Blar i Department of Health Promotion and Development på emneord "VDP::Social science: 200::Women's and gender studies: 370"
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Bargaining with Heteronormativity: Elaborations of Transsexual Experiences in Turkey
(Master thesis, 2009-05-25)After gaining legal status in 1988, Turkey's transsexual people have become more visible. Especially in the music sector, transsexual stage performers have gained considerable popularity. However, there is limited opportunity ... -
Citizenship, Gender and Work. Processes of exclusion and inclusion among married female migrants in Shanghai
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)China has during the last couple of decades developed from a socialist to a more market oriented society. The country has experienced economic growth on a large scale, and is predicted to be the world's largest economy in ... -
Fishing Communities: gender, economic life, and welfare regimes.
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"I own that house and I believe in myself as a woman". The contribution of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) Programme to Women's Empowerment: A case of Lwankoni sub-county in Uganda.
(Master thesis, 2011-05-30)The government of Uganda, in its endeavours to reduce poverty by empowering women, has since 2001 been implementing the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme. NAADS is aimed at enhancing rural livelihoods, ... -
The Luo co-wives of Kenya: Using Resistance Resources to Achieve an Empowered Quality of Life
(Master thesis, 2012-05-21)Health is an abstract, hazy and contested concept that means different things to different people. One of the most persistent confusions between definitions of health has been whether to focus on wellness or on the absence ... -
Microfinance schemes and poverty reduction among women in the northern region of Ghana : A Study of an NGO and a Rural Bank
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)In Ghana like in other developing countries, microfinance has been acknowledged as a pro-poor development intervention because of its special programme models in meeting the special needs of the poor especially women. The ... -
The Nicaraguan Women's Movement after the comeback of the Revolutionary Heroes: Preventing and Responding to Violence against Women
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)This thesis analyses the increasingly difficult situation for the Nicaraguan women‟s movement after the comeback of the heroes of the Revolution. I comparatively explore two women‟s organizations‟ goals, strategies and ... -
Pay for Performance in Maternal Health in Tanzania: Perceptions, Expectations and Experiences in Mvomero district
(Master thesis, 2011-05-30)In 2008, Tanzania was one of the 11 countries responsible for 65% of all maternal deaths in the world. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Tanzania in 2008 acknowledged lack of commendable progress in reducing ... -
Social changes and women-initiated divorce in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Gaining or Loosing Power?
(Master thesis, 2011-05-30)The study attempts to explore the nature of women-initiated divorce in Dhaka, considering the social changes of Bangladesh. The study focuses particularly on the urban middle class women as the scope of the study. By ... -
Socio-cultural Perceptions of Infertility and their Implications:A study of Women Experiencing Childlessness in South Gondar, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2011-05-30)Infertility is a global problem affecting a considerable number of people. However, perceptions on the causes and treatments of infertility vary across societies. This study was conducted to assess the socio-cultural ...