Essays about: "women and inequality in literature"

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  1. 11. To fight with words instead of guns: Reincorporation, subjection and political agency in the case of women ex-combatants of the Farc-EP

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

    Author : Lisa Stalder; [2020]
    Keywords : Women ex-combatants; reincorporation; political agency; DDR; Farc-EP; Colombia; peace process; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the social position and political agency of women excombatants of the Farc-EP who laid down their arms after the 2016 peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Farc-EP. I show how, through the laying down of arms and reincorporation, women ex-combatants come to occupy a specific social position under historical and global power relations and intersecting forms of social inequality. READ MORE

  3. 12. Do men have any influence in stopping women and girls from undergoing FGM in Sierra Leone? The case of Mabonkani Village in Bombali District

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Thabile Lorraine Sheila Cele; [2020]
    Keywords : Female Genital Mutilation; human rights; traditional harmful practices; social norms and gender inequality.;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT “FGM is known to have no health benefits and has serious, immediate and long-term physical and psychological health consequences, which can be severe, including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and reduced desire or sexual satisfaction” (28 Too Many, 2014, p5). This master thesis is an attempt to gain male perspectives in strategies to eradicate Female Genital Mutilation, FGM. READ MORE

  4. 13. What is missing in The Kite Runner? : Replacing motherhood with fatherhood through the absence of mothers and the presence of fathers

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Patricia Said; [2019]
    Keywords : gender roles ; neopatriarchy; exclusion;

    Abstract : This essay uses The Kite Runner, a well-known novel written by Khaled Hosseini in 2003, to analyse what is missing in the novel. Much of the previous research has discussed Hosseini and the main characters' roles as well as the important part of the settings to discover unseen messages. READ MORE

  5. 14. Glimpsing into the Gender Gap: : Perceptions of gender inequality among women in the tech startup industry

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Amanda Malmqvist; [2019]
    Keywords : Gender; Gender equality; Gender gap; Tech; Startups; Entrepreneurship; Perceptions; Venture capital; Norms; Gender blind; Gender awareness; Stockholm; Genus; Kön; Jämställdhet; Könsgap; Tech; Teknik; Startups; Entreprenörskap; Uppfattningar; Riskkapital; Normer; Könsblindhet; Könsmedvetenhet; Stockholm;

    Abstract : There is a massive gender gap in the tech startup industry. 1% of the CTOs at venture-backed companies in Europe are women and only 1% of the venture capital in Sweden is given to all-female founding teams. READ MORE

  6. 15. Chances and Limitations of Women’s Entrepreneurship as a Means of Women’s Empowerment in Northeast India

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Jan Matern; [2019]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Gender Equality; Women’s Empowerment; Entrepreneurship; India;

    Abstract : Gender inequality and oppression of women are pressing issues in all countries around the world. Thus the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations declares gender equality as one of the Sustainable Development Goals. Many international organisations have developed projects that aim at supporting women’s entrepreneurship to empower women. READ MORE