Essays about: "women economic empowerment status"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words women economic empowerment status.

1. 1. From Protest to Progress: A study on the association between the Arab Spring and women's empowerment in Jordan

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Saga Nilsson Norén; Tilde Persson; [2023-07-06]
   Keywords : Arab Spring; women’s empowerment; agency; instrumental; intrinsic; index; attitudes; decision-making; institutions;

   Abstract : The Arab Spring was a set of political uprisings, taking place in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region starting in 2011. The motive of the initial protests stemmed from people’s desire for democratic rights, however, some of the protests that followed were driven more by aspirations of economic stability. READ MORE

3. 2. Energy justice and gender implications on prodcutive uses of energy. A case study based in rural Bolivia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Adriana Fernandez Villalobos; [2023]
   Keywords : energy; women; gender; justice; rural; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This research investigates the gender dimension of the impacts of access to clean and modern energy and technology in productive uses of energy. Rural organizations led by women supported by the EnDev project Bolivia were selected for a multi-site case study. READ MORE

4. 3. EmpowermentofEthiopianwomenandtheachievementoftheUNMillennium DevelopmentGoals(MDGs)EmpowermentofEthiopianwomenandtheachievementoftheUNMillennium DevelopmentGoals(MDGs)

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Epheson Tilahun; [2020-07-01]
   Keywords : Empowerment; tradition; Millennium Development goals MDGs ; women; development.;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to investigate the connection between rural Ethiopian women empowerment and the development progress process that Ethiopiais achieving contemporarily.It also studied whether the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the UN are enough to address the needs and improve the status of women and young girls in Ethiopia. READ MORE

5. 4. The Effects of NAWOU’s Gender Training Programmes : A case study in central and north Uganda

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

   Author : Kristin Boman; Alida Walfridsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Uganda; gender training; knowledge sharing; women empowerment; equality;

   Abstract : This report investigates how and to what extent knowledge sharing through the NAWOU gender training programmes empower the members, in the central and north region of Uganda, together with examining the members’ experiences from the programmes. Through observations, interviews and a survey during a qualitative case study in Uganda empirical data was collected and by using thematic analysis the data was analysed. READ MORE

6. 5. Development Initiatives’ Impact on Women’s Empowerment : A Field Study on a Business Training and Microcredit Program in Kenya

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Josefin Grafford; Josefin Hansson; [2020]
   Keywords : Women’s empowerment; Development; Development initiatives; Poverty alleviation; Microcredit; Business training; Self-help groups; Gender inequality; Feminist theory; Kenya; Kvinnors egenmakt; Utveckling; Utvecklingsinitiativ; Fattigdomsbekämpning; Mikrokredit; Entreprenörskapsutbildning; Självhjälpsgrupper; Ojämställdhet; Feministisk teori; Kenya;

   Abstract : The primary goal of development organizations is poverty reduction, but their initiatives have in recent years also been recognized as a potential tool in empowering women and raising their status. Previous knowledge on the topic is largely based in an understanding of empowerment that seems to miss or overlook limitations and impacts of initiatives which authors with a more feminist view on empowerment address. READ MORE