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Emissaries of Empowerment

| September 2017

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In Emissaries of Empowerment, the authors examine the de-politicizing, and re-feminizing impact of contemporary empowerment-based interventions in the developing world and how these programs often reinforce, rather than combat, the deep marginalization of women.

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Cronin-Furman, Kate, Nimmi Gowrinathan and Rafia Zakaria. Emissaries of Empowerment. New York: Colin Powell School for Civic and Public Leadership, The City College of New York, September 2017.

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Nimmi Gowrinathan

Rafia Zakaria

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