Essays about: "gender-based stereotypes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words gender-based stereotypes.

1. 1. Patience, the feminine virtue of investing : A mixed-methods approach to studying gender-based investment behaviours and the investment gap.

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Agnes Eriksson; Elsa Leijon; [2023]
   Keywords : Investment Gap; Investment Behaviour; Overconfidence; Risk; Financial Literacy; Financial Advisory; Stereotypes; Gender Bias;

   Abstract : Background – This study discusses gender-based differences in investment behaviour and its economic consequences. Despite significant advancements in gender equality, inequalities such as the gender wealth gap exist. This paper explores the difference in investment behaviour and factors that influence said behaviour. READ MORE

3. 2. “An accidental heroine” : An Investigation of Gender Representation and Gender-based Stereotypes in Swedish Digital EFL Learning Material

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Malin Ångström; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender representation; gender-based stereotypes; digital learning material; semantic types.;

   Abstract : The endeavour for gender equality and against gender-based patterns (stereotypes) are topics often discussed in relation to education. Correspondingly, extensive research on textbooks used in schools around the world has been conducted, some of which include the aspect of people beyond the binary. READ MORE

4. 3. Vulnerable Victims or Agents of Change? A qualitative content analysis on the representation of women in Nepal's National Adaptation Plan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Alma Pettersson; [2023]
   Keywords : women; representation; climate adaptation policy; Nepal; feminist constructivism; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Climate adaptation policies in Nepal have previously depicted women as vulnerable victims. Policy-makers have described women as a weak and voiceless group that needs “saving” in environmental politics. Several studies have emphasized that these simplistic representations perpetuate gender stereotypes and omit proactive roles in climate action. READ MORE

5. 4. Non-refoulement cases before the ECtHR and CAT : A case study on women alleging gender-based violence at the hands of private actors

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Hodan Abdi; [2023]
   Keywords : Non-refoulement; human rights; monitoring bodies; private actors; feminism.;

   Abstract : This study aims to analyze if the assessment of the European Court of Human Rights and Committee Against Torture in cases concerning women alleging violation of the principle of non-refoulement takes gender into consideration. Therefore, this study compares four cases from the Court and the other four cases from the Committee with feminist legal theory analysis. READ MORE

6. 5. A gender gap in construction : Barriers to gender equality

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Winnie Nakabonge; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender equality; gender gap; stereotypes and norms; Gender equality; gender gap; stereotypes and norms;

   Abstract : Sweden has made enormous progress when it comes to gender equality hence its ranking as first among other states with a score of 83.9 percent. Despite all the progress, there are still challenges that create a huge gender gap in gender-based professions where some professions are considered male whereas others are termed female. READ MORE