2. Empowerment means moving from enforced
powerlessness to a position of power .
Women Empowerment is basically the
creation of an environment where women
can make independent decisions on their
personal development as well as shine as
equals in society.
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3. Education is an essential means of
empowering women with the knowledge,
skills and self-confidence necessary to fully
participate in the development process.
Sustainable development is only possible
when women and men enjoy equal
opportunities to reach their potential.
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4. A glass ceiling is a political term used to
describe "the unseen, yet unbreachable
barrier that keeps women from rising to the
upper rungs of the corporate ladder,
regardless of their qualifications or
achievements
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5. According to the UN definition, women’s
empowerment has five components:
• Womens sense of self-worth;
• Right to have and to determine choices;
• Right to have access to opportunities and
resources;
• Right to have the power to control their own
lives, both within and outside the home;
• Ability to influence the direction of social
change to create more social and economic
order, nationally and internationally.
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35. Providing education
Changes in women's mobility and social
interaction
Changes in women's labor patterns
Changes in women's access to and control
over resources
Changes in women's control over decision-
making.
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36. Self employment and Self help groups
Encouraging women to develop in their fields
they are good at and make a career.
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37. In country like India women empowerment is
largely lacking.
It needs sea-change in the mind-set of the
people in the country.
Not just the women themselves, but the men
have to wake up to a world that is moving
towards equality and equity.
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