...Empowering Women Deanna Lindsey Sociology of Developing Countries 28 May 2012 Why is it important that we empowering women in developing society? Why is it important that women are empowering in any society? How has empowering women change societies and the economic landscape of these countries? Why some countries have been slow to empower women in their countries? This paper will address these questions and other areas as it relates to the empowerment of women. Empowering means “To invest with power, especially legal power or official authority”. So when you hear the phrase “empowering women” what comes to mind? Initially I had no clue, it was until I read articles that I fully understood what it meant. Political empowerment, Economic empowerment, and Social empowerment is what empowering women is all about. I’ve only listed a few of the categories, but some countries and or societies treat them as mutually exclusive to women. The first article I read emphasis the importance’s of education among women. Educating women would be one of the first steps toward empowerment. Education helps with social development and improves your well-being. Yet there are still place that excluded young girls from a formal education. The benefits of women being educated greatly outweigh them being illiterate. With education empowerment among women; they better informed on health matters which can lead to deduction in population and child mortality rates. Educated...
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...For generations the debate on women, their rights, their future and their plight has been going on. As time changed, women also changed but the issue of conflict remains the same. In this regard many oppose the changes and many accept it. This essay will discuss the issues that are surrounding the empowerment of women. The implementation of women empowerment has both negative and positive aspects. There can be many disadvantages of empowering women. Firstly, many people still have the traditional perception that the woman's place in the society is her home. Empowering women would mean to allow her to leave her comfort zone and indulge in activities that could pollute her spiritually, emotionally and physically. A woman’s most precious possession is her virginity (Hudson, 1977). Most Islamic countries still follow this norm. Therefore, many at times women might not be given a fair chance to go out in the society to fulfill their dreams, socialize or to even voice out their opinions. For example; a Muslim woman is denied the right to choose her husband, report of abuse and is even excluded from mosques due to certain Islamic principles (Issues Of Concern For Muslim Women, 1995). As such, this can prove to be a little difficult for women living in some Islamic countries to totally move away from their cultural values. Secondly, lack of education for rural women restricts women from knowing their legal rights and also from getting involved in activities outside the home. In some...
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...Empowering Olivia Sabrina L. Johnson ECE313: Collaboration with Parent & Community Professor: Ann Zucker July 2, 2012 Empowering Olivia As an educational professional, one the most important parts of my job is to appreciate all of the different stages that toddlers go through as they are developing (Gonzalez-Mena, 2009). In this paper, I will introduce you to Olivia, a toddler who is on a constant quest for independence, as well as explain how, as an educator, I can facilitate the empowerment that Olivia desires. I will also describe six key points illustrating my understanding of the importance of validating Olivia’s desire to gain power and control, as well as find a community resource for parents with toddlers like Olivia. Creating a developing appropriate environment is essential to helping empower Olivia. It should be designed to allow her the freedom to explore and try different things. One of the key areas of concern in developing an appropriate environment is safety; at this stage toddlers touch, explores, and use their bodies to learn about the world; therefore; a developmentally appropriate environment should be designed to allow them to climb, push, poke, prod, and perform a variety of other independent movements (Gonzalez-Mena, 2009). Toddlers are developing a sense of themselves as separate from their parents. They tend to insist on doing things for themselves. As an educator, I can help Olivia become independent by...
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...Empowering the Individual Section 1 Introduction Definition of Empowerment Definition of empowerment is to equip individuals to take control of their own destinies. To make their own decisions, and take control and responsibility of their lives. To become self-determined and exert control in their life by promoting goal settings, problem solving, decision making and self-advocacy skills and have a full understanding of the consequences of their choice. 5 examples of different people in society who are empowered and why? A Judge: I feel a Judge is empowered because they have taken control of their lives to become self-determined people and are able to make decisions in their life and are able to solve problems and set goals and be impartial so they are able to compare facts and determine the truth. They are also regarded by society for their impartial views. Taoiseach: Is a highly educated person that is able to make and give informed choices. They are responsible and take control of the state, and are regarded as a powerful and influential person. Garda: Because of the out come that comes with breaking the law, people generally fear and respect the Garda, this makes them, I feel powerful and controlling. They are responsible for the up hold of the law and order. College Student: These students choose to further their education, therefore opening up their employment opportunities and enabling them to further their own careers and to pick and choose the job...
