Gender
empowerment is the
empowerment of people of any gender. While conventionally the aspect of it is mentioned for the
empowerment of women, the concept stresses the distinction between biological sex and gender as a role, also referring to other marginalized genders in a particular political or social context. It also points to approaches regarding other marginalized genders in a particular political or social context. This approach to
empowerment is partly informed by
feminism and employed legal
empowerment by building on international
human rights.
Empowerment is one of the main procedural concerns when addressing
human rights and development.