Essays about: "women self employment"

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  1. 1. The Paradox of Gender Equality and Female Entrepreneurship

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Lisnell; Stella Berlin; [2024]
    Keywords : Female entrepreneurship; Values; Attitude; Perceptions; Self-Efficacy; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Title: The Paradox of Gender Equality and Female Entrepreneurship; A study seeking to elucidate the perceptions and value systems that underlie entrepreneurial activity among women in Sweden Seminar date: January 10th, 2024 Course: FEKH99, Bachelor Degree Project in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Business administration, Undergraduate level, 15 University Credit Points Authors: Stella Berlin, Emma Lisnell Advisor: Ziad El-Awad Keywords: Female entrepreneurship; Values; Attitude; Perceptions; Self-Efficacy Research question: How do the inherent value systems surrounding women in Sweden influence their intentions, decisions, and actions in the pursuit of entrepreneurship? Purpose: Extend existing research to provide a nuanced exploration of the value systems influencing Swedish women's perceptions, intentions, and engagement in entrepreneurship. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study with a comparative element. READ MORE

  3. 2. Exploring the integration experiences of African immigrant women in the Swedish labour market.

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Abdulmuminu Ahmed; [2023]
    Keywords : Integration; Immigration; labour; Women; Empowerment;

    Abstract : This study explores the employment integration experiences of African immigrant women in the Swedish labour market. It discusses the factors which determined the integration of the African immigrant women into the Swedish labour market. READ MORE

  4. 3. Choices and Rules in Informality : A case study on public policy implementation and obstacles to formalizing the domestic work sector in Argentina

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tilda Rådström; [2023]
    Keywords : Domestic workers; domestic work sector; informal work; public policy implementation; social policy; financial incentives; informal institutions; rational choice theory; Argentina; Trabajadoras domésticas; sector del trabajo doméstico; trabajo informal; implementación de políticas; política social; incentivos financieros; instituciones informales; teoría de la elección racional; Argentina;

    Abstract : This study reviews Rational Choice theory and Informal Institutions theory and uses new data to explain the persistence and scale of Argentina's informal domestic work sector. The domestic work sector in Argentina represents a typical case in Latin America: almost entirely dominated by women and high informality levels. READ MORE

  5. 4. An Evaluation of an ICT Training Carried out as a Field Study in Tanzania : Empowering Women through ICT Skills

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Kajsa Castor; [2023]
    Keywords : ICT Training; ICT Skills; Interest in ICT; Confidence using ICT; Gender Equality; Employability; IKT-utbildning; IKT-intresse; Självförtroende att använda IKT; Jämställdhet; Anställningsbarhet.;

    Abstract : The United Nations has stated nine targets in the process to reach their sustainable development goal number five: to achieve gender equality in 2030. One of them is to enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology (ICT), to promote the empowerment of women. READ MORE

  6. 5. Can I bring my whole self to my workplace? : A qualitative study of immigrant Muslim women’s workplace experiences in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Rawah Zeidan; [2021]
    Keywords : Immigrant Muslim women; Identity; Identity intersections; Identification; Coping; Adaptation; Integration; Workplace culture; Identity work; Stereotyping; Stigmatization.;

    Abstract : In general, immigrants face various problems as they adjust to their new surroundings and begin a new life. The educated, employed Arabic immigrant Muslim women, (EEAIMW), live between two worlds: a Swedish world at work and an Arabic world at home. In this East-West dichotomy, they keep trying to find who they are and where they belong. READ MORE