Title

Credibility of
author/organization
using an
appositive
rhetorical situation
w/intended
audience.
Naila Kabeer,
Gender Equality
professional fellow
and Womens
at the Institute of
Empowerment,
Development
written by Naila
Studies in Sussex.
Kabeer. Online
Gender Equality
journal, published and Womens
on July 1, 2010.
Empowerment is
Critical analysis of an edited version
the Third
of her chapter in
Millennium
Gender
Development
Mainstreaming in
Goal, sponsored by Poverty
Routledge Taylor
Eradication and the
& Francis Group
Millennium
Developmental
Goal: A handbook
for Policy-makers
and other
Stakeholders.
Wrote Conflicts
over Credit,
(2001).

Summary:
two, three
meaty
sentences
written
objectively.

Does this
voice
agree/disagree
with others?

Great quote with

appropriate
signal phrase
(see TSIS pp. 3940)..

My
Analysis/thoughtscan be more
casual.

Other

Introduces
gender
equalitywomens
empowermenteliminating
gender gaps in
education
settings,
increasing
employment
wages, and
securing seats
in higher
authority
positions.
Clarifies
empowerment
by the
utilization of
agencies,
resources, and
achievements.

Agrees with
voices of
confident
women and
possible
feminists.
Disagrees
with men who
believe in
their
dominance of
the human
race.
Example.
Malala
Yousafzai
(Womens
Rights
Advocate,
Nobel Peace
Prize Winner2014

Naila Kabeer
emphasizes,
Empowerment
entails, change.
People who
exercise a great
deal of choice
in their lives
may be very
powerful, but
they are not
empowered,
because they
were never
disempowered
in the first
place.

Inspiring and
engaging to
readers. Defines
empowerment
through a series
of steps and
courageous
endeavors, not
easy for anyone
to accomplish,
only those who
remain
empowered.

In regards to
India, reduction
of child
mortality has
linked an
increase in
female literacy
rate-effective
agency of
women in roles
as mothers and
possibly wives.
Study in West
Bengal claimed
that educated
women are more
susceptible to
dealing with
domestic
violence in their
husbands- this
enhances their
personal selfesteem and drive
to protest
themselves.

Title
Measuring
womens
empowerment:
participation and
rights in civil,
political, social,
economic, and
cultural domainsValentine M.
Moghadam and
Lucie Senftova.
Issued by the
International
Social Science
Journal, June 2005.

Valentine- Chief of
Gender and
Equality Section,
Social and Human
Sciences Sector,
and Sociology
professor at Illinois
University.
Primarily focuses
on globalization,
civil society and
citizenship in the
Middle East, and
transnational
feminist networks.
SenftovaConsultant in
Gender and
Equality Section,
previously worked
on issues at the
OECD

Beijing
Platform for
Actiondefines
womens
empowerment
as a multidimensional
process
(achieving
capabilities,
legal rights,
and
participation
in political,
social, and
cultural
domains.
Gender
indicators
should be
based on
affiliation in
cultural
institutions.

This article
begins with
the causes of
gender
inequalities
and what has
triggered the
increase over
the past years.
Beijings
Conference
was held to
discuss the
characteristics
on
empowerment
in all shapes
and forms.
Qualities like
civil rights,
political,
social,
economic,
and cultural
domains.

We recognize
the difficulty in
defining,
conceptualizing,
and measuring
cultural rights,
but we argue
that at a
minimum,
gender
indicators
should include
the important
area of
womens access
to and
participation in
cultural
institutions and
decision
making.

Informative, yet
entirely
historical.
Includes the
concept of
culture and its
significant
aspects.
Indicators set
apart from those
women who are
empowered, to
those who fail to
overcome such
obstacles.
Statistics and
references
provide effective
evidence for the
peer-reviewed
article.

Post Beijing
shift from the
status of
women and
gender
equality, to
objectives of
womens
empowerment.
Beijing
Platforms calls
for 12 areas of
concernwomens
poverty,
educational
attainment,
violence against
women,
reproductive
health and
rights, and
women in the
media.

Title

Credibility of
author/organizati
on using an
appositive
rhetorical
situation
w/intended
audience.

Summary: two,
three meaty
sentences
written
objectively.

