Essays about: "status of rural women"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 essays containing the words status of rural women.

1. 1. Energy justice and gender implications on prodcutive uses of energy. A case study based in rural Bolivia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Adriana Fernandez Villalobos; [2023]
   Keywords : energy; women; gender; justice; rural; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This research investigates the gender dimension of the impacts of access to clean and modern energy and technology in productive uses of energy. Rural organizations led by women supported by the EnDev project Bolivia were selected for a multi-site case study. READ MORE

3. 2. Female Internal Migration: The case of Peru

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Xiomara Seminario Candiotti; [2022]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study has been to provide a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic situation of migrant women in the context of Peru, a country historically marked by internal migration rates. It has been found that migrant women are socially excluded in relation to three socioeconomic indicators (1) employment sector, (2) educational attainment and (3) healthcare coverage, predominantly in the latter. READ MORE

4. 3. Functional outcome for older adults with movement disabilities : A cross-sectional study

   University essay from Jönköping University/HHJ, Institutet för gerontologi

   Author : Nynne Olsen; [2021]
   Keywords : Cohort; childhood socioeconomic status; gender; rural urban; The Swedish Adoption Twin Study of Aging;

   Abstract : Background:  Previous research have found that different factors have associations with the level of function. Only few studies investigate the population of older adults with movement disabilities. READ MORE

5. 4. The gatekeepers of Moroccan cultural heritage : Amazigh women and the status quo

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Madisson Macdonald; [2021]
   Keywords : Berber women; Berber carpet weaving; cultural heritage preservation; rural gender norms; nomadic tourism; placemaking; authenticity; sustainable destination development;

   Abstract : This study aims to determine the role of Amazigh/Berber women in maintaining and preserving the cultural heritage of their people through carpet weaving, as well as how this tradition contributes to gender norms and tourism in rural Morocco. The research method consisted of conducting semi-structured interviews and a literature review of intangible cultural heritage preservation, traditional gender norms in rural areas, and nomadic tourism theories. READ MORE

6. 5. EmpowermentofEthiopianwomenandtheachievementoftheUNMillennium DevelopmentGoals(MDGs)EmpowermentofEthiopianwomenandtheachievementoftheUNMillennium DevelopmentGoals(MDGs)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Epheson Tilahun; [2020-07-01]
   Keywords : Empowerment; tradition; Millennium Development goals MDGs ; women; development.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the connection between rural Ethiopian women empowerment and the development progress process that Ethiopiais achieving contemporarily.It also studied whether the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the UN are enough to address the needs and improve the status of women and young girls in Ethiopia. READ MORE