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Women, Ethnicity and Empowerment [PDF]

Feminism & Psychology, 1994
This article critically examines the ideology of empowerment and its links to debates about solidarity and difference among women, especially those from oppressed and minority collectivities. The notions of community, identity, culture and ethnicity are examined together with issues of women's citizenship and coalition politics ...
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Conceptualizing pathways linking women’s empowerment and prematurity in developing countries

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5. Many efforts have focused on clinical approaches to improve the survival of premature babies. There is a need, however, to explore psychosocial, sociocultural,
Patience A. Afulani, Molly Altman, Joseph Musana, May Sudhinaraset   +3 more
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Associations between women's empowerment and children's health status in Ethiopia.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Although women's empowerment has gained attention over the last two decades, our understanding of the associations between different dimensions of women's empowerment and different children's health outcomes is limited.
Solomon Kibret Abreha, Solomon Zena Walelign, Yacob Abrehe Zereyesus   +2 more
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Women's Empowerment [PDF]

, 2021
This entry discusses women's empowerment, a concept commonly used in academic and nonacademic contexts. Four themes are discussed: conceptualizing and problematizing what is meant by the term “women's empowerment,” outlining differing components in understanding women's empowerment, reviewing the challenges in measuring women's empowerment, and ...
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WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

              The woman is the real shape of the future in the sense that she guides the younger generation besides this maternal duty, women have a very important role in society. Indian women belong to all sections of society and are engaged in multifarious tasks.
Saloni Pandey, Ruhina Prasad
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Women’s empowerment for abortion and family planning decision making among marginalized women in Nepal: a mixed method study

Reproductive Health, 2021
Background Women’s empowerment is multidimensional. Women’s education, employment, income, reproductive healthcare decision making, household level decision making and social status are vital for women’s empowerment. Nepal is committed to achieving women
Heera KC, Mangala Shrestha, Nirmala Pokharel, Surya Raj Niraula, Prajjwal Pyakurel, Surya Bahadur Parajuli   +5 more
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Depressive symptoms among women in Raqqa Governorate, Syria: associations with intimate partner violence, food insecurity, and perceived needs

Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, 2019
Background.Raqqa Governorate, Syria has recently been affected by overlapping conflicts related to the Syrian Civil war and occupation by ISIS, resulting in widespread displacement and disruption of economic livelihoods.
K. L. Falb, A. Blackwell, J. Stennes, M. Hussein, J. Annan   +4 more
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Women’s empowerment and child growth faltering in Ethiopia: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background Despite numerous national and international efforts to alleviate child growth faltering, it remains a global health challenge. There is a growing body of literature that recognizes the importance of women’s empowerment in a wide range of ...
Alemayehu Gonie Mekonnen, Daniel Bogale Odo, Dabere Nigatu, Adem Sav, Kiya Kedir Abagero   +4 more
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Assessing the impact of a combined nutrition counselling and cash transfer intervention on women’s empowerment in rural Bangladesh: a randomised control trial protocol

BMJ Open, 2021
Introduction There is growing interest in assessing the impact of health interventions, particularly when women are the focus of the intervention, on women’s empowerment.
Ashraful Alam, Kingsley Emwinyore Agho, Tanvir Huda, Shams E Arifeen, Tazeen Tahsina, Sumithra Muthayya, Michael John Dibley, Jasmin Khan, Elizabeth K Kirkwood, John Frederick Hoddinott, Tracey Lea Laba, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, Afrin Iqbal, Nazia Binte Ali, Saad Ullah, Nicholas Goodwin, M Munirul Islam, Gulshan Ara   +17 more
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Women Empowerment

Indian Journal of Applied Research, 2011
The issue of women empowerment has become central to Indian policy-making process as well as in society. Women empower- ment is not a myth. It is now a reality and need of the hour. The great philanthropist Swami Vivekananda, rightly said, "All nations have attained greatness, by paying proper respects to the women, that country and that nation which ...
DR. PAWAN KUMAR, DR. PAWAN KUMAR
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