Does this
voice
agree/disagre
e with
others?

Great quote
with
appropriate
signal
phrase (see
TSIS pp. 3940)..

My
Analysis/though
ts- can be more
casual.

Other

Video: Malala
Yousafzai
Nobel Peace
Prize Speech,
published on
December 11,
2014. First
Pakistani
winner and
youngest to
win award.
Sponsored by
the Malaya
Fund.

Advocate for
female education
and youngest
achiever of Nobel
Peace Prize. Earned
multiple honors,
defining her
character and
admirationsSakharov Award,
Shorty For Teen
Hero, Glamour
Award for the Girls
Hero, Ambassador
of Conscience
Award, Mother
Teresa Awards, and
United Nations
Prize in the Field of
Human Rights.

Emphasizes
the
deprivation of
education
stripped from
young girls
around the
world.
Addresses
injustices
among
children, and
takes direct
action to
promote
peace in
humanity.

Reveals an
audience of
vast
diversities.
Voices of
women and
young girls,
agree with
her
proposition,
however,
remain
speechless
and afraid
to address
defects in
societal
equality.
Shot by
Taliban men
who did not
advocate
the
education of
women.

I tell my
story, not
because it is
unique, but
because it is
not. It is the
story of
many girls.
She
incorporates
her words in
a sense that
relates to
females of
society. The
speech is
not the
reveal her
voice, but
the
speechlessn
ess of the
afraid.

Speech came
across as
informalintegrated
culture into
the inequality
of genders.
Education
mentioned,
emphasizes
direct action
and change to
accommodate
females to
pursue an
academic
journey. I
thought the
simplicity of
words were
easy to reflect
upon.

Promotes
that young
children can
make the
same
difference a
grown adult
can.
Empowerme
nt does not
lie within
age, but
essentially
ambition
and strong
will.

Title

Credibility of
author/organization
using an appositive
rhetorical situation
w/intended
audience.

Summary: two,
three meaty
sentences written
objectively.

Does this voice

agree/disagree
with others?

Great quote
with
appropriate
signal phrase
(see TSIS pp.
39-40)..

My
Analysis/thoug
hts- can be
more casual.

Other

Millennium
Project: Taking
Action to
improve
womens
health through
gender equality
and womens
empowerment.
Published
February 2005Caren Grown,
Geeta Rao
Gupta, Rohini
Pande

International
Center for
Research on
Women- authors
have earned
PHDs and Scd.
Guptacoordinator of UN
Millennium Task
Force 3 (gender
equality), Grownassociate on Task
Force, Pande was
not affiliated with
task Force.
Acknowledgeme
nts: Sandra
Bunch and
Aslihan Kes in
contributing to
article.

To achieve
gender
equality and
empower
women- seeks
to rectify
those
disadvantages
through
policies and
programs that
enhance
women
capabilities,
improve
accessibility to
economic/polit
ical
opportunity,
and guarantee
safety.

The paper
does not
seem to be
argumentati
ve or
seeking
voices. The
article itself
implies
multiple
statistics,
rather than
integrating
alternative
perspective
s. Women
here feel
empowered
by the
rights
entailed and

Research
shows that
education is
most
beneficial to
women in
settings in
which they
have greater
control over
their
mobility and
greater
access to
services.

Women tend to
take advantage
of the resources
available to
them, and find
success much
easier to attain
this way. The
option of
education,
political
positions, and
economics help
women to excel,
eventually
leading to low
mortality and
higher fertility.

Prior to the
article, the
integration
and
connection
between
dissimilar
aspects never
occurred to
me- example.
Womens
empowermen
t can be
improved by
the
improvement
of basic
health
conditions.

proposed.

Title

Women and
society: The
Road to
Change, by A
S. Kolaskar;
Motilal Dash

Publisher: New
Delhi: Oxford
University Press,
2012. References
of India- composed
of 22 personal
essays base don
positions held in
Indian societySociological
Research Online
1996-2016.

22 women
complete the story
through activities
to improve gender
equality- narrative
primarily focuses
on mentoring,
dedication, and
perseverance is
repeated
constantly.
Innovation and
transition in a
womans life
attempts to effect
society in its
entirety. The
stories of multiple
women give the
story depth and
curiosity.

