Search for dissertations about: "gender equality"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 162 swedish dissertations containing the words gender equality.

2. 21. Sacred Ideals : Diversity and Equality in Swedish Reproductive Healthcare

   Author : Jonna Arousell; Aje Carlbom; Birgitta Essén; Sara Johnsdotter; Anne Sofie Roald; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; diversity; equality; gender equality; religion; reproductive health; migration; multicultural encounters; Scandinavia; Sweden;

   Abstract : To promote diversity (mångfald) and equality (jämlikhet) is a key task for a wide range of welfare institutions in Sweden. The two terms appeal to several aspects simultaneously: inclusiveness, moral goodness, awareness and willingness to facilitate a positive social change. READ MORE

4. 22. The politics of gender equality policy : a study of implementation and non-implementation in three Swedish municipalities

   Author : Ingrid Pincus; Anna Jónasdóttir; Abdul Khakee; Beatrice Halsaa; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender equality; policy analysis; power; implementation; institutionalization; men; leadership; local authorities; nondecision-making; non-implementation; statskunskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

   Abstract : The question raised in this thesis is why the implementation of the Swedish government’s gender equality policy for the most part comes to a halt when it is to be implemented in local organizations. Its aim, more concretely, is to investigate and analyze the role of men in political and administrative leadership positions when this policy is to be institutionalized in the operations of these organizations. READ MORE

5. 23. Addressing equality and diversity in the workplace through recruitment materials : an equality monitoring approach

   Author : Amanda J. Heath; Jens Agerström; Magnus Carlsson; Ishbel McWha-Hermann; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; equality monitoring; equality diversity inclusion; job advertisements; organizational attraction; ethnicity; recruitment; diversity management; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) statements have been used as part of diversity management in human resources for some time and research suggests they are generally perceived positively and can increase organizational attraction in underrepresented groups, thus promoting diversity and inclusion. The main aim of this doctoral dissertation is to examine the effects of a particular diversity management practice called equality monitoring (EM) and investigate public perceptions of EM and effects on behaviour such as applications, intentions to pursue a job and organizational attraction. READ MORE

6. 24. Gender equality and meritocracy : contradictory discourses in the Academy

   Author : Stina Powell; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how gender equality measures and discourses are reconciled with notions of merit in academia. Gender equality is often defined as equal rights for women and men and has become a widely accepted political goal and vision. READ MORE

7. 25. Challenging the gender paradox. women's collective agency in the transformation of Kerala politics

   Author : Monica Erwér; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gender and development studies; power empowerment; collective agency; women s interests; gender politics; autonomous feminist network; Left Women s Movement; left parties; Kerala; India;

   Abstract : The thesis investigates gender and power theoretically by linking the field of gender and development with the debates within social movement theory. It builds a framework on the concepts of Empowerment, Agency, Political Field, Organisational Structure, Framing Processes, and Women's Interests and Identities. READ MORE