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...Journal of Management and Social Sciences Vol. 9, No. 2, (Fall 2013) 09-22 Women Empowerment Through Microcredit: Step Towards Alleviating Feminization of Poverty Sara Wali Qazi* Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU) Karachi Dr. Manzoor Isran* SZABIST Karachi Dr. Samina Isran* Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Dr. Nadeem A. Syed* SZABIST Karachi ABSTRACT Purpose - The study explores and evaluates the women‟s experiences with microcredit facility for the purpose of women empowerment. While there is a mutual understanding and general consensus on closer nexus between women empowerment and microcredit, women are disempowered for variety of reasons such as lacks of financial resources, being a member of patriarchy society, misinterpreted religious concepts about her role and position in the society, and cultural restraints. However, microcredit, globally promoted as a “miracle cure” for the financially weak, especially women who face so many problems accessing microcredit for variety of reason, which have been discussed in detail in this study. Methodology/Sample - This is qualitative study with inductive approach, and interpretive philosophy which allow the existence of multiple subjective perspectives and construction of knowledge. Women who availed microcredit from microfinance institutions (MFIs) were selected for the research study. The data was congregated through in-depth interviews and stopped at saturation level. Through phenomenological analysis...
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...In order to motivate employees, many companies are using various techniques and empowering employees is one of them. Employee’s empowerment means that the employee can make decisions and take risks rispecting the company’s vision and goals. However, the empowerment has many pro and cons. Some of the advantages are: increase in motivation, productivity, efficiency, creativity, reduce costs, and focus on quality. Also, when the employee is empowered will become as an entrepreneurial and will take risks that will translate in a higher income for the company or success. However, the employees take higher risks it can be a disadvantage as it can be even cause a loss from taking the wrong decision. As for example, an employee could try to predict the sales in the future for a particular product and decide to order too much of that product that will be difficult to sell. Another disadvantage of employee empowerment is the security of private information being not secure as everyone can access the information. For example, in medical office patients information need to be safe, but an employee decides to take work at home and all the paper documents with patient information now can be accessed by everyone visiting her house. Furthermore, managers can have hard times to delegate because people will become arrogant increasing conflicts and causing issues with the interpersonal relation, therefore, communication. Empowerment can make managers fear of losing their job as their performance...
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...EMPOWERING NURSES 2 Abstract The author examines three published studies validating the concept that a supportive professional practice environment allows for an empowering and successful nursing practice. All but one of the studies, reference Rosabeth Moss Kanter's model of organizational empowerment and further outline how utilization of this model can be useful in creating meaningful work environments for professional nurses. Two studies discuss newly graduated nurses, their organizational commitment and reasons for possible burnout while the other study considers the empowerment needs of the advanced practice nurse. Generally defined, empowerment is a multidimensional social process that helps people gain control over their own lives. It is a process that encourages power (that is, the ability to influence) in people, for use in their own lives, their communities, and in their society, encouraging action on those issues that are found to be of importance. As stated by Chinn and Kramer (2011) it is the growing ability of individuals and groups to exercise their will to have their voices heard, and to claim their full human potential. The author acknowledges the importance of empowering professional nurses for successful practice and finds Kanter’s model an excellent tool to achieve positive outcomes. EMPOWERING NURSES 3 The Importance of Empowering Nurses Imagine reporting to work and being informed that the supervisor has called for...
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...Empowering Your Organization Empowering Your Organization This paper will focus on four detrimental symptoms of disempowerment: Blame and victim mentality, Apathy and burnout, Gossip and backbiting and Top talent leaving for better opportunities or work environment. These are common issues found within many organizations. Their negative impact is corrosive and metastasizes like a cancer. However, if symptoms are recognized, diagnosed and consequently addressed the damage can be halted and replaced with positive and productive values that will serve to empower. World-renowned for their pioneering work on empowerment the six values identified by Gershon and Straub (2009), will be used as a tool to develop strategies to resolve these four issues of disempowerment. The Blame Game Hierarchy, inequality, and violence, in the history of mankind there has been a structure of those that lead and those that follow, the blessed and those that lament, hunters and prey. The world is a diverse place; therefore, different societal sects or cultures view and respond to difference in position/title, wealth and power, and capability in dissimilar ways. In the workplace this disparity can produce a phenomena referred to as “victim mentality.” This behavior is marked by an individual blaming everything and everyone for their failures and woes; with the individual assuming the role of victim, e.g., John who is chronically tardy to work is terminated. Instead of seeing his behavior as the...
