Essays about: "women geography"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words women geography.

  1. 1. Mapping the Geography of Women's Fear: Exploring Risks, Safety, and Empowerment in Solo Travel Experiences

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Irene Burdisso; [2024]
    Keywords : female travellers; solo travellers; feminism; safety; risks;

    Abstract : This thesis explores women's travel experiences through the lens of feminist theories, focusing on women's safety during travel. It examines how gender norms and patriarchal system may affect women’s mobility and interactions with other cultures, all while being firmly rooted in a variety of feminist viewpoints. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mitigating and Adapting to Water Shortage: A Case Study of Women Small-scale Farmers in Morogoro, Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Alma Riby; [2023]
    Keywords : Water Shortage; Women Small-scale Farmers; Mitigation; Adaptation; Morogoro; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The thesis is a qualitative case study of women small-scale farmers in Morogoro, Tanzania. The research explores how women small-scale farmers experience water shortages, their mitigation and adaptation strategies, and what the implications of these are. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring Colonial Portrayals in Ugandan and Swedish History Textbooks : A Critical Discourse Analysis

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Carolin Amasia Magnusson; [2023]
    Keywords : colonialism; postcolonialism; postcolonial geography; history textbooks; critical discourse analysis; Uganda; Sweden.;

    Abstract : This study aims to examine and compare the representations of the colonial era in history textbooks from Uganda and Sweden to broaden the understanding of colonial discourses. Utilizing critical discourse analysis (CDA), it seeks to uncover and emphasize the variations in colonial discourse between the two countries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Elderly’s everyday travel as an effect of the pandemic. Understanding travel in Gothenburg from a capability and gender approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Siri Antonsson; [2022-08-23]
    Keywords : Capability; Constraints; Elderly; Everyday travel; Gender Perspective; Time Geography;

    Abstract : People's everyday travel changed dramatically when the world was affected by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. One group that has been particularly affected by the pandemic, not least by limiting their social contacts or avoiding travel altogether, but also because of the high risk of becoming very ill, is elderly people. READ MORE

  6. 5. Smile for the camera - The effect of surveillance cameras on young women in Stockholm, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Dagmar Grinneby; [2022]
    Keywords : surveillance; feminist geography; urban geography; Stockholm; right to the city; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The city of Stockholm has increased its number of surveillance cameras in public places the last few years in the name of crime prevention. However, as the number of cameras increases, how does this affect the people living in the city? This paper examines how surveillance cameras affect young women between the ages of 18-24 and their perception in different area around Sergels torg, T-Centralen and Centralstationen in Stockholm, Sweden, as well as how the cameras affect their perceived Right to the City. READ MORE