TYPES OF EMPOWERMENT
Social Empowerment
Refers to the enabling force that strengthens women’s social relations and their position in social structures. Social empowerment addresses the social discriminations existing in the
society based on disability, race, ethnicity, religion, or gender.
Educational Empowerment
An interactive process in which the pupil acquires relative control of the learning process, based on a sense of belonging, independence and generosity toward the “other”.
Economic Empowerment
Allows poor people to think beyond immediate daily survival and to exercise greater control over both their resources and life choices. It enables households to make their own decisions around making investments in health and education, and taking risks in order to increase their income. Economic empowerment can strengthen vulnerable groups’ participation in the decision-making.
Political Empowerment
Refers to the process of transferring various elements of power (resources, capabilities, and positions) to those who do not have it. Political empowerment requires inclusion in democratic decision-making processes.
Psychological empowerment
Is defined as “intrinsic task motivation reflecting a sense of self-control in relation to one’s work and an active involvement with one’s work role”
Psychological empowerment is composed of four cognitions: meaning, self-determination, competence, and impact. Specifically, “meaning refers to the alignment between one’s work role and one’s own beliefs, values, and standards.
