性、社会性别与充权:关于四川地震灾区妇女刺绣小组领袖的个案研究

Gender,Sexuality and Empowerment: A Case Study of Women Leaders in Embroidery Groups after the Sichuan Earthquakes on May 12

妇女是具有社会性别视角的社会工作实务的中心,也是世界非政府组织、国际发展组织工作的重点。在社会性别视角之下,社会工作者如何运用妇女的个人经验,深入了解她们的多样性与复杂性,将日常私人领域或以家庭为基础的关系与权力关系、社会关系连接起来,以此达到女性的充权(empowerment,也译作赋权、增权),这是本土社会工作实务发展的新议题。本文立足于灾后重建过程中3位妇女小组领袖的成长,通过参与式行动研究,探究妇女的个人故事,尤其是在特殊社会情境中困扰着她们的性关系、性别关系与性别角色问题,关注并认可她们的独特性,介入她们生活中的种种复杂性,回应她们独特的需要,推动妇女自我意识的提升与社会空间的拓展。

Women＇s issues form a center focus of not only social work practices from a gender perspective but also the work of NGOs and International development Institutions. Such focus is a new challenge for social workers to adopt gender to analyze women＇s per- sonal experiences as well as their diversity and complexity, and to achieve women＇s empowerment. This study examines the growth of three women group leaders, especially through discussion of their personal stories after the Sichuan earthquakes on May 12. While ac- knowledging concerns which these women have with respect to sexual relationships and gender roles, this study tries to illustrate how social workers could recognize their specific needs, and support their growth.