Essays about: "gender equality paradox"

Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 essays containing the words gender equality paradox.

  1. 11. 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

  3. 12. Ethnic Division and the Substantive Representation of Women : A Case Study on the Kenyan Cross-party Parliamentary Women's Caucus

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isolde Tengbjer Jobarteh; [2016]
    Keywords : Substantive representation of women; ethnic division; conflicting loyalties; women’s cross-party parliamentary women’s caucuses; women’s issues; Kenya; KEWOPA;

    Abstract : This study aims to understand the Kenyan cross-party parliamentary women’s caucus success at representing women substantively despite ethnic division. The Kenyan case highlights a paradox: the cross-party parliamentary women’s caucus is successful in a country where politics is shaped by ethnic division, which contradicts existing theories suggesting that the many layers of identity politics would make it difficult for the members to cooperate on a common women’s agenda. READ MORE

  4. 13. Love and freedom -the paradox of family values in the American ethos

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Vilda Rosenblad; [2005]
    Keywords : Family values; moral values; respectability; USA; abortion; abstinence; gay marriage; Humanities; Humaniora; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I am examining speeches held by George W. Bush on the subject of ?family values? (also called ?moral values?). These politics are symbolized by the debates on abortion, abstinence-only education and gay marriage. READ MORE