Essays about: "immigrated women"

Found 4 essays containing the words immigrated women.

1. 1. Migration, Education and Women’s Empowerment: A Case Study of Sub-Saharan African Women Immigrant in Gothenburg, Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Epiphanie Mukundiyimana; [2014-02-10]
   Keywords : Sub-Saharan African female migrant; education; gender equality; women’s empowerment;

   Abstract : Migration is a multidimensional phenomenon, which expands the opportunities for productive work and leads to a wider perspective among migrants. Female migration from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to Western Europe has gained importance during recent years and has been linked to a variety of factors, including social and economic contexts, the level of poverty, gender equality and political instability in the sending countries. READ MORE

3. 2. Constructions, Identifications and Ambivalence : the Encounter between Perceived and Lived Reality of Immigrated Women

   University essay from Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Anna Horgby; [2013]
   Keywords : integration; immigrated women; ‘othering’; subject positions; discourse;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to understand the encounter between the Swedish government’s constructions of immigrated women and the women’s own identifications. By merging post-structural ontology with feminist post-colonial ideas a theoretical framework was created to meet this aim. READ MORE

4. 3. Labor market participation of African immigrants in Sweden, 1995-2008

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Hélio Manhica; [2012]
   Keywords : Immigrant; labor market; Africa; human capital; ethnicity; survival analysis; Kaplan Meier; proportional Hazard model;

   Abstract : This study examines the pattern of unemployment duration of African immigrants in Sweden as well as the effect of emigration origin, age, gender, level of education and family characteristics on the probability of getting a job upon arrival. The study is based on PLACE-database; the dataset is restricted to individuals born in Africa who immigrated to Sweden during the period of 1994-2008. READ MORE

5. 4. The Integration of Ethiopian immigrants in Sweden, 1990-2000

   University essay from Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Lars Agnarson; [2006]
   Keywords : Integration; Migration; Ethiopians; Labour market; Demography; Population geography;

   Abstract : The main purpose of this Master Essay is to analyse the integration of Ethiopian immigrants in Sweden between 1990 and 2000. My hypothesis has been that Ethiopian immigrants in Sweden constitute a group whose prospects to integrate are fairly low, but whose prospects to integrate also depend on the sex-composition and the length of staying in Sweden. READ MORE