Essays about: "political motherhood"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words political motherhood.

  1. 1. Who cares? : A qualitative interview study about what hinders and what enables equal division of parental leave

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Amanda Lindell; [2023]
    Keywords : gender equality; parental leave; Sweden; gendered ideals;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the persisting gendered division of parental leave in Sweden, where despite policies promoting equal sharing, women still take 70 % of the leave. Aiming to analyze what hinders and what enables equal division of parental leave, I conduct in-depth interviews with eight parents who equally share leave and six parents who do not. READ MORE

  3. 2. Too private for a politician or too public for a mother? : Representative claims of motherhood in Ebba Busch and Annie Lööf's YouTube videos

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Caroline Lloyd; [2023]
    Keywords : Political communication; motherhood; the representative claim; YouTube; thematic analysis; Swedish politics; Ebba Busch; Annie Lööf; representation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the transformative impact of social media platforms on communication and representation. More specifically, it investigates the themes of motherhood portrayed in the YouTube videos of Swedish party leaders and how these themes relate to the process of democratic representation. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mai Mamma: An exploratory qualitative case study of Apulian mothers' perception of childcare

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Francesco Saverio Demarinis; [2023]
    Keywords : care work; social reproduction; love labor; mothering; Puglia; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In Italy, ideas surrounding family and motherhood seem to be unveiled as myths rather than values. Despite the historical prominence of these notions within the national political and social agenda, the country's support to families and predominantly female caregivers remains severely inadequate. READ MORE

  5. 4. Good Girl, Wife or Foreign Fighter - Danish Media Constructions of women in ISIS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Camilla Gissel; [2022]
    Keywords : ISIS; Female foreign fighters; Social Problems Theory; Narrative Criminology; ISIS bride; Betrayal; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Women who have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ISIS, have been understood as serving passive and largely supportive roles in ISIS state-building by media and, to a far extent, academia. Academia has argued that the passive role evolves into active participation in weaponed combat and planning of attacks. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Changing Attitudes Towards Traditional Gender Roles vis-à-vis Women of the Somali Diaspora : A Qualitative Analysis of How Migration has Championed for the Empowerment of Somali Diaspora Women Since 1991

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Naima Ali; [2022]
    Keywords : political motherhood; somali diaspora; somali women;

    Abstract : Somali women have suffered at the hands of the patriarchy for as long as they have known. It is well established that the civil war in 1991 created irreparable damage to the Somali people. Nevertheless, it opened doors for women to experience autonomy for the first time. READ MORE