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Connecting Economies, Empowering Women (2024)
This report details findings from a multi-year program aimed at promoting regional growth and women’s economic empowerment through trade facilitation and connectivity in the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,...
Gender Differences in Job Satisfaction Among Gig Workers in ...
Analyzing survey data from 443 gig workers, this study reveals stark gender divides within the online gig economy in platform use and job categories. Women often choose more flexible digital jobs to j...
From Participation to Empowerment: The Case of Women in Comm...
Despite Bangladesh’s 30% quota for women in water management organizations (WMOs), efforts to empower them have yielded mixed results. This study examines women's participation in WMOs, revealing grea...
Energy Poverty Alleviation Through Financial Inclusion: Role...
Using data from Bangladesh's Household Income and Expenditure Surveys (2010–2016), this study investigates the link between financial inclusion and energy poverty. The findings show that households wi...
Exploring Transport Mobility Issues and Adaptive Behavior of...
This study explores the mobility issues women in Dhaka, Bangladesh, across all income levels. Women across all income groups reported feeling unsafe while walking public transport at night, harassment...
Women’s Financial Inclusion, Digital Financial Services, and...
This case study analyzes how women’s financial inclusion policies were leveraged before and after the pandemic in Bangladesh. Key measures included expanding unconditional cash transfers through digit...
Problems of Political Unrest: Women in Small Businesses in B...
This research explores the negative impact of political unrest in Bangladesh on women entrepreneurs and small business owners. Offering insights into the gender constraints faced, it discusses how pol...
Women’s Advancement in Banking in Emerging South Asian Count...
This IFC study, one of the first in the region, covers 20 private commercial banks across Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka and spotlights opportunities for achieving more equitable work outcomes for w...
Building an Equitable Future? BRAC’s STAR Program and Young ...
While skills development programs can improve labor market outcomes for women in highly gendered societies in the short-term, they tend to dilute over time by strongly-held restrictive norms and pract...
Housing Ownership Gender Differences in Dhaka, Bangladesh (2...
This paper provides surprising evidence on gender gaps in urban housing ownership. About 1,300 households in a low-income area of Dhaka were randomly selected, with male and female respondents (who we...
Women’s Empowerment, Gender Budgeting, and Intersection with...
Examining the intersection of gender and climate in Bangladesh, this report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) outlines the macro-criticality of gender equality and identifies important synerg...
Deconstructing Cardboard Man: Antagonists, Allies and Advoca...
This doctoral thesis breaks down Bangladeshi male attitudes toward WEE into three categories – antagonists, allies, and advocates – and seeks to explain how differing positions help or hinder female e...