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1. 1. DOES WOMEN'S POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT IMPROVE GENDER BALANCE IN PEACEKEEPING? A Large N Study of Troop Contributing Countries

   Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Hanna Buznytska; [2019-03-28]
   Nyckelord :peacekeeping operations; gender balance in peacekeeping; women’s political empowerment; substantive representation; women’s issues;

   Sammanfattning : Although the United Nations has officially recognized an importance of women’s participation in peacekeeping, the number of female personnel remains low; thus, scholars have been investigating the factors that may facilitate a broader inclusion of women in peacekeeping operations. In order to contribute to the existing literature on the topic, this study examines whether one specific factor, a country’s level of women’s political empowerment, has an impact on the level of gender balance in its peacekeeping troops. LÄS MER

3. 2. Health economic analysis of a urinary catheter which reduce the frequency of urinary tract infections (UTIs) Research questions: a) What is the willingness-to-pay (WTP) in Sweden - from a patient perspective - for a urinary catheter which reduce the annual frequency of urinary tract infections by 25% and 50%, respectively, and (b) is the WTP dependent on the annual frequency of UTIs and gender?

   Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Förvaltningshögskolan

   Författare :Thomas Lindqvist; [2019-03-20]
   Nyckelord :Health Economic Analysis; Willingness to pay; Urinary catheter; Cost benefit analysis;

   Sammanfattning : Objective: To investigate the preference for urinary catheters that can reduce the frequency of urinary tract infections (UTIs), among Swedish patients practicing clean intermittent catheterization (CIC), and analyze if the preference is affected by the frequency of UTIs and gender.Methods: The preference for a clinically more effective catheter was expressed as a monetary value by investigating the patients’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) to switch catheters. LÄS MER

4. 3. WOMEN IN FORESTRY, A VALUABLE ASSET OR BODIES OUT OF PLACE?

   Magister-uppsats, Institutionen för matematiska vetenskaper

   Författare :Kristina Nordh; [2019-02-20]
   Nyckelord :Gender Equality; Place; Body; Gender equality strategy; Forestry; Social Reproduction;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates what it can mean to be a woman in forestry in JönköpingCounty. It asks how the participant experience their situation as women in forestryand what gendered power structures appear in their stories. LÄS MER

5. 4. Ethnic Discrimination in London’s Housing Market – Are Bangladeshi women worse off applying for housing compared to White women?

   Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Författare :Matilda Fredholm; Sonja Stanicic; [2019-02-15]
   Nyckelord :Taste-based discrimination; Statistical discrimination; London housing market; Bangladeshi; Correspondence testing design; Ethnic discrimination;

   Sammanfattning : This study investigates ethnic discrimination for sublets in London’s rental housing market. By applying an experimental design, four female fictitious characters were created to apply for housing advertisements on the website Gumtree. LÄS MER

7. 5. DEN IRLÄNDSKA ABORTDEBATTEN Abortfrågans gestaltning i debattartiklar inför Irlands folkomröstning om abort den 25 maj 2018

   Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Författare :Sofia Jarnelid; [2019-02-14]
   Nyckelord :Irland; Abortdebatt; Media; Debattartiklar; Abort; Stigma; Gestaltning; Gestaltningsanalys; Ramverk; Polarisering;

   Sammanfattning : In a Europe where women’s access to abortion is all the more restricted Ireland displayed adifferent development when they in a referendum 25 May 2018 voted to legalize abortion.Ireland has one of Europe’s most restrictive legislation on abortion but is now moving towardsa more liberal legislation. LÄS MER