ABSTRACT
Chapter 9 delves into conceptual insights that critically assess the complex process of women’s empowerment in South Asia. The chapter presents an overview of the engagement of women with community radio in South Asia even as there exist challenges posed by social structures within the communities that hinder the construction of democratic “we” spaces by women. The author concludes by arguing that CRs within South Asia – as well as globally – must strive to become instruments that boost the complex process of women’s empowerment through the strengthening of what the author calls the “voice-capability” amongst women.
