Essays about: "women activists"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 56 essays containing the words women activists.

  1. 11. Women’s rights movements in Ethiopia : The role of activism via social media on traditional gender norms and attitudes

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Marit Jones-Virma; [2021]
    Keywords : social media; connective action; social movements; women’s rights movements; gender-based violence; traditional gender norms; Ethiopia;

    Abstract : The main aim of this Degree Project was to investigate the role of social media for women’s rights movements in Ethiopia, specifically for the #MeTooEthiopia movement, and whether utilising social media in their operations and mobilisations has enhanced the movements’ ability to raise awareness and challenge traditional gender norms. The research was investigated through the lens of digital activism and via the logic of connective action, by utilising in-depth semi-structured interviews with women’s rights activists in Ethiopia and overseas and undertaking a review of the #MeTooEthiopia movement social media platforms. READ MORE

  3. 12. Combating GBV and Building Feminist Peace in the Southern Cameroon Armed Conflict: The case of WILPF- Cameroon and SCEW.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Bibiana Bienka'a Tanda; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender-Based Violence; armed conflict; cultural norms; Women’s organisations; feminist Peace.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Gender-based violence (GBV) be it in peace or conflict settings is a persistent problem that has gained grounds and concerns for activists, women’s organisations, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in general and international bodies like the United Nations. Social inequalities and cultural ideologies inform GBV and other forms of violence that are amplified in war times. READ MORE

  4. 13. “Holy” War on Human Rights : A hermeneutic study of the complex situation of human rights activists in Afghanistan

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Zandra Bergman; [2021]
    Keywords : Human rights; religion; violence; human rights activists; human rights defenders; women’s rights; hegemony; Taliban; fundamentalism; Afghanistan;

    Abstract : Title: “Holy” War on Human Rights - A hermeneutic study of the complex situation of human rights activists in Afghanistan Author: Zandra Bergman Supervisor: Maud Eriksen Examiner: Johanna Romare Department of TheologyMaster program of Religion in Peace and ConflictMaster’s thesis, 15 credits  In September 2020, the latest attempt to bring peace to Afghanistan, the intra-Afghan peace talks formally began. The opening of the peace negotiations failed to produce the long-desired ceasefire. READ MORE

  5. 14. Free Trade Agreements and Gender (In)Equality: The Possible Gendered Consequences of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Elin Nilsson; [2020-08-07]
    Keywords : Free Trade Agreements; Sustainability Impact Assessments; Mercosur; European Union; Gender Equality; Gender Mainstreaming; Intersectionality;

    Abstract : The newly negotiated Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur has provoked both political and public controversy. Gender equality is one of the core values of the EU, and a prerequisite for a sustainable development. READ MORE

  6. 15. Men, Machos and Masculinity – A Qualitative Study on how Bolivian Women’s Organizations Approach Gender and Masculinities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Charlotte Pedersen; [2020]
    Keywords : feminism; indigeneity; masculinity norms; hegemonic masculinity; patriarchy; gender equality; machismo; decolonial feminism; new masculinities; Bolivia.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper examines understandings of gender with an emphasis on masculinities among Bolivian feminist and women´s organizations. The specific aim has been to find out to what extent their understandings of gender include masculinities, and if so, what are their agendas and political positionings in relation to their work with men and boys. READ MORE