Essays about: "kvinnlig könsstympning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words kvinnlig könsstympning.

1. 1. Non-governmental organizations preventive work against female genital mutilation in Kenya : a qualitative minor field study

   University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

   Author : Matilda Trolin; Törja Ngenge; [2023]
   Keywords : Empowerment; Female genital mutilation; Human rights; Kenya; Egenmakt; Kenya; Kvinnlig könsstympning; Mänskliga rättigheter;

   Abstract : FGM is practiced in around 30 countries, mainly in Africa, The Middle East, and Asia. An estimated 200 million girls and women have been cut anywhere between infancy and 15 years old. This practice is usually linked to traditions, cultures, and sometimes religion, although this seems to be more of a question of how religion is interpreted. READ MORE

3. 2. Gender roles in households : A case study on gender roles in households in northern Tanzania

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Sustainable Societies (SUS)

   Author : Ottilia Lundh; [2022]
   Keywords : Case study; gender roles; Tarime; northern Tanzania; gender inequality; gender perspectives; Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem Project SEMA ; sustainable livelihoods; oppression; physical violence; female genital multination; household activities; education; gender equality.; Fallstudie; könsroller; Tarime; norra Tanzania; ojämlikhet mellan könen; genusperspektiv; Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem Project SEMA ; hållbar försörjning; förtryck; fysiskt våld; kvinnlig könsstympning; hushållsaktiviteter; utbildning; jämställdhet;

   Abstract : This case study investigates perspectives and changes in gender roles in household activities from a gender (in)equality context in Tarime, northern Tanzania. The participants in this study part-took in a previous project called the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem Project (SEMA) which aimed to integrate gender perspectives and sustainable livelihoods in rural parts of Tarime. READ MORE

4. 3. Womens' experiences of living with genital mutilation : a literature review

   University essay from Sophiahemmet Högskola

   Author : Hanna Rantamaula; Ulrika Sörqvist; [2020]
   Keywords : Circumcision; Female; Experiences; Psychosocial factors; Psychology; Kvinnlig omskärelse; Könsstympning; Upplevelser;

   Abstract : Background  Female genital mutilation refers to procedures where the external female genitalia are either partially or entirely removed. It is estimated that on a global scale more than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone some form of genital mutilation. READ MORE

5. 4. Nursing students’ views on female genital mutilation in Tanzania

   University essay from Röda Korsets Högskola

   Author : Sally Kroon; Sarah Binsalamah; [2017]
   Keywords : female genital mutilation; FGM; nursing students; Tanzania; views;

   Abstract : Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been illegal in Tanzania since 1998; nonetheless this procedure is still being performed in some regions of the country. Since the prohibition of this practice it has become harder to detect the practitioners. READ MORE

6. 5. Help or hinder? : Journalists affecting the future of female genital mutilation in a patriarchal society

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Sofia Hallonsten; [2016]
   Keywords : Female genital mutilation; female genital cutting; female circumcision; FGM; patriarchy; journalists; media; attitudes; subalternity; double bind; Kvinnlig könsstympning; kvinnlig omskärelse; patriarkat; journalist;

   Abstract : Is it possible to cover an issue as a journalist to the extent that you are practically a human rights activist, and still contribute to its continuation by unconsciously upholding the values causing the issue? This study asks the question if journalists help or hinder the elimination of female genital mutilation (FGM), and puts forth the thesis that journalists as a collective in fact are affecting the development more negatively through their attitudes than positively through their actions. The study consists of a theoretical analysis connecting to patriarchy and post-colonialism, and a field study from Tanzania where journalists are interviewed. READ MORE