Womenas Empowerment : Concept and Beyond

Md. Aminur Rahman

Authors

Md. Aminur Rahman

Keywords:

empowerment, women, power, gender, selfreliance, decision-making control over

Abstract

Long before the word `empowerment' became popular, women were speaking about gaining control over their lives, and participating in making the decisions that affect them in home and community, in government and international development policies. But problem is, very few have clear conception on empowerment. This is very easy to say but difficult to understand what is empowerment? This article takes an initiative to clarify the concept based on several scholar's views. And finally, make a conclusion with alternative analysis of women's empowerment.

Downloads

How to Cite

Womenas Empowerment : Concept and Beyond. (2013). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 13(C6), 9-13. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/100448

Download Citation

References

Andre Beteille (1999) Empowerment, Economic and Political Weekly. 589-597.

Ester Boserup (1970) Women's Role in Economic Development.

Srilatha Batliwala (1993) Empowerment of Women in South Asia, Concepts and Practices.

Pat Caplan (1985) Class and India: Women and their organisations in a South Indian city.

Hemalata Dandikar (1986) Indian Women's Development: Four Lenses. VI(1), 2-10.

John Friedmann (1992) Empowerment : the Politics of Alternative Development.

Paulo Freire (1996) Pedagogy of the Oppressed.

(1989) Women, development and empowerment: A pacific feminist Perspectives.

Syed Hashemi, Sidney Schuler, Ann Riley (1995) Rural credit programs and women's empowerment in Bangladesh. 24(4), 635-653.

Naila Kabeer (2003) Reversed Realities: Gender Hierarchies in Development Thought. 130-136.

Marilee Karl (1995) Empowerment and Women: Zed Books.

Caroline Moser (1993) Gender Planning and Development.

Shamima Akter Smriti, Shah Alimuzzaman Belal, Md. Haque, Md. Hossain, Nawshin Farzana, Abu Haque (2006) Prognosis of Dimensional Stability and Mass per Unit Area of Single Jersey Cotton Knitted Fabric with Fuzzy Inference System. 62(3), 166-180.

Jo Rowland (1997) Questioning Empowerment.

Sidney Schuler, Ruth, Syed Hashemi, Md (1993) Defining and Studying Empowerment of Women : A Research Note from Bangladesh. 3.

S Sharma (2000) Empowerment without Antagonism: A Case for Reformulation of Women's Empowerment Approach. 49(1), 19-39.

Shushama Prasad, Sahay (2000) Empowerment of Women in South Asia.