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Women And Development In Senegal: Microcredit And Household Well Being, Safietou Kane

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The challenging living conditions of many Senegalese families, and the absence of a providing spouse, have led women to covet new economic opportunities, such as microcredit loans. These loans offer Senegalese women the possibility to financially support their households and become active participants in their economies by starting or sustaining their micro businesses. The study takes place in Grand-Yoff, an overpopulated peri-urban area of the Senegalese capital city Dakar, where most people face daily survival issues. This research examines the impact of microcredit activities in the household of Senegalese female loan recipients in Grand-Yoff by examining socio-economic indicators, in particular …

Para Subsistir Dignamente: Alberto Yarini And The Search For Cubanidad, 1882-1910, Mayra Beers

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study looks at the broader transformations in Cuban history through the case study of a single, yet symbolic, man, and proposes a new paradigm for understanding the dynamics of Cuban society and culture. It also examines the implications for Cuba’s aspiring national identity at the turn of the twentieth century, by detailing the interplay between fact and fiction in the story of Alberto Yarini: elite born; well-educated; politically and socially well-connected; powerful; and celebrated Cuban racketeer and chulo (pimp).

Yarini was described as vibrant and triumphant at a time when other nation-building forces in Cuba were weak and ambivalent. …

Florida's Entrepreneurial Women Leaders 2011: Making A Difference In Their Communities, Joyce Elam, Asia Eaton, Mayra Beers, Anya Edun, Darya Yeroshova

Center for Leadership Current Research

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New American Zen: Examining American Women's Adaptation Of Traditional Japanese Soto Zen Practice, Courtney M. Just

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis was to explore the history and rituals of Japanese Soto Zen nuns and American Soto Zen ordained women in order to examine the motivations behind each group’s practices and distinguish the differences in the intent and practice of American Soto women’s rituals, specifically their reactions to the influence of feminism, and the effects of American syncretization in order to identify if a schism or a continuation is occurring within the Soto Zen tradition. Along with a survey of published research, interviews were conducted with two scholars and prominent ordained Soto practitioners–eight female and three male. …