Essays about: "women in swedish education"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 101 essays containing the words women in swedish education.

  1. 16. Women Farmers in Rural Uganda : A Case Study of Livelihood Threats and Building Resilience Among the Most Vulnerable

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Sara Tillenius; Joline Forsberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Women; Farmers; Rural communities; Field work; Minor Field Studies; Ethnography; Uganda; East Africa; Sustainable development; Livelihoods; Grassroots resilience; Challenges; Threats;

    Abstract : This case study is conducted through ten weeks of field studies in South-Eastern Uganda. Both authors have received funding from Minor Field Study scholarships. These scholarships were provided by Sida, Sweden's government agency for development cooperation. READ MORE

  3. 17. Discrimination and prejudice: the experience of female students in male-dominated education

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

    Author : Erica Neuman; [2022]
    Keywords : Female students; Male-dominated; Post-secondary Education; Discrimination; Sense of belonging; Kvinnliga studenter; Mansdominerat; Eftergymnasial utbildning; Diskriminering; Känsla av tillhörighet;

    Abstract : Research has shown that female students experience discrimination and prejudice in male-dominated higher education, which in turn could result in a lower sense of belonging. This study collected data from 53 female students in different majors and countries with the help of two surveys (one in Swedish and one in English). READ MORE

  4. 18. Discrimination: A Threat to Economic Growth. Deriving a Neoclassical Growth Model with Human Capital Barriers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erika Hansson; Ebba Wallin; [2022]
    Keywords : Discrimination; Human Capital; Neoclassical Growth Model; Education; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper was set out to examine how discrimination lower incentives to attain human capital throughout different societal sectors and, thus, how human capital barriers affect economic growth. We aim to derive a generalized theoretical framework that is applicable to any group facing discrimination. READ MORE

  5. 19. RESPONSIBLE WOMEN AND ANALYTICAL MEN Developing Swedish Gendered Lexica for Detection of Gender Bias in Job Advertisements

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Saga Hansson; Konstantinos Mavromatakis; [2021-09-27]
    Keywords : Gender Bias Detection; Machine Translation; Fairness in AI;

    Abstract : In this research, we examine gender bias in Swedish job advertisements with the use of gendered lexica. Gendered lexica can be employed to ascertain whether job advertisements are written with words that are associated with more masculine or feminine traits. READ MORE

  6. 20. L2 Japanese: Swedish students’ usage of first-person pronouns

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Lisa Bendall; [2021-02-03]
    Keywords : japanska; Japanese; L2 learning; first-person pronoun; questionnaire;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to look at L2 (learning as a second language) students’ usage of first-person singular pronouns, and to discern in what situations (if any) they are changed. The Japanese language has a great variety of first-person pronouns, one of the few languages to possess this feature. READ MORE