Essays about: "household sector"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 105 essays containing the words household sector.

  1. 1. Female paid domestic work in Lima : A contemporary case study on informality and changed forms of emploment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Inger Magnusson; [2023]
    Keywords : Feminized domestic work; forms of employment; informality; devaluation; female empowerment; autonomy and economic independence; feminist care economy and human capital theory;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis on the paid feminized domestic work is to describe the two current forms of employment of the live-inside maids and the live-outside domestic workers of paid domestic work in Lima Peru. The live-inside employment, cama adentro is the traditional form of maids living inside the household, and secondly, the live-outside employment, cama afuera, describes the working woman as an independent worker who lives outside the household. READ MORE

  3. 2. Flexibility capital within Swedish multifamily households A study on energy policy from a bottom-up approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kevin Perera; [2023]
    Keywords : Demand flexibility; Flexibility; Energy vulnerability; Renewable; Energy; Energy Policy; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between energy vulnerability and the growing need for demand flexibility from the Swedish residential sector. Controlling for income, this supposed relationship was approached from the perspective of multifamily households. READ MORE

  4. 3. Lowering energy need and improving indoor climate - A case study of rural dwellings in Gammalsvenskby, Ukraine

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

    Author : Viktor Kauranen; [2022]
    Keywords : Gammalsvenskby; energy-efficient; indoor climate; rural buildings; renovation; Ukraine; Life cycle cost; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : A vast majority of rural dwellings in Ukraine are inefficient from an energy perspective, with a major need for energy-efficient renovations. A lot of these buildings are also having problems with the indoor climate, with poor ventilation combined with indoor combustion of fuel which can cause negative health effects. READ MORE

  5. 4. “It must be fun for you to help a bit on the farm” : A qualitative study of the social, institutional, and economic activities and roles of women and inclusion in livestock farming in southern Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Julia Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Farming Women; Gender Equality; Patriarchy; Agriculture; Reproductive Labour.;

    Abstract : Farming women have between the year 1950 and the present time had to fight hard to participate in the farming sector in Sweden to the same extent as men. There are old, gendered biases towards women who labour on farms by people both on and outside the farms. READ MORE

  6. 5. The role of community renewable energy in the transition to renewable heating - The case of Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Katharina Hartmann; [2022]
    Keywords : Community renewable energy; heating decarbonisation; Germany; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past decades, community renewable energy (CRE) has significantly contributed to the uptake of renewable technology to decarbonise Germany's electricity sector. Meanwhile, the primary source of household emissions – heating – is still highly dependent on fossil fuels, especially gas. READ MORE