Essays about: "theories of women empowerment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 46 essays containing the words theories of women empowerment.

1. 1. Pursuing Women-Empowerment in the Public Transport System : A case study in Sweden

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

   Author : Leila Emami; [2020]
   Keywords : Gender-empowerment; women mobility; daily travel; public transport; subjective well-being; Sweden;

   Abstract : This case study applies women's empowerment and feminist theories to discuss the transport system's possible link with women empowerment and understand how a gender-responsive transport system based on women's complex needs would empower them and improve their status of health and well-being. The research area is two small urban in Sweden with less than 1500 populations. READ MORE

3. 2. DOES WOMEN'S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT IMPROVE GENDER BALANCE IN PEACEKEEPING? A Large N Study of Troop Contributing Countries

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hanna Buznytska; [2019-03-28]
   Keywords : peacekeeping operations; gender balance in peacekeeping; women’s political empowerment; substantive representation; women’s issues;

   Abstract : Although the United Nations has officially recognized an importance of women’s participation in peacekeeping, the number of female personnel remains low; thus, scholars have been investigating the factors that may facilitate a broader inclusion of women in peacekeeping operations. In order to contribute to the existing literature on the topic, this study examines whether one specific factor, a country’s level of women’s political empowerment, has an impact on the level of gender balance in its peacekeeping troops. READ MORE

4. 3. What do consumers say? : Exploring Consumers' Opinion on Femvertising in Fashion

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi; Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Anjali Acharya; Lycke Ristimäki; [2019]
   Keywords : femvertising; consumer opinion; fashion advertising; social effects; feminism; gender role;

   Abstract : Fashion advertising has long been repudiated for fostering narrow and stereotypical imagery of women. Today consumers demand advertisements to be inclusive and real in their portrayals. READ MORE

5. 4. THE REALITIES OF SUBURBAN FEMINISM : A study of feminism in the suburbs of Gothenburg among the immigrant communities.

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Abdullahi Omar; [2019]
   Keywords : feminism; Intersectionality; Liberal feminism; postfeminism; suburban feminism; respondents; cultural shock; suburbs; Gothenburg.;

   Abstract : This study on feminism is a study aimed at understanding a reality within feminism (suburban feminism) in the suburbs of Gothenburg and the underlying factors that contribute to the emergence of this new phenomenon, and why women in the suburbs relate to as an alternative social tool in the quest for better social standings. The research was focused on the 2 major issues and they were (1) the effect of intersectionality on feminism in the suburbs and (2), the effect of internal factors like culture and religion on feminism in the suburbs. READ MORE

6. 5. Understanding women’s empowerment in WASH. A case study in the cascades and centre-sud regions of Burkina Faso

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Julia Häggström; [2019]
   Keywords : Burkina Faso; Cognitive Validity Testing; Empowerment in WASH Index; Sustainability Science; WASH; Women’s Empowerment.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The understanding of the link between the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector and gender has been extensively researched and is widely accepted as foundational for achieving safe and equal provision of WASH-facilities. Interventions aimed at improvements in the sector are common in low- and middle-income countries, however, there is a limited number of approaches for measuring their outcomes. READ MORE