Women’s empowerment can be defined as
promoting women’s sense of self-worth, their ability to determine their own
choices, and their right to influence social change for themselves and others.
It is closely aligned with female
empowerment – a fundamental human right that’s also key to achieving a more
peaceful, prosperous world.
In Western countries, female empowerment is
often associated with specific phases of the women’s rights movement in
history. This movement tends to be split into three waves, the first beginning
in the 19th and early 20th centuries when suffrage was a key feature. The
second wave of the 1960s included the sexual revolution and the role of women
in society. Third-wave feminism is often seen as beginning in the 1990s.
Women’s empowerment and promotion of
women’s rights have emerged as a part of a major global movement and are
continuing to break new ground in recent years. Days like International Women’s
Empowerment Day are also gaining momentum.
But despite a great deal of progress, women
and girls continue to face discrimination and violence in every part of the
world.
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