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Why we eat what we eat: Analysing the effects of gender on food choice amongst adults in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Multiple studies have explored aspects of food choice; however, few have used a gendered approach. Understanding issues relating to food from a gendered perspective has become crucial in terms of combating and preventing ... -
Women and child abuse in Namibia: A case study of Oshana and Oshikoto regions
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)The Namibian women and children experienced high rates of abuse. The government made positive strides to prevent and curb the increase of the problem. This study is about this government's intervention with specific focus ... -
Women in leadership in public healthcare: A case study of women in leadership in the Klipfontein Mitchell’s plain sub structure
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)Women have been progressing in the workforce over the last few decades in many countries. There has been an increase of women employed from many sectors of society in various fields in private and public sector environments. ... -
Women leadership in governance networks. A case study of Site-B in Khayelitsha
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)In this mini-thesis I explore the connection between women in the community and women leaders specifically in the Site B Section of Khayelitsha. I investigate amongst other, the social, environmental and economic challenges ... -
Women, empowerment and the reduction of social injustice in private and public spheres: A case of Gatesville, Athlone
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The research question for this study focused on women’s mobilisation in the community of Gatesville, Athlone, and whether and how they are challenging the gendered structures within both their homes (private sphere) and ... -
Work family conflict amongst females in a service organisation in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)In recent years, there has been a proliferation in research on work-family conflict which has become more prevalent in recent years due to the economic climate in which increasingly large numbers of women are entering or ... -
Work motivation amongst employees in a government department in the provincial government Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The South African social, political and economic landscape has been characterized by profound changes during the past several years. Many organizations and their management are faced with inter alia, downsizing decisions, ... -
Work motivation and satisfaction amongst employees in a financial services organisation in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2013)In any field of Human Resource Management and in any organisation, the human being is seen as an asset and remains the most valuable and also the most difficult to understand. The past decade has seen an increased focus ... -
Work satisfaction and retention strategies of medical doctors in the South African public health sector
(2010)One of the fundamental problems facing the South African public healthcare sector is motivation and retention of the healthcare practitioners. Medical doctors in particular, tend to leave the public sector for the private ... -
Work-care satisfaction and capabilities: Examining single mother's satisfaction with juggling paid work and childcare in Gugulethu, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Capabilities as espoused by Sen are the realizable opportunities that are open to an individual that enable her to be or do that which she finds reasonably valuable. This study assessed the work-care arrangement capabilities ... -
Work-family conflict among women from a collectivistic culture
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study investigated how Work-Family Conflict was related to Role Salience and Job level (investigated in terms of the amount of job demand and job control associated with different job levels) among women from a ... -
Work-life balance among IT executives in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)There has been research completed on work-life balance with a focus on women, but very little research focussed on senior management positions and especially in the IT Industry. With technology evolving at the pace that ... -
Xenophobia and the role of immigrant organizations in the City of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The aim of this study is to develop an understanding of Cape Town's foreign African immigrants by looking at the profile, character and role of immigrant associations and how they shape survival strategies as well as ... -
Youth agricultural entrepreneurship as a vehicle for employment creation in Nigeria: A capability approach
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Nigeria is indisputably blessed with both human and material resources. With 74 million hectares of arable land, the country has enormous potential to meet its rising food demand while tackling the challenge of youth ... -
Youth in the South African labour market – the first 25 years since the economic transition
(University of Western Cape, 2021)The South African economy is confronted with various socio-economic problems. In particular, the persistently high and rising unemployment rate (especially for the youth), which has always been one of them. Unemployment ... -
Youth wage subsidy as a possible solution to youth unemployment in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)South Africa is characterised by its high and persistent level of unemployment, in particular among the youth. The high youth unemployment is attributed to various reasons, ranging from their lack of work experience, ...
