Full Description
This volume uniquely highlights women's empowerment, bringing in theoretical understandings, research studies and auto-ethnographic narratives of women belonging to different parts of the globe and paving the way towards achieving United Nations Sustainable Development goal 5. Its five distinct themes discuss the approaches, models, strategies, and a few success stories for empowering women, correlating and working towards a more equitable world. It also brings about other sustainable development goals integrated with gender equality and is essential for women's overall well-being, safety, personal growth and development as individuals. A whole gamut of women's development unfolds in the context of barriers and challenges to carve a niche to become empowered. The book is of interest to all those involved with women's studies, sociology, and anthropology, with inspirational examples toward achieving women's equality.
Contents
Chapter 1: Career Guidance for Empowering Girls and Women in India: Cultural Preparedness Perspective.- Chapter 2: A Journey Across Nations: An Exploration of Leadership as a Migrant Woman.- Chapter 3: Global Empowerment of Women and Girls with Disabilities: Breaking Barriers and Building Resilience.- Chapter 4: Women in STEMM Areas Who Lead: Exploring Their Leadership Experiences.- Chapter 5: Women as Human Beings and Individuals First: Achieving an Equal Future in Modern India.- Chapter 6: Redefining Womanhood vis-à-vis UN Sustainable Development Goals: An American Perspective.- Chapter 7: Empowering Women in Educational Leadership: Experiences of Female Principals.- Chapter 8: Structural and Cultural Barriers to the Economic Empowerment of Women.- Chapter 9: Empowering Women: A Case Study of Women's Studies Centres in India.- Chapter 10: Achieving Equity and Empowerment: Women Leadership.