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...Empowering the Kanawan Ayta Community To commemorate the Father of Modern Public Health in the Philippines the UP Manila College of Public Health held its annual Dr. Hilario G. Lara Memorial Lecture on Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at Room 407, College of Public Health, Lara Hall. This year’s lecture, “A Framework for the Development of the Ayta Community in Morong, Bataan”, was presented by Dr. Lourdes J. Cruz, a national scientist and former Professor of the UP Diliman Marine Science Institute and a recipient of the 2010 L’Oriel-UNESCO Award for Women in Science. Dr. Cruz is also president of the Bataan Center for Innovative Science and Technology, Inc. (BCISTI) since 1999. Through the years, she has led her team in alleviating poverty in areas of Bataan populated by indigenous Aytas, specifically Kanawan. BCISTI works as a technology incubator to Science and Technology for economic development. It has taken on the task of developing mechanisms to mobilize Science and Technology resources for direct mitigation of poverty. As basis of development, Dr. Cruz presented the concept of 4-Helix Model as an alternative approach for Science and Technology-based economic development. Developing countries use the Triple Helix Model that identifies three institutions, the Academe, Industry, and Government, as major constituents in socio-economic development. However, she points out that the situation in the Philippines vary in that a greater part of the population in rural areas do not belong...
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...BTEC First Award in Health & Social care [pic] Course handbook September 2012 onwards Dear Student Welcome to the BTEC First award in Health & Social care You have chosen this course and this handbook is designed to give you an insight into how the course will be run. The BTEC first award is a 120 guided learning hour course which will give you a vocational qualification. It will give you the knowledge, understanding and skills to help prepare you for employment or to lead on to further areas of study. The course consists of 4 core units for the complete qualification which have specific learning outcomes. Three units have been broken down into assignment tasks which form part of a number of central assignment briefs. In addition, there will be an external examination to assess the remaining unit. The tasks cover different assessment criteria and are designed for you to produce finished pieces of work which also compliment and act as learning tools for each other and produce a complete interrelating body of work. As the course is vocational you will be visiting places of work, meeting and working with practising scientists and learning how to develop science with a set purpose. You will be able to discuss and evaluate the progress and end results of your work. You will also look at a variety of issues within the health and social care sector. The assignment tasks will be assessed and internally verified by your teachers and an external...
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...The Empowering 19th Amendment by Chris Shively The 19th Amendment was not only an amendment that allowed women the right to vote, but was also a major milestone in the history of the United States itself. Leaders such as Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized many of the parades, protests, and demonstrations across the nation to bring attention to the issue. The suffragists, advocates of the voting rights for women, made several sacrifices and the eventual passage of the 19th Amendment resulted in progress to America, one of which is educating new American citizens on the importance of this amendment. The suffragist movement has a long history and included many sacrifices. Beginning in New York, with the Seneca Falls convention in 1848, women rallied for the right to vote. Twenty-one years later, few state constitutions allowed women the right to vote. However, women wanted it written in the U.S. Constitution. So in 1869, Anthony and Stanton formed the National Woman Suffrage Association. Two years later, in 1871, a petition signed by Anthony, Stanton, along with four other suffragists, was sent to Congress asking that voting rights be given to women. The petition also asked that women be given the right to speak in Congress. The petition noted that, “Men are represented on the floor of Congress and so may be said to be heard there. Women are allowed no vote and therefore no representation cannot truly be heard except as Congress shall open its doors to...
