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Den (o)hållbara jämställdheten: En genusvetenskaplig studie av hållbarhetsprojekt inom tranpsortsektorn
Södertörn University, School of Culture and Education, Gender Studies.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This study examines two EU-funded sustainability projects within the Swedish transport sector. The projects are initiated by the County Administrative Board of Gotland and the County Administrative Board of Västmanland. The purpose of the study is to investigate which “problems” that are represented within the projects, what kind of change these particular interpretations of the problem bring about, and, how this could be understood from a feminist perspective. Through analysis of project documents and interviews, the study investigates how the concept of gender equality is understood and implemented in these projects. The analysis is based on five analytical questions inspired by Carol L. Bacchi’s approach “What´s the Problem Represented to be”. The study answers the following research questions; how is the connection between gender, gender equality and sustainability understood in the projects? What obstacles and opportunities for sustainable gender equality work is expressed through people on leading positions within the projects? And; how can this be interpreted from an ecofeminist perspective? The study shows that sustainability and gender equality are linked within the projects through a focus on gender and accessibility. In summary, there are three dominant problem representations. These problem representations are; Gendered climate impact, gendered transport habits and behaviors, The lack of female professional drivers and Gendered jargons and attitudes within the organizations. The study shows that the problem representations form a basis for measures that emphasize that, for the most part, women as a group are expected to be the ones responsible for the change. The concluding discussion illuminates some of the alternative problems and possible changes that these particular problem representations obscure. The awareness of the effects of these problem representations within the transport sector opens up to broaden the societal and scientific conversations on the matter.

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2021. , p. 53
Keywords [en]
Gender, gender equality, sustainability, ecofeminism, climate, transport research, transport policy
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Gender Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-45572OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-45572DiVA, id: diva2:1561650
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Länsstyrelsen Gotland
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Gender Studies
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Humanities, Theology
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Available from: 2021-06-07 Created: 2021-06-07 Last updated: 2021-06-07Bibliographically approved

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