Essays about: "gender now"

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1. 16. Heteronormativity of the Swedish Sex Purchase Act

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

   Author : Oscar Swartz; [2022]
   Keywords : prostitution; male sex work; MSM; sex regulation; sex legislation; Swedish model; Nordic model; feminist foreign policy; radical feminism; sexköp; sexarbete; sexköpslagen; manlig prostitution; heteronormativitet;

   Abstract : The Swedish Sex Purchase Act was unique, when introduced in 1999. While it was legal to demand and collect payment for sexual services it became a crime to respond to such demands or offer payment. It is now part of Sweden’s foreign policy to ‘export’ this law, using gender equality arguments. Several countries have since followed. READ MORE

3. 17. The Changing Attitudes Towards Traditional Gender Roles vis-à-vis Women of the Somali Diaspora : A Qualitative Analysis of How Migration has Championed for the Empowerment of Somali Diaspora Women Since 1991

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

   Author : Naima Ali; [2022]
   Keywords : political motherhood; somali diaspora; somali women;

   Abstract : Somali women have suffered at the hands of the patriarchy for as long as they have known. It is well established that the civil war in 1991 created irreparable damage to the Somali people. Nevertheless, it opened doors for women to experience autonomy for the first time. READ MORE

4. 18. Screenwriter and Character Gender in a 2020 Body of Swedish Feature Film Proposals

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Johanna Koljonen; [2022]
   Keywords : screenwriting; script development; gender; feature film screenwriting; feminist media studies;

   Abstract : This study of correlations between screenwriter and character gender is based on a 2020 body of 369 Swedish feature fiction film proposals by 380 individual writers, submitted to the Swedish national broadcasting corporation Sveriges Television (SVT) specifically for development funding for screenwriting. Results are compared both with similar data from the Swedish Film Institute (SFI), which is the national funding body, as well as with SFI’s statistics of Swedish films receiving selective or market support. READ MORE

5. 19. Försvarsmakten – The force for everyone

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

   Author : Jacob Holmberg; Alexander Balsom; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate and analyse Försvarsmakten's use of semiotic resources in their recruiting campaigns through a semiotic multimodal analysis. Försvarsmakten has been dominated by men for many years and now, in an attempt to change that, Försvarsmakten is targeting women to join the force. READ MORE

6. 20. Multi-Purpose Women Center for a Community in Kisarawe,Tanzania - Enhancing social resilience through architecture

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Katharina Frank; [2022]
   Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Architecture greatly influences people‘s lives regarding health, stability, and education and is crucial for economic and social development. This architectural thesis project aims to improve the living conditions of a marginalized community in a rural Tanzanian village, Kisarawe, through a design proposal. READ MORE