Empowerment

By having the ability to know where you stand, where you want to go, and chart a path for the future, it encourages a strong sense of empowerment in the culture of MAS Holdings enterprise. Moreover, as their vision is to inspire, create value and respect humanity, whilst their culture is the entrepreneurship and innovation; collaborative teamwork; cautiously aggressive and participative…

Given the importance of OL for enhancing technical innovation in the firms, a number of studies have tried to identify their main determinants. Among these, the literature highlights the role of information technologies, firm strategy, organizational design and, more recently, human resources management and organizational culture (Senge, 1990; McGillet al., 1992; Harvey and Denton, 1999; Alavi and Leinder, 2001), since human beings are the main element in knowledge creation (Lang, 2001).…

fund and support projects specifically designed for young women and men empowerment. "The UNDP Youth Strategy 2014- 2017 is designed to complement and reinforce the UNDP Strategic Plan 2014−2017 by deepening the youth focus across all areas of work. It offers key entry points for systematic and coordinated action to support youth" (www.undp.org). Since the local governments aren’t financially able to afford youth empowerment programs and activities. Therefore the UN realized it is essential to…

After reading the renowned text of Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice and Fay Weldon’s Letters to Alice, readers witness the social pressures which had been placed upon individuals of the time. Through both texts, we find that context plays a major role as the intertwining of marriage, love and fixed gender expectations engulf women of the time. As seen through Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy’s introduction at Meryton Ball, Mr Collins’ proposal to Elizabeth and followed by Lady Catherine’s introduction,…

The painting A Primeira Missa no Brasil (First Mass in Brazil) is part of the collection of the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes do Rio de Janeiro, and I had the opportunity to see this work many times during my life. The painting shows the first mass celebrated in Brazilian soil and the event was documented by the Carta de Pero Vaz de Caminha. Pero Vaz de Caminha, the clerk of Pedro Alvares Cabral, recorded his first impressions on the uncovered land in a 27 pages long document. A Primeira Missa…

Feminist theory as it relates to domestic violence highlights femininity vs masculinity and authority disparity in heterosexual relationships. It concentrations on the public messages that punishes a male’s use of viciousness and violence throughout life, and the forbidden gender roles that determines how men and women should behave in their intimate relationships. “Violence against women includes all verbal, physical, and sexual assaults which violate a woman’s physical body, sense of self and…

In this class, I learned about many different topics revolving around diversity. At the beginning of the class, we discussed the definition of culture according to Geertz’s definition. We discussed it as a web of meaning. In order words, we are the ones who have the ability to make and change our culture and to have an impact on each other. I read the article “You May Ask Yourself,” and it was a relief to find out that there is no such distinction as good or bad culture. In my opinion, this is a…

According to Gaskill, witchcraft is defined as “the practices of a witch or witches, especially the use of magic or sorcery” (1). The gender people typically think of when someone mentions the word “witch” is women. Women have become the image of witchcraft in the pre-industrial era and still wear the façade today. Because of the roles female healers had in the pre-industrial era, their work created relationships and false reputations that made them vulnerable to accusations. Healers would…

The author of the poem I Lost My Talk, Rita Joe and the author of the essay The Disempowerment of First North American Native Peoples and Empowerment Through Their Writing, Jeannette C. Armstrong are possibly two feminist writers. Both relate back to a time period where the British would travel great distances and colonize large land and call it there own. They came in as bourgeoisie and instilled the natives on the land as the "other" because they were different from their men in many ways,…

Brief Summary of the case The case explains how a club called Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA) assist women and girls that live around America. SIA is a well-known worldwide organization who focus on four division. To be able to have an impact in our community and increase its marketing, SIA publish white papers. These white papers are available free on their website. With the finality to educate club members and the community, promote programs, raise funds, and increase interest…