Ideellt arbete för mänskliga rättigheter - kvinnans roll? : En kvalitativ intervjustudie om ideellt engagemang för mänskliga rättigheter

Sammanfattning

This thesis aims to study gender distribution in non profit work for human rights. Based on an interview study with coordinator ́s for non-profit workers in human rights, the thesis examines how the gender distribution is constructed, the reasons behind the gender distribution, what consequences the distribution can have, and how to create change. The theoretical frameworks that the thesis relates to are gender theory, socialization and role theory. These are theories based on the a social constructivist approach, which means that society is constructed by us humans. The result of the seven semi-structured interviews, indicates that there is a large surplus of women who are voluntarily committed to human rights. Possible causal explanations for the distribution according to the results have to do with education, trends, women's social capacity, and female vs. male interest. The consequences the informants address apply to diversity, societal development and the priority issue. The results also show that coordinators believe that what needs to be done to create change has to do with education, gender norms, salary, and active search for men, except for the two men who, according to the results, believe that the prevailing gender distribution does not need to change.