Essays about: "women and inequality in literature"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 34 essays containing the words women and inequality in literature.

  1. 16. How can we explain the gender gap in the top managerial position in the Indian labor market?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Laetitia Seevathian; Mathilde Fouere; [2019]
    Keywords : India; women; gender gap; managerial positions; empowerment;

    Abstract : India is becoming an important country in economic scene worldwide and will be the most populated country by 2050. With its fast-economic development, women’s place in society does not evolve at the same speed. READ MORE

  3. 17. Gender Equality and CO2-Emissions: A Panel Data Study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Kajsa Fernström Nåtby; Hannes Rönnerfalk; [2018]
    Keywords : Gender Equality; CO2-emissions; Gender Equality Index; Climate Change; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : There is an acute need to combat global warming, of which carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are the key driver. Climate policy makers so far have assumed that CO2-emissions and gender equality are closely related. READ MORE

  4. 18. Women's participation in the planning process : A case study of rural villages in the Uttarkashi district

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Arkitektur och vatten

    Author : Helena Sjöberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Gender; planning; rural; interview; panchayat; India;

    Abstract : Cities and villages are built by and for its inhabitants, and are designed to support different kind of lifestyles, needs and habits. In turn, urban and village planning and consequently its structures greatly influence the daily lives of the inhabitants of said structures. READ MORE

  5. 19. (O)jämställd fysisk aktivitet : Lunds kommun och Aktivia som praktiskt exempel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Johanna Andersson; [2017]
    Keywords : ungdomar; tjejer; fysisk aktivitet; spontanidrott; genus; jämställdhet; aktivtetsyta; näridrottsplats;

    Abstract : Landskapsarkitektur och fysisk planering påverkar det offentliga rummets utformning och därmed hur människorna i staden lever sina liv. Fokus för uppsatsen har varit att studera hur den offentliga miljön används av ungdomar eftersom det finns studier som visar på stora könsskillnader i nyttjandet av näridrottsplatser, där killar är starkt överrepresenterade (Blomdahl, Elofsson, Åkesson, 2012). READ MORE

  6. 20. Coupled careers: Win-win or zero-sum? : How the partner’s occupational status relates to individual labor market outcomes

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Lars Lewenhagen; [2017]
    Keywords : Coupled careers; partner effects; occupational status; gender; social stratification;

    Abstract : The dynamics between partners’ careers have implications for household and gender inequality as heterosexual unions are usually formed by two individuals with similar educational attainment where the man has a stronger labor market position. This paper examines how the partner’s occupational status relates to individual career outcomes, and how the association varies by gender. READ MORE