Essays about: "participation rate"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 123 essays containing the words participation rate.

  1. 11. Paid Parental Leave and Women Labor force Participation : The case of Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Elvira Gustavsson; Lina Fogel; [2022]
    Keywords : Parental leave; Maternity leave; Paternity leave; Women labor force participation; Equality;

    Abstract : Our paper analyzes how paid parental leave schemes affect female labor force participation in Sweden. We examine this question on municipality level from 2003 to 2019. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of a policy reform made in 2016 and analyze how it mainly affects women and their participation rate. READ MORE

  3. 12. Why is plastic waste at recycling centres poorly sorted? A study of the plastic waste sorting at Sysav’s recycling centres

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Maja Mosslind; [2022]
    Keywords : recycling centre; plastic sorting; sorting rate; sorting behaviour; sorting quality; plastic waste; waste sorting; Scania; Sweden; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Reducing plastic waste incineration is crucial for Sweden’s transition to a carbon neutral society in 2045. To achieve this goal, it is essential to increase the material recycling of plastics. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Problematisation of Work-Life Balance within the EU, Austria, and Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Andrea Metzger; [2022]
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    Abstract : In this Master’s thesis it is asked how work-life balance is problematised within the EU, Austria, and Sweden, aiming to understand how certain representations of the work-life balance problem might contribute to the stagnation or progress of tackling gender equality matters. The research question is answered through the analysis of an EU Directive as well as Austrian and Swedish policies and debates applying a post-structural feminist perspective and the What’s the problem represented to be? approach. READ MORE

  5. 14. Non-violent resistance movements in the light of digital repression

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Anna Plaudina; [2022]
    Keywords : repression; digital repression; backfire effect; censorship; Belarus; digital revolution; mobilization; ICT; Telegram revolution;

    Abstract : Over the past decade, the success rate of non-violent resistance movements has decreased. With the development of information and communication technology (ICT), governments have taken repression into the digital realm to tamper with protest movements. READ MORE

  6. 15. Societal Synergy for Our Common Future : Young Citizens’ Perspectives on Participating in the Sustainable Development and Urban Planning Process of Madrid

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrika Brink; Stella Jarlöv; [2022]
    Keywords : sustainable development; urban planning; citizen participation; youth; Madrid;

    Abstract : The Madrid City Council’s efforts to invite citizens to decision making are being examined through the eyes of six young inhabitants, aged 18-30. Their views on sustainability and experiences of participating in the city development are gained through qualitative, semi-structured interviews. READ MORE