‘Micro Finance and Women Empowerment ’ By Ms. Varsha Parikh Lecturer Department of Extension and Communication Faculty of Family and Community Sciences The M.S.University of Baroda Vadodara 390002‚Gujarat‚ India E-mail : vbparikh@rediff.com Micro Finance and Women Empowerment By Ms. Varsha Parikh ABSTRACT Self-help groups intermediated by microcredit have been shown to have positive effects on women. Micro finance refers to small savings
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Education and Women’s Empowerment in Bangladesh Nashid Kamal *and K.M Zunaid** *Professor and Head‚ Department of Population-Environment Independent University‚ Bangladesh **Graduate student‚ Sydney 1 Abstract: In Bangladesh the latest BDHS‚ 2004 finds that only twenty percent women work for cash. Among them only 48 percent are able to spend their money on their own‚ the rest are dependant upon spouses or other family members to take joint decisions on spending. Defining this variable as
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1 Discrimination of Female Children in Modern India: from Conception through Childhood T.V.Sekher and Neelambar Hatti1 I. Introduction In a seminal article in 1990‚ Amartya Sen suggested that worldwide‚ particularly in Asia‚ millions of women were missing from the population totals of many countries. He also noted the alarming fact that the sex ratio for female children in China‚ India and South Korea is actually deteriorating while the overall sex ratio for females in those countries has
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Shakespeare gives daunting power to female characters in the classic story of "Othello". In a time where society viewed women as property whose purpose was primarily to serve and obey men‚ Shakespeare shows the rebellious strength in women throughout the scenes of "Othello". In the Elizabethan era the expectations of men and women were clear. Generally‚ men were to be the bread winner for his family and the women were meant to be mothers and housewives."Women were expected to be silent‚ chaste‚
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Women no longer stand the same way they used too. Women used to stand under the working man‚ the disabled man‚ even under the enslaved man. Time has flourished and evolved the women figure. Many females’ show their empowerment through work‚ education‚ politics‚ movements‚ and in the home. Sometimes women’s stories get distorted throughout history. Many people consider females to have had a success story right away. The impact of women on earth has been tremendous and empowering. Women are the creators
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best way to work alongside clients. The following essay discusses‚ analyses and critiques a specific practice theory. The theory that was chosen is empowerment theory. The key factors‚ political and historical aspects will also be shown throughout and the theory will be assessed for its effectiveness in regards to a specific case study. Empowerment theory can be used effectively with a wide range of clients. It was initially developed to employ a sense of power to oppressed groups such as women
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EMPOWERMENT : THE HOLY GRAIL OF HEALTH PROMOTIONS: CHRISTOPHER RISSEL PG 197-207 Empowerment: there is much disagreement around pinning a definition due to not being able to measure it. Rappaport (87): Empowerment cant be measured‚ must be considered on a case by case basis Due to is lack of clear concept and definition‚ empowerment has evolved‚ it is complex and has borrowed from many bodies of literature. 1960’s rooted in civil rights and women’s movements 1980’s where distinctions were
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for the management to empower the employees. Employee Empowerment refers to enlargement of an employee’s job responsibility by giving him the authority of decision making about his own job without prior approval of his immediate supervisor so that action would be taken without delay or loss of opportunity. Empowerment is the measure of degree of responsibility and authority given to an employee in an organization. Through Employee Empowerment‚ employees are supported and encouraged to utilize their
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fail to realize the impact of the hidden effects of the empowerment process. These hidden benefits can have a more dramatic impact on profitability than a leader might imagine. When one considers the issue of the effective use of resources‚ the hidden impact of empowerment clearly demonstrates how leaders can effectively marshal the resources they are responsible for. Many traditional managers fail to understand and comprehend how empowerment can impact their bottom line‚ as there are a number of
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Youth Empowerment through NSS Programme with Special Reference to Kongu Arts and Science College‚ Erode P.Annadurai* Abstract Youth represent the hope and future of a nation. The youth have a vital role to play in promoting and strengthening of social consciousness against social evil and traditions. Youth empowerment is an attitudinal‚ structural and cultural process whereby youth gain ability‚ authority and agency to make decision and implementing the change intheir own lives and the society
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