As a result of government efforts women is able to make strategic life choice where that ability had been previously denied them. Women empowerment is a mid way in the change process that benefit women in the individual household, community and broader levels.Dr. Valsa John C...
This study sought to document the experiences women in terms of their empowerment through government initiatives. The main point of departure was to explore how government policies in conjunction with different socio-cultural categories such as age, sexual orientation, education, class and position has...
The extent to which women in India occupy sufficient and important leadership positions in the government and hold powerful positions in the political system has a direct bearing on the socio-economic and political development of the nation. With this ba
This chapter highlights the trajectory of Ghana’s gender equality and women’s empowerment experience under the chairmanship of Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings and his PNDC from 1981 to 1992 and later the presidency of Jerry Rawlings and his National..
The panelists agreed that while there is a long road ahead to full gender equality, policies supporting women's entrepreneurship can help ignite momentum for this effort, together with access to information, government services, and credit.
Finally, the discussion of a normalisation plan highlights the Saudi government-sponsored ‘important advances’ for women’s empowerment. Bloomberg, Business Standard, and Daily Mail are the only newspapers that use the word ‘campaign’ to refer to the times before 2015. This news is presented ...
In Pakistan, a number of events including seminars and rallies, are being held to celebrate the day with renewed commitment for women empowerment through inclusive social and economic policies. Shabana Malik, a senior supervisor at a private company in the southern port city of Karachi, told Xinhu...
Since women’s ability to take advantage of new energy-related employment options is often constrained by legal or social barriers that limit their education, property rights, land tenure, and access to credit, it is crucial that government policies go beyond energy sector planning to optimize ...
Policies and Practices Towards Women's Empowerment: Policy advocacy by Gender focused NGOs and the realities of grassroots women in Uganda This is an exploratory study that sought to analyze the causes of the gaps between the policy advocacy work of gender focussed NGOs at the national level a...
Interventions implemented for financial empowerment of women Intervention studies have guided various programs and policies of governments that are essential to support, promote and scale up the literacy, access and growth of financial products and services for women’s empowerment. Realizing the fact tha...