Essays about: "gender difference in india"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words gender difference in india.

1. 1. Political reservations and women’s economic activity in India

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Linn Alexandersson; [2020-07-10]
   Keywords : Economic activity; India; social norms; political reservation; gender inequality; stereotypes; Panchayati Raj;

   Abstract : Gender equality is important for economic development. In this paper, I will investigate the relationship between women's political reservation in local governance in India and women's economic activity within the labour market. I will also examine how a change in the proportion of reserved women from 33% to 50% impact women’s economic activity. READ MORE

3. 2. TO EMPOWER OR TO STOP STIGMATISATION? - THE WORK OF THE SHAKTHIDHAMA WOMEN’S REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER WITHIN INDIAN SOCIETY

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

   Author : Klara Levin; [2019]
   Keywords : Empowerment; Gender equality; India; Karnataka; Shakthidhama; Social work; Stigmatisation;

   Abstract : Denna studie undersöker hur pass stor inverkan socialt arbete för empowerment kan ha för individers livsvillkor, om dessa individer samtidigt utsätts för stigmatisering. Syftet med studien är att få en djupare förståelse för hur och i vilken utsträckning de verksamma på Shakthidhama women’s rehabilitation and development center finner det möjligt att förverkliga deras vision att stödja utsatta kvinnor att återfå sin ”dignitet och jämställdhet i samhället”. READ MORE

4. 3. Engendering Food Sovereignty: Feminist Post-Development and Gendered Discourses in the Food Sovereignty Movement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Emilia Sternberg; [2015]
   Keywords : Feminist Post-Development; Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis; Gender; Food Sovereignty; Food Sovereignty Movement; Tamil Nadu; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The food sovereignty movement (FSM) calls for transformative change towards equality in power over food systems and social relations, including gender relations. The purpose of this feminist critical discourse analysis (FCDA) was to gain insights into the gendered discourses of the FSM at the international level and discursive repertoires on gender and food sovereignty at the grassroots level in Tamil Nadu, India, through feminist post-development (FPD) thought on gender and transformative change. READ MORE

5. 4. Dog bite incidence and associated risk factors : a cross-sectional study on school children in Tamil Nadu

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Dinah Seligsohn; [2014]
   Keywords : dog bite; incidence; risk factors; Tamil Dadu;

   Abstract : Dog bites pose a threat to public health globally and can lead to infection, disfigurement, incapacity, post-traumatic stress syndrome and even death. In geographical areas where rabies is endemic, bites from infected dogs account for over 90% of the human rabies cases. READ MORE

6. 5. Gendered spaces : a socio-spatial study in the informal settlement Dharavi in Mumbai

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

   Author : Helena Ohlsson; [2013]
   Keywords : Slum; informal settlements; urban planning; use of space; gender; urban form; hierarchy of spaces; gender-sensitive urban design; India; Dharavi.;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the relation between built form and sociocultural relationships with Dharavi in Mumbai as a case. The study explores gender segregation and the relation between use of space and urban form and in what way the built structure and its functions influence the everyday life. READ MORE