Social enterprises described a set of practices that support the empowerment of their women employees and women beneficiaries. Using the UN definition of gender empowerment, we group the practices into five groups. Practice 1. What did social enterprises do to…
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How did social enterprises build women’s self-worth and self-belief? Offer counselling and emotional support Social enterprises we interviewed provided counselling and emotional support by listening to ‘previously silenced voices’ of women beneficiaries. As one social enterprise shared: ‘the women that…
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What did social enterprises do to provide women with the right to have and to determine choices? Coaching and mentoring (C&M): Coaching and mentoring are development approaches based on the use of one-to-one conversations to enhance an individual’s skills, knowledge…
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What did social enterprises do to enable women gain access to opportunities and resources? Training and upskilling (to increase the prospect of employment) Social enterprises provided various training opportunities for women to develop their competencies. As a social enterprise shared: ‘we…
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What did social enterprises do to expand women’s control their own lives, both within and outside the home? Participation in social enterprise decision making Social enterprises provide women beneficiaries with opportunities to participate in and contribute to organisational decision-making process….
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What did social enterprises do to influence the direction of social change, to create a more just social and economic order, nationally and internationally? Social enterprises supporting women to become leaders and community activists Social enterprises supported women who wanted…
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