Which of the Following Is NOT an Example of the Problematic

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of the problematic nature of the term "empowerment" as applied to the lives of girls and women?

• A) Empowerment tends to focus on the individual accomplishments of women in male dominated spheres without examining substantial and larger socio-cultural change.
• B) Female empowerment often focuses on ways of selling products and brands (e.g. ,the Spice Girls proclaiming "girl power" by achieving fame,wearing fashionable clothing,doing their nails,and maintaining stereotypical ideals of women's body shape,size,and appearance).
• C) Empowerment can be used to focus on large-scale change and examine accomplishments within and among diverse groups of women.
• D) Empowertising generates a strong response that feels empowering,but doesn't offer any actual solutions for achieving empowerment.

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Definitions:

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Electoral College

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