scholarly journals Riding on the "Crescendo" of Political Personas: Engendering a Female Political Icon

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-79
Author(s):  
Lovie Edwin Seru ◽  
Joel Mokuedi Magogwe
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Political System ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Document Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Political Activities

This study was based on the observation that the construction and presentation of the self is a prominent feature of the life of every politician. That construction of the self is even more pronounced in male politicians, who clandestinely perceive politics as a male preserve. Because of the prevailing social order’s agitation for the sharing of power between men and women, men resort to concealing their true and embodied beliefs about gender equality and women’s empowerment by feigning support when speaking in public political spaces. Using the idea of persona, a concept that explains the presentation of the self and “masks” that people wear to construct themselves, this study explored the male dominated political system of Botswana to identify the “deceitful” and “inauthentic” acts of male politicians. The study also used persona to explore gendered political space in Botswana to identify the “true selves” hidden behind male politicians’ public selves as they engaged in political activities. The personas in this study have been uncovered through Margaret Nasha’s involvement in politics as an important agent and “driver” of the agenda for gender equality and women’s empowerment. The choice to use Margaret Nasha’s political life story as a conduit to identity and explain political persona “masks” that male politicians wore was informed by the multifaceted roles she played to survive political muddles. Using document analysis and semi-structured interviewing methods, this study has unearthed that Margaret Nasha’s involvement in politics exposed her male political colleagues’ hidden selves and the influence of patriarchy in continued gender inequality in Botswana politics.

scholarly journals Gender Equality and Sustainable Development

Economics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (10-12) ◽  
pp. 28-40
Author(s):  
Bela Kutibashvili Bela Kutibashvili ◽  
Tariel Kikvadze Tariel Kikvadze
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Cooperation Agreement ◽  
Economic Resource ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government

The article discusses gender equality as an integral part of democratic values. It is a democratic state that should be based not only on political and social, but also on the idea of gender equality, which means ensuring equal rights and responsibilities, responsibilities and equal participation in socio-political life. The 5th goal of the United Nations-Sustainable Development is to ensure gender equality in society. Therefore, the Government of Georgia is actively working to ensure economic empowerment of women and equal economic opportunities in the country by 2030 and to protect the gender balance in the decision-making process. According to global studies, female potential is the least used economic resource in the world, and a pandemic exacerbates this problem. According to world studies, globally, the rate of job losses in women due to pandemics is about 1.8 times higher than the same rate in men. The article extensively covers additional risk factors for gender equality, such as poverty, as women often do not have access to adequate nutrition, fresh air, water, doctor visits, and housing. For example, the production of textiles is one of the most important polluting industries in the world. 90% of the employees in this field are women. Similarly, in Georgia, the majority of employees in garment factories are women. Our observations show that women earn an average of 400-500 GEL per month, in return for having to work hard, working overtime, which also increases their health risks. Similar problems exist in other industry conditions. For example, the city of Rustavi, where the degree of air pollution is 3-4 times higher than the allowable norms. That is why most women complain of weak immunity, various allergic and oncological diseases. It should also be noted that in Georgia, the integration of gender issues in the development of legislative policies, laws, strategies and programs does not happen often and, unfortunately, the state puts the interest of business profit ahead of the needs of society. The UN Office in Georgia has set up an Extended Gender Thematic Group (GTG) to achieve the goals and objectives set out in the 2021-2025 Partnership Agreement, which brings together all gender contacts and works to promote gender equality and women's empowerment in the country. Keywords: Gender equality, sustainable development, cooperation agreement, women's empowerment, women's rights.

scholarly journals Poor Women’s Empowerment and the Challenges Ahead for the Arab World

1970 ◽  
pp. 92-93
Author(s):  
Nancy Okail
Keyword(s):  
Human Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Human Development Report ◽  
Development Goals

Increasingly, gender equality is identified as one of the most crucial elements for the overall development of any country. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) placed the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women at  the top of the development priorities. At the same time, the Arab Human Development Report (2003) sets "gender  inequality" as one of the three most significant deficiencies behind the regression of our region.

