WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT PROJECT LEADERSHIP
CONFERENCE
Mansfield CenterThe University of Montana
October 12, 2012
Cindy GarthwaitMSW, LCSWProfessor
School of Social Work
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Women’s Empowerment
Given?
Taken?
Shared?
Multiplied?
Squandered?
Forces for empowerment
Forces against empowerment
Scarcity paradigm
Visioning
Fruits of Empowerment
Imagination
Creativity
Individual prosperity
Shared prosperity
Possibility thinking
Multipliers
Clustering
Taken for granted
Nobel Peace Prize WinnerEllen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia
Nobel Peace Prize WinnerLeymah Gbowee, Liberia
Nobel Peace Prize WinnerTawakkol Karman, Yemen
2012 Nobel Peace Prize Winner(announced today in Oslo)
Maybe it will be
Mansfield CenterWomen’s Empowerment
Program
Leadership Theories
Big Event or Big Woman Theory
Trait Theory
Choice TheoryBass, B and Bass, R. The Handbook of Leadership: Theory, Research, and Managerial Applications. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2008.
Big Event or Big Woman Theory
Mohammad Bouazzi of Tunisia
Unsung heroines everywhere
Strain theory
Catalyst
Trait Theory
Universal
Inherent
Acquired
Necessary
Choice Theory
Impetus for choice
Social environment
Self-preparation
Self-motivation
Value Base Theory (Garthwait)
Personal calling
Human rights base
Professional ethics
“I can’t NOT do it.”
UNITED NATIONSUNIVERSAL DECLARATION
OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CONTEXT –Post World War II
CONTENT
COMMITMENT
UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTSPROMOTING
* Freedom* Dignity * Participation * Liberty * Security* Movement * Work* Asylum* Education* Standard of Living* Trial
PREVENTING
* Slavery* Servitude* Torture* Discrimination* Exile* Arbitrary arrest* Detention* Persecution* Deprivation of property* Limitations
United NationsMillennium Development Goals
1) End poverty and hunger
2) Universal education
3) Gender equity
4) Child health
5) Maternal Health
6) Combat HIV/AIDS
7) Environmental sustainability
8) Global partnerships
BANGLADESH
Bangladesh Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
PRIME MINISTER OF BANGLADESH
Sheikh Hasina
STREET VENDOR
RIVER FRONT LIVINGRIVER FRONT LIVING
HEAD COOK
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113 YEAR OLD WOMAN
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MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
EXPECTANT MOTHER
EXPECTANTMOTHER
GOING TO MARKET
WEAVER AND CHIEF’S WIFE
TRAVELERS
YOUNG LEARNERS
MALAYSIA
LOW INCOME ELDERS
MSW STUDENTS
Students in malaysia
DIVERSITY CELEBRANTS
CAMBODIA
STUDENTS
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SERVING THE DEVOUT AND THE TRAVELER
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YOUNG SELLER
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TEMPLE TRADERS
VIETNAM
MATRIARCH
BUSINESS WOMEN
Vietnamese WidowWIDOW
ENTREPRENEURS
RURAL SCHOOL GIRLS
COMMITTED TO CHANGING THE WORLD
Normal Hesitations in Getting Involed
OverwhelmedNot connected
Partially preparedNeed for courage
“Drop in the bucket”
Garthwait
Start Somewhere Plan
(All efforts build on each other)
Social Justice Work
StagesConsciousness RaisingBuilding CoalitionsPlanning and OrganizationImplementationEvaluation Garthwait, Cynthia. The Social Work Practicum: A Guide and Workbook for Students. 6h ed. Boston: Allyn and
Bacon,2013 (in press).
At each stage …….BLOCKING TASKS FACILITATING TASKS
Challenging Resisting Countering Deconstructing Critiquing Neutralizing Avoiding Stopping
Learning Anticipating Promoting Inspiring Building Collaborating Developing Maintaining
Phase of Social Justice Effort Blocking Leadership TasksConsciousness-raising and assessment Deconstruct myths
Challenge easy answersChallenge surface level changesAsk critical questionsResist status quoCritique forces against changeChallenge injustice
Building coalitions Resist efforts to separate stakeholdersAvoid silo approach to changeChallenge special interestsRecognize resistanceBlock fragmentation of efforts
Planning and organizing Block efforts to exclude stakeholdersAvoid band-aid goals and objectivesReframe single level change to multilevelCounter scarcity paradigmBlock counter-organizing efforts
Implementation Neutralize resistanceChallenge pessimismResist consolidation of powerAddress efforts to undermine change effortsBlock cuts to funding
Evaluation Address efforts to discredit interventionAddress critiques of effortsBlock efforts to return to status quo
PHASES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS AND BLOCKING LEADERSHIP TASKS
Phase of Social Justice Effort Facilitating Leadership TasksConsciousness-raising and assessment Learn
Anticipate forces for and against changeRecognize problems and resourcesClarify valuesPromote use of ecosystems perspectiveScan social environmentPromote social justice
Building coalitions CollaborateIdentify common concernsMentorIdentify stakeholdersInspire participationEmpower constituenciesFocus on solidarityModel
Planning and Organizing EnvisionSet goals and objectivesEngage stakeholdersEncourage innovationStaff developmentBuild capacity for changeAcquire political power
Implementation Create change effortInfluence target systemSuperviseConsultSupportMaintain focusDeal with opposing forces
Evaluation Sustain social changeLeverage success Transfer power Evaluate effectivenessShare lessons learnedDisseminate findingsContribute to body of knowledgeDevelop best practices
PHASES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE EFFORTS AND FACILITATING LEADERSHIP TASKS
CONGRATULATIONS
BLESSINGS ON YOUR WORK