine” : An Investigation of Gender Representation and Gender-based Stereotypes in Swedish Digital EFL Learning Material

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Malin Ångström; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender representation; gender-based stereotypes; digital learning material; semantic types.;

    Abstract : The endeavour for gender equality and against gender-based patterns (stereotypes) are topics often discussed in relation to education. Correspondingly, extensive research on textbooks used in schools around the world has been conducted, some of which include the aspect of people beyond the binary. READ MORE

  5. 4. “We have to speak one language to stop FGM“ : Inside and outside perspectives on challenges and strategies related to the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting within the Maasai in the Northern central part of in Tanzania

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    Author : Anna Bergman; Stina Olausson; [2023]
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    Abstract : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a universal concern, with more than 200 million girls and women alive today who have undergone the practice primarily concentrated in Africa. The Maasai, a semi-nomadic ethnic group inhabiting the Northern Central part of Tanzania, have the highest rate of FGM/C in the whole country. READ MORE

  6. 5. Female Entrepreneurship in Europe : How do socioeconomic and individual factors influence female entrepreneurial activity in Europe?

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Carina Wienecke; Henrik Berntsson; [2023]
    Keywords : female entrepreneurship; socioeconomic factors; individual factors; GEM; European countries; panel data study;

    Abstract : Background: Despite the societal progress made in recent decades, a gender gap in entrepreneurship persists. In Europe, there are fewer female entrepreneurs than male entrepreneurs. This issue is significant as female entrepreneurship substantially impacts economic development and social well-being. READ MORE