Title

Credibility of
Summary: two,
author/organization three meaty
using an
sentences written
appositive

Women admire
the stories of
others for
inspiration and
comforting
connection.
Does not intend
to target a male
audience,
primarily those
who long for
equality and
selfempowerment.
22 feminine
voices spoke on
behalf of their
personal
experiences as
a woman in
Indian society.

To readers
with an interest
in gender
equality,
particularly in a
society with a
high degree of
gender
inequality, the
intensity and
diversity of the
personal
narratives can
be inspiring.gravitates the
intended
audience.

Difficult to
access entire
text onlinehowever
thought
incorporating 22
voices was
cohesive and
provided
additional
evidence. Those
could easily
establish
connections
that face similar
encounters as
the women in
India- especially
the women who
call it home
today. Wish
there was a
possible video
to visualize the
ideas and
conception of
each voice.

Editors have
established a
goal, The
essays in this
novel will
motivate
large
numbers of
people to
work hard
towards
achieving
their goals
and help
others.

Does this voice

agree/disagree
with others?

Great quote
with
appropriate
signal phrase

My
Analysis/thoug
hts- can be

Other

Why Its So
Important
That Women
Empower
Other
WomenPublished on
March 10,
2015

rhetorical situation
w/intended
audience.

objectively.

Huffington Postonline news blog

that integrates
localized stories,
as well as
international
stories (United
States Edition)meant to Inform,
inspire,
entertain, and
empower.

Discusses the
meaning behind
womens
empowermentstarts with how
women treat
one another.
Women should
support one
another, rather
than breaking
down- come
together
collectively to
educate and
empower
women readers
and content
consumers

Voice is
meant to
attract
women and
their inner
thoughtsencouraging
women to be
uplifting
rather than
harsh and
judgmental.
Male voices
in this sense
are mostly
irrelevant and
do not
contribute to
the passage.

(see TSIS pp.

39-40)..

more casual.

We are own
biggest
advocate, and
if we break
that
stereotypical
girl versus girl
mentality
theres so
much that we
can do, WE
have all of
these
platforms
available to
us, where
theres no
longer the
gatekeepers
that tell us
what we can
write, how we
can write- we
can do it any
way we want
to - Finney

Difficult to
analyze
because
evidence was
limitedhowever, the
message itself
was short and
to the point.
Empowerment
does not just
exist out of
nowhere,
factors
contribute to it
as well- women
can no longer
bring each
other down, but
build each other
up for selfesteem
purposes.

A point is
made that
women can
make a name
for
themselves
through
media usage
examples.
Michelle
Obama,
Malala
Yousafzai,
Oprah
Winfrey,
Hillary
Clinton,
Covergirl
spokes
women as
well as
models.
Demonstrate
an ideal state
of mind that
enhances
positivity.

Title
Empowerment
of women for
health
development:
A global
perspectiveSnehendu B.
Kar, Catherine
Pascual,
Kirstin
Chickering,
and Tracy
Hazelton

Kellogg
International
Fellowship
Program in
Health and
Michigan State
for research
and health
promotion.
ReferencesWomen,
Development
and Survival in
the Third
World. New
York:LongmanAfshar ,1991.
HRSA
sponsoring,
Women and
Empowerment

Paper
addresses ongoing research
on
empowerment
of young girls
and womenpromoting
health.
Proposes
focuses on
women,
leadership
development,
career
opportunities,
mobilization,
and equity in
educationprotecting
women from
injustices.

Hard to
distinguish
voice here
because
mostly
statistics and
overall facts.
Mostly for
women and
young girls.

At the heart
of this process
(Health
Promotion) is
empowerment
of the
communities,
their
ownership and
control of their
own
endeavors and
destinies
(UNDP,1999;
Kar and
Acalay,2000).

I thought the
points made in
the paper
were accurate
and validinteresting
point of view
that I had not
acknowledged
prior to it
being
addressed.
Connection
between
health
promotion and
womens
empowerment
was an
unusual
analogy, but
works in the
context.

Inequities in
richer
countriesexamples:
income
disparities
between
genders,
insufficient
understanding
of womens
needs during
birth, low paid
positions, and
the
inaccessibility
to health and
retirement
benefits.