BACKGROUND Women's empowerment programs during pregnancy focus primarily on increasing women's health goals and psychological empowerment has been considered important in most issues related to pregnant mothers' mental health. Using path analysis, this study aims to examine the direct and indirect components of psychological empowerment of pregnant mothers. METHODS This model-testing study wa...

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...

Women’s empowerment across industries have been prioritized alongside aims to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) and community development globe. For years now, tourism lauded for opportunities it provide women who comprise majority of industry’s workforce. Despite this, studies suggest that women’s participation in do not necessarily contribute their empowerment...

Violence on women has been present in our society since times immemorial. The ethics, the values, the morals, the culture of the society has been framed in such a way or we can say structured in such a way so as to promote exploitation of this segment which is in reality the root of the society. The concept of STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE was introduced by Johan Galtung in 1969. It refers to a form of v...

Empowerment is often cited as a fundamental component of health promotion strategies. Anecdotes suggest that Save the Children's integrated nutrition project empowers local women and health volunteers. The aim of this research was to document the degree to which this is being accomplished. Using qualitative methodologies, we conducted a cross-sectional assessment to compare self-reported change...

For scores of years now, several microfinance organizations, non governmental organizations and other welfare organizations have, with a view to aiding the progress of communities rooted in poverty have been focusing on creating microentrepreneurs, besides taking several other measures. In recent times, business corporations have joined forces to combat poverty by taking up microenterprise deve...

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...