empowerments
Acts of enabling
Empowerments is the plural of empowerment—instances of granting power, authority, or confidence to someone.
The word appears most often in institutional contexts: The program focused on women's economic empowerments across rural communities.
Each empowerment represents a distinct act or process of enabling someone to take control of their circumstances.
Belief in one's capabilities
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- agencyPower to act
- self-actualizationAchieving one's complete potential
- independenceFreedom from external control
assertiveness · self-reliance · growth · resilience · motivation · self-esteem · inner strength · decision-making
Control over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- democratizationTransition toward popular rule
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
liberation · autonomy · suffrage · representation · activism · grassroots · advocacy · mobilization
Profound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- shaktiHindu spiritual force
kundalini · diksha · transmission · grace · anointing · consecration · attunement · sacred
Small loans for poor entrepreneurs
- financial literacyComprehension of monetary matters
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- self-employmentWorking for yourself
- cooperativesMember-owned collective enterprises
livelihood · income generation · small business · grants · economic independence · job creation · social enterprise · ownership
Ability to direct others
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- promotionRank increase or publicity
skill-building · career development · responsibility · management · training · upskilling · advancement · certification
self-efficacy
Belief in one's capabilities
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- agencyPower to act
- self-actualizationAchieving one's complete potential
independence · assertiveness · self-reliance · growth · resilience · motivation · self-esteem · inner strength · decision-making · boundaries
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- democratizationTransition toward popular rule
civil rights · liberation · autonomy · suffrage · representation · activism · grassroots · advocacy · mobilization · citizenship
enlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
shakti · kundalini · diksha · transmission · grace · anointing · consecration · attunement · sacred · ritual
microfinance
Small loans for poor entrepreneurs
- financial literacyComprehension of monetary matters
- entrepreneurshipCreating and managing ventures
- self-employmentWorking for yourself
cooperatives · livelihood · income generation · small business · grants · economic independence · job creation · social enterprise · ownership · investment
leadership
Ability to direct others
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
promotion · skill-building · career development · responsibility · management · training · upskilling · advancement · certification · professional growth
- Tibetan BuddhismBuddha, Tibet, Dalai Lama, lama, lamas
empowermentsrestrictions
Limitations on action
constraints · limitations · incapacitations · debilitations · handicaps
empowermentsprohibitions
Formal orders against something
bans · revocations · denials · disenfranchisements · disqualifications
empowermentssubjugations
Acts of conquering others
oppressions · dominations · subordinations · powerlessness · enslavements
- women empowermentAdvancing females' rights and influence
- female empowermentWomen claiming their power
- women's empowermentAdvancing female autonomy
- personal empowermentCultivating one's own agency
- black empowermentInitiatives advancing dark-skinned communities
- girls' empowermentFostering female potential