What does Empowerment mean?

Definitions for Empowerment
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. authorization, authorisation, empowermentnoun

    the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

Wiktionary

  1. empowermentnoun

    The granting of political, social or economic power to an individual or group.

  2. empowermentnoun

    The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power.

  3. empowermentnoun

    The state of being empowered (either generally, or specifically).

  4. empowermentnoun

    Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks.

Wikipedia

  1. Empowerment

    Empowerment is the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and in communities. This enables them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way, acting on their own authority. It is the process of becoming stronger and more confident, especially in controlling one's life and claiming one's rights. Empowerment as action refers both to the process of self-empowerment and to professional support of people, which enables them to overcome their sense of powerlessness and lack of influence, and to recognize and use their resources. As a term, empowerment originates from American community psychology and is associated with the social scientist Julian Rappaport (1981). However, the roots of empowerment theory extend further into history and are linked to Marxist sociological theory. These sociological ideas have continued to be developed and refined through Neo-Marxist Theory (also known as Critical Theory).In social work, empowerment forms a practical approach of resource-oriented intervention. In the field of citizenship education and democratic education, empowerment is seen as a tool to increase the responsibility of the citizen. Empowerment is a key concept in the discourse on promoting civic engagement. Empowerment as a concept, which is characterized by a move away from a deficit-oriented towards a more strength-oriented perception, can increasingly be found in management concepts, as well as in the areas of continuing education and self-help.

ChatGPT

  1. empowerment

    Empowerment is the process of giving power or authority to an individual or group. It involves increasing one’s confidence in their own capabilities and fostering their decision-making skills. Empowerment often aims at enhancing an individual's or group's capacity to control their own lives, contribute to the organization and society, and achieve their goals and aspirations. This can be achieved through the provision of information, resources, training, and opportunities. Empowerment is often used in various contexts such as social, economic, political, and psychological.

Wikidata

  1. Empowerment

    Empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social, educational, gender, or economic strength of individuals and communities.

Editors Contribution

  1. empowerment

    The act and process of to empower.

    The community empowerment committee worked easily and efficiently to ensure human rights is empowered to the whole community.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 26, 2020  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Empowerment in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Empowerment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Empowerment in a Sentence

  1. Michael Brown in Ferguson.Georgia:

    So that one vote turned into two votes, we transformed what would have been a very devastating moment into a moment of empowerment.

  2. Justin Trudeau:

    Canada is proud to put forward a progressive agenda for the 2018 G7, the themes we have chosen for this year will help focus our discussions on finding real, concrete solutions to promote gender equality, women’s empowerment, clean energy and economic growth that works for everyone.

  3. Sandhya Pillai:

    We can not say that literacy has not contributed to women's empowerment -- lots of progress has been made for women's rights in different social avenues, at the same time, we have this deep seated patriarchy that we are not able to overcome irrespective of the high rates of literacy.

  4. Yahya Al-Saud:

    I am surprised by the media attention of #SitDownHind, by the end of the day what Yahya Al-Saud did probably was for the advantage of the female, and not for the disadvantage of the female. It triggered a very important issue that we as Jordanians specifically, and Arabs in general, we are not taking women empowerment that seriously.

  5. Deborah Meyer:

    Financial Empowerment's easy to get swept up in the emotions of the pregnancy and ignore practical matters, financial Empowerment's never too soon to begin financially planning for a new baby.

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