Bangladesh and Gender
- Capital:
Dhaka - Population:
156118464 - Size:
144000.0 Km2
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- BRIDGE
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Search BRIDGE's database of gender-focused material
- The BLDS gender collection
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Search for the latest gender-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Critical assessment of EPZs
- S. Perman / International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, 2004
- The report explores the realties of working conditions in export prcessing zones (EPZs). It points out that EPZs are costly in terms of the infrastructure they require, use few local inputs, and provide little or no tax revenue for th...
- Case studies on the improvement of women's participation and empowerment in government processes
- M. Mukhopadhyay; S. Meer / Royal Tropical Institute, 2004
- This book is based upon the premise that while politics and power play a central role in decisions governing the lives of many women in developing countries, international development agencies supporting the good governance agenda in ...
- Including men's reproductive health in family planning services proves cost-effective in Bangladesh
- Population Council, USA, 2004
- This paper from the Population Council reports on a project in Bangladesh which integrated male reproductive health services into traditionally female-focused health and family welfare centres. Training was given to service providers ...
- ICT initiatives for disadvantaged women in South Asia
- A. Gurumurthy / United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2003
- This report looks at ICT initiatives that focus on disadvantaged women in South Asia. It reviews current policy and programmes and makes recommendations for future action The report includes a list of indicators for measuring g...
- Project to place gender specialists in ADB missions has achieved beyond expectations
- Asian Development Bank Institute, 2003
- This paper presents the review of an Asian Development Bank (ADB) project to enhance the gender and development (GAD) capacity of agencies responsible for executing Bank activities. The project placed one gender specialist in each of ...
- Combining qualitative and quantitative indicaters to analyse poverty in Bangladesh
- M. Mujeri / Conference: Q-Squared in Practice: Experiences of Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in , 2003
- This paper uses selected qualitative and quantitative indicators to collect information to analyses several feature of poverty and gender dimensions at the local level in Bangladesh. The analysis covers: Physical charac...
- Toolkit on mainstreaming gender in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
- United Nations Development Programme, 2003
- This resource guide has been developed to assist practitioners in mainstreaming gender within the context of integrated water resources management (IWRM). It has been designed for use by UNDP staff involved in planning, negotiating an...
- Evaluating the impacts of participatory development in Bangladsh and Uganda
- M. Fiedrich; A. Jellema / Department for International Development, UK, 2003
- This paper is a study of participatory development in practice. Its focus is on Reflect, one of the most innovative approaches to participatory adult education, which aims to use a participatory learning process to stimulate a wider p...
- How do agricultural technologies influence poverty?
- R. Meinzen-Dick; M. Adato; L. Haddad; P. Hazell / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003
- This paper examines how agricultural technologies influence and are influenced by the diverse livelihood strategies, vulnerability context, relations of gender and power, and other conditions of the poor. It reports findings o...
- Livelihood opportunities and limitations in the slums of Bangladesh
- International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003
- This profile reports on surveys conducted by IFPRI and CARE in an examination of urban poverty in different settings in Bangladesh. It examines livelihood opportunities and limitations, the impact of poverty on women and children, cop...
- WBB Trust – Work for a better Bangladesh
- Bangladeshi research, policy analysis, and advocacy organisation focusing on health issues
