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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"YWCA"”.
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New YWCA building, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1955.
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An evaluation of the communication strategies used in anti gender based violence campaigns: A case of the young Women's Christian Association in Linda Township of Lusaka
… as the extent to which the strategies used by YWCA are appropriate in Linda Township.The sample for the quantitative aspect was drawn from Linda Township and involved 150 respondents all aged above 18 and 72 being male while 78 being female gender disaggregated. The study used a semi structured …
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A study of gender violence and its effects on married women : a case study of women at three centres in Lusaka district - YWCA, WLSA and National Legal Aid Clinic for Women
… A sample of women was drawn from three centres; YWCA, WLSA and National Legal Aid Clinic for Women. A sample of 40, consisting of 32 women and 8 key informants was used for this study. The study identified common forms of violence as wife battery, abandonment, infidelity and tolerance of gender …
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A study of gender violence and its effects on married women : a case study of women at three centres in Lusaka district - YWCA, WLSA and National Legal Aid Clinic for Women
… A sample of women was drawn from three centres; YWCA, WLSA and National Legal Aid Clinic for Women. A sample of 40, consisting of 32 women and 8 key informants was used for this study. The study identified common forms of violence as wife battery, abandonment, infidelity and tolerance of gender …
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The determinants of successful partnerships : a case study of the GrandFamilies community, Boston MA
… of Economic Development and the Boston, YWCA, who collaborated in a pilot project called the GrandFamilies House. The result was the first housing development in the country for grandparents raising their grandchildren. This case study is based on 8 interviews with key actors conducted …
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'Not by might, nor by power, but by spirit': the global reform efforts of the Young Women's Christian Association of the United States, 1895-1939
… States Young Women’s Christian Association (USYWCA) as a case study to explore U.S. cultural imperialism in India, Argentina, the Philippines, and Nigeria. USYWCA Secretaries aspired to create an apolitical and non-governmental space, which I have labeled “Y-space.” According to its proponents, …
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The history of African American women at the University of Illinois, 1901-1939
… of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) to educate the campus and Urbana-Champaign community on issues concerning race and to improve race relations on campus. This dissertation explores the multifaceted ways in which the earliest African American women students cultivated a …
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Factors that lead to low prosecution of wife battery cases in Lusaka Urban
… victims of wife battery taking shelter at the YWCA shelter. The findings of the study show that prosecution of wife battery cases was being impeded by a number of factors which include victims’ economic dependence, victims’ lack of education, police attitude and victims’ fear of victimisation …
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Factors that lead to low prosecution of wife battery cases in Lusaka Urban
… victims of wife battery taking shelter at the YWCA shelter. The findings of the study show that prosecution of wife battery cases was being impeded by a number of factors which include victims’ economic dependence, victims’ lack of education, police attitude and victims’ fear of victimisation …
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Rhetoric and feminism in the Americanization Era: The YWCA's rhetorical education program for immigrant women
<p>This dissertation examines the Young Women’s Christian Association’s International Institute movement from an administrative perspective. Founded in the United States during the Americanization Era of the early 20 th century, the International Institute movement developed programs and services …