I Stand Like A Woman
Empowerment and Human Rights in the Context of Community-Based Reintegration of Girl Mothers Formerly Associated with Fighting Forces and Armed Groups
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12930262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miranda Worthen (0000-0002-6494-7098, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author), A Veale (0000-0001-5758-421X, University College Cork), Sandra Mckay (0009-0004-4889-5680), Sandra M McKay (0000-0002-5073-3662, University of Wyoming), Michael Wessells (0000-0002-3999-9320, Columbia University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-70 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Rights Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-9619 • E-ISSN: 1757-9627 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jhuman/hup028 |
| OpenAlex | W2161838929 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article describes a multi-year participatory action research (PAR) study with young women and girls who were formerly associated with armed groups in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and northern Uganda and had children of their own during the conflict and with young mothers considered by their community to be especially vulnerable. Following a review of the literature on empowerment and human rights, the authors use examples from the PAR study to explore how empowerment and human rights relate in the context of reintegration of the most vulnerable members of society. In this context, the realization of rights and empowerment are inextricably linked as part of an iterative process. However, empowerment has been a necessary starting point for this population to experience improvements in their ability to lead dignified lives and have their rights respected. Implications for child protection and reintegration programmes are discussed
Citizen journalism · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Empowerment · Geography · Girl · Human rights · Participatory action research · Political science · Population · Sierra leone · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Youth empowerment · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Demography · Gender Studies · Law
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 0,79 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |