Empowerment is action taken to overcome the obstacles of structural inequality that have placed people, especially women, in a disadvantaged position. Social and economic empowerment is a goal and a process aimed at mobilizing people to respond to discrimination and marginalization, achieve equality of welfare and equal access to resources, and become involved in decision-making at the domestic, local and national levels. (UNAIDS Terminology Guidelines, 2015)
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