Essays about: "intimate labor"
Found 5 essays containing the words intimate labor.
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1. Mai Mamma: An exploratory qualitative case study of Apulian mothers' perception of childcare
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : In Italy, ideas surrounding family and motherhood seem to be unveiled as myths rather than values. Despite the historical prominence of these notions within the national political and social agenda, the country's support to families and predominantly female caregivers remains severely inadequate. READ MORE
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2. Economic Empowerment: Protection or Risk? : - A quantitative study on economic empowerment and intimate partner violence
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Violence against women is an issue faced by women all over the world. Violence conducted by a partner or husband is the most common form of violence that women are targeted by. Intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is internationally recognized as a human rights violation as well as a major global health issue. READ MORE
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3. Public Childcare and Female Empowerment: Evidence from Mexico
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Despite ample evidence on the importance of labor market opportunities for women’s bargaining power, the link between public childcare availability and female empowerment has so far been widely overlooked. Using detailed survey data on household dynamics, this paper investigates the impact of the Mexican childcare program Estancias Infantiles para Apoyar a Madres Trabajadoras on women’s decision-making power and the prevalence of intimate partner violence. READ MORE
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4. NEOLIBERAL CAPITALISM AND DEBILITATION: A case study of disability, political economy & environment in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore how disability can be mobilised as an analytical category in a critique of neoliberal capitalism as it affects laborers, their bodies, and their socio-economic as well as ecological environment. In particular, I unpack how and why the body is rendered able and unable by political economy, and how the labor market instantiates hegemonic norms of ability. READ MORE
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5. Merit Making, Money and Motherhood : Women's Experiences of Commercial Surrogacy in Thailand
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskapAbstract : This thesis explores transnational commercial surrogacy in the context of Thailand, with the specific purpose to examine Thai women’s motives and experiences of being a surrogate mother. The study is based on two months of fieldwork in Bangkok between June and August 2014 during which interviews were conducted with eleven former, current or future surrogate mothers. READ MORE