. Activity 4 Discuss various approaches of empowerment using the slide below Slide  It was a very popular measure in 1990s to give priority to empowerment of women in many development projects.  According to Kate Young (1993), at the beginning empowerment was used on the approach of developing the mentality of dependence on one’s abilities for entrepreneurship. According to Young what was more obvious from it was difference between personal ethics and attitudes. However, Young states that the approach of developing people’s participation in development process and in decision making was also used for it subsequently.  The study named “Empowerment of Women in South Asia” (Batilawala, 1993) indicates that both these approaches are used in South Asia in development activities.  Activities such enhancing the status of women by connecting them to jobs / economic activities, providing opportunity to them to obtain wealth and resources and developing the living conditions of women through rural development programmes are included in the first approach.  Activities such as the enhancement of the literacy and education level of women, provision of things required for the fulfillment of basic needs and birth control are also related to the second approach. Educating women by developing their knowledge and understanding and empowering them through the enhancement of their capabilities, skills and leadership qualities are the acts included in the second approach.  This second approach influences change in the disproportionate gender based power relationships prevalent in the society and helps enhance the participation of women in decision making within the household and in society(Batilawala, 1993). Activity 5 Identifying the process of empowerment • Provide five minutes to participants to discuss in pairs where they should commence their empowerment and the manner in which it should be done. • Provide 3 – 4 minutes to each pair to comment on where they should commence empowerment and the manner in which it should be done. • Summarize the aforesaid ideas in flip charts. Each pair may contribute different ideas depending on the difference of participants’ knowledge, capability and leadership etc. For example one pair may state that a precise knowledge on gender may initially be essential for their empowerment. Another pair may state that empowerment may be commenced from leadership training. • Show participants the fact that empowerment is generally a continuous process. • Conduct a brief discussion on this using the following facts on slide. 50