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Showing 1 to 20 of 105 for “"representation of women"”.
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The substantive representation of women in the Tanzanian parliament
The thesis investigates if the use of a reserve seat system of parliamentary quotas that has produced a substantial descriptive increase in the number of women in the Tanzanian parliament has translated into substantive representation for women in terms of either process or outcome. It utilized the …
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The representation of women in the novels of Gregorios Xenopoulos
The present study aims to explore the position of women and their role in the domestic and public realm as presented by the Greek prose writer Gregorios Xenopoulos (1867-1951). The study will be divided into two chapters. In the first chapter, after having discussed the social context of the last …
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The representation of women in the short stories of Pedro Antonio de Alarcon
… generally classified among the realist writers of nineteenth century Spain, he is actually a transitional figure between the Romantic and realist movements. This thesis explores the effects of his Romantic tendencies on his portrayal of women in his three collections of short stories, as well as …
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Exploring the representation of women in leadership roles within intercollegiate sport in Puerto Rico
The representation of women as athletes is an achievement to be acknowledged as it has experienced incredible growth (Acosta & Carpenter, 2006). The same cannot be said of the representation women in leadership positions in sport. Female underrepresentation in leadership positions in sport is not a …
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African male voices: representation of women images in selected isiZulu literary texts; reality or idealism?
In this thesis, the research focused on representation of women images in the selected isiZulu literary texts. From the late 1940’s up to 1994 South Africans struggled under the apartheid regime. During this period of time Black women were doubly oppressed by their patriarchal and traditional …
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Nonprofit Hiring and Retention Practices and the Representation of Women of Color in Museum Leadership
… studies capstone project centers on the nonprofit hiring and retention practices with an emphasis on the lack of representation of women of color in museum leadership. The literature review encompasses peer-reviewed literature on nonprofit leadership and management and peer-reviewed literature …
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An interpretive exploration of under-representation of women executive directors in UK FTSE-100 companies
The subject of workplace gender diversity has become very topical over the last decade. A capitalist view advocates the positive impact of gender diversity on business performance; a feminist view promotes the moral argument; the utilitarian view perceives gender equality as critical to the …
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Negotiating the boundaries of gender : construction and representation of women in the work of Michael Ondaatje
… is a theoretical and text-based exploration of Michael Ondaatje's construction and representation of female characters in four fictional works: The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, Coming Through Slaughter, In the Skin of a Lion, and The English Patient. The primary focus is on the …
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Representation of Women In 19Th Century Popular Art and Literature: Forget Me Not and La Revista Moderna
<p>Sentences offer a useful level of linguistic complexity for both the teaching and study of speechreading. In this study we measured the effect of providing orthographic cues to the content of the Central Institute for the Deaf (CID) Sentences. Three experimental topics were addressed. In each …
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Substantive Representation of Women and its Consequences: The Passage of a Gender-Based-Violence Law in Rwanda
How can the increased political participation of traditionally excluded groups, particularly women, impact policymaking on issues that affect those groups? Using the passage of legislation on gender-based violence (GBV) in Rwanda as a case study, this thesis examines how increased women's …
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Long-run patterns in the participation and representation of women in western Canadian provincial elections: 1917-2019.
… Elections Database, this thesis codes the gender of all candidates in western Canada’s provincial elections from 1917 to 2019. It then explores the trends and patterns apparent in women’s rate of participation (running for office), and representation (elected to office). A descriptive overview of …
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Evaluating the Substantive Representation of Women and Domestic Violence Legislation in England and Wales: a Critical Path Approach
More women entering politics has led to questions regarding so-called ‘women’s issues’ and whether female representatives make a difference in reference to these issues. This thesis moves beyond the question of whether women represent women and instead, focuses on the representation process as a …
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Models and Their Artists: The Dichotomous Representation of Women in The Unknown Masterpiece, Manette Salomon and The Masterpiece
This thesis proposes to analyze the dichotomous representation of the female model as benevolent and malevolent in three 19th-century French novels. Honoré de Balzac's The Unknown Masterpiece (1834), Jules and Edmond de Goncourt's Manette Salomon (1867), and Émile Zola's The Masterpiece (1886) are …
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Freed by Ideology, Imprisoned by Reality: the Representation of Women in the Cinemas of The Thaw and Perestroika
The goal of the present dissertation is to trace the dynamics present in film representations of women characters during the Thaw, Perestroika, and the ealy 1990s by identifying and analyzing female types appearing on screen as a result of political, economic, and social changes during the two …
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Space, Gaze and Femineity: Representation of Women in Architectural Spaces in Persian Miniature Painting (Timurid to Safavid eras)
… be compared with the veil (or hijab) in terms of its visual and spatial functions. While the veil may overtly conceal, it may also define the woman it clothes in the same way that architecture may simultaneously support and represent its function. Both can deny or direct vision, and mediate …
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Gender identities and roles : the representation of women and children in South African films about HIV and AIDS
This dissertation examines representations of women and children in South African films about HIV and AIDS, paying particular attention to issues relating to the advancement and empowerment of the two groups. The dissertation focuses on two films: Yesterday (Darrell Roodt, 2004) and Life Above All …
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