Essays about: "women s living conditions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words women s living conditions.

1. 1. Aunque les cueste la vida/ Even if it will cost them their life : A study of irregular migration between Guatemala and the United States of America and the effects it has on the Maya communities

   University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Paulina Åström; Esther Elgaard; [2023]
   Keywords : Guatemala; Irregular Migration; Maya Community; USAID; Corruption; IOM; NGO; Return migration;

   Abstract : Today, many Guatemalans flee the country and leave their home communities behind due to poor living conditions and high unemployment. Irregular migration involves many risks yet is for many seen as a necessity to live a purposeful life. READ MORE

3. 2. Female paid domestic work in Lima : A contemporary case study on informality and changed forms of emploment

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

   Author : Inger Magnusson; [2023]
   Keywords : Feminized domestic work; forms of employment; informality; devaluation; female empowerment; autonomy and economic independence; feminist care economy and human capital theory;

   Abstract : The objective of this thesis on the paid feminized domestic work is to describe the two current forms of employment of the live-inside maids and the live-outside domestic workers of paid domestic work in Lima Peru. The live-inside employment, cama adentro is the traditional form of maids living inside the household, and secondly, the live-outside employment, cama afuera, describes the working woman as an independent worker who lives outside the household. READ MORE

4. 3. The bare life in the al-Hol camp in Syria: The case of the Swedish children

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Fadi Azzo; [2022]
   Keywords : Al-Hol camp; Swedish Children; ISIS; Syria; Sweden; Bare Life; State of Exception; Giorgio Agamben; Biopolitics; Political Theory; International Relations.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This paper aims to understand the constitution of the al-Hol camp in Syria, where thousands of women and children from 57 different countries are detained in subhuman conditions. I did that by studying the case of the Swedish children, motivated by the contradiction that those children did not get help even though they belong to one of the most liberal welfare states in the world. READ MORE

5. 4. How is sexual satisfaction understood in middle and later life in an American context? - a quantitative study

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Kristina Kitchaou; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In the USA, older adults are sexually active and are the fastest growing age group in the country. However, previous research has placed little emphasis on sexual satisfaction amongst older adults. Research has focused on individuals up to midlife and how sexual function is affected by age. READ MORE

6. 5. Multi-Purpose Women Center for a Community in Kisarawe,Tanzania - Enhancing social resilience through architecture

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Katharina Frank; [2022]
   Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : Architecture greatly influences people‘s lives regarding health, stability, and education and is crucial for economic and social development. This architectural thesis project aims to improve the living conditions of a marginalized community in a rural Tanzanian village, Kisarawe, through a design proposal. READ MORE