English-Portuguese translations for empowerment

• empoderamento
  por escrito. - (DE) Voto a favor da igualdade dos géneros e do empoderamento das mulheres na cooperação para o desenvolvimento. in writing. - (DE) I vote for gender equality and the empowerment of women in development cooperation.
  Estou particularmente satisfeito com o facto de os microcréditos serem referidos como um meio de empoderamento, de libertação das mulheres. I am particularly glad that micro-credits are being named as one means of empowerment, of liberating women.
  Através da Iniciativa Europeia para a Democracia e os Direitos do Homem, financiamos diversos projectos destinados a promover o empoderamento das mulheres. Through the European Initiative on Democracy and Human Rights, we fund several projects promoted women's empowerment.

Definition of empowerment

• The achievement of political, social or economic power by an individual or group
• The process of supporting another person or persons to discover and claim personal power
• Government programs encouraging advancement of blacks

Related words

• empower
• empowering
• empowered person