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En plan för rättivsa - En studie om jämställdhet och mångfald i Lunds kommun

Ahlsten, Tove LU (2010) STVK01 20101
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This essay investigates how issues about gender equality and diversity are understood in local government. The study is conducted in the municipality of Lund and is based on material such as equal opportunities programs and multiplicity plans. The author uses intersectionality theory to explore if these questions are seen as separated or interacted with each other. By using discourse analysis five different themes are found in the material. The themes are “What do the words gender equality and diversity really mean?”, “A question about equity”, “A question about profitability”, “The citizen perspective”, “Intersectionality”, “Gender equality and diversity – a question of priority?”.
The results show that the word diversity is understood... (More)
This essay investigates how issues about gender equality and diversity are understood in local government. The study is conducted in the municipality of Lund and is based on material such as equal opportunities programs and multiplicity plans. The author uses intersectionality theory to explore if these questions are seen as separated or interacted with each other. By using discourse analysis five different themes are found in the material. The themes are “What do the words gender equality and diversity really mean?”, “A question about equity”, “A question about profitability”, “The citizen perspective”, “Intersectionality”, “Gender equality and diversity – a question of priority?”.
The results show that the word diversity is understood differently in the programs and plans. Diversity is associated with equity and profitability meanwhile gender equality is seen from a equity perspective. Many of the programs are referring to laws that don’t exist anymore, which can question the priority. The plans and programs does not include an intersectional understanding of discrimination. (Less)
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author
Ahlsten, Tove LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK01 20101
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Diskursanalys, Intersektionalitet, Jämställdhet, Mångfald, Policydokument, Lunds kommun
language
Swedish
id
1653124
date added to LUP
2010-09-13 09:40:03
date last changed
2010-09-13 09:40:03
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  abstract     = {{This essay investigates how issues about gender equality and diversity are understood in local government. The study is conducted in the municipality of Lund and is based on material such as equal opportunities programs and multiplicity plans.  The author uses intersectionality theory to explore if these questions are seen as separated or interacted with each other. By using discourse analysis five different themes are found in the material. The themes are “What do the words gender equality and diversity really mean?”, “A question about equity”, “A question about profitability”, “The citizen perspective”, “Intersectionality”, “Gender equality and diversity – a question of priority?”.
The results show that the word diversity is understood differently in the programs and plans. Diversity is associated with equity and profitability meanwhile gender equality is seen from a equity perspective. Many of the programs are referring to laws that don’t exist anymore, which can question the priority. The plans and programs does not include an intersectional understanding of discrimination.}},
  author       = {{Ahlsten, Tove}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{En plan för rättivsa - En studie om jämställdhet och mångfald i Lunds kommun}},
  year         = {{2010}},
}