Essays about: "gender equality developing countries"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 23 essays containing the words gender equality developing countries.

  1. 16. The World Bank and Public-Private Partnerships in Education: Framing, problem representation and the construction of gender equality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emma Stenholm; [2017]
    Keywords : discourse analysis; gender equality; problem representation; the World Bank; Public-Private Partnerships in education; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Education is commonly agreed upon as being one of the main drivers of national economic development which has led to a greater incorporation of education policies in development projects. Internationally, the World Bank is the single largest provider of expertise knowledge and financial aid to education development and as such they can play a key role in shaping policies and how problems are understood and thought of. READ MORE

  3. 17. Learning with Purpose from Empowerment: A study of Methodological Barriers and Challenges to Enhancing Organisational Learning from Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality Interventions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Anna Henriksen; [2017]
    Keywords : Women’s empowerment; gender empowerment; monitoring and evaluation; organisational learning; international development intervention; capacity development; women in development; climate change adaptation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Since the early 1990’s, sector-wide evaluation reports have identified substantial weaknesses connected to women’s empowerment and gender equality interventions. These weaknesses result from the failure to institutionalise activities, a lack of resources and deficient reporting of results. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Effects of Household Water Access on Employment in SSA: Is There a Gender Difference?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Andrea Berggren; Anders Dankvardt; [2013-03-28]
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    Abstract : Several of the Millennium Development Goals stress the importance of working for improved drinking water, gender equality and employment to improve the life of people as well as creating growth in developing countries. Literature suggests investments in infrastructure increase the probability of employment. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Gender Digital Divide

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Yanfei Zhao; [2013]
    Keywords : gender; digital divide; ICT; segregation; feminism; technology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Gender not only pervades how people use the ICT, but also influences whether or not and how much they use them. This study, making use of the latest possible secondary data, studies the possible gender digital divide among users of ICT in both developed and developing countries. READ MORE

  6. 20. Are EPZs potential labour traps for women?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Hägglund; [2013]
    Keywords : Comparative advantages; export-oriented growth; globalization; industrialization; foreign investment; labour; gender; inequality; segregation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Developing countries have since the 1960´s implemented export oriented strategies to benefit their global trade. Export Processing Zones (EPZ) are one of the most established trade instruments. Through time the zones have developed into more complex industries. READ MORE