Women empowerment in world should be considered as an ongoing journey rather than a destination to reach. To do so we need to leave the typical baggage, assumptions and stereotypes that is currently followed in the name of gender and development. It is important to gauge the actual experiences ...
Links between empowerment of women through income generation and education, reduction of discrimination based on caste and sex, and promotion of individual and community mental health were recognised. However, mental health problems such as suicide and violence were well-described by participants. ...
The nuclear deal “means economic empowerment for women in Iran,” said Suzanne DiMaggio, director of the Iran Initiative at New America Foundation in New York, a not-for-profit research organization. “Already today there are more women than men studying at Iranian universities, and they also...
That idea is in your head… Even if your partner is telling you: “it’s me and I love you like this (with MO), who are you going to trust more? But you don’t… you close yourself off and you lose all desire.” (IDI19). The women described a shift in their sex drive after...
Rizos points out that while women as porn stars claim feminist empowerment in raunch culture, we only need to interrogate the exploitative conditions and terms that pornography involves as a site of production to ask whether this is true. Gqola, in her concept note for this issue suggests that...
Since the publication of Black Looks: Race and 2 BLACK WOMEN AND THE MEDIA IN BRITAIN 45 Representation by hooks (1992), Black Feminist Cultural Criticism by Bobo (2001), and Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment by Hill Collins (2000), scholarship ...
This article examines whether mobile money adoption contributes to women’s economic empowerment, and considers the mediating effect of financial mana
NGOs (both national and international), who were one of the prime targets of Taliban’s violence, viewed material and social rehabilitation of Swat as a means to regain lost trust of local communities, but more importantly, to further the neoliberal agenda of top-down empowerment of women—...
"Policewomen" is not just a vintage action film; it's a pioneering work that challenged the status quo and paved the way for stronger female representation in the genre. It's an ode to resilience, empowerment, and the breaking of gender barriers, all wrapped up in a thrilling, action-...
Women's Liberation refers to the movement advocating for equality and empowerment of women, often focusing on challenging traditional gender roles, promoting women's rights, and addressing issues related to work, class, and social structures.