A Practical Guide to Empowerment
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Title : |
A Practical Guide to Empowerment |
Type of Document : |
Guide |
Institution : |
UNHCR |
Date Published : |
June, 2001 |
Description : |
The purpose of this Guide is to provide practical examples of empowerment. The Guide is premised on the assumption that gender roles and relations shape the process of empowerment. The labour and qualities of women and men, girls and boys are valued differently in different societies, which means that women and men have varying access to, and control over, knowledge and resources. In many societies, this may manifest itself in preferential treatment of one sex over another in different social, economic or political realms. Specific initiatives to empower women and men that address gender inequalities are necessary. |
Language : |
English |
Format : |
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Url : |
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/protect/opendoc.pd... |