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...8 Tips for Empowering Employees If it were easy to empower employees, everyone would do it. These 8 tips will help your people step up and happily help grow your company. Having empowered employees is the dream of every leader. All managers want people who show initiative by taking on and completing tasks with little guidance. Of course, the expectation is that these people will perform only in ways consistent with company objectives and values. And there lies the leadership challenge. Often the leadership has not done their part to empower the employees or, worse, has gotten in the way through micro-management. Not all leaders have selfish intentions or poor skills; many simply haven't had the training, time or focus to create an environment of empowerment. Below are eight tips to help make your company a place where people feel good about stepping up and taking it on. 1. Foster Open Communication So many companies are built on top-down communication from management. Employees in this environment feel there is no purpose in taking a stand, since they have no direct channel and don't feel they'll have an impact. As a leader, you may have clear direction and more experience, but that doesn't invalidate feedback and ideas from people on the front lines. Give employees structured ways to make their thoughts, feelings and observations known easily and regularly. Help them understand that their input is valued even if you decide to go a different way. Make sure you acknowledge...
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...Alain De Botton a writer, philosopher, and television presenter, explores contemporary subjects and themes to highlight philosophy in everyday life. In De Botton’s book “The Consolations of Philosophy” he uses several philosophers to help the reader interpret everyday life. In the chapter “Consolation for Unpopularity” De Botton (2000) describes how Socrates born some 2500 years ago is one of the most influential Greek Athenian philosophers, attributing Socrates with producing one of the most inspiring gifts to western philosophy. De Botton (2000, 7) describes this gift as the logic of philosophy, the art of applying logical thinking to popular ideas to produce an informed opinion and independence of mind in the face of unpopularity. De Botton (2000) poses the key question why do we follow popular thought, especially ideas posed by influential people? De Botton asserts that it is because questioning the status quo often leads to one becoming a social pariah. De Botton’s (2000) argument is that the ability to think critically is grounded in philosophy; this allows one to confidently arrive at a logical position whilst acknowledging other arguments, which is supported by sound judgement. Thus, according to De Botton (2000, 7) the “Consolation for Unpopularity” is the self-confidence to challenge accepted norms through logical thought. The line of logic used by De Botton is that Socrates became a symbol of someone that stood up to the status quo using his intellect to challenge accepted...
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...Developing Your Empowering People It’s very true that in many companies or organizations managers delegate responsibilities to other team members due to his or her own increasing responsibilities to be shouldered. A correct or we can say right person has to be identified and clearly mention their job requirements allowing them to participate and also inform other members about the change. In the example “practicing the skill” Anne has delegated a project to putting together new departmental procedures manual by the end of the month to Mr. Ricky Lee. Since Ricky is already working on another project he asks Anne if this project could be delegated to Bill Harmon. Bill Harmon is working in this company for the past 3 years. Hence Anne approves Bill Harmon being reassigned as far as Bill knows the parameters of the project and what needs to be expected for the completion of this project. Now Ricky is preparing for his meeting with Bill regarding the assignment to be reassigned. It is very important to understand the capability of completing the project. Anne knew that Ricky was capable of completing the project given to him as Ricky believed that Bill was capable. Here Ricky did not analyze what Bill might be working on as Anne did not realize what Ricky might be working on. If there could be any alternate possibility of Ricky and Bill teaming up and complete the project of putting the procedures manual together, could cut down time by the work being divided among the two. I think...
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...Joseph Chen Extra Credit: Internship Empowering of Women in the Work Force Not knowing what to expect from this event, I was delighted by the speakers charisma and her take on how to empower yourself in the workplace. Melynnie A. Rizvi brought a more realistic view of the workplace and gaining credibility. Despite being more about a women’s perspective in the workplace she was very insightful when it came to what needed to be done to gain credibility and success. Raised by a single parent, she explained that she had never wanted to rely on another person for her success in life. Graduating in 2009 she went on to work for multiple law firms, the last firm she worked at she made partner but felt that other board members treated her unfairly due to her having a baby. She explained that she and the board member were good friends but the problem was that in corporate America it is still a male dominated workforce and that many men have never faced or have had to deal with a women having a child. What I liked about her was that she was not blaming the person for his behavior, but blaming the world around him. She was very understanding and realistic when it came to this topic. She laid out 7 steps and behaviors that impact credibility. Most of these were related to our communication styles and how we present ourselves in the world. She also explains how men and women communicate differently and their goals of communication are different. Men have a tendency to want to convey...
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