Meaning of empowerment

Empowerment refers   to increasing the spiritual, political, social or economic strength of

individuals and communities. It often involves the empowered developing confidence in their capacities.

The  term  Human  Empowerment  covers  a  vast  landscape  of  meanings,  interpretations, definitions and disciplines ranging from psychology and philosophy to the highly commercialized Self-Help industry and Motivational sciences.

Sociological  empowerment  often  addresses  members  of  groups  that  social  discrimination processes have excluded from decision-making processes through – for example – discrimination based on disability, race, ethnicity, religion, or gender.