Welfare for Women

1. _______________________________________________

2. • Women's empowerment is a complex,
multi-dimensional, fluid and
emerging concept within feminism
and development literature.

3. This concept has
economic,
political,
social,
cultural,
religious,
personal,
psychological
and emotional elements.

4. Definitions
Women's empowerment is defined in a
wide variety of ways some of which
include access to material resources
such as land, money, credit and
income.
Availability of decent employment
opportunities that involve good
working conditions.

5. • Access to power through
representation in political and
decision making bodies.
• The freedom to make choices
in life, enjoyment of basic
rights granted in the
constitution and international
agreements.

6. • Equal access to quality education
and health facilities, mobility to be
able to access various facilities, and
control over one's body, sexuality
and reproductive choices.
• It is deeply inter-linked with gender
equality and equity which appear to
be the ultimate goals of women's
empowerment.

7. • Empowerment encompasses
access to options,
information, education and
resources; decision-making
power and authority; and
control over one's life.
(Planning Commission,
Government of Pakistan
2005).