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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...
Can Digital G2P Payments Increase Financial Inclusion and Em...
Yes, Government-to-People (G2P) payments can empower women to make autonomous decisions about household finances, especially child-related spending. This insight is gleaned from the experiences of wom...
Moving Up the Ladder: Economic Inclusion of Safety Net Recip...
Bangladesh has a successful track record of effective economic inclusion programs led by CSOs. Recognizing that government-implemented initiatives are critical for addressing widespread poverty, this ...
Voices to Choices: Bangladesh's Journey in Women's Economic ...
Bangladesh has made remarkable strides in reducing gender gaps that prevent growth from being inclusive. Women are improving their rates of tertiary education, control over fertility, and political pa...
Beyond Girls’ Education: Pathways to Women’s Post-Marital Ed...
Despite the commendable progress in girls' school enrollments, Bangladeshi women (like most South Asian women) often find their educational aspirations constrained by marriage. This qualitative study ...
Empowering Women in Agriculture: The Role of the WEAI in Ban...
The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) evaluates women’s empowerment across five domains – production, resources, income, leadership, and time. The tool allows policymakers to monitor pro...
Impact of Climate Change on Urban Home-based Workers in Sout...
The research on how climate change impacts the productivity of home-based workers (most of whom are women) is limited. This study focuses on female home-based workers in slums and informal settlements...
Engendering Climate Change Learnings from South Asia
Providing perspectives from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, this book focuses on gendered experiences of environmental change. It offers an overview of socio-economic pressures faced by women ...
Leaning in at Home: Women's Promotions and Intra-household B...
It is established that employment improves a woman's bargaining position in the household. However, very little is known about the potential spillover effects of female career advancement. This report...