Essays about: "gender relations"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 336 essays containing the words gender relations.

  1. 21. Capabilities in the shadows: An ethnographic study exploring the gendered implications of a solar electrification project in rural eastern Nepal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Elena Kleinhofer; [2023]
    Keywords : Solar Electrification; Nepal; Gender Studies; Empowerment; Capabilities; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Access to electricity is vital for rural development in the Global South, but its impact on local power dynamics, especially gender relations, remains underexplored. This thesis examines a solar electrification project in Eastern Nepal to uncover gender-related challenges in experiencing project benefits. READ MORE

  3. 22. “(…) we’re treated like children when it comes to external matters, while, inwardly, we’re much older than other girls our age”. : – A generational and queer reading of the diary of Anne Frank.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn

    Author : Alberto Ramos Vicario; Rakel Gyberg; [2023]
    Keywords : nonconformity; generational; gender; Anne Frank; discourse;

    Abstract : In this thesis, a generational and a queer reading were conducted on Anne Frank’s diary latest edition, containing substantial parts that were omitted in earlier editions. The aim was to contextualize the negotiation of discourses in relation to Anne’s nonconformity to the time in which she lived as a child (generational) and her girlhood (gender). READ MORE

  4. 23. Decolonizing Aid: A Comparative Analysis of USAID and Sida's gender equality strategies in Guatemala

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alejandra Perez Towns; [2023]
    Keywords : Decolonizing aid; discourse; colonial markers; USAID; Sida; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The development aid field has been subject to increased questioning regarding power relations between donors and recipients; some studies shed light on the fact that development aid is an extension of colonial practices. Currently, there have been efforts to ‘decolonize aid’. READ MORE

  5. 24. Power Relations at the Intersection of Gender, Race and Class Perpetuated in Sex Tourism

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

    Author : Vanessa Pohlmann; [2023]
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    Abstract : Sex tourism is a process whereby most commonly men from the Global North travel to the Global South to gain access to the bodies of women. This process perpetuates inequalities at the intersection of gender, race and class. READ MORE

  6. 25. The funding process in female-led capital-intensive start-ups

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ximena Samuelsson-Allendes; Kyaw Khaing Hein; [2023]
    Keywords : capital-intensive; entrepreneurship; female founder; financing; gender bias; gender gap; investor; key factors; start-up; kapitalintensiv; entreprenörskap; kvinnlig grundare; finansering; köns bias; könsskillnader; investerare; nyckelfaktorer; start up;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to present how female entrepreneurs in Sweden raise capital for their start-ups and if there are common key factors presented among those who succeed. The entrepreneurs interviewed have all successfully raised capital. The research shows that female founders only have access to 1% or less of the capital in Sweden. READ MORE