Secular and Islamic feminist entrepreneurship in Turkey

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banu Özkazanç-Pan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Political Commitment ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Individual Level

Purpose – This paper aims to highlight secular and Islamic feminist approaches to entrepreneurship as potential means to challenge gender inequality in the Turkish context. In Turkey, gender equality remains elusive in a nation where secular and Islamic ideologies compete and produce different solutions to ongoing economic, socio-cultural and political issues. Women’s entrepreneurship has emerged as an important solution toward gender equality and economic development. Design/methodology/approach – Using two women’s organizations that exemplify secular and Islamic feminist ideologies, the author examines whether the entrepreneurship activities they promote give way to challenging patriarchal norms, values and practices widespread in Turkish society. Findings – Through their distinct practices and engagement with entrepreneurship, both secular and Islamic feminist positions allow for praxis and represent an ethico-political commitment to dismantling neo-liberal development ideologies in the Turkish context that perpetuate gender inequality. Social implications – Secular and Islamic feminist practices and entrepreneurship practices have different implications for achieving gender equality including changes in gender norms, economic development policies and women’s empowerment in a Muslim-majority country. In addition, it raises questions around the popular notion of “entrepreneurship as women’s empowerment”. Originality/value – This paper is of value to scholars who want to understand secular and Islamic feminisms and their implications for challenging gender inequality. The Turkish context with its traditional and modern societal norms and values provides a rich case study to examine these issues through the exemplars of entrepreneurship. It is also of value to scholars who want to understand structural constraints associated with gender equality beyond individual-level challenges.

scholarly journals Empowering Women Through Corporate Social Responsibility: A Feminist Foucauldian Critique

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Women Managers ◽  
Ethic Of Care ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
The Self ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Programme Outcomes

ABSTRACT:Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been hailed as a new means to address gender inequality, particularly by facilitating women’s empowerment. Women are frequently and forcefully positioned as saviours of economies or communities and proponents of sustainability. Using vignettes drawn from a CSR women’s empowerment programme in Ghana, this conceptual article explores unexpected programme outcomes enacted by women managers and farmers. It is argued that a feminist Foucauldian reading of power as relational and productive can help explain this since those involved are engaged in ongoing processes of resistance and self-making. This raises questions about the assumptions made about women and what is it that such CSR programmes aim to empower them ‘from’ or ‘to.’ Empowerment, when viewed as an ethic of care for the self, is better understood as a self-directed process, rather than a corporate-led strategy. This has implications for how we can imagine the achievement of gender equality through CSR.

UNFSS Science Days Side Event: Gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Self Employeed Women's Association ◽  
International Food Policy. Research Institute
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment

scholarly journals AN ANALYSIS OF THE FACTORS OF GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT ISSUES IN THE ECONOMIC SECTOR IN MALAYSIA: AN ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (22) ◽  
pp. 261-275
Author(s):  
Rahmawati Mohd Yusoff ◽  
Nadzrah Ahmad ◽  
Alizah Ali ◽  
Noraini Ismail ◽  
Ira Rozana Mohd Asri
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Women’S Empowerment ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Policy System ◽  
The Government

Statistics show that the number of female students enrolled in public universities is higher than male students. However, this scenario is very different from the involvement of women in the economic sector because the statistics of women's involvement in the economic sector are low and not as high as the statistics of female student enrollment to university. Therefore, this paper intends to examine the issue of gender equality and women's empowerment according to Islamic law and the situation in Malaysia. This paper will also analyse the factors that lead to the lack of women's involvement in the economic sector in Malaysia. The discussion adopts the qualitative research method by examining the issue according to the perspective of Islamic law as well as the perspective of law and the current situation in Malaysia. This paper finds that there is still no clear mechanism that should be implemented to address the issue of gender equality. Therefore, all parties including the government and employers must be more progressive in formulating a policy system that can address the issue of gender equality and women's empowerment. In the meantime, this study also suggests that the government should follow the recommendations by the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) so that the issue of gender equality can be addressed immediately.

A review of evidence on gender equality, women’s empowerment, and food systems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jemimah Njuki ◽  
Sarah Eissler ◽  
Hazel Jean Malapit ◽  
Ruth S. Meinzen-Dick ◽  
Elizabeth Bryan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Women's Empowerment ◽  
Women’S Empowerment
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