Essays about: "women empowerment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 458 essays containing the words women empowerment.
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1. The right to a planned parenthood: A qualitative study of NGOs’ work to empower women’s reproductive choice in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : Brazil is a country where the average births per woman has dropped considerably in the last 60 years- from 6.3 to 1.7. However, there are large inequalities among the people in Brazil and many still lack access to education and resources for family planning. READ MORE
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2. 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 statistikAbstract : 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
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3. CORRUPTION AND SEX TRAFFICKING OF WOMEN AND GIRLS UNDER THE CONTEXT OF WOMEN’S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT. A quantitative cross-sectional study
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : All over the world, millions of women and girls are sexually exploited in a lucrative human trafficking business. They represent so-called “hidden populations”, where the exact number of victims is unknown. READ MORE
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4. WOMEN’S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY A cross-country analysis
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Extensive research argues that women express higher levels of concern regarding environmental degradation and are more likely to act for environmental causes. This raises the question if women’s empowerment could lead to better environmental outcomes. Some research finds that women’s political empowerment indeed has good environmental outcomes. READ MORE
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5. Keeping Up with the Transition: Sex for Compensation and Women with Asylum and Transgender Experiences in Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of GenderAbstract : This thesis focuses on the practice of sex for compensation performed by women with transgender and asylum experiences living in Sweden. It aims to explore the complexities of sex for compensation by positioning this practice as both strategy and a tactic for obtaining income used for gender affirmation, considering that gender-affirmative healthcare is not available for asylum seekers in Sweden. READ MORE
