Essays about: "women workers"

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  1. 1. The new Italian take on food sovereignty : a discourse analysis of food sovereignty in different contexts

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Diana Gafur; [2024]
    Keywords : food sovereignty; discourse theory; discourse analysis; chain of equivalence; nodal point; La Via Campesina; Italian Government; sustainability;

    Abstract : This research is investigating the Italian Government’s use of the food sovereignty discourse. This study aims to gain a deeper understanding of the semantic term and how its meaning changes in different contexts. Food sovereignty was originally coined by the “peasant movement” called La Via Campesina. READ MORE

  3. 2. Local Entertainers in Cebu, Philippines Entertainment and Sex Work: The Struggle for Empowerment

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Judith Loyzaga Skoglund; [2023-12-18]
    Keywords : Philippines; entertainer; empowerment; pragmatism; stigmatization; sex worker; prostitution;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to examine why local women in Cebu, Philippines, chose to work as entertainers and sex workers. It will examine how their occupation affect their daily lives, in regard to their economy and their social relations with their families, colleagues and customers. READ MORE

  4. 3. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910

    University essay from

    Author : Eleonor Ivdal; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : the Sierra Club; intersectional theory; discourse analysis; civilization; American wilderness; national park movement; gender; class; race; ethnicity;

    Abstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE

  5. 4. Impact of COVID-19 on Male and Female Employment in Sweden

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Rabih Haswani; Zhaoxuan Li; [2023]
    Keywords : Employment; Covid-19; Gender equality;

    Abstract : The study investigates the impact of Covid-19 on employment in Sweden, it focuses on how men and women have been affected during the pandemic. Despite Sweden being one of the top countries in terms of gender equality, we want to see if the effects of the crisis differ for each of them, and to help us with our research we will go through different industries in the Swedish labor market to examine the impact on men and female workers in those industries during the pandemic. READ MORE

  6. 5. Worrying about the war and its consequences for political participation: gender analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Yevheniia Konotopets; [2023]
    Keywords : worries; war; political participation; gender; Ukraine.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper examines how worries about war affect the political participation of women and men in Ukraine. The analysis is based on secondary data from the seventh wave of the World Values Survey 2017-2020. READ MORE