Olivia DiNucci currently works at Penn Global with interest in pursuing a masters in international development with an emphasis on gender and social justice. Prior to coming to Penn, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco working primarily with women and girls empowerment initiatives.
What is empowerment? Who defines the term and is any one definition the “right” definition? Women and girls’ “empowerment” continues to take up more and more space in the media and is an increasing focus in government and non-government organizations worldwide. The concept and emphasis of “empowerment” may be conceived as a buzzword, trendy and/or the epitome of neoliberalism.