What do we mean by empowerment?
Paula England’s definitions
Relative and absolute power
Human rights and empowerment in the U.S. and around the world
Marriage
Roles within marriage
Divorce
Economic Resources
Laws and Institutional Rules
Differential benefits
Costs of childrearing
Religious institutions
Organizations
Informal norms held by others
Favorable norms
Negative norms
Changes can backfire
Developing countries
Garment workers in Bangladesh
Adolescence
Garment work
Work opportunities
The stereotype of the woman worker
What happens to women
Garment worker study Case studies
Garment worker study Survey
Why did they work?
Benefits and problems
Social life
Education vs. work
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