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Christie M Gressel1, Tarek Rashed1, Laura Aswati Maciuika1
1Center for Women's Empowerment & Gender Equality, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, India.
World Development Perspectives
|August 25, 2020
Summary
Women's empowerment initiatives often fall short due to design flaws. A new vulnerability mapping framework offers a more effective, context-aware approach to address these limitations.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Development Studies
- Gender Studies
Background:
- Women's empowerment interventions frequently yield suboptimal outcomes.
- Existing approaches may suffer from limitations in design and implementation.
- Key issues include neglecting contextual factors and employing non-holistic strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify limitations in current women's empowerment interventions.
- To propose an adapted framework addressing these identified shortcomings.
- To enhance the effectiveness of development programs focused on gender equality.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on women's empowerment interventions.
- Analysis of common limitations in intervention design and implementation.
- Development and presentation of an adapted vulnerability mapping framework.
Main Results:
- Identified significant limitations in current women's empowerment strategies.
- Highlighted the need for context-specific and holistic approaches.
- Proposed vulnerability mapping as a potential solution to overcome existing barriers.
Conclusions:
- Current women's empowerment interventions require significant improvement.
- The adapted vulnerability mapping framework offers a promising alternative.
- Addressing contextual nuances and holistic perspectives is crucial for effective empowerment.
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