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Item type: Item , Who gets to feel important? Masculinity constructions, feminized work, and self-perceived social status among European men: how do European men who embody hegemonic versus caring masculinities differ in their self-perceived social status across masculinized and feminized occupational spheres?(2025-06-15) Pérez Jaramillo, María AntoniaThis thesis explores how European men’s constructions of masculinity, categorized as hegemonic or caring, shape their self-perceived social status within segmented gendered occupational spheres. Therefore, masculinity is analyzed beyond dominance and privilege, as alternative masculinities emerge and function as symbolic capital within structurally unequal labor markets in Europe. Thus, drawing from a decolonial and intersectional framework, this research analyzes data from the sixth wave of the ESS (2012) and applies generalized ordered logistic regression models, to explore the interplay between masculinity constructions, occupational gender segmentation, migration status, as well as national gender inequality and its influence on men’s self-perceptions of social status. This thesis aims to fill a key gap by integrating masculinity theory, labor stratification, and decolonial theory in the context of subjective status evaluations, while arguing that masculinity functions both as a privilege and compensatory identity, particularly in feminized or racialized spaces. Findings reveal that both hegemonic and caring masculinities are positively associated with higher self-perceived social status, though hegemonic traits have a stronger effect. However, contrary to expectations, gendered occupational segmentation does not significantly moderate this relationship, suggesting that masculinity constructions operate relatively independently of job gendering in shaping perceived status, while national context proves to be a significant moderator in the relationship.Item type: Item , In the shadows of heteronormativity: on the prevalence of non-consensual sexual violence and harassment against queer women in Europe(2023-06-22) Schwellensattel, JacquelineThis paper investigates the prevalence of non-consensual sexual harassment and violence against queer women and its intersection with ethnicity, immigration background, class, and disability. The thesis answers the research question: What is the prevalence of sexual harassment and violence against queer women in Europe? It provides a theoretical overview, reviews the existing body of literature, performs a quantitative analysis and discusses the results in consideration of addressing present-day issues. The data stems from the Survey on women’s well‐being and safety in Europe (2012) and reveals an overrepresentation of sexual harassment and violence against queer women with insignificant results regarding a disproportionate occurrence of sexual harassment and violence for women with additional vulnerabilities. This study contributes to the research gap on queer realities in Europe and can be used for policy development and targeted education to create a safer and more equitable society.Item type: Item , (Un)loveable monsters: representations of bisexual women as monstruous in audiovisual fiction(2021) Arévalo Trigo, AndreaOtherness is an essential element in identity politics. Hegemonic discourses created under the heteropatriarchy situate bisexual women as the Other in terms of gender identity and sexual orientation. This study focuses on unveiling the relations between biphobic and sexist stereotypes, and the representation of bisexual women as monstruous on audiovisual fictions. By taking categories of gender and sexuality, as well as theories from film studies, the depiction of emotions and the body are studied in regards to representation. The concept of hunger is used to control the dissident body, and the depiction of violence and anger criminalize (what are considered to be) improper emotions for women. Moreover, mental instability is related to bisexuality because of the implications it has for the mono and heterosexual system. The monstrous depiction of this identity is fetichizized and the bisexual woman is turned into an object that cannot be loved, only desired.Item type: Item , Gender-based persecution at the international, European and Spanish levels: obstacles and challenges(2021) Kowalyszyn, Clarisa IrinaThis paper is an effort to discuss the concept of gender-based persecution and the normative framework at the International, European and Spanish levels. My starting point is that International Refugee Law has been androcentric since its establishment. This is the reason why the first thought that comes to our mind when we think about a refugee is a man fleeing his country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for political opinions. And it is also the reason that gender-based persecution is not specifically covered in the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Fortunately, the International Community, better late than never, became aware of the particular experiences of refugee women. But the incorporation of gender-based persecution has been weak and has not taken into account the needs and experiences of refugees and asylum-seeking women. My main conclusion is that a recognition of gender-based persecution as an autonomous ground must be seek.Item type: Item , La pantalla, el cuerpo, la herida : hacia una política de representación somato-afectiva de la vulnerabilidad queer(2019) Blanco Fernández, VítorEn contra de las políticas de representación LGBTIQA+ tradicionales, que dividen las narrativas entre positivas y negativas, y desde una perspectiva radicalmente personal, planteo la posibilidad de otro trabajo con la representación queer que permita abrazar el potencial carnal, emocional y político de la vulnerabilidad negativa. Basándome en el giro afectivo y corporal de las Ciencia Sociales feministas, las tesis anti-sociales queer y las propuestas poli-sensoriales de la experiencia cinematográfica, propongo la entrega subjetiva a la pantalla, la corporalización de todos sus elementos (personajes, texto, pantalla, plano…) y la lectura reparadora, abierta a las enseñanzas y las políticas de lo denigrante, y ajena a presuposiciones previas o a condenas abstractas. Así, entiendo, se evita la construcción de una nueva culpa (la de desear lo socialmente ilegítimo) y la construcción de nuevas (homo)normatividades.Item type: Item , Barreras y oportunidades para la participación de las mujeres en las decisiones relacionadas con la atención del parto(2019) López Toribio, María; Bravo Valenzuela, PaulinaLas recomendaciones de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) para un parto humanizado recogen que todas las mujeres tienen derecho a recibir el más alto nivel de cuidados en salud, lo que incluye el derecho a una atención digna y respetuosa en el embarazo y en el parto, a tener un rol activo en todo el proceso y el derecho a no sufrir violencia ni discriminación. Además, se ha subrayado la necesidad de identificar, estudiar y documentar los servicios de salud que actualmente brinden atención materna respetuosa, fomenten la participación de las mujeres y de las comunidades, y que hayan puesto en práctica procesos para la supervisión y mejora continua de la atención.