Women, Development and Empowerment: A Pacific Feminist Perspective
Empowerment Means Having an Alternative Vision of Society
Empowerment Means Having an Alternative Vision of Society
This is why having a vision of the society we want, having a Pacific feminist perspective, is so important for the empowerment of women. We need both:
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knowledge of society as it is, our social realities and relationships of power and powerlessness, to be able to |
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decide our strategies and demands for change that will gain more power for women. |
Having a feminist perspective and strategies for Pacific women would help us to:
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Broaden women's activities and add to their impact. |
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Gain greater power at all levels to control, influence, decide and change society from a woman's viewpoint. |