Essays about: "on working women"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 421 essays containing the words on working women.
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16. Female Former Child Soldiers Perception of Power : Females captured by the LRA's attitudes towards the people in power in the bush and its effects on them as women
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : The research aims to understand how female former child soldiers describe the ones who had power over them in the bush of Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) to understand how patriarchal beliefs in a society affect vulnerable women. The researcher wishes to enhance the importance of working against patriarchal beliefs and stopping child abductions for the sake of young women’s empowerment. READ MORE
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17. Womens's Opportunities within the Audit Industry in San José, Costa Rica : an interview study of Costa Rican women's experiences
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this study is to fill the gap identified in how women perceive their opportunities to advance in their careers as auditors in San José, Costa Rica. This study also seeks to get answers to what it is like to work as a woman in a male-dominated industry in the chosen country. READ MORE
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18. Health care professionals’ experiences and views of sexual and reproductive health service provision to undocumented Roma women in Finland
University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsaAbstract : Aim: This qualitative study explores the sexual and reproductive health service provision offered to undocumented Roma women migrating to Finland and traces the major challenges in this regard through the experiences, the perceptions, and the views of Finnish health professionals. Background: Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of undocumented Roma women is of a particular concern since the lack of health insurance, their mobility, and disadvantaged educational, social, and economic level make them more vulnerable to health risks. READ MORE
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19. Gender-based violence against Women with Disabilities in Uganda - A qualitative study about how local organizations are working with the issue
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : Gender-based violence (GBV) is both a human right violation, a threat to develop-ment and a global health issue. Women with disabilities (WWD) are a group more exposed to GBV. However, research has been scarce about WWD and GBV, espe-cially in the Global South. READ MORE
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20. “It was a free and healthy job” : timber floating on the river Ångermanälven in the 20th century
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and ManagementAbstract : The exploitation of northern Sweden's forests began in about the 1830s and continued expanding northwards over the following decades. A key factor that enabling the exploitation of these forests was the natural infrastructure, such as the network of rivers, creeks and flooding during the summer, which made it possible to float timber from the forests to the sawmills on the coast. READ MORE
