Empowering Women,

Culture and Leadership

Sweitenia Ludevyn R. Macumao

What is Empowerment?
It is a process that fosters power in people, for use in
their own lives, their communities, and in their
society, by acting on issues that they define as
important” (Page and Czuba, 1999).
What is Women’s Empowerment?
“women's ability to make strategic life choices where that
ability had been previously denied them” (Malhotra
et al., 2009).
Why do Women needs to be
Empowered?
 honour killing
 Illiteracy

 dowry

 rape

 female infanticide

 inequality

 domestic violence

 sexual harassment

 illegal trafficking,

 prostitution

 and many other issues

How Women’s to be Empowered?
Proper Education
Right Information
EMPOWERED
WOMEN
LEADERSHIP
MARIA JOSEFA GABRIELA SILANG
MARIA CORAZON C. AQUINO
GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO
SHERYL KARA SANDBERG
THANK
YOU !!!