Essays about: "women with disability"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words women with disability.

  1. 1. Gender-based violence against Women with Disabilities in Uganda - A qualitative study about how local organizations are working with the issue

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Klara Bengtsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Gender-based violence (GBV) is both a human right violation, a threat to develop-ment and a global health issue. Women with disabilities (WWD) are a group more exposed to GBV. However, research has been scarce about WWD and GBV, espe-cially in the Global South. READ MORE

  3. 2. “I give birth through my vagina and not my legs” - Ethiopian women with disabilities share their challenges in access to sexual and reproductive health services

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Matilda Hertell; [2022-11-25]
    Keywords : women with disability; sexual and reproductive health; ethiopia; challenges in accessibility; focus groups;

    Abstract : The research aim was to learn more of the actual experiences women with disabilities have of their access to sexual and reproductive health services. Another purpose was to contribute more to the current literature due to a lack of research regarding the women’s own perspective. READ MORE

  4. 3. NGOs impact on women with physical disabilities: an independent life in Colombo, Sri Lanka?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Maja Naumann Umegård; Annastasia Wrembicki; [2022]
    Keywords : Women with physical disabilities; independence; non gonvernmetal organisation; NGO; Social model of disability; medical model of disability; social barriers; Sri Lanka; Colombo; CRPD;

    Abstract : This study aimed to explore how non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Sri Lanka define and interpret an independent life for women with physical disabilities (WWPD) in their services. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five employees at five Sri Lankan NGOs. READ MORE

  5. 4. Hysterical Bodies: A socio-legal and feminist policy analysis of gender bias in the treatment of cardiovascular disease in the US, UK, and Canada

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Lena Fonteyne; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender Bias; Cardiovascular Disease; Feminism; Ableism; Power; Hysteria; Human Rights; United States; United Kingdom; Canada; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is an exploration of gender bias in the treatment of chronic illnesses by analysing the relationship between gender, feminism, and ableism in regard to power relations within a human rights healthcare-focused framework. Through a combination of feminist theory and critical disability theory, this thesis aims to answer how gendered cycles of inequality are perpetuated within healthcare systems specifically in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. READ MORE

  6. 5. Functional outcome for older adults with movement disabilities : A cross-sectional study

    University essay from Jönköping University/HHJ, Institutet för gerontologi

    Author : Nynne Olsen; [2021]
    Keywords : Cohort; childhood socioeconomic status; gender; rural urban; The Swedish Adoption Twin Study of Aging;

    Abstract : Background:  Previous research have found that different factors have associations with the level of function. Only few studies investigate the population of older adults with movement disabilities. READ MORE