Women's Empowerment and Education Linking knowledge to transformative action

• Published in: European journal of education Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 307 - 324
• Main Author: Stromquist, Nelly P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2015; Wiley (Variant); Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Activism; adult women; Education; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Empowerment; Females; Frau; Gender; Gender Differences; History; Informal Education; Informelle Bildung; Intervention; non-formal education; Nonformal Education; Nongovernmental Organizations; Part II: Original Articles; private and public spaces; Role; schooling; Schulzeit; Social Change; Transformative Learning; Women; women's empowerment; Womens Education; Öffentlichkeit

Women's empowerment is a concept that has acquired substantial recognition in the past decade. However, it is better known among international development organisations, NGOs, and grassroots groups than in academic circles. This article examines the concept of women's empowerment as a foun...