Women's Empowerment in the Global South
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076477 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Moghadam (0000-0002-1939-0606, Northeastern University, corresponding author), Valentine M Moghadam |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeos0626 |
| OpenAlex | W2937372709 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The empowerment of women in the global south is a key goal of women's rights movements, international organizations, and international agreements such as the Beijing Platform for Action and the Millennium Development Goals. It has also been the subject of feminist sociological research. This entry discusses the diverse ways that empowerment is conceptualized and measured, some trends in women's advancements, and the structural and cultural barriers that reinforce class differences
Action (physics · Beijing · China · Class (philosophy · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Epistemology · Library science · Political science · Sociology · Subject (documents · Women's empowerment · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |