Sökning: "disadvantaged women"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 57 avhandlingar innehållade orden disadvantaged women.

  1. 1. Lifelong learning : The social impact of digital villages as community resource centres on disadvantaged women

    Författare :David Hallberg; Anders G. Nilsson; Christina Keller; Lars Svensson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; community resource centre; digital village; disadvantaged women; lifelong learning; social change; social impact; social informatics; stressor; telecentre; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this research was to enhance the understanding of what affects the social impact of ICT in lifelong learning on disadvantaged women.In contributing to the field of social informatics, this research employs behavioural theories as strategy and analytic possibilities. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Women and Biological Research Careers in Higher Education in Mozambique : A Case Study of Two Public Universities

    Författare :Juvencio Manuel Nota; Gabriele Griffin; Anita Hussénius; Louise Morley; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :women; biological research careers; higher education; institutional ethnography; inequality regimes; Gender Studies; Genusvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The issue of women’s experiences in biological research careers in academia in Mozambique is under-researched. This lack of knowledge does not enable the country to design structural tools that can help women to overcome the obstacles and challenges they face and hence boost their career progression in academia. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Smoking cessation during pregnancy : a person-centred approach among disadvantaged women in South Africa

    Författare :Zainonisa Petersen; Maria Emmelin; Krisela Steyn; Maria Nilsson; Mimi Nichter; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Stage of change theory; smoking; cessation interventions; peer counsellor; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Sammanfattning : Smoking remains a leading cause of premature, preventable death in South Africa killing 44 000 South Africans each year. Through the introduction of comprehensive tobacco control policies, the South African government has tried to reduce the death toll and a significant reduction in tobacco use has been recorded since its peak in the 1990’s. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Women's Access to Land in Tanzania : The Case of the Makete District

    Författare :Kerbina Moyo; Peter Ekback; Walter de Vries; Jenny Paulsson; E. August Rosnes; Alexandra Weitkamp; Jesper M. Paasch; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :access to land; women; property rights; customary law; customary land tenure; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

    Sammanfattning : Access to land is crucial for combating discrimination. Women who are denied such access tend to be disadvantaged, a pattern that results in economic powerlessness. Tanzana is among the most undeveloped nations in the world, where gender inequalities with respect to accessing land are central problems. LÄS MER

  7. 5. "Det är ju inte hela tiden bara lycka heller" : äldre kvinnors berättade liv- om arbete, omsorg och åldrande i landsbygdsmiljö

    Författare :Marie-Louise Snellman; Stina Johansson; Åsa Andersson; Evy Gunnarsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; old age; women; life stories; life course; rural environments; gender; work; caring; Social work; Socialt arbete; Gender studies; Genus;

    Sammanfattning : Even though ageing in Western society has been a major issue in research and politics in recent years, there is still a distinct lack of knowledge about elderly people and their experiences. As much of the ongoing research has focused mainly on the oldest of the old and elderly people in need of public care, research about elderly people in general is needed. LÄS MER