Essays about: "gender encounter"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the words gender encounter.

  1. 1. Menstrual Blood, Sweat and Tears: A Qualitative Study on Women’s Menstrual Health Management at Workplace Settings in Maputo, Mozambique

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Ellinor Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : menstrual health management; Mozambique; decent work; gender equality; socio-ecological model of health.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Equal participation in safe and decent work is a crucial factor for achieving gender equality. Despite this, gender-based obstacles remain as workplaces often fail to ensure the human rights, health, and general wellbeing of their employees, with menstrual health being an especially neglected aspect of the gendered workplace experience. READ MORE

  3. 2. Drive the world (Girls). A comparative case study on female leadership identity in the automotive industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Angélica Jiménez Méndez; [2023]
    Keywords : leadership; gender; automotive; identity;

    Abstract : The automotive industry is one of the worst performing in terms of gender equality. Not only are women underrepresented in this industry, but women within the industry have also expressed that they would start their career in another industry if they had the chance. Companies within this industry are attempting to decrease inequalities. READ MORE

  4. 3. Who cares? : A qualitative interview study about what hinders and what enables equal division of parental leave

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Amanda Lindell; [2023]
    Keywords : gender equality; parental leave; Sweden; gendered ideals;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the persisting gendered division of parental leave in Sweden, where despite policies promoting equal sharing, women still take 70 % of the leave. Aiming to analyze what hinders and what enables equal division of parental leave, I conduct in-depth interviews with eight parents who equally share leave and six parents who do not. READ MORE

  5. 4. "It is essentially about controlling women's sexuality". A critical study on on the communication of ‘honour-based violence’ in Swedish online courses.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : honour-based violence; gender; postcolonialism feminism; liberal feminism; symbolic violence; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since the early 2000s, the issue of ‘honour-based violence’ has sparked significant discussions in Sweden, leading to governmental and civil efforts to combat this form of violence. An essential intervention highlighted in these efforts is improving knowledge among professionals in sectors such as social and healthcare, schools, and the judicial system. READ MORE

  6. 5. "How you make friends in Finland" : An intersectional analysis of friendship formation in adulthood

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

    Author : Despoina Papadakou; [2023]
    Keywords : Friends; Adulthood; Intersectionality; Intersectional Analysis; Decoloniality; Finland;

    Abstract : The present thesis explores how people’s gender with its various intersections shape theirexperiences of making friends in adulthood in the Finnish context and presents anintersectional analysis of the processes and challenges of making friends. The intersections Ifocused on were those of gender with ethnicity, race, religion and migrant or non-migrantstatus. READ MORE