Essays about: "women’s rights."

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1. 36. The Backsliding of Women's Rights in Poland : A Qualitative Study of the Polish Framing of the EuropeanUnion’s Gender Equality Policies and Gender Mainstreaming

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Cornelia Rosenbrand Jeglertz; [2021]
   Keywords : Poland; European Union; Women’s rights; Gender Mainstreaming; Europeanization; Framing Theory; Discursive Institutionalism; Pro-Family Policies;

   Abstract : The Polish Law and Justice party has initiated domestic policies and regulations that challenge women’s rights. Poland is a member of the European Union where the gender inequality issues have never had such a high priority before and the union is currently operating under the Gender Mainstreaming strategy alongside with additional approaches. READ MORE

3. 37. Gaining international legitimacy by improving women's rights and gender equality - The case of Nicaragua

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Douglas Svedberg; [2020]
   Keywords : Nicaragua; International legitimacy; Women s rights; Gender equality; Autocracy; Political reform;

   Abstract : A reoccurring argument in previous research is that autocracies implement policy changes for women’s rights in order to gain international legitimacy. The idea is that by showing the international community that they are on-board with the global movement to empower women; focus is diverted from their shortcomings in other democratic aspects. READ MORE

4. 38. #MeToo, Men’s Sexual Violence against Women and the Chilling Effect of Defamation Lawsuits: A Feminist Critique of the Swedish Criminal Justice System

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Lovisa Damström; [2020]
   Keywords : #MeToo; Men s Sexual Violence against Women; Defamation; Swedish Criminal Justice; Feminist Critique; Freedom of Expression; International Human Rights Law; Women s Rights; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : #MeToo became in 2017 a strong and successful movement in Sweden where women exercised their freedom of expression to question structural injustice and men’s sexual violence against women. The movement broke the silence and stigma about being victim of men’s sexual violence and helped fight impunity. READ MORE

5. 39. Association between women's level of education and their experience of intimate partner violence in Nigeria : A cross-sectional study

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

   Author : Dorcas Ngao Loembe; [2020]
   Keywords : women’s level of education; intimate partner violence; physical IPV; emotional IPV; sexual IPV; Nigeria;

   Abstract : Intimate partner violence is the most prevalent category of violence that women are experiencing and, globally, 30% of women are estimated to have suffered physical, emotional, or sexual IPV. Nigeria lacks clear anti-IPV legislation, and the proportion of IPV has received widespread attention from a human rights perspective. READ MORE

6. 40. “I will never go back”: a thematic content analysis of Zimbabwean disabled women's sexual and reproductive rights

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lina Lodenius; [2020]
   Keywords : Compulsory able-bodiedness; Disability; Normate; Othering; Women; Zimbabwe;

   Abstract : This thesis is a thematic content analysis, looking at how compulsory able-bodiedness affects Zimbabwean disabled women’s ability to practice their reproductive- and sexual rights. Zimbabwe is an optimal case to apply this study in, due to its contradictory legislation and high amounts of human rights violations. READ MORE