Essays about: "traditional gender roles"

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1. 21. 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

3. 22. Locked in and Left Out : A Qualitative Study on the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Right to Health for Female Refugees Living in Athens

   University essay from Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm/Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter och demokrati

   Author : Yvonne Perkins; [2022]
   Keywords : The Right to Health; Female Refugees in Greece; Covid-19; Access to Healthcare; Social Networks;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to understand the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the right tohealth for female refugees living in Athens. The paper is based on data derived from semi-structured interviews with female refugees and aid-workers working on the field in Athens. READ MORE

4. 23. Sisterhood : An examination of women’s relationships in Maggie O’Farrell’s The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

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

   Author : Gabriella Varini Viotto; [2022]
   Keywords : feminism; sisterhood; O’Farrell; gender roles; women solidarity; feminist literature; feminist theory;

   Abstract : This essay explores how the novel The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell depicts and criticises behaviours derived from deeply rooted patriarchal ideologies, traditional gender roles and sexist oppression. It aims to determine whether the novel encourages feminist values by examining the three main characters, Kitty, Esme and Iris, and how they relate to each other as well as to patriarchal structures and sexist oppression. READ MORE

5. 24. Boys Don ́t Cry : A study on how young men in Amman define honour

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

   Author : Sarah Frostmo Faraj; [2022]
   Keywords : Honour; shame; gender; masculinity; femininity; Jordan; Amman; life; stories; culture; religion; phenomenology; patriarchy;

   Abstract : Jordan is one of the countries in the Middle East where “honour culture” is a part of the Jordanian society. “Honour culture” is often accused of leading to honour killings. While there are several studies on honour and femininity in the Middle East, there are less research done on masculinity and young men in the region. READ MORE

6. 25. The Origins and Persistence of Gender Roles in Ethiopia: A micro-level analysis of the effects of traditional farming systems on modern gender roles.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Karolin Heike Lehmann; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender Roles; Plough; Shifting Agriculture; Cultural Persistence; Ethiopia; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Perceptions of where the “natural” place for women is, vary considerably across societies. This is especially true in heterogeneous countries like Ethiopia, where stark variations between ethnicities and their attitudes towards gender roles exist. A much-debated question is how these differences emerge. READ MORE