Zplnomocnění žen – od praxe k teorii

• Authors: Vesela L.

Title variants

EN

WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT - THEORY AND PRACTICE

• Languages of publication: CS

Abstracts

EN

This paper outlines the theoretical conceptualization of women's empowerment by feminist thought and discusses practical aspects concerning the implementation of this principle into various gender equality programs and concepts and the development discourse. The text begins with a discussion of feminist re-conceptualization of the term empowerment. This concept was adopted by feminism as a principle of understanding women as actors of change, as it represents a process of shifting from a passive state towards an active state of control over material and intellectual resources. Empowerment is interpreted as a contextual category, while empowerment patterns are not transferable to different conditions. Hence, its generalization decreases its political potential. The text further discusses women's empowerment as a concept adopted by feminist activists from 'South' in connection with their criticism of Western feminism. Finally, the text offers an overview of selected women's empowerment initiatives.

Keywords

EN

EMPOWERMENT; FEMINISM AND DEVELOPMENT; WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Gender, rovné příležitosti, výzkum (Gender, Equal Opportunities, Research)
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 25-29
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Vesela L.

• L. Vesela, Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy v Praze, katedra sociologie, nám. Jana Palacha 2, 116 38 Praha 1, Czech Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07CZAAAA01974200