Women, Land and Empowerment in Rwanda

Women Empowerment and Economic Development

T persistence of gender inequality is most starkly brought home in the phenomenon of “missing women.” The term was coined by Amartya Sen in a now classic article in the New York Review of Books (Sen 1990) to capture the fact that the proportion of women is lower than what would be expected if girls and women throughout the developing world were born and died at the same rate, relative to boys a...

Marital Status and Women Empowerment in India

Institution of marriage is witnessed in every type of society around the world. It can be perceived as a legal contract, a religious rite and a social practice that varies by legal jurisdiction, religious doctrine and culture [1]. Irrespective to the type and culture, main objective of this social practice is to carry over traditional values, economic wealth and resources across generations. Ad...

Economic Empowerment of Women

Marital Status and Women Empowerment in India

Institution of marriage is witnessed in every type of society around the world. It can be perceived as a legal contract, a religious rite and a social practice that varies by legal jurisdiction, religious doctrine and culture [1]. Irrespective to the type and culture, main objective of this social practice is to carry over traditional values, economic wealth and resources across generations. Ad...

Empowerment of Pregnant Women

Introduction: Empowerment during pregnancy is defined as a sense of self- fulfillment and increased independence, promotion of interaction with individuals and environment leading to an increase in the spontaneous psychological energy to achieve successful pregnancy and childbirth. Education during pregnancy empowers women for better adjustment confronting physical and emotional changes assoc...