scholarly journals The incorporation of women’s empowerment principles (WEPs) as criteria for granting the national social responsibility seal for prison work (RESCUE)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e100101220249
Author(s):  
Ana Maria D'Ávila Lopes ◽  
Marynna Laís Quirino Pereira ◽  
Lucas Vieira Barjud Marques

Gender discrimination against women in the labor market remains a global scourge. This situation is even more aggravated in the case of women prisoners or ex-prisoners, who suffer not only from gender bias, but from their involvement with the criminal world. In this context, the present work aimed to propose the incorporation of the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) proposed by the United Nations (UN), as a new criterion for the granting of the National Seal of Social Responsibility for Prison Work (RESCUE). The RESCUE, created in 2017 by the National Penitentiary Department (DEPEN), of the Brazilian State, has the purpose of recognizing the initiatives of public and private institutions that hire people deprived of their liberty or those released from the national prison system. For this purpose, bibliographic and documentary research was carried out on Brazilian doctrine and legislation, as well as on UN documents. It was concluded that there is a need and urgency for the Brazilian State to improve the mechanisms for the inclusion of women in the labor market, especially in the case of those prisoners or those who are discharged from the penitentiary system, being RESCUE an important initiative that can be significantly improved by including WEPs, as one of the criteria for its award.

Author(s):  
Siwan Anderson ◽  
Lori Beaman ◽  
Jean-Philippe Platteau

Women’s empowerment in the developing world has become a primary policy goal. Apart from being a fundamental right, increased female autonomy has been shown to create other long-term benefits—such as reduced fertility, better educational and health outcomes for children, and a stronger female political voice. The landmark United Nations Millennium Declaration committed member states to promoting gender equality as an effective way to combat poverty, hunger, disease, and to stimulate sustainable development. Many outcomes for women have improved—with unprecedented gains in rights, education and health, access to employment, and political positions. While significant progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment has been achieved, women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence throughout the developing world. The starkest manifestations of gender discrimination is the notion of ‘missing women’, first coined by Sen, with current estimates of more than 200 million women who are demographically missing worldwide.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Ema Triana Mutmainah ◽  
Anisa Anisa2 ◽  
Santoso Tri Raharjo ◽  
Sahadi Humaedi

ABSTRAK Salah satu tujuan dari corporate social responsibility (CSR) adalah untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan seluruh lapisan masyarakat khususnya yang berada di sekitar perusahaan, tak terkecuali para kaum perempuan. Masih banyak masyarakat yang memandang wajar perempuan sebagai kaum yang marginal, yang dapat dikuasai, dieksploitasi dan diperbudak oleh kaum laki-laki. Salah satu bentuk kekerasan terhadap perempuan yang banyak terjadi adalah kekerasan dalam lingkup rumah tangga. Setiap tahun masalah tersebut terus mengalami peningkatan. Isu ini telah menjadi perhatian dari berbagai lembaga nasional maupun internasional. Kekerasan terhadap perempuan dalam lingkup rumah tangga menimbulkan ketidakadilan, kesengsaraan atau penderitaan secara fisik, seksual, psikologis kepada korban. Hal tersebut menyebabkan kecenderungan korban untuk menarik diri dari lingkungan sosialnya, yang kemudian membuat korban sulit untuk memenuhi kebutuhan pribadinya atau menjalankan kembali keberfungsian sosialnya. Menyadari adanya masalah tersebut, untuk itu beberapa perusahaan telah ikut berperan aktif dalam upaya mengatasi masalah kekerasan terhadap perempuan dalam lingkup rumah tangga dengan melakukan kegiatan pemberdayaan perempuan, melalui program Coorporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Program tersebut berupaya menciptakan wadah sekaligus dukungan bagi para kaum perempuan agar lebih berdaya dan kuat sehingga dapat mengubah stereotipe masyarakat terhadap mereka. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif berdasarkan hasil pengumpulan data melalui studi literatur yang bertujuan untuk menggambarkan dan meringkas berbagai kondisi, situasi, atau fenomena realistis yang menggambarkan sejauh mana pengaruh dari program CSR tersebut terhadap pemberdayaan perempuan ABSTRACT One of the goals of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is to improve the welfare of all walks of life, especially those around the company, including women. There are still many societies that see women as marginal, who can be controlled, exploited and enslaved by men. One form of violence against women that is common is violence in the household sphere. every year the problem continues to increase. This issue has come to the attention of various national and international institutions. Violence against women in the home sphere causes injustice, physical or sexual misery or suffering to victims. This causes the victim's tendency to withdraw from her social environment, which then makes it difficult for victims to fulfill their personal needs or re - establish their social functioning. Aware of this problem, for this reason several companies have played an active role in efforts to overcome the problem of violence against women in the household sphere by carrying out women's empowerment activities, through the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. The program seeks to create a platform as well as support for women to be more empowered and strong so that they can change the stereotypes of society towards them. This research uses a descriptive qualitative method based on the results of data collection th rough literature studies that aim to describe and summarize various conditions, situations, or realistic phenomena that illustrate the extent of the influence of the CSR program on women's empowerment.


