Essays about: "women’s studies"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 114 essays containing the words women’s studies.

1. 11. Breaking the silence:Addressing Men`s violence against Women : From Costa Rica to the World - Exploring Institutions and Gender based violence through research and qualitative interviews

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Lovisa Ljungström; Carolina Oddman; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender based violence; Gender equality; UN Sustainable development goals; Implementation; Culture; and social norms;

   Abstract : Costa Rica is in many aspects a well-developed country, but as many other countries there is still a lot of inequality between the genders. Which can take its form in violence towards minorities such as women and children. The region is also influenced heavily by very conservative gender norms. READ MORE

3. 12. Accounting and the Dark Side of Passionate Interest - The Case of a Swedish Elite Women's Football Team

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Tova Isberg; Jessica Kollberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Sports; Women s football; Passionate interest; Institutional logics;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the interrelationship between accounting practices and the coexistence of multiple institutional logics in a Swedish elite women's football team. While previous studies have investigated the nexus of accounting and sports, the perspective of a female sports organization remains unexplored. READ MORE

4. 13. The Effect of Microfinance on Women’s Empowerment in Ghana: A Meta-Regression Analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Giulia Martini; [2023]
   Keywords : Ghana; Microfinance; Women Empowerment; Gender; Feminist Theory; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Microcredit is often regarded as the best tool for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment. The literature agrees that microcredit impacts positively different aspects of women’s lives. However, there are some aspects, including patriarchal norms and culture, that may obstacle to the success of those programs. READ MORE

5. 14. First blood: Menarche as the foundation for women's self-realisation

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Elena Iacovou; [2023]
   Keywords : Parthenogenesis; goddess-worshipping; religion; religious studies; rites of passage; liminality; existential health.;

   Abstract : Goddess-based civilisations worshipped the divine as a parthenogentic primordial creative force. Parthenogensis a Greek word that derives from parthenos “virgin” and genesis “from the beginning” was the path of liberation or rebirth into one’s divine nature. READ MORE

6. 15. Capabilities in the shadows: An ethnographic study exploring the gendered implications of a solar electrification project in rural eastern Nepal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Elena Kleinhofer; [2023]
   Keywords : Solar Electrification; Nepal; Gender Studies; Empowerment; Capabilities; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Access to electricity is vital for rural development in the Global South, but its impact on local power dynamics, especially gender relations, remains underexplored. This thesis examines a solar electrification project in Eastern Nepal to uncover gender-related challenges in experiencing project benefits. READ MORE