Measure of gender empowerment
•Participation in economic decision making
•Access to political opportunities
•Power over economic resources
Major Theories•Psychoanalytic Theories
•Freud
•Erikson
•Social-Learning Theory
•Cognitive - Developmental Theory
•Gender-Schema Theory
Development planning and practice key principles
deliberately ADDRESS OBSTACLES to
women’s effective participation and enjoyment f benefits
EXPAND women’s range of CHOICES
and OPPORTUNITIES
STRENGTHEN their capabilities to attain a full and satisfying life
BRIDGE the gender gap
PROMOTE gender equality