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1. 16. Young women’s perceptions on safety in public spaces of Mumbai: negotiating the risk of sexual harassment and challenging patriarchy by transcending victimhood

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Anni-Elina Vänskä; [2019]
   Keywords : sexual violence; street harassment; Mumbai; public safety; patriarchy; gender roles; India; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis draws on ten in-depth interviews in order to analyze young and educated, middle-class women’s perceptions on public safety in Mumbai, regarding the risk of sexual harassment. It focuses on the ways these women negotiate with risk and the patriarchal norms of women’s appropriate behavior in public spaces, further, examines how these women address their oppression and act in order to empower themselves and other women. READ MORE

3. 17. Educating students about sex is like giving them a gift, without being allowed to open it. - A study about students’ attitudes towards Sexual and reproductive health and rights education in Moshi, Tanzania

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Josefine Sandqvist; Emelie Yngheden; [2019]
   Keywords : Attitudes; Education; Knowledge; Tanzania; Moshi; Secondary school; Sexual and reproductive health and rights; SRHR; MFS; Minor field studies;

   Abstract : The study was conducted in Moshi, the regional Capital of Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania. It was financed by Sida’s Minor Field Study scholarship in March and April 2019. READ MORE

4. 18. Advancing Women’s Rights in the Age of Social Media: An Analysis of the #MeToo Movement

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Gaudi Delgado Falcon; [2019]
   Keywords : MeToo; Sexual Harassment; Social Movements; Social Media; Women´s Rights; Social Change; Media; Communication for Development; Twitter;

   Abstract : In 2017, the Me Too campaign, founded ten years earlier to help women of color from low-income communities who were survivors of sexual violence, became a viral social media movement following allegations on Twitter by actress Alyssa Milano of sexual harassment and violence against the powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Using the hashtag #MeToo, Milano unwittingly mobilized millions of women to share their stories via social media, and the #Metoo movement subsequently helped to illuminate both the structural and individual aspects of sexual harassment and abuse by men against women within virtually all aspects of society. READ MORE

5. 19. Same sex couple discrimination: A field experiment in the Portuguese housing market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Filipe Manuel Rodrigues Gouveia; [2019]
   Keywords : Same Sex Couples; Discrimination; Portugal; Field Experiment; LGBT; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Discriminatory behavior on the basis of sexual orientation challenges the economic problem, as it causes inequal access to the job and housing markets. In this study, I measure and analyze discriminatory behavior against same sex couples through a field experiment in the Portuguese housing rental market. READ MORE

6. 20. The effect of sexual selection and mating on personality traits and behavior consistency of Callosobruchus maculatus

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Jiaqi Lu; [2019]
   Keywords : seed beetles; sexual selection; mating; personality traits;

   Abstract : Animals’ personality traits are defined as consistent behavior tendencies and the function of them in life-history strategy and reproductive success has been given a lot of explanations in a large amount of research. However, the behavior consistency of individuals in different sexes, mating status and selection regimes is rarely mentioned. READ MORE