{"id":9479,"date":"2025-05-09T21:35:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/?p=9479"},"modified":"2026-02-22T11:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T05:40:18","slug":"empowering-women-transforming-societies-a-gender-sensitive-development-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume3-issue4\/empowering-women-transforming-societies-a-gender-sensitive-development-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Women, Transforming Societies: A Gender-Sensitive Development Approach"},"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\/03040034\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03040034<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> Gender-sensitive development has emerged as a critical paradigm for addressing persistent gender inequalities and promoting sustainable social transformation. This paper examines the role of women\u2019s empowerment as a catalyst for societal change through a gender-sensitive development approach, emphasizing women\u2019s autonomy in social, economic, and political spheres. Using a qualitative, interpretive research design, the study analyzes secondary sources, policy documents, and feminist development literature to explore how empowerment strategies influence structural transformation. The analysis is organized around five key objectives focusing on education, economic participation, political inclusion, social norms, and institutional frameworks. Findings reveal that women\u2019s empowerment is not merely an outcome of development but a fundamental process that reshapes power relations, enhances human capabilities, and promotes inclusive growth. The paper concludes that gender-sensitive development is essential for equitable societies and recommends integrated policy interventions to institutionalize gender justice within development planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Women\u2019s Empowerment, Gender-Sensitive Development, Autonomy, Feminist Development Theory, Social Transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>Page No: 298-304<\/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\/298-304.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\/03040034 Abstract: Gender-sensitive development has emerged as a critical paradigm for addressing persistent gender inequalities and promoting sustainable social transformation. This paper examines the role of women\u2019s empowerment as a catalyst for societal change through a gender-sensitive development approach, emphasizing women\u2019s autonomy in social, economic, and political spheres. Using &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume3-issue4\/empowering-women-transforming-societies-a-gender-sensitive-development-approach\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Empowering Women, Transforming Societies: A Gender-Sensitive Development Approach<\/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":[34],"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\/volume3-issue4\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volume3 Issue4<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Author: Dr. Arfi Anjoon DOI Link: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03040034 Abstract: Gender-sensitive development has emerged as a critical paradigm for addressing persistent gender inequalities and promoting sustainable social transformation. 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