Background: Women are exposed to violence in intimate relationships much more than men and this is a global health problem. Nurses have a responsibility to identify violence in intimate relationships and meet these women in a professional way. Previous research indicates a lack of response from nurses towards women who experience violence in close relationships. Aim: The aim was to describe nurses´ experiences of meeting abused women in healthcare. Method: A literature-based study where eight articles have been analyzed through qualitative design with the support of Friberg's five-step model.  Results: The results showed that nurses experience a strong emotional impact in the meeting with the vulnerable women. They were worried about both women and themselves, which affected them privately. They had to suppress their feelings and they experienced professional dilemmas. It also emerged that lack of time and lack of knowledge was an obstacle to asking the vulnerable women the question. When knowledge and experience existed, a feeling of security was created. Conclusion: Based on this result, the conclusions can be drawn that nurses need additional knowledge about the topic of violence to feel secure in their professional role to meet and identify the women. It is also clear that nurses need strategies to deal with the emotional impact and to have clear guidelines for how the question of violence should be asked. / Syftet med detta examensarbete var att beskriva sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att möta våldsutsatta kvinnor i sjukvården. Detta för att framför allt kvinnor i stor utsträckning utsätts för våld av en nuvarande eller tidigare partner. I resultatet framkom det att sjuksköterskor upplever att det finns en kunskapsbrist samt att tiden inte räcker till för att kunna möta och identifiera dessa kvinnor. Sjuksköterskorna blir även starkt känslomässigt påverkade vilket även går ut över deras privata liv. Utifrån resultatet som framkom kan slutsatserna dras att sjuksköterskor är i behov av ytterligare kunskap om ämnet våld. Det är även tydligt att sjuksköterskorna behöver strategier för att hantera den känslomässiga påverkan samt att ha tydliga riktlinjer för hur frågan om våld ska ställas. Mäns våld mot kvinnor är ett samhällsproblem världen över som leder till fruktansvärda konsekvenser för kvinnor. Sjuksköterskor har ett ansvar för att identifiera våld i nära relationer och möta dessa kvinnor på rätt sätt. Tidigare forskning tyder på bristande respons från sjuksköterskor gentemot kvinnor som upplever våld i nära relationer. Metoden som användes var en litteraturbaserad studie där åtta artiklar analyserades genom kvalitativ design med stöd av Fribergs femstegsmodell. I studien diskuteras bland annat vad normer kan ha för inverkan på en manlig sjuksköterska som enligt samhällets normer inte ska visa sig sårbar. Det diskuteras samt vilka konsekvenserna blir när sjuksköterskan upplever tidsbrist i arbetet.

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This study is a single case study to investigate the connection between women's fear of sexual violence, human rights, and the state's responsibility to protect women from the fear of sexual violence. The thesis accomplishes this by combining existing research on sexual violence and fear of sexual violence, as well as its relationship to human rights, with a case study based on the Haga Man, a serial rapist in Sweden. The Social Contract Theory was utilized as a theoretical framework to assess the government's responsibility to its citizens. Article 5 of the ECHR is used in this study to argue for the need for state protection. The findings indicate that Sweden as a state has a responsibility to protect women from the threat of sexual violence. This thesis adds to previous research pointing to the necessity to consider sexual assault and the fear of sexual violence as a human rights concern.

Egyptian women played an integral and important role in the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. Egypt witnessed different forms of struggles and fights over power since January 25, 2011. The last decade can be understood as episodes of contention. Women played vital roles in each of these episodes. Both the complexity and dynamics of the different roles played by women problematized the various conceptual frameworks that are usually used in analyzing Egyptian women’s various forms of activism. Resultantly, this dissertation suggests a new analytical framework that can be applied to understand Egyptian women’s struggles and ways of expressing their agency. The theory of intersectionality by Collins and Bilge was used to analyze six documentaries produced by either female filmmakers or focused on women’s struggles and activism after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution. The Triple C Model (Context, Contradictions, and Commonalities) analytical framework could fill the analytical gap in understanding the complex discourses surrounding Egyptian women’s oppression and activism.