Essays about: "women as agents of change"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 27 essays containing the words women as agents of change.

  1. 16. Feminist movements as agents of political change : An analysis of feminist social movements’ impact onlabour rights legislation in Morocco

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Cajsa Hemström; [2019]
    Keywords : feminist movements; structural adjustment; Morocco; labour rights;

    Abstract : Inspired by the contestatory debate over whether globalisation has brought more benefits or disadvantages, and feminist movements all over the world gaining more agency and leverage every day, this paper is an attempt to connect said components. Morocco is a case where both are highly present. READ MORE

  3. 17. Risky Business : Are economic agents (ir)rational?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Maksat Allaberdyev; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study tests whether if heuristics affect the decisions of an economic agent. Through different sets of lottery games conducted on students, the participants made choices between an uncertain asset and a risk-free asset. READ MORE

  4. 18. Gender, Development and the World Bank - A Critical Discourse Analysis of women in World Development Reports between 1998 - 2018

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Ahling Yeh; [2018]
    Keywords : critical discourse analysis; women; World Bank; gender equality;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to look at how women are represented in neoliberal discourses of development, if there has been a change on representation of women over the last three decades and how these discourses reflect broader developments in gender equality. The World Bank has been selected to serve as an instance of neoliberal development discourse and one World Development Report (WDR) from each decade is analysed. READ MORE

  5. 19. Women’s role in Peace Processes : A comparative study of women’s participation in the peace processes in Africa and Western Asia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Linda Olofsson; [2018]
    Keywords : women; peace agreements; peacebuilding; agents of change; gender roles;

    Abstract : With the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325 the role women play for peace and security was affirmed. Since the implementation of the resolution, almost two decades ago, more than 400 peace agreements has been signed. Since then one can assume much has happened regarding women and their role in the peace process. READ MORE

  6. 20. The World Bank on Empowerment in Liberian Project Evaluations: A Desk Review on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Liberia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Josefin Hjertman; [2017]
    Keywords : Women; Empowerment; Liberia; Labour market; Feminist perspective; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The World Bank is a key actor within development, continuously funding projects on women’s empowerment in countries world-wide; Liberia being one of them. Women and girls have been particularly affected by previous conflicts in Liberia, strongly impinging on their participation in the labor market still today (UN Women 2014). READ MORE