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Review ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleThe Three Dimensional Role of Education for Women EmpowermentYilikal Muche EngidaEducation is the most essential prerequisite for any person and a constitutional right. It helps the person minimize inequality and plays a central role in human development that influences the overall growth of the social economy. The empowerment of women is the key mechanism for achieving gender equality, which is apprehended as meaning that individual' obligations, freedoms and opportunities do … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 16 Mar 2021 · 9,339 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleWomen Empowerment through Participation in Microcredit Programme: A Case StudyFerdoushi Ahmed, Chamhuri Siwar, Nor Aini Hj. IdrisProblem statement: Although women constitute almost half of the total population of Bangladesh, they are ascribed a lower status than men. Especially, rural women in Bangladesh experience adverse situations in terms of socio-economic inequality and gender disparity. They are the most deprived of the society and majority of them are extremely poor. Microcredit programme contributes to increase empowerment of rural … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 9 · 1 Aug 2011 · 7,349 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleWomen Empowerment through Participation in Micro-Credit Programme: A Case Study from BangladeshMahmuda Hoque, Yoshihito ItoharaProblem statement: Numerous micro-credit organizations have been emerged as the form of mushroom in Bangladesh in the recent times. All of them are providing micro-credit to the poor women with the view of poverty reduction and empowering the rural women. Thus, the researchers take an attempt to check that to what extent these micro-credit programmes are effective in empowering rural … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 9,036 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleWomen Empowerment through Participation in Aquaculture: Experience of a Large-scale Technology Demonstration Project in BangladeshM. Hammadur Rahman, Kazi NaorozeThe paper investigated rural women’s empowerment through participation in aquaculture activities within a large scale demonstration project in Bangladesh. The paper is based on farm level data collected from 200 women in two districts of Bangladesh. A questionnaire was used for the purpose of data collection and data gathering spanned a period of four months, (September to December) in 2004. … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2007 · 8,082 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssessing the Gender Dimensions of Drug Abuse Among Women and Girls in Maiduguri: Challenges and ImplicationsFredrick WilsonThis study examines the gender-specific dimensions of drug abuse among women and girls in Maiduguri, North East Nigeria, a region affected by insurgency, poverty, and restrictive socio-cultural norms. While national data indicate rising female substance use, interventions and research have largely overlooked women’s unique challenges. Drawing on in-depth interviews and focus group discussions, the study explores structural, emotional, and socio-cultural … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 1 · 7 Sep 2026 · 801 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractImpacts of the Quota System on Afro-Brazilians/Indigenous Education and Brazil's National InterestClifford Jaylen LouimeDespite Brazil's cultural diversity and the significant presence of Afro-Brazilians and indigenous people, who collectively make up 56% of the population, disparities persist in economic empowerment, political influence, and representation. In response, the Brazilian government enacted the Quota Law in 2012, reserving 50% of admissions slots in federal universities for Afro-Brazilians, indigenous people, and individuals from low-income backgrounds to enhance … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 21, Issue 1 · 24 Nov 2025 · 3,398 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractINVESTIGATION OF SOCIAL BASED COOPERATIVES ON SOCIAL HEALTH OF FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDSHoda FotovvatThis study aims to evaluate the influence of participation in society-based cooperatives on social health of female households, which is an important factor in the life of these women. The statistical society of this research is all female headed households who have visited the Social Services Center of Region 3 of Tehran Municipality since early 2011. The participation of female … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 4 · 9 Jan 2014 · 7,391 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractFrom Flexicurity to FlexicArity? Gendered Perspectives on the Danish modelLise Lotte HansenIn Europe, flexicurity is seen as a way to develop labour markets so they will stay or be more competitive and at the same time secure the European welfare tradition. The Danish welfare society builds on a division of work and co-operation between the labour market and the welfare state. This division and co-operation also applies to the Danish flexicurity … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 8,007 accessesView PDFCite