Essays about: "role of women in democracy"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words role of women in democracy.
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6. (S)examensarbete
University essay from Konstfack/TextilAbstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE
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7. “Yeah but we are doing ok, but it is not enough” : A study on how actors from civil society in Namibia regard the implementation of gender equality
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och välfärdsstudier; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : The purpose of the study is to do research on how selected individuals from civil society in Namibia, working with human rights or democracy, see gender equality in a Namibian context and how they regard their own role in the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. Interviews have been carried out and grounded theory has been used to analyse the data. READ MORE
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8. Childbearing Trends in Indonesia since the 1998 Political Reform : Weighing the Roles of Economic Development and Socio-demographic Factors
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : Indonesia has experienced three different political eras: ‘old order’ under the regime ofpresident Soekarno, ‘new order’ under the regime of president Soeharto; and ‘reformationera’ in which democracy has been applied until now. The changes of economic and politicalconditions from one era to another have always gone hand in hand with the development ofthe country’s population. READ MORE
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9. Women and political participation A minor field study of the political culture in Colombia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Since the elections of 2010 there are 14 per cent women in the Colombian congress - a remarkably low number in comparison with several other countries in Latin America where quotas of allocation are common. Decades of armed conflict might give a hint of why gender progress has been slow in Colombia, but at the same time as stereotyped gender roles are highly dominating, women are in no sense passive actors in the public sphere. READ MORE
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10. Empowerment in the headlines : How three Indian newspapers report on gender inequality
University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation, medier och itAbstract : India is the world’s largest democracy, one of the fastest growing economies and an enormous market for newspapers. It is also a country with deeply rooted gender biases where women are highly discriminated and marginalized at all levels of the society. The media is considered an important agent of power. READ MORE
