Essays about: "money and gender"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 71 essays containing the words money and gender.

1. 1. “All we have is this beautiful place. But we don’t have the money”: The effect of foreign direct investment and global power structures on local female entrepreneurship in Coron Town, the Philippines

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Hannah Johansson; [2023-10-25]
   Keywords : Foreign direct investment; female entrepreneurship; global power structures; westernization; feminist economics; capital;

   Abstract : Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the global South indicates both to create and obstruct local entrepreneurship opportunities in host countries. However, foreign business owners' large capitals, and global development policies encouraging FDI in the tourism industry play a significant role in this relation. READ MORE

3. 2. Keeping Up with the Transition: Sex for Compensation and Women with Asylum and Transgender Experiences in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

   Author : Ines Anttila; [2023]
   Keywords : sex for compensation; transgender; asylum; gender affirmation; waiting; strategy; tactic.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on the practice of sex for compensation performed by women with transgender and asylum experiences living in Sweden. It aims to explore the complexities of sex for compensation by positioning this practice as both strategy and a tactic for obtaining income used for gender affirmation, considering that gender-affirmative healthcare is not available for asylum seekers in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 3. Venture Capital Money, must be Funny, in a Rich Man’s World : A Qualitative Study About How Women Entrepreneurs Successfully Raise Venture Capital

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Klara Eklöf; Moa Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Women entrepreneur; Venture capital; Entrepreneurship; Gender gap; Gender equality;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurs who need funding often turn to the venture capital industry. In Sweden, women entrepreneurs represent a third of the total number of entrepreneurs. Meanwhile, women-owned businesses only raise one percent of the total venture capital in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 4. SOGIE minority organisations in Africa and their relation to European donors

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Evelina Magnusson; [2023]
   Keywords : LGBTQI ; LGBT; SOGIE; Africa; Donors;

   Abstract : The situation for sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (SOGIE) minority persons is difficult in many places and in much of Africa their lives are illegal in some form. This thesis focuses on how local organisations and European actors address this problem and what local actors believe could be done better to improve the situation for SOGIE minorities. READ MORE

6. 5. Exploring Social Inclusion of Female Immigrants Through Cricket in the South of Sweden

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Sania Easmin; [2023]
   Keywords : Female Immigrants; Social Inclusion; Cricket;

   Abstract : This study examines the female immigrants' experiences regarding participation in cricket in their homeland and Sweden. It contains two sections: the first part aims to assess the perceived opportunities, barriers, and challenges of playing cricket in the participants’ homeland and Sweden, and the second part focuses on the impact of playing cricket on their lives, particularly social inclusion in their new societies. READ MORE