Essays about: "women and inequality in literature"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the words women and inequality in literature.

1. 21. Intersectional inequality and health emergencies: The case of the Zika outbreak in Brazil

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Carolina Magnusson Penna; [2017]
   Keywords : Health emergencies; Brazil; Zika virus; Gender inequality; Intersectionality; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : During the Zika outbreak in Brazil, the incidences of Zika related congenital microcephaly seemed to be concentrated mainly among women from the lower socioeconomic classes. This study examines the relationship between the inequalities in Brazilian society and the effects they have had on the Zika outbreak. READ MORE

3. 22. Smoking during pregnancy by duration of residence among immigrants in Sweden 1991-2012 : A study on health inequalities

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för forskning om ojämlikhet i hälsa (CHESS)

   Author : Josefin Klöfvermark; [2016]
   Keywords : Immigrant Women; Smoking during pregnancy; Health Inequality; IHDI; Acculturation; Sweden;

   Abstract : This study revisits the effect of duration by residence in relation to smoking during pregnancy. It contributes to the literature by incorporating a health inequity perspective, and discusses whether immigrants tend to converge with Swedish women’s smoking. READ MORE

4. 23. Too many calories, too few nutrients? : a systems approach to food and nutrition security in Guatemala

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Elin Bergstrøm; [2016]
   Keywords : Guatemala; a systems framework for food and nutrition security; food and nutrition security; systems thinking; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Obesity levels in developing countries are increasing at an alarming rate, while “old” problems such as hunger and undernutrition still persist, creating a paradoxical situation of a double burden of malnutrition. Intertwined with new sustainability challenges such as climate change and land degradation, food, health and sustainability are interconnected in a complex web of relationships, spanning multiple scales, levels and disciplines. READ MORE

5. 24. Female entrepreneurship in developing countries,  Barriers and Motivation : Case Study, Egypt and Brazil

   University essay from KTH/Entreprenörskap och Innovation

   Author : Gihan Moustafa; Ajoqué Santos; [2016]
   Keywords : Women; entrepreneur; developing countries; Brazil; Egypt; motivation; barriers; push;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurship accounted by women has become important all over the world, especially in developing countries where it plays not only an economic role but a social role as well, changing communities and consequently, the whole society. The purpose of this paper is to identify the main motivation and barriers faced by women in developing countries, especially concerning the case study, namely Brazil and Egypt. READ MORE

6. 25. Does Education Impact Female Employment?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Matilda Karlsson; Anna Larsson; [2015]
   Keywords : Employment; Education; Gender inequality; 2SLS; IV; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines the impact of years of schooling on female employment decisions and on the intensity of employment by using the variation across countries and over birth cohorts in compulsory schooling reforms. The sample includes women aged 25 to 64 from five eurozone countries and the data covers the year of 2010. READ MORE