Pneuma ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Hollingsworth

AbstractThis article suggests that bringing feminist pneumatology and Pentecostal spirituality into dialogue may provide new opportunities link women's empowerment with the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Following a brief overview of feminist pneumatology and Pentecostal spirituality, it exposits Sarah Coakley's pneumatology, arguing that her insights lead us to inquire about the ways in which Charismatic piety might contribute to the empowerment of Pentecostal women in the majority world today. The article then highlights sociological research which shows that Latin American women's ecstatic experiences of the Spirit are frequently linked with an increased sense of personal subjectivity, and the ability to “give voice” in both public and private spheres. It concludes with a proposal for speaking of the Holy Spirit as the divine voice, suggesting that this may be one way to move toward a constructive feminist Pentecostal pneumatology.


2022 ◽  
pp. 1931-1944
Author(s):  
Cahide Göğüsdere

Gender is defined as the tasks, functions, and roles attributed to women and men in the public and private areas in society. The concept of gender is important in social state policies. The social state is a state that deals with the economic and social situation of individuals and seeks to ensure a minimum level of living, social security, and justice. In this kind of state disease, disability, death, unemployment, and similar cases, social security and assistance programs are in the foreground. Gender discrimination in the labor market in Turkey is a major problem. Women face a number of obstacles in this market. In particular, gender-based occupational discrimination affects women's position in the labor market. In addition to factors such as inflation, growth, and unemployment, gender roles play a role in the effectiveness of the female labor force in these markets. In this study, labor markets in Turkey will examine on the basis of gender and will be discussed in terms of insurance premiums and tax incentives for the period 2000-2019.


Author(s):  
Cahide Göğüsdere

Gender is defined as the tasks, functions, and roles attributed to women and men in the public and private areas in society. The concept of gender is important in social state policies. The social state is a state that deals with the economic and social situation of individuals and seeks to ensure a minimum level of living, social security, and justice. In this kind of state disease, disability, death, unemployment, and similar cases, social security and assistance programs are in the foreground. Gender discrimination in the labor market in Turkey is a major problem. Women face a number of obstacles in this market. In particular, gender-based occupational discrimination affects women's position in the labor market. In addition to factors such as inflation, growth, and unemployment, gender roles play a role in the effectiveness of the female labor force in these markets. In this study, labor markets in Turkey will examine on the basis of gender and will be discussed in terms of insurance premiums and tax incentives for the period 2000-2019.


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren McCarthy

ABSTRACT:Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been hailed as a new means to address gender inequality, particularly by facilitating women’s empowerment. Women are frequently and forcefully positioned as saviours of economies or communities and proponents of sustainability. Using vignettes drawn from a CSR women’s empowerment programme in Ghana, this conceptual article explores unexpected programme outcomes enacted by women managers and farmers. It is argued that a feminist Foucauldian reading of power as relational and productive can help explain this since those involved are engaged in ongoing processes of resistance and self-making. This raises questions about the assumptions made about women and what is it that such CSR programmes aim to empower them ‘from’ or ‘to.’ Empowerment, when viewed as an ethic of care for the self, is better understood as a self-directed process, rather than a corporate-led strategy. This has implications for how we can imagine the achievement of gender equality through CSR.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Mogaji ◽  
Robert Ebo Hinson ◽  
Arinze Christian Nwoba ◽  
Nguyen Phong Nguyen

PurposeDrawing on stakeholder theory, the purpose of this paper examines how Nigerian banks employ their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives to empower women to participate in economic and commercial activities.Design/methodology/approachThe methodology of this paper is regarding a thematic analysis of Nigerian banks' annual CSR and sustainability reports.FindingsA theoretical framework was developed which illustrates the investment foundation (Sustainable Development Goals, Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles) that supports the different levels of engagement (healthcare, financial, social and career empowerment) aimed at different groups of women (women at large, women in business and women in career) in the society.Research limitations/implicationsThe study findings are confined to the banks in Nigeria, focussing on how they empower women to participate in economic and commercial activities.Practical implicationsIt is paramount that Nigerian banks consistently report their CSR initiatives. When designing these initiatives, it is equally important to incorporate WEPs, as they are specifically focussed on women.Social implicationsDue to their low-level institutional and financial development, it is important that Nigerian banks design their CSR initiatives to improve women empowerment. While initiatives should be targeted at women's well-being and physical health, it is important to steer women towards financial and social independence through loans, grants and mentorship.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, no other research study has examined how banks in an emerging market use their CSR activities to empower women to participate in financial activities.


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