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Activity 2 Conceptual Overview
Activity 2 Conceptual Overview
Overview
Gender: what and why? CAREs Womens Empowerment (WE) framework & key concepts Men and Boys
WOMENS EMPOWERMENT is the sum total of changes needed for a woman to realize her full human rights the interplay of changes in:
Her own aspirations and capabilities The environment that surrounds and conditions her choices The power relations through which she negotiates her path
Relations
Structure
Girls Leadership
Voice/
assertion
Vision
Decisionmaking/Action
Organization
Selfconfidence
Gender Equality
Long-term goal Absence of discrimination based on sex Equality between men and women exists when both sexes are able to share equally in the distribution of power and influence
Gender equity is the process of being fair to women and men. To ensure fairness, strategies and measures must often be available to compensate for womens historical and social disadvantages that prevent women and men from otherwise operating on a level playing field. Equity leads to equality.
GENDER EQUITY
Womens empowerment & girls leadership is a critical aspect of promoting gender equality
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