Essays about: "women and international development"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 244 essays containing the words women and international development.
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1. The new Italian take on food sovereignty : a discourse analysis of food sovereignty in different contexts
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : This research is investigating the Italian Government’s use of the food sovereignty discourse. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the semantic term and how its meaning changes in different contexts. Food sovereignty was originally coined by the “peasant movement” called La Via Campesina. READ MORE
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2. Evaluation of a twinning project between midwife associations in Sweden and Ghana
University essay fromAbstract : Background: Globally, maternal and newborn health is a priority and progress has been made through the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, in developing countries millions of women and newborn still have inadequate access to antenatal care, safe abortions and to be able to give birth in a health facility. READ MORE
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3. Killing women, making headlines : Exploring the representation of femicide in Chilean online news media
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Femicide is the lethal form of gender-based violence (GBV) and is a reflection of our unequal societies and power relations between women and men. This present study is investigating how femicide is represented in the online news media with the argument that it has the ability to shape and form the perceptions and understanding of femicide in the public debate, hence either contributing or counteracting its existence. READ MORE
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4. Aunque les cueste la vida/ Even if it will cost them their life : A study of irregular migration between Guatemala and the United States of America and the effects it has on the Maya communities
University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studierAbstract : Today, many Guatemalans flee the country and leave their home communities behind due to poor living conditions and high unemployment. Irregular migration involves many risks yet is for many seen as a necessity to live a purposeful life. READ MORE
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5. Digital Threats Against Women Journalists in Mexico : Networks as a Coping Strategy
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : Mexico is currently one the most dangerous countries in the world to practice journalism, with one of the highest death rates in the world. Violence against Mexican journalists has received significant attention from researchers, most recently when it comes to digital threats. READ MORE