{"id":9444,"date":"2026-02-19T00:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/?p=9444"},"modified":"2026-02-19T00:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:09:20","slug":"negotiating-gender-roles-womens-empowerment-and-the-struggle-for-autonomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume4-issue1\/negotiating-gender-roles-womens-empowerment-and-the-struggle-for-autonomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Negotiating Gender Roles: Women\u2019s Empowerment and the Struggle for Autonomy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>Author: Dr. Arfi Anjoon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DOI Link:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/04010025\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/04010002\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/04010002<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> The negotiation of gender roles lies at the heart of women\u2019s struggle for autonomy and empowerment. Despite legal advancements and policy commitments to gender equality, women across societies continue to experience restricted agency due to deeply embedded gender norms and power hierarchies. This paper critically examines women\u2019s empowerment as a dynamic process of negotiating traditional and contemporary gender roles within social, economic, and political contexts. Drawing upon feminist theory, the capability approach, and gender\u2013power frameworks, the study analyses how women navigate, resist, and reshape normative expectations to claim autonomy. The paper argues that empowerment is not a linear outcome of access to resources but a contested process shaped by cultural meanings, institutional structures, and everyday practices. Through an extensive review of interdisciplinary literature, the study highlights both the constraints and possibilities inherent in gender role negotiation and emphasizes the need for gender-transformative strategies to achieve sustainable women\u2019s autonomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Gender Roles, Women\u2019s Empowerment, Autonomy, Feminist Theory, Gender Equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-1-color has-text-color\"><strong>Page No: 10-16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/10-16.pdf\">download journal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Dr. Arfi Anjoon DOI Link: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/04010002 Abstract: The negotiation of gender roles lies at the heart of women\u2019s struggle for autonomy and empowerment. Despite legal advancements and policy commitments to gender equality, women across societies continue to experience restricted agency due to deeply embedded gender norms and power hierarchies. This paper critically examines women\u2019s &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume4-issue1\/negotiating-gender-roles-womens-empowerment-and-the-struggle-for-autonomy\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Negotiating Gender Roles: Women\u2019s Empowerment and the Struggle for Autonomy<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","_joinchat":[]},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/author\/asraful-alibiswas\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/category\/volume4-issue1\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volume4 Issue1<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Author: Dr. Arfi Anjoon DOI Link: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/04010002 Abstract: The negotiation of gender roles lies at the heart of women\u2019s struggle for autonomy and empowerment. 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