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6. Damned if you do, damned if you don't : How nonbinary students navigate identity in higher education
University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : The gender binary is a pervasive idea in society which suggests that there only exist two genders – man and woman. The wide array of differing gender identities would suggest otherwise. Identifying as nonbinary means that you reject the gender binary and identify somewhere between, in both, or beyond the binary. READ MORE
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7. Anatomy of corruption in humanitarian assistance: a retrospective analysis of emergency response operations of the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia (2014 – 2016)
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This study critically explores the pervasive issue of corruption in humanitarian assistance, focusing on the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia from 2014-2016. For a country grappling with broken infrastructure and fragile healthcare systems due to a 14-year-long civil war, the Ebola crisis in Liberia was an unprecedented disaster as evidenced by 10,672 recorded cases and 4,808 reported fatalities between 2014 and 2016. READ MORE
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8. Leave no one behind : A Minor Field Study of what impact recruitment can have for gender equality for working women in Indonesia.
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)Abstract : Abstract Background: In Indonesia and around the world, gender discrimination in employment practices is a pervasive and ongoing issue due to gender stereotypes and social norms. Organizations must therefore be aware of their influence, and how they through various stages of the recruitment process can reduce this prejudice. READ MORE
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9. The role of age for the relationship between unemployment and well-being : A comparative study across different welfare state regimes
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbeteAbstract : ABSTRACT Aims: While the relationship between unemployment and well-being is widely acknowledged, there has been little exploration of its consequences for older workers. It is also less clear whether this relationship differs between welfare states characterized by varying levels of social protection for the unemployed. READ MORE
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10. Between hope and resignation. Three collective initiatives on climate change’s understandings of agency for societal transformation.
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : Addressing climate change will entail groups of people working together to bring about changes in fundamental societal structures. This research investigates how the members of three collective initiatives on climate change in Sweden envision the process of change, based on their understandings of structures and agency. READ MORE