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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"dis-empowerment"”.
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A critical examination of girls’ (dis)empowerment in sport for development and peace.
… and the broader development sector, the term ‘empowerment’ regularly features as a desirable outcome (Lindsey et al. 2017; Hancock et al. 2013). Most notably, international development agencies such as the United Nations have emphasised their backing for empowerment within the Sustainable …
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A gendered analysis of the ready-made garments (RMG) sector of Bangladesh: a paradox of empowerment and dis-empowerment
… economy of Bangladesh may give the impression of empowerment, I argue that the disadvantages associated with employment in the garments sector creates a paradox of empowerment and dis-empowerment. Does economic opportunity inevitably lead to the empowerment of all women? In this thesis I will …
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The commodification of Tibetan dance: The experience of ‘Ecological Migrants’ in the Three-River Headwater region of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
… two theoretical constructs: authentication and (dis)empowerment. The process of authenticating dance performance is presented in the model from the perspective of the three groups of ‘ecological migrants’. The findings reveal that under the strong political domination (i.e., political …
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Land titling as women's empowerment: critical observations from Recife Brazil
… land (land titling) as a means towards women’s empowerment. The literature extensively documents the costs and benefits of land titles for poor women and delineates the gendered impacts of property ownership. The literature lacks insight into two important questions. First, how do the cost and …
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WE ARE WHAT WE SPEAK: AN AFROCENTRIC ANALYSIS OF THE MANIFESTATION AND IMPACT OF AGENCY REDUCING IDENTITIES FOUND ON INSTAGRAM
… that are intended to compel African people to distance themselves from their collective identity (Tillotson 2011, 62). Identity provides African people the internal construction to seek self-determination that allows them to strive for agency, the ability to provide the psychological and …
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The essence of stroke rehabilitation experience across two settings
… stroke patients' experiences. High levels of dis empowerment and negative images of self as well as the nature of motivation were indicated to be thematic of stroke rehabilitation experience in the stroke unit. In the CE setting stroke rehabilitation experience was characterised by increased …
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An End in Herself: Non-Motherhood in Contemporary French Women's Writing
… the strength of pronatalist and naturalising discourses which undergird notions of “normalcy” (typified by the heteronormative family). Within these discourses, the Mother remains the ethical figure par excellence and is the central vector in assessing successful femininity. Iterations of …
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Gender and Citizenship in the Constitution of Nepal, 2015
… show that the current citizenship provision disempowers women of Nepal by stopping them from passing on their citizenship to their children. The citizenship provision is also a source of humiliation for such women and the reason behind the condition of stateless-ness of millions of people …