Essays about: "unpaid family work"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words unpaid family work.

  1. 1. The Future is Familiar - Young Swedes Imagining Work-life Balance in Their Future Adulthood

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Franciska Dis Brodersen; [2022]
    Keywords : imagined futures; young people; work-life balance; gender inequality; the second shift; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the imagined futures of young Swedes with a focus on how they envision creating work-life balance and how they aim to divide their time between paid and unpaid work. This is done by analyzing written accounts of 168 upper secondary students from both university preparatory schools (UP) and vocational schools (VO) in a middle-sized town in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Does parenthood modify attitudes about gender relations? : An attitudinal study comparing an egalitarian and traditional policy context

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Susanna Lindmark; [2022]
    Keywords : attitudes; gendered division of labour; parenthood; family policy; country comparative; cognitive dissonance; Germany; Norway; Poland; Sweden;

    Abstract : Family policies are a recognised instrument to improve gender equality by encouraging fathers to increase their participation in the private sphere. Previous research has found that attitudes about how paid and unpaid labour should be divided between partners differ between countries by varied support for traditional male breadwinner models and sharing models. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Feminist Mixed Methods Analysis of Gender Equality Concepts and Data for Sustainable Development Goal 5 Baseline Indicators in Kenya

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Author : Anne Stella Muchiti Mulama; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender equality; feminist; evaluation; mixed methods; Sustainable Development Goal 5; indicators; Kenya.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were launched in 2015 to be achieved by 2030. Goal 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower women and girls. This study conducts a feminist analysis of gender equality concepts and data with the aim of finding adequate baseline indicators for measuring SDG 5 progress in Kenya. READ MORE

  5. 4. Kvinnligt och manligt företagande : lantbrukarnas syn på olikheter och möjligheter i de gröna näringarna

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Cecilia Olander; Hanna Broo; [2020]
    Keywords : företagande; kvinnligt; manligt; gröna näringarna; genus; obetalt arbete; föräldraledighet; entrepreneur; female; male; agriculture; gender; un-paid work; parental leave;

    Abstract : De gröna näringarnas roll i samhället är viktig. Branschen bidrar med sysselsättning för hundratusentals människor, producerar livsmedel, bränsle, energi, biologisk mångfald, öppna landskap och ger chans till liv i hela Sverige. READ MORE

  6. 5. The root causes of the gender digital divide and its consequences on the adoption and use of app-based climate warning systems in rural India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Vera Antonia Becker; [2020]
    Keywords : Digitalisation; Gender; Humanitarian Action; Climate Change;

    Abstract : In the wake of climate change to provide timely information is a must to ensure that the most vulnerable people are protected, and development gains secured. Particularly in agriculture and food security, providing information on time is vital to secure people’s livelihoods. READ MORE