Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Subject "Women"
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Evaluating the Redesigning Daily Occupations (ReDO-10®) programme for women with stress in Ireland: A feasibility study and process evaluation
(NUI Galway, 2023-01-09)Mental health interventions are in high demand in primary care in Ireland where psychological distress is commonly seen as a reason for presenting to general practice. Women present more frequently with stress and ... -
Evaluation of the effect of Irish penal policy on female short-term prison sentence recipients: The need for gender-specific policy
(NUI Galway, 2023-10-09)Background: Following the Irish economic collapse in the 2010s, government penal policy became refocused. Existing plans to expand the prison estate were reprioritised with plans designed to reduce prison overcrowding. ... -
Fios na mban. The role of women in death and burial customs in Erris in post-famine Ireland: evidence from the archive of the Irish Folklore Commission
(2016-11-16)This thesis examines the role and contributions of women to mortuary ritual in Erris in the post-Famine era. The written evidence for the project is based on the oral testaments of both women and men mainly but not exclusively ... -
Gender equality in UN peacekeeping: Fact or fiction? A review of the implementation of UNSCR 1325 via gender mainstreaming in three UN operations
(NUI Galway, 2022-04-26)The year 2020 marked the 20th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). The resolution recognised the invaluable role women play in the prevention and resolution of ... -
Narratives of slimming: women and weight management in Irish society
(2016-11-18)This PhD study presents a feminist sociological analysis of the construction of narratives of slimming in Irish society. Theoretically, the study is informed by three main arguments: firstly, that the pursuit/attainment ... -
Progressing counter-hegemonies of women's human rights in Ireland: Feminist activists' vernacularisation practices
(2014-10-07)The realisation of second-wave feminist activists' vision to progress women's rights through their framing as human rights has been limited in Ireland due to constitutive, systemic and movement factors. These factors ... -
Reproducing stigma: Narratives of single women's pregnancy and motherhood in Ireland 1990-2010
(2014-06-06)This is a study of single women¿s reproduction in Ireland, the investigation of a contemporary phenomenon in its real life context. The study is interested in the temporal nature of experience over an extended time period ... -
What are the perspectives on ageing of mid-life women in rural Ireland?
(2017-02-15)Adopting a lifecourse perspective, this exploratory study examines what rural ageing means to mid-life women (45-65 years of age) in Connemara. Gaps in existing research coupled with divergence between theoretical and ...