SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND DIVERSITY INCLUSION EQUITY

Abstract

The empowerment of women is well-known as a valuable factor of sustainable development and social equity, but gender imbalances remain strong forces that restrict the women's involvement and empowerment over the long-term horizons in the social, economic, and institutional spheres. This paper examines how social empowerment and sustainability can be used to enhance sustainable women empowerment in the context of diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI). The aim of the study is to investigate the role of social empowerment, sustainability awareness, diversity and inclusion practices, and equity and institutional support in sustainable empowerment outcomes of women.

The main quantitative research design was adopted as the survey was carried out online among 259 respondents. Data analysis was performed in SPSS and correlation tests and multiple regression were applied to determine correlation between the study variables. The result shows high positive correlations of all independent variables and sustainable results of women empowerment. The result of the regression analyses suggests that the practices that predict sustainable women empowerment relate most to equity and institutional support and diversity and inclusion, whereas the social empowerment and sustainability awareness practices are less predictive as independent variables.The paper explains the significance of coordinated, equity-based, and inclusive approaches to the realization of long-term women empowerment. The implications of the findings are significant to the policy makers, organisations, and development practitioners because it implies that the empowerment programs must be institutionalised to achieve sustainability and long-term effectiveness.