Essays about: "feminist standpoint theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words feminist standpoint theory.

  1. 1. Local Entertainers in Cebu, Philippines Entertainment and Sex Work: The Struggle for Empowerment

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Judith Loyzaga Skoglund; [2023-12-18]
    Keywords : Philippines; entertainer; empowerment; pragmatism; stigmatization; sex worker; prostitution;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine why local women in Cebu, Philippines, chose to work as entertainers and sex workers. It will examine how their occupation affect their daily lives, in regard to their economy and their social relations with their families, colleagues and customers. READ MORE

  2. 2. Still, I Rise : Lessons and Interpretations of Gender Lens Investing, a case study approach

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Wai Kwan Au; Jashna Pillay; [2023]
    Keywords : gender lens investing; venture capital; gender equality; feminist standpoint theory; business;

    Abstract : Gender lens investing (GLI) considers gender-based factors across the investment process to advance gender equality and better inform investment decisions. It recognizes that gender-based discrimination persists in many areas of society, including access to economic opportunities. READ MORE

  3. 3. Feminist Revolutionary Advocacy in the Afghanistan Conflict Context : A Qualitative Content Analysis of a Political Feminist Organization RAWA’s Documents and Statements

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

    Author : Pinja Suorsa; [2023]
    Keywords : Afghanistan s conflicts; Post-colonial feminism; Third World Women; Orientalism; Qualitative content analysis;

    Abstract : This study explores how feminism and women’s rights as concepts can look in Afghanistan and how a political organization RAWA interprets them. This study focuses on specific armed conflict contexts in Afghanistan, and it was chosen because women’s rights have been violated by many actors in the conflicts. READ MORE

  4. 4. Local Entertainers in Cebu, Philippines: Entertainment and Sex Work: The Struggle for Empowerment

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Judith Loyzaga Skoglund; [2022-11-09]
    Keywords : Philippines; entertainer; empowerment; pragmatism; stigmatization; sex worker; prostitution;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine why local women in Cebu, Philippines, chose to work as entertainers and sex workers. It will examine how their occupation affect their daily lives, in regard to their economy and their social relations with their families, colleagues and customers. READ MORE

  5. 5. Will the violence ever end? : Exploring women’s perceptions and experiences of violence in South Korea

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Katie Harvey; [2022]
    Keywords : violence against women; South Korea; anomaly; feminist standpoint theory;

    Abstract : Following the murder of a woman at Sindang station in Seoul, South Korea, the question of violence against women has once again become a topic of discussion in the country. The topic is in turn a sensitive one to discuss publicly, which made me wonder what women living in/from South Korea thought of this. READ MORE