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permet de se valoriser en tant que femme

English translation: enables women to develop a sense of worth

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French term or phrase:permet de se valoriser en tant que femme
English translation:enables women to develop a sense of worth
Entered by: suezen

15:13 Aug 21, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
French term or phrase: permet de se valoriser en tant que femme
Here is the whole sentence: Compréhension de la problématique de genre permet de se valoriser en tant que femme.
How can I put this in crisp English?
Alana Quintyne
Local time: 03:46
enables women to develop a sense of worth
Explanation:
another option
understanding gender issues gives women a sense of worth


Women develop a sense of self and self-worth when their actions arise from .... The causes of addiction, especially gender-specific issues related to ...
www.centerforgenderandjustice.org/pdf/5.pdf

gives women a sense of worth and self-confidence. C o n c l u s i o n ...
www.unesco.org/education/uie/confintea/pdf/4b.pdf

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or ... enables women to capitalize on their role (as such)

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-21 16:19:03 GMT)
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one last idea ...
enables women to make the most of their specific attributes
Selected response from:

suezen
Local time: 09:46
Grading comment
Thank you very much. This works well within the context.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2(understanding gender issues) enables women to value their own gender/ to value themselves as women
veratek
3 +2enables women to develop a sense of worth
suezen
5enable one to evaluate oneself as a woman
Carol Gullidge
4helps women to value and validate themselves.
Tamara Salvio
4 -1along these lines?????
CMJ_Trans (X)
3gives a woman/women a sense of self-worth
Sarah Llewellyn


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
along these lines?????


Explanation:
understanding gender issues enables women better to fulfil their potential

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 09:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  veratek: with the ending - fulfill potential et se valoriser en tant que femme does not match in meaning
16 mins
  -> boy - lucky me - everybody else gets neutral - I get a disagree. Wow
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(understanding gender issues) enables women to value their own gender/ to value themselves as women


Explanation:
borrowing the beginning from CMJ... :-)

veratek
Brazil
Local time: 04:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: Agree with your second suggestion rather than your first one. Or, to value oneself as a woman.
26 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Melissa McMahon: yes, also prefer second suggestion. I don't have a problem with "valorise" instead of "value", but it depends on how intellectual the context is.
15 hrs
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
gives a woman/women a sense of self-worth


Explanation:
Another sugg.

Sarah Llewellyn
Local time: 00:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
enables women to develop a sense of worth


Explanation:
another option
understanding gender issues gives women a sense of worth


Women develop a sense of self and self-worth when their actions arise from .... The causes of addiction, especially gender-specific issues related to ...
www.centerforgenderandjustice.org/pdf/5.pdf

gives women a sense of worth and self-confidence. C o n c l u s i o n ...
www.unesco.org/education/uie/confintea/pdf/4b.pdf

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Note added at 47 mins (2007-08-21 16:01:07 GMT)
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or ... enables women to capitalize on their role (as such)

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-21 16:19:03 GMT)
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one last idea ...
enables women to make the most of their specific attributes

suezen
Local time: 09:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 145
Grading comment
Thank you very much. This works well within the context.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: ... "a sense of worth" ... or "a sense of self-worth" ...
47 mins
  -> thanks 1045
agree  Cervin
14 hrs
  -> thanks Cervin
neutral  Melissa McMahon: problem is, a woman can have a sense of self-worth on many grounds (eg. as a human being, a teacher, mother etc.), but the source refers specifically to basing one's sense of self-worth in one's identity as a woman...
14 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
enable one to evaluate oneself as a woman


Explanation:
or something along these lines

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OR

enable one to develop as a woman

in the sense of "improve oneself" ("increasing the value of", "improving one's standing" (as in Collins Robert))



Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  CMJ_Trans (X): se valoriser = se mettre en valeur = derive value from,etc. NOT evaluate, especially given your confidence level
2 mins
  -> thanks, CMJ" I agree - in too much of a hurry! But not sure about "derive value from" either!
neutral  veratek: agree with cmj
18 mins
  -> me too
neutral  B D Finch: I liked your phrasing best, but unfortunately it should be "value" not "evaluate". Could this be an example of being inhibited about valuing oneself as a woman??
51 mins
  -> Yes, quite probably! Why don't you post that as an answer? Meanwhile, I'll try to improve mine...
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1 day 34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
helps women to value and validate themselves.


Explanation:
Since we're talking "gender issues" why not use another handy catchword "validate"? (as in proving validity, worth).

"as women" at the end would be redundant, and is implied anyway by "themselves"

Tamara Salvio
United States
Local time: 00:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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